October 5 2007-2008 Program

Hear how recent actions in Washington DC affect you and your family.

-The Supreme Court and the Federal Ban on Abortion

-Pay Equity in Jobs

-The State of Title IX and how it affects our Girls and Women

Lisa M. Maatz Director of Public Policy & Government Relations AAUW

I heard Lisa speak at the State Convention in April and was very impressed. She is a very dynamic speaker and SO knowledgeable!! You will want to mark your calendars for Friday, October 5 from 5-8 PM at the Orinda Community Center.

The East Bay AAUW branches will be sponsoring Lisa Maatz. As AAUW's top policy advisor, Ms. Maatz works to advance AAUW's priority issues on Capitol Hill, through the executive branch and in coalition. Ms. Maatz has done similar work for the NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund and the Older Women's League, and was a legislative aide to U.S. Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY). Her Grassroots advocacy career began when she was the Executive Director of Turning Point, a battered women's program recognized for excellence by the Ohio Supreme Court. Ms. Maatz is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Ohio University, has two Master's degrees from Ohio State, and holds an adjunct appointment with the Women and Politics Institute at American University.

Honors include the Women's Information Network's Young Woman of Achievement Award (she now serves on that organization's Advisory Council), and the Mentor Award from the Public Leadership Education Network. Ms. Maatz also recently received a mayoral appointment to Washington, DC Commission on Women.

Tena Gallagher, President Danville-Alamo American Association of University Women (AAUW)