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YEO NATIONAL CONVENING 2016

11:45 AM – 12:45 PM
Lunch Plenary: Brown is the New White and the New American
Majority
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Hear from bestselling author and progressive thought leader Steve
Phillips on the demographic revolution in America and how it’s
impacting our political and policy landscape.

STEVE PHILLIPS PowerPAC+
Steve Phillips is a national political leader, civil rights lawyer, and senior fellow at the
Center for American Progress. Active in political and social change for 30 years, in 1992
he became the youngest person ever elected to public office in San Francisco. He went on to
serve as president of the San Francisco Board of Education, where he authored pathbreaking
legislation making San Francisco the first school district in the country to incorporate
books by writers of color into the required reading in the literature curriculum. He is the
co-founder of PowerPAC.org, a social justice and advocacy organization that conducted the
largest independent voter mobilization efforts backing Barack Obama, Cory Booker, and
Kamala Harris. In 2014, he was named one of “America’s Top 50 Influencers” by Campaigns
and Elections magazine. Phillips holds a J.D. from Hastings College of the Law and a B.A.
from Stanford University.

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Skills Workshop Series
Entrepreneurship in Elected Office
Industry 1

Entrepreneurs are the drivers of tomorrow’s innovations and integral
to creating a thriving economy. Starting a business is a way to support
and stay connected to your community, and a creative means of
employment while serving in public office. In this session YEOs will
learn and share best practices for designing, launching, and running a
new business while in elected capacity.

ANGIE BUHL O’DONNELL South Dakota State Senate
State Senator Angie Buhl O’Donnell represents Sioux Falls in the South Dakota State
Senate. In 2010, Buhl O’Donnell made history by becoming the youngest woman ever
elected to the South Dakota State Senate. In her first term in the legislature, as part of a
5-30 minority, she fought for a variety of social justice issues, including women’s rights,
LGBT rights, workers’ rights, immigrants’ rights, and a fair and open redistricting process.
Buhl O’Donnell currently works as the executive director of a youth advocacy organization,
serves as an associate for firm Badlands Strategies, and has consulted with a variety of
nonprofits, including pro-choice organizations. She is a fourth-generation South Dakota
native and has been active in the progressive movement for five years.

DETAILED AGENDA

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