Diana Campo (left), past Southwest Central regional director and current Association director, introduced President Sweetser.  Shirley Breeze (right), past AAUW of Missouri president and current regional director, planned and presided over the conference.

Southwest Central Regional Director Shirley Breeze poses with Missouri Senator Rita Heard Days (District 14, north St. Louis County) and AAUW President Ruth Sweetser.  Senator Days spoke about "Women in Politics," a topic near
and dear to many AAUW members.

     Workshops and panels included "Working with the Media on AAUW Issues"  (see picture to right)

     Other workshops were

•  "New Approaches to Membership Development, a panel with MO AAUW president Annelle Weymuth, MO AAUW Membership VP Jan Huss, Past MO AAUW Program VP Rebecca Richardson, and Joplin Branch President Lorraine Whittington

• "Women's Health Issues:  Who Turned the Heat on in Here?" by Dr. Jennifer McDonald, introduced by Carol Erickson, OK AAUW president

• "Building Your Economic Security: Outlook for Investment" by Dr. Kate Warne of Edward Jones, Inc, introduced by Dr. Patrician Williams, AAUW KS president 

Panelists were (left to right) Bill Raack, KWMU 90.7 FM; Moderator Mary-Carol Lindbloom, AAUW of Missouri communications chair and member of AAUW Canton Branch; Sue Thomson, consultant and former reporter with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch; and Kathy McKemy, co-president of Missouri NOW and member of AAUW Ferguson-Florissant Branch.