Women's Challenges in NV's 2021 Legislative Session - Joint Meeting

     

And the challenges for the 2021 legislative session will face in this economic environment.

Marlene Lockard, legislative advocate for

the Nevada Women’s Lobby,

will be our next guest speaker.

Please note: This meeting has been moved

to January 12, 2021.

The Nevada Women’s Lobby is a statewide non-partisan coalition of organizations and individual women and men who are committed to women and families in Nevada. NWL was formed in 1988 and founded in 1989 to improve the status of women and children by lobbying public officials and lawmakers.

The Nevada Women’s Lobby encourages participation in the legislative process by hosting Grassroots Lobby Days (GLD) at the Nevada Legislature in Carson City every other year during legislative sessions. GLD, first held in 1991, informs participants about the current issues and prepares them to lobby their legislators and testify at hearings.

Marlene Lockard is almost a lifetime resident of Reno, living here since she was four years old.  She has been active in government policy and statewide politics her entire adult career having been appointed as the first female Chief of Staff in Nevada by Governor Richard Bryan.  She continued her work as State Director when Bryan was elected to the United States Senate. 

After nearly 25 years in government service at both the state and federal levels, Marlene started her own government relations company.    She advocates for several non-profit entities and enjoys working to improve public policy on their behalf.

She has a long involvement in community activity, currently serving as   Chair for the Domestic Violence Resource Center (CAAW), legislative advocate for the Nevada Women’s Lobby, SEIU 1107,  seniors, and is a founding member of the Nevada Coalition for Women’s Equity, and a member of the WCSD’s Volunteer Services Community Advisory Board.

Registration is Free for this Event

This event is a standard ZOOM format meeting!
You can be seen and heard by the presenter or the other attendees depending on your settings.

Due to the limited number of spaces, no guest registration will be permitted until 48 hours before this event in order to give all members ample opportunity to register first.