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24 SATURDAY, MAY 17, 2014 DETAILED AGENDA The Honorable Hilda Solis Former Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis was confirmed as Secretary of Labor on February 24, 2009, becoming the first Latina to serve in the United States Cabinet. Prior to her confirmation, Secretary Solis represented California’s 32nd Congressional District from 2001 to 2009. In Congress, Solis’ priorities included expanding access to affordable health care, protecting the environment, and improving the lives of working families. A recognized leader on clean energy jobs, she authored the Green Jobs Act which provided funding for green collar job training for veterans, displaced workers, at-risk youth, and individuals in families under 200 percent of the federal poverty line. In June 2007, Solis was elected vice chair of the Helsinki Commission’s General Committee on Democracy, Human Rights, and Humanitarian Questions. A nationally recognized environmental leader, Solis became the first woman to receive the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for her pioneering work on environmental justice issues. Her California environmental justice legislation was the first of its kind in the nation to become law. Solis graduated from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, and earned a master of public administration from the University of Southern California. A former federal employee, she worked in the Carter White House Office of Hispanic Affairs and was later appointed to the Office of Management and Budget. She currently serves as a Scholar-in-Residence at her alma mater, Cal Poly Pomona. 9:45 AM – 10:45 AM Building a Healthy and Inclusive Society: Access and Equity in Community Health and Wellness California Room This panel will take a comprehensive approach to public health and wellness, with particular emphasis on access and disparities. The discussion will address health concerns in various communities, including women’s health issues and underserved populations. Shivana Jorawar National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum Shivana Jorawar, Esq., is the reproductive justice program director at the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF). She directs the organization’s federal and state advocacy around women’s health policy, including educating lawmakers and the public about legal barriers to health care access for immigrant women and the impact of sex-selective abortion bans on the AAPI community. She also builds the advocacy capacity of NAPAWF’s grassroots activists across the country. Jorawar has a background in law as well as community education and organizing around issues of gender-based inequity and violence. Jorawar holds a BA in political science from Fordham University and a JD from the Emory University School of Law. 2014 Young Elected Officials Network National Convening