Run Filipina Run: The Elusive Seat At The TableFilipina women in public office is dismal. What can we do? How do we educate and encourage women to run for public office? How do we build our talent pipeline? Can we make this a global campaign?
Meet the Filipina women who have run for office, as well as those who support or train women to run for office, and get all the information you need to decide whether you want to run.
MODERATOR:Genevieve Jopanda, Chief of Staff, Office of Fiona Ma- Chair Emeritus- CA State Board of Equalization; State Chair- Filipino American Caucus of the California Democratic Party; Founding member and National Co Chair of KAYA (formerly known as Filipinos for Obama), California
UNITED STATESSPEAKERS:- Hon. Cynthia Alcantara Barker, Town Councillor, Brookmeadow, Elstree & Borehamwood Town Council; Borough Councillor, Hertsmere Borough Council UNITED KINGDOM
- Hon. Gwendolyn Fiel Garcia, Deputy Speaker, 17th Congress of the Philippines, 17th Philippine Congress, Cebu, PHILIPPINES
- Hon. Juslyn Manalo, Mayor of Daly City, California USA
- Hon. Rachelle Sumagaysay Pastor Arizmendi, Former Mayor and City Council Member, City of Sierra Madre, California; Vice President/Chief Operating Officer, Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE), Los Angeles, California UNITED STATES
- Hon. Thelma Boac, Trustee, Berryessa Union School, San Jose, California USA
- Hon. Wendy Lee Ho, Board Trustee, San Jose-Evergreen Community College District Board; Senior Policy Director, Silicon Valley Council of Nonprofits, San Jose, California UNITED STATES
ACTION: Group conversations on issues raised by the speakers. Strategies and actions? 2 minutes for each Group Report.
- Who should I persuade to run for political office? How do I ask her?
- Should I run for office?
- If I do not wish to run for political office, how can I be civically engaged?
Attire: Business Casual. Please wear your FWN name badge (at all times); required to board shuttle and entry to educational sessions and off-site special events.
Contribution: Included in All-Access Summit Pass registration.
