2011 Fall Issues Symposium

Learn about issues impacting women from top experts in the state and
what YOU can do to improve the status of Oklahoma’s women and girls!

Tuesday, November 15, 2011 (1:45 to 5pm)
Francis Tuttle Technology Center – Portland Campus
3500 NW 150th Street, Oklahoma City, OK
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Registration: $40  ($15 for students)

12:45-1:45pm  Doors open for registration, light refreshments, exhibits

1:45                     Welcome – Jean Warner, OWC Chair

2:00-3:00        A Snapshot of the Status of Women and Girls in Oklahoma
.                            Phyllis Hudecki, Oklahoma Secretary of Education
.                            Terri White, Commissioner, Dept Mental Health/Substance Abuse.Services
                             Zora Brown, INTEGRIS Health

3:00-3:15        Advocating for Change in the 2012 Oklahoma State Legislature
.                           Felicia Collins-Correia, Executive Director, YWCA of Tulsa
.                           Jan Loftis, OWC Legislative Liaison

3:15-3:45         Break;  Visit exhibits of women-serving organizations

3:45-4:30         Reducing the Rate at Which Oklahoma Incarcerates Women
.                            State Representative Jeannie McDaniel
.                            Pam Richardson, CEO, Resonance Center for Women

4:30-4:50        Organizations and Programs Serving Oklahoma Women
 .                           Major General Rita Aragon, OK Secretary of  Veterans Affairs
.                            Mary Melon, President/Publisher, The Journal Record

4:50-5:00        Closing Remarks

5-6:30pm         Cocktail party at  nearby home of Susan Coles (optional).

TO Francis Tuttle Technology Center’s Portland Campus:
From the John Kilpatrick Turnpike, exit at Portland  anddrive north 0.9 miles to NW 150. Turn east (right) until
you reach 3500 NW 150th.

From Hefner Parkway, keep driving north to 150th and turn
east; the campus is on the south side of the street.