LWVAL COUNCIL 2016 SCHEDULE


Saturday May 14, 2016

10:00 -11:00 Business Meeting

11:00 – 12:15 Voting Issues Panel
 Moderator: Hattie Kaufman, LWVAL Advocacy Committee
Panelists:
  • Ed Packard, Director of Elections, Election Division, Office of the Secretary of State, Alabama
  • Stephen Stetson, Policy Analyst (Consumer and Human Rights Issues), Alabama Arise Citizens’ Policy Project
  • Geron Gadd, Senior Staff Attorney, Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program (ADAP)
12:15- 1:00 Box Lunch

1:00- 2:30 Establishing Media Contacts and Getting Media Coverage
Moderator: Jean Johnson, LWVAL Information Technology
Panelists:
  • Carol Nunnelley, Journalist and Founder, Alabama Initiative for Independent Journalism and Birmingham Watch.org
  • Troy Turner, Editor, Opelika-Auburn News
  • Charles L. Dean, Journalist, Alabama Media Group and The Birmingham News
  • Rachel Lindley, News Director, WBHM, 90.3 FM (NPR Birmingham)
2:30- 2:50 LWVAL Education Fund Meeting

2:50- 3:00 Final Comments and Evaluation Forms