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October 5, 2021—Today, Women’s Public Leadership Network (WPLN) and nine additional candidate recruitment organizations have partnered with Snapchat to provide a native-to-mobile tool to help young people run for office. 

Despite historic levels of youth civic engagement in recent elections, Gen-Zs and Millennials remain underrepresented in local, state, and federal government. Given Snapchat’s 90% reach among 13-24 year olds in the United States, WPLN is honored to team up with Snapchat as an inaugural partner for their in-app Run for Office program with the goal of equipping more young people to seek public office and appointments with resources and online training programs to help normalize the conversation around running for office among this next generation. 

“I am excited for WPLN to partner with Snapchat to empower the next generation of young leaders on their political journeys through their in-app Run for Office program,” said Larissa Martinez, WPLN Co-Founder & President, “Our organization is built on the belief that all voices deserve to be represented at decision-making tables, and ensuring more Millennials and Gen-Z can be influential is a critical part of that.”

April 27, 2021—Women’s Public Leadership Network (WPLN) announced today the launch of a free, online training curriculum to equip women to seek public office and encourage them wherever they are on their political journey. 

This program was developed with insights from practitioners who have been on the ground in political and grassroots campaigns, legislative and executive offices, government affairs, nonprofits, and as candidates.

“At WPLN, it’s our goal to remove barriers and provide support to women throughout the political process,” said Larissa Martinez, WPLN Co-Founder & President. “Specifically, we want to train public servants, not politicians. And that means we want to provide accessible and useful information in a way that works for a woman’s schedule—no matter their season of life. This curriculum provides women free, online access to the tools they need to run for office, build their campaigns, and fundraise.” 

March 18, 2021—Women’s Public Leadership Network (WPLN), a non-partisan non-profit that equips and encourages women to seek public office announced today the formation and first members of its National Advisory Council. Members will help shape WPLN’s strategic vision in their respective states and act as ambassadors for our organization, supporting WPLN’s efforts to equip and encourage center- and right-leaning women on their political journeys.

“I am proud to welcome the inaugural members of WPLN’s National Advisory Council,” said WPLN Co-Founder and President Larissa Martinez. “These women have championed efforts to train and support women seeking public office and each of them brings a wealth of experience that will be instrumental in helping WPLN carry out its mission in 2021 and beyond.” 

February 9, 2021—Women’s Public Leadership Network (WPLN) announced today that it has appointed Jessica Rubie, Executive Director, Flourish at Texas A&M University; Dee Dee Bass Wilbon, Partner at Bass Public Affairs; Matthew Ralston, Manager, State Affairs at Troutman Pepper Strategies; Amy Whited, Regional Director, Government Relations & Public Affairs, at UCB; and Joel Noyes, Senior Manager, Government & External Affairs, at Hess Corporation, to the WPLN Board of Directors.

“I am thrilled to welcome Jessica, Dee Dee, Matthew, Amy, and Joel to the board of directors,” said WPLN Co-Founder and President, Larissa Martinez, “and I am especially excited to have their expertise and support as we continue to build and share resources to help women across the country seek public office and serve their communities.”

February 9, 2021—Women’s Public Leadership Network (WPLN) announced today that it has appointed Jessica Rubie, Executive Director, Flourish at Texas A&M University; Dee Dee Bass Wilbon, Partner at Bass Public Affairs; Matthew Ralston, Manager, State Affairs at Troutman Pepper Strategies; Amy Whited, Regional Director, Government Relations & Public Affairs, at UCB; and Joel Noyes, Senior Manager, Government & External Affairs, at Hess Corporation, to the WPLN Board of Directors.

“I am thrilled to welcome Jessica, Dee Dee, Matthew, Amy, and Joel to the board of directors,” said WPLN Co-Founder and President, Larissa Martinez, “and I am especially excited to have their expertise and support as we continue to build and share resources to help women across the country seek public office and serve their communities.”

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