2013 Tomorrow's Women Leaders Today Conference

IGNITE is excited to announce our 3rd Annual    

“Tomorrow’s Women Leaders Today” Conference

This FREE political leadership event is exclusively for local young women in high school and college. All young women throughout the Bay Area are welcome. Breakfast and lunch will be provided.

The venue is accessible by BART & AC Transit (5 minute walk from 16th Street Mission BART)

Our IGNITE team is planning a jam-packed day with: 

Keynote Speaker:  Immigrant Rights Activist Sofia Campos

Sofia Campos is the Board Chair of the United We Dream Network, the largest national immigrant youth organization in the country. Born in Peru, Sofia migrated to the United States with her family when she was six years old. In her senior year of high school, she discovered she was undocumented and, with the encouragement of her parents, accepted her admissions into UCLA. There, she taught UCLA’s first ever “Undocumented Student Experience” seminar and served as Co-Chair of IDEAS from 2010-2011.  After gaining organizing experience inside and outside the classroom, Sofia graduated with Honors and Bachelors of Arts in International Development Studies and Political Science and a minor in Labor and Workplace Studies. She currently works at the Dream Resource Center in Los Angeles, and helps coordinate the national book tour for Undocumented and Unafraid: Tam Tran, Cinthya Felix, and the Immigrant Youth Movement. Sofia is proud to be a community advocate and will continue her studies in in Urban Planning Master's programs this fall. 

Roundtable Lunch & Networking with Elected Officials

• Hon. Beatriz Leyva Cutler, Berkeley School Board
• Hon. Carmen Chu, San Francisco County Supervisor, District 4
• Hon. Courtney Ruby, Oakland City Auditor
• Hon. Ellyn Bell, Former Sacramento School Board
• Hon. Fiona Ma, Former State Assemblymember
• Hon. Gina Cuclis, Sonoma County Board of Education
• Hon. Jane Kim, San Francisco County Supervisor, District 6
• Hon. Jennifer West, Mayor of Emeryville
• Hon. Jody London, Oakland Board of Education
• Hon. Jumoke Hinton Hodge, Oakland Board of Education
• Hon. Karen Hemphill, Berkeley School Board
• Hon. Kirsten Keith, Menlo Park Mayor
• Hon. Laura Martinez, East Palo Alto City Council
• Hon. Libby Schaaf, Oakland City Council, District 4
• Hon. Lisa Yarbrough-Gauthier, East Palo Alto City Council
• Hon. Lynette McElhaney, Oakland City Council
• Hon. Malia Cohen, San Francisco County Supervisor, District 10
• Hon. Monica Wilson, Antioch City Council
• Hon. Morgan Mack Rose, San Leandro School Board
• Hon. Pam Frisella, Mayor of Foster City
• Hon. Rachel Norton, San Francisco School Board Vice President
• Hon. Rebecca Saltzman, Alameda and Contra Costa BART Board Member
• Hon. Rosie Torres, Oakland Board of Education
• Hon. Sandra Lee Fewer, San Francisco School Board Member
• Hon. Sharon Clegg, Oakland Peralta Community College Trustee
• Hon. Susan Talamantes Eggman, State Assemblymember, District 13
• Hon. Ursula Reed, San Leandro City Council

Workshops

• Election Recap 2012: Women & Young Voters  
• Goal Setting & Time Management
• Branding Yourself
• Reproductive Rights
• Immigration & The DREAM Act
• Community Violence
• Human Trafficking
• Higher Education Policy 

 Panels

• Women's Political Organizations to Join NOW
• IGNITE's Young Leaders in Action: High School & College
• School Board Members Speak 

 Job & Internship Fair

Learn about jobs and internships available in you community!

  

Register Here!