CSAC’s 126th Annual Conference was held virtually from
November 12-19. The conference offered a variety of workshops,
speakers, and policy committee meetings with a strong presence
from the Women’s Leadership Forum (WLF).
The WLF held their annual business meeting on November 16, at
which members discussed and approved changes to the WLF by-laws,
discussed partnership opportunities with the First 5 Association
of California, covered 2021 potential interests to the group, and
elected two new co-chairs. Supervisor Lisa Bartlett, from Orange
County, was elected as the new Urban Counties Co-Chair, replacing
Supervisor Kathy Miller from San Joaquin County. In addition, WLF
members elected Supervisor Candy Carlson, from Tehama County, as
the new Rural Counties Co-Chair, replacing Supervisor Rosemarie
Smallcombe from Mariposa County. Members also took some time to
recognize the contributions of Supervisor Judy Morris, from
Trinity County, who was a founding member of the WLF and is
retiring at the end of this year.
Prior to the business meeting, the WLF celebrated the
100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment
with a
video montage. The video features the 2020 WLF co-chairs,
Mendocino County CEO Carmel Angelo, and a several other
Supervisors who felt it was important to participate in such a
milestone commemoration. As the video acknowledges, the
19th Amendment was just one step in the ongoing fight
for equal voting rights in this country. This video is both a
celebration of how far we have come, as well as a reminder that
there is more work to be done.
