2022 AAUW-WA Annual Meeting

You won’t want to miss out on our April 9th Annual Meeting, so mark your calendars now! Our morning will be presentation oriented starting with networking at 8:15. The meeting will keep all of us informed and energized about the good work being done on many fronts.

Our afternoon Business Meeting will start at 12:30pm. For those newer members of AAUW, the business meeting will help you understand the workings of the state organization.

Registration:

$35 before April 1, 2022

$40 after April 1, 2022

Afternoon Business Meeting is free to attend.

Event Details:

Date: Saturday, April 9, 2022

8:15am Networking

8:30am Convene

• Land Use Acknowledgement – Yvonne Berliner
• Opening remarks—AAUW-WA President Mary Williams

9:00am A Conversation with Jennifer Berkshire

• Keynote speaker
• Co-author of A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door
• Prominent education journalist

10:00am Panel -- The State of Education in Washington—

• Michaela Miller, Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction, State of Washington;
• Marcia Harris, former school superintendent and school board member
• Mavis Nickels, retired math teacher and former school board member in Battle Ground, WA.

The panel will provide insights on state educational policies, the role of school boards and superintendents, and on the needs of students.

11:00am Break

11:15am “You’re Wearing What? Women, Employment, and Body Politics”— Karen Anderson

12:00pm Lunch Break

Afternoon session (separate registration required)

12:30pm Gloria Blackwell, CEO, AAUW

1:00pm Annual Business Meeting

• State of the State – Mary Williams, President AAUW-WA
• Acceptance of the Minutes of the 2021 Annual Meeting Minutes
• Reports – Finance, Membership, Legal, Communications, DEI, Ad hoc Committees
• Consideration of the Proposed By-Laws Revision
• Election of Officers

We hope you will participate in our entire program, but will understand if you can only join us for part of the day. Please feel free to attend whichever sessions you can. We think you will find all of the information presented to be of value.