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Conference Program and Summary
2014
Friday, November 7th
9:00 AM	Check-in at Registration Table, Breakfast and Networking 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
10:00 AM	Welcome MarDee Xifaras, Emcee, University of Massachusetts Boston, Board of Trustees Mayor Martin J. Walsh, City of Boston J. Keith Motley, Chancellor, University of Massachusetts Boston Thomas J. Putnam, Director, John F. Kennedy Library and Museum 10:00 AM
10:00 AM	Welcome from Conference Planning Committee: Purpose, Theme and Goals Ann Bookman, Director, Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy, John W. McCormack School of Policy and Global Studies, University of Massachusetts Boston 10:00 AM
10:30 AM	Introduction of Keynote Speaker Honorable Evelyn F. Murphy, Former Lt. Governor of Massachusetts, Founding President of The Wage Project, Inc. 10:30 AM
10:30 AM	Keynote Address Dr. Julianne Malveaux, President and Founder, Economic Education 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM	FIRST PLENARY - New England’s Challenges and Opportunities: Moving the Dial on Women’s Economic Security Teresa Younger, Plenary Moderator, Ms. Foundation for Women Sylvia Ferrell-Jones, YWCA Boston Marcy Reed, National Grid of Massachusetts Elizabeth H. Roberts, Lieutenant Governor, State of Rhode Island Kristin Smith, University of New Hampshire 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM	BREAK—please pick up lunch boxes in Smith Foyer and return to your table 12:00 PM
12:15 PM	A Welcome from Dean Ira A. Jackson Ira A. Jackson, John W. McCormack School of Policy and Global Studies, University of Massachusetts Boston 12:15 PM
12:15 PM	Greetings to the New England Women’s Policy Conference Secretary Rachel Kaprielian, Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development 12:15 PM
12:15 PM	The “Call to Action”: Purpose and Process Ann Bookman, Director, Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy, John W. McCormack School of Policy and Global Studies, University of Massachusetts Boston 12:15 PM
12:30 PM	Facilitated discussions of “Call to Action” at luncheon tables 12:30 PM - 1:15 PM
1:15 PM	BREAK 1:15 PM - 1:30 PM
1:30 PM	SECOND PLENARY - Innovative Approaches & Best Practices: Learning from the States Ellen Bravo, Plenary Moderator and Executive Director, Family Values @ Work Cary Brown, Vermont Commission on Women Gayle Goldin, State Senator, Rhode Island Sylvia B. Larsen, State Senator, New Hampshire Jessica Maurer, Maine Association of Area Agencies on Aging Cathy E. Minehan, Simmons College School of Management and Boston Women’s Workforce Council Carolyn Treiss, Permanent Commission on the Status of Women, Connecticut 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM	COFFEE BREAK & MOVE TO BREAK OUT SESSIONS 2:30 PM - 2:50 PM
2:50 PM	BREAK OUT SESSION - Leveraging Philanthropy for Policy Action Marcia Coné, Moderator, Marcia Coné Consulting and Women’s Fund of Rhode Island Elizabeth Barajas-Roman, Women's Fund of Western Massachusetts Arianne Corrente, Women's Fund of Rhode Island Board and Policy Chair Kate Murray, NH Women’s Foundation Cynthia Nimmo, Women's Funding Network Suzanne B. Peters, The Fund for Women and Girls/ Fairfield County’s Community Foundation Sarah Ruef-Lindquist, Maine Women's Fund 2:50 PM - 3:50 PM
2:50 PM	BREAK OUT SESSION - New England State Paid Leave Policies: How to Organize Successful Campaigns and Coalitions Cary Brown, Moderator, Vermont Commission on Women Catherine Bailey, Connecticut Women’s Education and Legal Fund Lindsay DesLauriers, Main Street Alliance of Vermont Lindsey Farrell, Connecticut Working Families Deb Fastino, Raise Up Massachusetts Gayle Goldin, State Senator, Rhode Island 2:50 PM - 3:50 PM
2:50 PM	BREAK OUT SESSION - Older Women’s Economic Security Ellen A. Bruce, Moderator, University of Massachusetts Boston Karen D. Friedman, Pension Rights Center Emily Shea, Commission on Affairs of the Elderly, City of Boston Carolyn Villers, Mass Senior Action Council 2:50 PM - 3:50 PM
2:50 PM	BREAK OUT SESSION - Women in Political Leadership Mary Ellen Hettinger, Moderator, New Hampshire Women’s Foundation Jennifer Alford-Teaster, Gender Research Institute at Dartmouth Stefany Shaheen, Portsmouth City Councilor Katie Wells Wheeler, Former State Senator, New Hampshire 2:50 PM - 3:50 PM
2:50 PM	BREAK OUT SESSION - Women in Poverty: Living in Maine Holly Stover, Moderator, Maine Commission on the Status of Women dee Clarke, Homeless Voices for Justice and Preble Street Anti-Trafficking Coalition Fatuma Hussein, United Somali Women of Maine Eliza Townsend, Maine Women’s Policy Center 2:50 PM - 3:50 PM
2:50 PM	BREAK OUT SESSION - “Win-Win” Policies for Children, Working Parents and Employers Joan Wasser Gish, Moderator, Massachusetts Board of Early Education and Care; Policy Progress Representative Sarah Buxton, Vermont House of Representatives Michelle Kang, Bright Horizons Family Solutions Marie St. Fleur, Bessie Tart Wilson Initiative for Children 2:50 PM - 3:50 PM
3:50 PM	BREAK & RECONVENE IN SMITH HALL 3:50 PM - 4:10 PM
4:10 PM	An Introduction Jacqueline Cooke, Regional Administrator, Women’s Bureau Region One, United States Department of Labor 4:10 PM
4:10 PM	Engagement and Next Steps: Winning Through State and Regional Action Latifa Lyles, Director, Women’s Bureau, United States Department of Labor 4:10 PM
4:10 PM	The “Call to Action” Round Table Ann Bookman, Director, Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy Jill E. Ashton, Director, Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women Cary Brown, Executive Director, Vermont Commission on Women Arianne Corrente, Vice Chair, Policy Chair, Women’s Fund of Rhode Island Board of Directors Eliza Townsend, Executive Director, Maine Women’s Policy Center Carolyn Treiss, Executive Director, Permanent Commission on the Status of Women, Connecticut MaryJo Brown, Chair, New Hampshire Women’s Foundation 4:10 PM
5:00 PM	"Women Who Dared to Run: A Post-election Celebration of Women Candidates" RECEPTION, The Pavilion, John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, located one flight downstairs from Smith Hall 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

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