Fall 2020 Event Recap
“ Votes for MV Women ” Suffrage meeting November 1
The latest virtual meeting of the MVHA had a different format- a taped presentation covering the suffrage efforts of Mountain View women prepared by Pamela Baird . Then Nick Perry and Pamela reviewed photos and locations of some of the historical sites and people mentioned in the presentation . This was followed by a review by Dr . Amy Ellison , curator of the exhibit on the 100th anniversary of Suffrage at the Los Altos History Museum . A questions and answers discussion followed .
The genesis of the presentation was research that Pamela did for the suffrage exhibit at the Los Altos History Museum . She reviewed many issues of the Mountain View Register-Leader newspaper at the History Center in the MV Library . Pamela was surprised to learn how active local women were in the 1911 suffrage effort to pass an amendment to the California state constitution granting women the right to vote . She thought “ here is a story to tell ” and proceeded to do more research , both online and through the city archives .
A twenty minute presentation is the result of the research , which is available for viewing on the MVHA website : www . mountainviewhistorical . org
History Happening Now
Editor ’ s Note : In this new feature , the MVHA will report on history-making events taking place in Mountain View right now . We hope our members will enjoy this feature , especially those who ’ ve moved away and want to stay abreast on what ’ s happening in Mountain View today .
By Pamela Baird MVHA President
Jessica Nowaski appointed �irst female Deputy Police Chief
Recently , Jessica Nowaski was promoted to the role of Deputy Police Chief . She will be the �irst woman on the Mountain View Police Department to serve in this role .
Deputy Police Chief Jessica Nowaski joined as a Police Of�icer in 1995 . She served as a Field Training Of�icer , detective , hostage negotiator , bike patrol of�icer and peer counselor . In 2008 she was promoted to sergeant . Jessica was moved up to lieutenant in 2011 , where she served as a Watch Commander , crisis negotiations team commander , and as Commander of the Santa Clara County Regional Auto Theft Task Force . In 2014 Jessica was promoted to Police Captain . Since then she has commanded the Special Operations and Field Operations divisions , as well as managed the dispatch center .
Mountain View ’ s new Deputy Police Chief , Jessica Nowaski
Jessica has presented her research on coaching and leadership within law enforcement at two conferences . She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Criminal Justice Administration from Sonoma State University , a Master of Arts in Leadership from St . Mary ’ s College of California , and is a graduate of the Harvard Kennedy School Senior Executives in State and Local Government Program . She was recognized in 2014 with the prestigious ATHENA Award honoring inspirational women leaders .
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