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Detailed Agenda
SATURDAY | JULY 25, 2015

12:45 PM–1:45 PM
BUILDING AN INCLUSIVE SOCIETY POLICY COUNCIL BREAKOUT SERIES

YEOs should divide by level of office to discuss the priority issues from this session
and to create the annual YEO agenda for this Policy Council.
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A–State Level • Hermitage Room
B–Local Level • Springwood Room
C–Local Level • Sagamore Hill Room
D–School Board • Ashlawn Room

2:00 PM–2:45 PM
SKILLS WORKSHOP SERIES
CONSTITUENT ENGAGEMENT: REPRESENTING THE LATINO/HISPANIC COMMUNITY
Sagamore Hill Room

In this session YEOs will learn best practices for representing increasingly diverse
communities, with a specific emphasis on the Latino/Hispanic community–one of
the fastest growing demographics in America. YEOs will discuss ways to engage the
Latino/Hispanic community in their capacities as legislators and public servants to
ensure their interests are reflected in public policy.
Laura Maristany

National Organization for Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund

MOVEMENT BUILDING: SUCCESSION PLANNING
Ashlawn Room

There comes a time when all elected officials move on to another office or leave
public service altogether. In this session presenters will discuss what progressives can
do to plan for their legacy and fill the leadership vacuum that is created when they
leave their current elected positions.

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Laura Maristany is the director of policy and legislative affairs for the
National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO)
Educational Fund, where she serves as the organization’s chief federal
advocate and director of the Washington, D.C. office. NALEO Educational
Fund facilitates the full participation of Latinos in the American political
process, from citizenship to public service. Prior to joining NALEO
Educational Fund, Maristany served as the executive director of legislative
affairs for the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU).
Maristany currently serves as a commissioner in Arlington County’s
Commission on the Status of Women. She has also served as president of the Hispanic Leaders
Association, an organization with over 150 members across the United States committed to
strengthening the bonds between the Hispanic community in the U.S., Spain, and Latin America.
Maristany holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
Campus and a master’s degree in international commerce and policy from George Mason University.

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