PSA Muslim Women Political Leaders; Their Work and Lives with Marilyn Evans

Date: Monday, November 13th
Time: 11:45 - 1pm
Location: Doheny Intellectual Commons
Description:
Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics, the Political Student Assembly, & the
Women's Student Assembly present The Women and Politics Series Muslim Women Political Leaders; Their Work and Lives with Marilyn Evans.

RSVP Requested to unruhins@usc.edu or 213-740-8964

Join Evans as she presents her personal experiences promoting women's civic
engagement in Afghanistan, Yemen, and Pakistan.

Marilyn Evans' professional career spans private, public and non-profit
(NGO) sectors in the US and with recent service in Armenia, Yemen, Pakistan,
Afghanistan and Bangladesh. As a start-up executive, she has created and
led both businesses and advocacy organizations, receiving national awards
from organizations such as Common Cause, Ernst & Young (Social
Entrepreneurism) and Leadership America. She built from a pilot project
Kids Voting USA, a national advocacy organization to increase voter turnout,
beginning in her home state Arizona with roll-out to more than 40 states.
Additional political experience includes involvement in many local, state
and national campaigns including twice co-chairing the finance committee of
Arizona's current Governor. Marilyn's history of volunteerism includes
chairmanship of commissions and state departments, recruited by three
Arizona governors. During the last three years, she has enjoyed utilizing
private, public and non-profit sector skills to serve political and civil society organizations internationally and intends to continue this international focus. After the November 2006 elections, she will assist Janet Napolitano, Arizona's Governor, with herinitiative as Chairperson of the National Governors Association, Innovation
America.