Ready to Make Her Story History? With a full and exciting agenda, the 2016 NFDW Convention in Charleston will highlight the phenomenal progress of women in political leadership. Looking to the future, Democratic women will gather to share and strategize on how to move our causes and platforms forward. The quick guide to the convention is listed below.
Upon its finalization, we will upload a downloadable, printable version of the program booklet.
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Agenda-at-a Glance
Wednesday, June 8, 2016
4:00-6:00 pm REGISTRATION Upper Lobby
7:00-9:00 pm NFDW EXECUTIVE BOARDMEETING Parkview
Thursday, June 9, 2016
9:00 am – 5:00 pm Registration Upper Lobby
10:00 am – 5:00 pm Charleston Tour options Hotel Entrance
10:00 am – 3:00 pm Silent auction setup Middleton
5:00 - 7:00 pm Hospitality Room open
7:00 – 9:00 pm PAC Reception (cash bar) Gold Speaker: The Honorable Margie Bright-Matthews, SC State Senate
Dinner on Your Own
Friday June 10, 2016
8:00 am – 4:00 pm Registration Upper Lobby
8:00 - 8:45 am Continental Breakfast Gold
9:00 am Silent Auction open Middleton
9:00 am – 12:00 pm GENERAL SESSION Colonial
Call to order Joanne Sullivan, NFDW President Introduction of Color Guard Taps Invocation Rev. Richard Harkness, Olive Branch AME National Anthem Hannah Cromley, Vice President SCDWC Pledge of Allegiance Lena Bishop, NFDW 4th VP0 Welcome Jane Pulling, Convention Chair Welcome from City of Charleston Sandy Tecklenberg, First Lady of Charleston Welcome from SCDP Kaye Koonce, 1st Vice Chair SCDP Welcome from Charleston DP Brady Quirk-Garvan, Chair CCDP Introduction of Guests Susan Y. Smith, Southern Regional Director, President, SCDWC Roll Call of States and Officers Darcy Long-Curtiss, NFDW Recording Secretary Credentials Report Patricia Sirois, NFDW Corresponding Secretary Convention Rules Emma Allen, Texas Appointment of Timekeepers (3) Joanne Sullivan, NFDW President Pages Sgt. at Arms Minutes of the 2015 Convention Darcy Long-Curtiss, Recording Secretary Treasurer’s Report Sylvia Vason, NFDW Treasurer DNC Report Virgie Rollins, DNC Representative & Chair, DNC Black Caucus DNC Report Pat Hobbs, DNC Representative
Standing Committee Reports Finance Budget Audit History
12:00 – 1:30 pm PRESIDENTS’ LUNCHEON Gold
Introduction of State Presidents Susanna French, NFDW 1st VP Inspirational Message Debi Thompson, Mid-Western Regional Director Recognition of NFDW Joanne Sullivan, NFDW President PAST PRESIDENTS Introduction of Head Table Susan Rutt, Eastern Regional Director Introduction of Legislative Guests: Kaye Koonce, 1st Vice Chair, SCDP Introduction of Speaker Virgie Rollins, DNC Member Speaker: A’shanti Gholar; Political Director for EMERGE America
3:00 – 4:00 pm Regional Meetings Eastern Region Colonial Midwestern Region Rutledge Southern Region Pinckney Western Region Calhoun
4:00 – 5:00 pm State Presidents’ Meeting Calhoun
6:30 - 8:00 pm SOUTH CAROLINA WELCOME RECEPTION (cash bar) Lobby Speaker: The Honorable John Tecklenberg, Mayor of Charleston Dinner on your own
8:00 - 10:00 Hospitality Room open
Saturday, June 11, 2016
8:00 am – 2:00 pm Registration Registration Desk (2nd flr)
8:00 – 9:00 am YOUNG WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP BREAKFAST Gold (All Are Welcome)
Inspirational Message Janice Davis, NFDW Past President Introduction of Head Table Cindy Jenks, NFDW 2nd VP Greetings from SCYD Brie Maxwell, Pres. SCYD Greetings from SCCD Matthew Cauthen, Pres. SCCD Introduction of Speaker Melissa Watson, 2nd VC, SCDP Speaker: The Honorable Mia McCloud, SC House of Representatives
Young Women’s Leadership Committee Report Susan Rutt, Chair
9: 15 am – 12:00 pm GENERAL SESSION Colonial
Call to Order Joanne Sullivan, NFDW President Pledge of Allegiance Judy Baker, NFDW 3rd VP Roll Call of States and Officers Darcy Long-Curtiss, NFDW Recording Secretary Credentials Report Patricia Sirois, NFDW Corresponding Secretary
Nominations for DNC Reps Election of DNC Reps
Standing Committee Reports Bylaws Legislative Resolutions Regional Reports Eastern Region Midwestern Region Southern Region Western Region
12:15 – 1:45 pm NFDW AWARDS LUNCHEON Carolina Inspirational Message Pat Hobbs, Past President & DNC Representative Memorials Pat Hobbs, Past President & DNC Representative
BARBARA MANSFIELD, NFDW PAST PRESIDENT (2005-2007)
Introduction of Head Table Debi Thompson,Mid Western Regional Director Introduction of Speaker Christale Spain, Exec. Director SCDP Speaker: The Honorable Mandy Powers Norrell, SC House of Representatives
NFDW Member of the Year Humanitarian award Outstanding Elected Official Rilla Moran Woods Internship Award Agnes Bird Internship Award Thank you to City of Charleston
2:00 – 3:00 pm BREAKOUT MEETINGS
Social Media and You Terris Riley Moderator: Paula Walters Middleton
Getting Young Women Involved Matthew Cauthen, President SC College Democrats Lauren Bilton, 3rd Vice Chair SCDP Mary Stuart Tinkler, VP SCYD The Honorable Mary Tinkler, SC House of Representatives Moderator: Jenni Atchley, Vice-Pres. , SC Young DemocratsCalhoun
Why Women Don't Run and How to Get Them To Christale Spain, Executive Director SCDP Bree Maxwell, Pres. SCYD Moderator: Carol Tempel, President SC AAUWColonial
Engaging LGBT Democrats Jeff Ayers, President, SC Equality Warren Redmond-Gress, Executive Director AFFA Moderator: Ray Lloyd Pinckney
3:30 – 4:30 pm PAC MEETING Pinckney
6:00 pm RECEPTION (Cash Bar) Lobby
7:00 pm BANQUET Colonial
Inspirational Message Pamela Pugh, NFDW 5th VP Introduction of Head Table Kathleen Lawrence, Western Regional Director Introduction of State Party Chair Cherie Mabrey, Past President SCDWC Remarks Jaime Harrison, Chairman SC Democratic Party Introduction of Speaker Susan Y. Smith, Pres. SCDWC and Southern Regional Director for NFDW Introduction of Speaker Kevin Quinn, Board Chair, National Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence Speaker: Rev. Dr. Betty Deas-Clark, Pastor Emmanuel AME
AUCTION Cherie Mabrey, Auction Chair
Hospitality Room Open til 10:00pm
Sunday, June 12, 2015
9:00 – 11:00 amFAREWELL BREAKFAST Carolina
Call to Order Joanne Sullivan, NFDW President Invocation Susan Rutt, Eastern Regional Director Introduction of Speaker Susanna French, 1st Vice-President Speaker: The Honorable Marlon Kimpson, SC State Senate
Unfinished business Joanne Sullivan, NFDW President Call to Convention in 2017 Farewell Adjournment