Today's Agenda
Get ready to boost your skills and confidence in politics with this fun, empowering training just for women.
Don't forget to get your free professional headshots and get to know some of the local exhibitors and vendors who are here today. We're so glad you're here!
8:00 - 8:30 AM Registration and Breakfast
8:30 - 8:40 AM Welcome & Opening Remarks | Ballroom
Larissa Martinez, Founder & Preasident, WPLN
Sarah Hammond, President, Atlas Electrical, Air Conditioning, Refrigeration, and Plumbing Services, Inc.
8:45 – 9:30AM Leadership Spotlight Panel | Ballroom
Host: Sarah Hammond, President, Atlas Electrical, Air Conditioning, Refrigeration, and Plumbing Services, Inc.
Panelists: Maribel Guerrero, Director of Engineering & Public Works, City of Brownsville, TX
Deborah Cordova, Founding Member, Walsh McGurk Cordova Nixon, PLLC
Morgan LaMantia, Former Member of the Texas State Senate and Community Relations & Government Affairs Manager
9:40 - 10:25 AM Session: Media Presence | Ballroom
Allison Castle, President and CEO, Castle Communications
Lucy Nashed Cafrelli, Executive Director, Lone Star Network
10:25 - 10:55 AM Session: Getting Your Message Out | Ballroom
Sara Marie Ridley, Growth Strategist, Numinar
11:00 -11:30 AM Breakout Sessions I (30 mins) | Ruby Red 1, 2, 3
After the Campaign: Pivoting After Loss with Morgan Bonwell, Founder & CEO, Right Strategies (Ruby Red 1)
Is Running Right for Me? with Larissa Martinez, Founder & President, WPLN (Ruby Red 3)
Headshots (Ruby Red 2)
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Breakout Sessions I (30 mins) | Ruby Red 1, 2, 3
Maintaining Your Network with Morgan Bonwell, Founder & CEO, Right Strategies (Ruby Red 1)
Building Your Plan with Larissa Martinez, Founder & President, WPLN (Ruby Red 3)
Headshots (Ruby Red 2)
12:15 - 1:00 PM Closing Luncheon Conversation | Ballroom
Marlene Phillips, Director, Center for Women in Government at the Jane Nelson Institute for Women's Leadership, Texas Woman's University
Michelle Phillips, Board Member, WPLN (Host)
Anne Krause, Senior Vice President of Development, Texas 2036
Larissa Martinez, Founder & President, WPLN
.png "McAllen Social Media (13)")
.png)