LOS ANGELES INTERBRANCH COUNCIL (LACIC)

The following article is by Deanna Arthur, Chair of LACIC.  GWA AAUW members are always welcome to attend the LACIC meetings which include representatives from the various AAUW branches in the Los Angeles area.

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LACIC JANUARY PROGRAM

January 12, 2025 2-4 PM, VIA ZOOM

We are delighted to welcome Gloria Blackwell, our AAUW CEO, as our guest speaker
this month. As you can imagine, Gloria has many demands on her time and we appreciate
her willingness to meet with us “off the clock” so to speak. Many of you are quite familiar
with Gloria’s background as she has been a long-time leader for AAUW and one whose
career has been dedicated to promoting gender equality. Prior to assuming her current
position, Gloria managed AAUW’s highly-esteemed fellowships and grants programs,
awarding more than $70 million in funding to women scholars and community programs
globally. Before DEI became a household word, Gloria was reaching out to girls and
women of color across all programmatic initiatives, including fellowships and grants, STEM
for Girls, Money Smart and NCCWSL to name a few.

She holds a master’s degree in education and human development from the George
Washington University, a bachelor’s degree in Foreign Service from the Walsh School of
Foreign Service at Georgetown University, and studied at the American University in
Paris. What you may not know is that she previously held leadership roles at the Institute
of International Education. And her lifelong desire to make a difference through
international education and gender equity continues to be inspired by her service as a
U.S. Peace Corps volunteer in Cameroon and later as a headquarters staff member.

It is with respect to her lifelong desire to make an impact on international education and gender equity that we have asked her to speak to us. Gloria serves as AAUW’s Main Representative to the United Nations where our organization has special consultative status on the Economic and Social Council. Many of us have only perhaps a vague idea of what this work entails. She’s going to fill us in.

Look in your copy of the January GWA AAUW newsletter that came to you by email and you will find a Zoom link to access this meeting.