On May 13, 2017, the 11th Annual West Hollywood Women’s Leadership Conference brought together more than 300 attendees, advocacy organizations, civic leaders, media partners, and speakers for a day focused on activism, leadership, gender equity, and community engagement to create change.

Serving as Lead Conference Coordinator and Marketing Strategist, I supported conference programming, speaker engagement, partnerships, communications strategy, and efforts to increase community participation around themes of advocacy and women’s leadership. The event featured sessions on workplace gender equity, women in technology, reproductive justice, coalition building, media, civic engagement, and social entrepreneurship.

I was also interviewed by WeHoTV, sharing the goals behind the conference and conversations centered on economic empowerment, education, income mobility, and expanding opportunities for women to lead and thrive.

The day concluded with Amplify for Good, an art and music reception inspired by the We the People campaign, exploring how creativity, storytelling, and public art can influence civic participation and collective action.

The experience reinforced something I continue to see: Lasting change often happens when strategy, culture, advocacy, and community engagement intersect.