BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 14.4//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Mountain Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Mountain Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Mountain Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Registration opens soon.\n\nMuch of the public discussion of wo men in government leadership has centered around elected officials\, both nationally and in Colorado. In this First Friday Breakfast we&rsquo\;ll tu rn our attention to women who have been leading within government agencies . \;\n \;\nAt the state level\, 12 of Governor Polis&rsquo\; 20 ca binet positions are currently held by women\, as are several deputy direct or and agency executive team positions. In local government\, Colorado Wom en Leading Government is one of 18 state chapters of the national group de dicated to helping more women enter and succeed in local government manage ment. And\, the federal government reports an increase in senior executive s who are women. With all of this still comes challenges and barriers to s uccess for women in the public sector.\n \;\nWe&rsquo\;ll hear from Un iversity of Colorado Denver School of Public Affairs faculty member\, Dr. Sebawit Bishu about her research on women in government management and tal k with four Colorado leaders about their journey\, what they see for the f uture of women in government\, and hear how they have been supported and w orked to support others in their government careers.\n\nPanelists:\n\nJenn ifer Hoffman\nCity Manager\, City and County of Broomfield\n\nAngela Belde n Martinez\nRegional Director\, U.S. Economic Development Administration & ndash\; Denver Office\n\nDionne Williams\nExecutive Director\, Office of C hildren&rsquo\;s Affairs\, City and County of Denver\n\nModerator: \;  \;  \;  \; \;\n\nSebawit Bishu\nAssistant Professor\, Uni versity of Colorado Denver School of Public Affairs DTEND:20191206T160000Z DTSTAMP:20240329T081031Z DTSTART:20191206T143000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:First Friday Breakfast: Women in Leadership - A View from Governmen t Agencies UID:RFCALITEM638472750318170046 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Registration opens soon.
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\nMuch of the public discussion of women in governmen
t leadership has centered around elected officials\, both nationally and i
n Colorado. In this First Friday Breakfast we&rsquo\;ll turn our attention
to women who have been leading within government agencies. \;
\n
 \;
\nAt the state level\, 12 of Governor Polis&rsquo\; 20 cabine
t positions are currently held by women\, as are several deputy director a
nd agency executive team positions. In local government\, Colorado Women L
eading Government is one of 18 state chapters of the national group dedica
ted to helping more women enter and succeed in local government management
. And\, the federal government reports an increase in senior executives wh
o are women. With all of this still comes challenges and barriers to succe
ss for women in the public sector.
\n \;
\nWe&rsquo\;ll hear
from University of Colorado Denver School of Public Affairs faculty membe
r\, Dr. Sebawit Bishu about her research on women in government management
and talk with four Colorado leaders about their journey\, what they see f
or the future of women in government\, and hear how they have been support
ed and worked to support others in their government careers.
\n
\nPanelists:
\n
\nJennifer Hoffman
\nC
ity Manager\, City and County of Broomfield
\n
\nAngela Bel
den Martinez
\nRegional Director\, U.S. Economic Development Admi
nistration &ndash\; Denver Office
\n
\nDionne Williams
\nExecutive Director\, Office of Children&rsquo\;s Affairs\, City and
County of Denver
\n
\nModerator: \;  \; &n
bsp\;  \; \;
\n
\nSebawit Bishu
\nAssi
stant Professor\, University of Colorado Denver School of Public Affairs
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