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NEW Leadership™ Alumnae

NEW Leadership™ alumnae have gone on to work as campaign consultants, legislative staffers, community organizers, activists, lobbyists, issue advocates and local office holders. Thousands of women have participated in a NEW Leadership™ program and have gone on to make a difference in their communities. Here are just a few of their stories...

Alumnae Spotlight
Amanda Agar
Fé Lopez
Christine Buteas
Stephanie Gidigbi
Anita Balan
New Jersey '06 		Liz Shirey
Ohio '03		 Kamilah Keith
Alabama '06		 Kristi Jo Lewis
Oregon '04

NEW Leadership™ has had a huge impact on my life and changed my career goals, opening new options and opportunities for me.
    NEW Leadership™ participant
    Class of 2004

If you are an alumna of any NEW Leadership program and would like to share your story, please contact Sasha Patterson.

Take the Alumni Survey
The Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP) is conducting a survey of all participants of NEW Leadership™ programs across the country. The survey is designed to help individual institutions evaluate the impact of their programs and to assess how we can all better serve our alumnae. If you have not received an invitation to participate in the NEW Leadership alumna survey and would like to, please contact Sasha Patterson at sashap@rci.rutgers.edu.

NEW Leadership™ New Jersey Alumnae Activities

2006 NEW Leadership™ New Jersey Alumnae Survey Report
Before NEW Leadership™ I had never considered a career in the public sector... After NEW Leadership™ I joined a nonprofit board, worked for a city department and started down the path that now has me leading a non-profit that assists hundreds of non-profits in my community.
    NEW Leadership™ alumnae
    survey respondent

A CAWP survey of NEW Leadership™ New Jersey alumnae confirmed that NEW Leadership™ increased participants' understanding of politics and their interest in becoming politically engaged. Many respondents said that NEW Leadership™ increased their self confidence, opened their eyes to the variety of ways to become involved in politics, and expanded their future career goals.