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The 2008 5th Annual NLO Summer Program Welcomes 32 New NLO Alumnae to its Expanding Network
This intensive, six-day, summer residential
leadership training program, housed at Portland State University, is specifically designed to introduce Oregon's college women to opportunities for public leadership. Some highlights from this year's program included a tour of the state capitol with Governor Barbara Roberts (and meeting Secretary of State Bill Bradbury, Governor Kulongoski, and Rep. Sara Gelser) and nights playing Cranium in the residence hall with faculty-in-residence Judy Peppler (President, Qwest Oregon), Andrea Cooper (Campaign Services, FuturePAC, Alumna '06), and Sarah DeVries (Analyst, PNC Financial, Alumna '06).
Where: Portland, Oregon, on the campus of Portland
State University
When: June 19-24th, 2008
Applications for this year's NLO program have closed, but please check back early next year, or call our office!
This year's program had amazing women leaders from Oregon speak to, and train, 32 incredible student participants. To browse over the 2008 agenda, please click here. |
Line Up for Leadership Fall Luncheon a Success!
Over 450 sponsors, alumnae, elected officials, business and nonprofit leaders, and community activists attended NLO’s first annual fundraising event to honor 4 Oregon Women Leaders (Senator Betsy Johnson, Teresa Alonso, Mary Wilcox, and Judy Peppler).
Thank you to all the great NLO Alumnae volunteers and NLO supporters who helped make this such a terrific event!
Thank you also to all of the table sponsors who supported NLO’s mission through their contributions: PSU’s College of Urban and Public Affairs, Gun Denhart, Chalkboard Project, Providence Health Plans, Regence Blue Cross, Stoel Rives, Emerson House, Ferguson Wellman Capital Management, Kama & Co. Keller Williams Realty, Nth Power, Oregon Education Association, Portland Business Alliance, Portland Community College (Rock Creek Campus and President’s Office), Portland Development Commission, Qwest, and Serena Davidson Photography.
Save the Date! 2nd Annual Leadership Luncheon- December 4, 2008
On December 4th 2008, you are invited to attend NEW Leadership Oregon's 2nd Annual Leadership Luncheon at the Portland Art Museum, honoring women leaders in Oregon! Stay tuned for more information to follow....
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2 NLO Fall 2008 Internship Opportunities
We are seeking two interns to assist with a research project on women in elective state office in Oregon and to help set up and run a summit of women leaders and the media, scheduled for this Fall. These unpaid part-time positions will be for approximately 8 hours per week and accrue 4 credit hours for Fall Term. The positions will be located in our office in the Urban Studies and Planning Building at Portland State University, which is on the streetcar and several bus routes.
How to apply
Please send a cover letter and resume to our office email: nlormail@pdx.edu
Congratulations to our esteemed Advisory Board!
July 2008
We are pleased to welcome four new fabulous women to our distinguished Board of Advisors:
Carol Dillin, Vice President of Public Policy for PGE
Sarah Stephan, Managing Director of Pyramid Communications
Cyreena Boston, Multnomah County Health
Rep. Sara Gelser, Oregon House of Representatives
Welcome!
June 6, 2008
The College of Urban and Public Affairs at PSU will honor Sue Hildick for extensive and distinguished service to the college at our hooding
ceremony on June 13. Sue is the president of the Chalkboard Project, an independent
non-profit organization working to improve Oregon's K-12 public schools. Sue was a founding board member of our NEW Leadership Oregon program and has served as board chair for the past two years. Sue's tireless
efforts on the board have contributed greatly to the program's success. She helped to raise NEW Leadership Oregon's visibility in the region, and contributed her expertise in the program's critical early development stages. This year she is completing her final term on the board.
March 18, 2008
State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced that Jennifer Williamson, Public Affairs Manager at the Oregon Department of Education and NLO Board member, was among 40 individuals selected for The Portland Business Journal’s "40 Under 40" Award. Award winners are recognized as the 40 most accomplished, influential and civic-minded young executives in Portland. At the Department of Education, Williamson leads legislative affairs, internal and external communications, and the Oregon Virtual School District. Her primary role is
leading strategic communications and outreach for the Oregon Diploma initiative.
March 2008
We also congratulate Board Member Goli Ameri on her confirmation to serve as Assistant Secretary of State for Cultural and Educational Affairs for the US State Department! Link to article here!
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NLO in the News!
Find out about the inspiration that drives NLO and alumnae testimonials in this May 2008 PSU Magazine article.
Read about NLO and where we're headed in the Portland Tribune's October 5, 2007 issue. Click here for the story.
Alumnae in the News!
'06 Alumna Mai Le recently was awarded a one-year fellowship with the San Francisco city government. The program is called City Hall Fellows, and this is its inaugural year: http://www.cityhallfellows.org.
'07 Alumnae Aimeera Flint, fellow NLO alumnae Hannah Fisher ('07) and Debra Porta ('07) ran on a student government slate dedicated to diversity at PSU and won!- read more about Aimeera's run in the April 17th issue of the PSU Vanguard here!
'06 Alumna KJ Lewis has received an annual 2008 Orchid Awards for leadership in her profession and significant involvement in the community from the Portland Business Journal.
Congratulations to Vanessa Hernandez ('06) and Julie Caceres ('07) for awards for their high-achievment in academic and community affairs from the Chicano/Latino Scholarship Committee!
Click here to read about 2007 Alumna Hannah Fisher's work on the State Board of Higher Education in the October 4, 2007 issue of the PSU Vanguard.
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