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Women Elected Municipal Officials will hold its sixth annual Leadership Conference on Sept. 27 in Devens. Speakers will include (pictured clockwise from top left) Dana LeWinter, chief of Public and Community Engagement at the Massachusetts Housing Partnership, Newton Mayor Ruthanne Fuller, Franklin Councillor Melanie Hamblen and Sharon Select Board Member Kiana Pierre-Louise.
With the theme “Growing Trust in Local Government,” Women Elected Municipal Officials will hold its sixth annual Leadership Conference on Sept. 27 in Devens.
The half-day conference will include a keynote presentation by Dana LeWinter, chief of Public and Community Engagement at the Massachusetts Housing Partnership. Her presentation will discuss the challenges and opportunities for engaging community members on local housing issues.
A panel of local leaders — Newton Mayor Ruthanne Fuller, Sharon Select Board Member Kiana Pierre-Louise and Franklin Councillor Melanie Hamblen — will share their experiences as women leaders and discuss opportunities for building trust in local government, in a discussion moderated by WEMO Vice Chair Yolanda Greaves, a member of the Ashland Select Board.
The agenda will conclude with guided small-group discussions, facilitated by Essential Partners of Cambridge, on the challenges facing women in local offices.
Registration and networking will begin at 8:30 a.m. The program will start at 9 a.m. and conclude at noon, followed by a networking lunch.
The conference will be held at the Devens Common Center at 31 Andrews Parkway, Devens. The cost is $40.
Additional information, including the registration link and agenda, will be shared with WEMO members and will be available on www.mma.org in the coming weeks.