2009 NLO Program Applications Up!

Applications for this year's NLO program are currently being accepted on a rolling admissions basis.

Deadline is April 30, 2009!

Who:    All women in higher education institutions in

           Oregon eligible

Where: Portland, Oregon, on the campus of Portland            State University

When:  June 18-23rd, 2009

To browse over last year's agenda for an idea of the curriculum, please click here.

Click here to download the application now!

 

Introducing Teens Lead!

    August 17-21, 2009, located on the PSU campus

Applications currently being accepted!

Deadline is May 15, 2009

We proudly introduce our new summer program designed for incoming junior and senior high school girls in the Portland Metro area!  This five day workshop is designed to train, educate, and motivate the next generation of women leaders. 

Young women can make a difference with leadership skills that further self confidence and inspire interest in community action.  The "girls-only" setting of the program creates an effective and safe environment that promotes individual learning and personal growth. 

The new Teens Lead program empowers young women to be the leaders and policy makers of tomorrow. 

You can download the application and flyer here and please feel free to contact Sunny at 503-725-2895, or email her at nlormail at pdx.edu, for more information!

Thank you to all who made the 2nd Annual Women's Leadership Luncheon a success!

On December 4th 2008, over 415 community members attended NEW Leadership Oregon's 2nd Annual Leadership Luncheon at the Portland Art Museum. The luncheon honored women leaders in Oregon and made the future for new women leaders in Oregon brighter- funds raised will go to support our award winning program and help fund scholarships.

Nancy Floyd, Founder and Director  of Nth Power, gave a keynote speech which detailed an important lesson for all leaders- that being involved in civic affairs can snowball opportunities to become a leader in other ways, and in other roles.

We applaud the leadership of our awardees this year, Senator Avel Gordly, Nancy Wilgenbusch, Honorable Vera Katz, Nichole Maher, and thank them for their contributions to the community.

Sponsors who made this year's program include:

Ater Wynne, Blue Hill Solutions, Brooks Staffing, Clean Copy, Coraggio Group, Cosgrave Vergeer Kester, Covanta Energy, College of Urban and Public Affairs, Ferguson Wellman Capital Management , First Republic Capital Investment, Mary Wilcox, Moonstruck Chocolate, Multnomah County, NIKE, Portland Development Commission, PGE, Pyramid Communications, Qwest, Regence, Sherril Gelmon, Stoel Rives, Tsai Comms, USBank, Umpqua Bank, Wells Fargo

Thank you to all!

photos courtesy of Maileen Hamto/Colors of Influence

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 
 



The people of Oregon must be committed to building leaders today to solve the problems of tomorrow.

The next generation of leaders will face growing list of complex issues and must be prepared to step forward with vision, courage, and the skills to meet the challenge.

Learn More!

NLO Alumnae and Board participated in a Day of Service on January 19, 2009 and assembled care packages for rape victims in Multnomah County. We had an overwhelming show of support from community members and NLO supporters and exceeded our goal! Thank you to everyone who helped out!

Read NLO Founder and Director Melody Rose 's article on Governor Palin and Senator Clinton's role in current politics in The Oregonian's September 7, 2008 Opinion section.

Congratulations to our esteemed Advisory Board!

July 2008

We are pleased to welcome four new fabulous women to our distinguished Board of Advisors:

Carol Dillin, Vice President of Public Policy for PGE

Sarah Stephan, Managing Director of Pyramid Communications

Nova Newcomer, Founder Blue Hill Solutions

Cyreena Boston, Multnomah County Health

Rep. Sara Gelser, Oregon House of Representatives

Welcome!

June 6, 2008

The College of Urban and Public Affairs at PSU will honor Sue Hildick for extensive and distinguished service to the college at our hooding
ceremony on June 13. Sue is the president of the Chalkboard Project, an independent
non-profit organization working to improve Oregon's K-12 public schools.  Sue was a  founding board member of our NEW Leadership Oregon program and has served as board chair for the past two years. Sue's tireless
efforts on the board have contributed greatly to the program's success. She helped to  raise NEW Leadership Oregon's visibility in the region, and contributed her expertise in  the program's critical early development stages. This year she is completing her final  term on the board.

March 18, 2008

State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced that  Jennifer Williamson, Public Affairs Manager at the Oregon Department  of Education and NLO Board member, was among 40 individuals selected for The Portland  Business Journal’s "40 Under 40" Award.  Award winners are  recognized as the 40 most accomplished, influential and civic-minded  young executives in Portland. At the Department of Education, Williamson leads legislative  affairs, internal and external communications, and the Oregon  Virtual School District.  Her primary role is
leading strategic communications and outreach for the Oregon Diploma initiative. 

March 2008

We also congratulate former Board Member Goli Ameri on her confirmation to serve as Assistant Secretary of State for Cultural and Educational Affairs for the US State Department! Link to article here!

 


NLO in the News!

Find out about the inspiration that drives NLO and alumnae testimonials in this May 2008 PSU Magazine article.

This July 2008 article in the Chronicle of Higher Education talks about  one woman's story who went through the founding NEW Leadership program in New Jersey.

Read about NLO and where we're headed in the Portland Tribune's October 5, 2007 issue. Click here for the story.

Alumnae in the News!

Jessica Amo '08 was recently chosen to become the PSU Women's Center Assistant Coordintor, starting January 1, 2009- Congrats Jess!

'06 Alumna Mai Le recently was awarded a one-year fellowship with the San Francisco city government. The program is called City Hall Fellows, and this is its inaugural year: http://www.cityhallfellows.org.

'07 Alumnae Aimeera Flint, fellow NLO alumnae Hannah Fisher ('07) and Debra Porta ('07) ran on a student government slate dedicated to diversity at PSU and won!- read more about Aimeera's run in the April 17th issue of the PSU Vanguard here!

 

'06 Alumna KJ Lewis has received an annual 2008 Orchid Awards for leadership in her profession and significant involvement in the community from the Portland Business Journal.

Congratulations to Vanessa Hernandez ('06) and Julie Caceres ('07) for awards for their high-achievment in academic and community affairs from the Chicano/Latino Scholarship Committee!

 

 

 
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