Graduate Network

Women's Policy Institute Graduate Network

Alums' Latest - October 2009Karla Rodriguez (’09) celebrated her marriage to Daniel Forney in September |After five years at Legal Aid Society – Employment Law Center, Anya Lakner (’07) is moving to become a staff attorney with the American Bar Association’s Commission on Domestic Violence in Washington, DC | Susie Smith (’09) and Connie Galambos Malloy (’09) each gave birth to healthy baby boys. Welcome Eli and Osai! | Kim Irish ('09) started the Bay Area Chapter of the Younger Women’s Task Force and is inviting all Bay Area alums and current fellows to participate | Karen Shain ('04) is looking for a qualified individual to become the new development director at Legal Services for Prisoners with Children | Fabiola Lao (’08) is enrolled in her first semester at USC’s School of Policy, Planning and Development for a Master’s in Public Administration in Los Angeles | Melinda Cordero-Barzaga (’04) married Dr. Conrado E. Barzaga on September 19, 2009 | Susan Cruz (’07) is the new program manager for the Latino Teen Prevention Project at the University of Maryland, Baltimore | The juvenile justice bill, AB 1053 (Solorio) was signed into law thanks to the assistance of Noor Dawood (’09) of the Prison Law Office | Pharmacy Access Partnership and the Pacific Institute for Women’s Health program administrator Nicole Monastersky Maderas (’06) was inducted to the UCLA School of Public Health Alumni Hall of Fame for her dedication to public health research and service. Congratulations Nicole! | Inez Gonzalez (’07) has been promoted to executive vice president at the National Hispanic Media Coalition and will return to its Pasadena Headquarters by the end of the year.  


This section of our website is intended as a resource for graduates of the Women’s Policy Institute

Graduates: Welcome! Click on the links below to explore the resources and information we are now making available to you.

Resource Center
Funding Sources for Policy Advocacy
Graduate Directory (password required)
Graduate Profiles  

WPI Graduate Network Overview

When fellows complete the Women’s Policy Institute, their work as advocates has just begun. They now face the task of utilizing your new skills to mobilize your organizations and communities in support of sound policy that meets their needs.

The Foundation is building a strong and effective Women’s Policy Institute Graduate Network: 

  • To provide the sufficient tools and resources for Institute graduates to engage in effective policy advocacy. We will provide various forms of support, including opportunities for skill-building, networking, funding and information sharing.
     
  • To connect graduates to one another in order to build relationships and foster collaborative work. There is a wealth of collective knowledge and skill among Institute graduates, and by sharing these resources with each other, you can strengthen each other’s work on behalf of women and girls.

  • The Institute will also serve to keep Institute graduates up-to-date about important developments in state policy that affect women and girls.