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The Jean Ford Research Center has a clipping file into which news clippings of women in the news are placed for future reference by interested parties and literary scholars. It is important to capture the activities and events of women newsmakers and your help is needed. When you are reading the paper and see an item of interest, it would be greatly appreciated if you would clip it from the paper, note the date of the article and the source of the article on the clipping. The clipping(s) can then be sent to the Jean Ford Research Center for filing . Periodically duplicates are removed. The file remains an important part of claiming the history of Nevada’s women for future writers and scholars.

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Nevada Women’s History Project
770 Smithridge Dr., Suite 300
Reno, NV 89502-0708

NWHP Chair's Report

I wish a happy and prosperous 2012 to all our members and friends. Through all the tragic financial and disastrous events suffered here in Nevada, I’m sure you are all feeling empathy for those who have suffered and grateful for your own blessings.

As an organization, the Nevada Women’s History Project documents the many early Nevada women who also suffered losses of loved ones, homes and financial loss. I think our mission of sharing the lives and stories of strong women in Nevada history from the past teaches the important role Nevada women have to once again rebuild a prosperous great state of Nevada. I admire so many of our members who step up to help their families, friends and their communities.

On a happy note, we have lots of good news. New to NWHP, Rachel Sa-onoy, a UNR Market and Management major, joins us to expand our marketing abilities and take us into the next century. Ms. Rachel Sa-onoy graduates in May 2012. She is a part-time marketing coordinator for Laughton Company and she previously worked as a marketing and web strategist at Custom Business Solutions. Her Social Media expertise will be launching us in the Social Network world and access to other marketing opportunities. Her youth and energy is refreshing and her talent, kindness, generosity and caring about women and NWHP make us very fortunate to have her support. She’s a “Mover and Shaker,” of a new group of young people.

We have lots of learning and fun where NWHP is involved, e.g. International Women’s Day, “Alice’s Amazing Adventure” lecture and luncheon, Annual Meeting and a new election of officers, annual Pink Tea and more.

Thank you to all those members who have already renewed and thank you to our exceptional Executive Committee for their tireless efforts.

Onward,
Lisa-Marie Lightfoot

Nevada Women's Fund
New Director & CEO

Nevada Women's Fund announces the selection of their new Director and CEO - Isabelle Rodriquez Wilson

After a very aggressive and thorough search and selection process, the Nevada Women's Fund is pleased and honored to introduce our new president and CEO, Isabelle Rodriguez Wilson. Isabelle comes to the Fund from the Boys & Girls Club of North Lake Tahoe where she served as Executive Director for the past seven years. Prior to her moving to Reno in 2005 she lived and worked in Washington, D.C.

Isabelle brings to the Fund over 30 years of experience and expertise in management and administration, public affairs, public relations, marketing, media strategies and major event planning for corporations and national non-profit organizations.

She has enjoyed a fascinating career working with international dignitaries, members of Congress, high-level federal and state government officials, corporate and special interest groups and entertainment celebrities.

Isabelle started her career in our nation's capital as a legislative analyst developing and implementing marketing and advocacy strategies to lobby the Legislative and Executive branches of government. She then served the White House as Senior Advisor to the President of the United States. In this role she directed the elaborate details associated with the domestic administration, and international event activities, travel, protocol and media for President Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Isabelle has also produced several major national events such as the dedication of the William J. Clinton Presidential Library in Little Rock, Arkansas; the Million Mom March; THE MARCH: Coming Together to Conquer Cancer; and Children's Defense Fund, STAND FOR CHILDREN March to name only a few.

Isabelle will start at the Fund on February 13 and will soon be reaching out to introduce and familiarize herself with the community. Please join the NWF board and staff in welcoming Isabelle to the Fund.

Malena S. Raymond
Development Coordinator
Nevada Women’s Fund

The Nevada Women's History Project, which is a program of the Nevada Women's Fund, joins in welcoming Isabelle Rodriguez Wilson. We look forward to continuing our historic cooperative relationship with the Nevada Women's Fund under her leadership.

Invitation to help...

with Marketing and Publicity:
Can you do marketing or publicity with little or no funding? Would you like to learn? If so, you are you might be the perfect choice for the NWHP Marketing and Publicity Committee. Contact Lisa-Marie Lightfoot at 775-849-2050 or lightfeet@charter.net.

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and dissemination of history about the roles and
contributions of Nevada women of every race, class
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