"W Stands for Women" Leadership Team

Liz Cheney
"W Stands for Women" Leadership Team
Tue Feb 15, 2005 18:09
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Liz Cheney announced the Bush-Cheney '04 "W Stands for Women"



On May 12, 2004, the Honorable Elaine Chao, Doro Bush Koch and Liz Cheney announced the Bush-Cheney '04 "W Stands for Women" Leadership Team at a Washington, DC event attended by several hundred women supporters from around the country. Steering Committee members as announced on May 12:

Bush-Cheney '04 National "W Stands for Women" Leadership Team
http://www.gwu.edu/~action/2004/bush/bushorgwomen.html

Jane Abraham is the owner and president of a strategy consulting firm. She has held several positions in the Republican National Committee, including Director of Political Education, Director of Intra-Party Development, and Deputy Political Director. In 1992, Abraham served as Convention Manager for Vice President Dan Quayle. Abraham is also involved in a number of charitable organizations in both Michigan and Washington, D.C.


Julie Acton is currently a bookkeeper, salesperson and secretary for various companies. Acton is the Treasurer of the Salem County Republican Organization and a member of the Nominating Committee and County Committee and a member of the Pennsville Republican Club. Acton is also a member of the State of New Jersey, Governor's Advisory Council on Volunteerism and Community Service and a New Jersey State Chair for the Bush-Cheney '04 Women's coalition.


Mary Cunningham Agee is the founder and president of an international, charitable organization that provides urgent and comprehensive care for women faced with the crisis of and unplanned pregnancy. Agee's two decade commitment to empowering mothers with life-supporting assistance is enhanced by her additional role on the board of the National Council for Adoption. Twice voted by World Almanac as one of the "25 Most Influential Women in America," Agee and her husband reside in St. Helena, California and have two children.


Judith Albertelli is a Republican activist in Florida and was formerly the Vice-Chairman of the Republican Party of Duval County. Albertelli is also one of the founding members of the Tillie Fowler Excellence in Public Service Series, a political leadership development program for Florida's Republican women. She and her husband George have 3 sons and 3 grandchildren.


Teresa Amend is Owner and Vice Chairman of the Board of a fast-growing professional services firm offering services in consulting, technology, real estate, finance, development, architecture, engineering, construction, and interior design. Amend is hard at work on her first book. She and her husband, John, reside in Dallas, Texas, and have three children


Chris Andrews is currently helping the President by serving as a volunteer with W Stands for Women. Andrews has helped coordinate Republican campaigns in the past and spends most of her free time fundraising for Republican candidates and calling in to talk shows to support the President's agenda. She and her husband live in Alexandria, Virginia and have two teenagers.


Mary Jo Arndt currently serves as a member of the Republican National Committee for Illinois. She serves as a member of the National Board of Directors of Leadership America, a national non-profit leadership organization. She serves as an advisor to the Illinois Republican Nationalities Council.


Denise Austin is a fitness guru and has established a fitness empire, which includes books, magazines, shows, magazines columns, videos and DVD's, as well as her own line of workout equipment, a signature shoe, and body wear. Austin was appointed to serve on a federal commission on physical fitness. She and her husband, Jeff Austin have two daughters.


Sally Austin has a dual degree in nursing and the law and has served as a legal resources to the healthcare industry. Austin has served as in-house counsel and as corporate compliance office as well as a consultant to various healthcare organizations. Currently, Austin serves as Associate General Counsel in a healthcare system and has also assisted in the development of educational curriculums for the paralegal profession.


Evie Axdahl is the Republican National Committeewoman for the State of Minnesota. Prior to this Axdahl was the Secretary for the Republican Party of Minnesota and the Chairman of Minnesota's Fourth District. She has been a delegate to each Republican National Convention between the years 1980 and 1996.


Catherine Todd Bailey is the current Republican National Committeewoman from Kentucky. Bailey founded Operation Open Arms which is a charity dedicated to caring for babies of incarcerated women and currently serves as the organization's President. She and her husband, Irving Bailey II, have four children.


Susan Bari is the president of the Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), the leading advocate for the advancement of women owned businesses. Bari is a member of the Women's Leadership Board of the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, and serves on advisory councils a women-owned industries firm; the Diversity Council of a financial services firm; the Women's Advisory Council of a major bank and the Board of Directors of the Women Presidents' Organization. She is also publishing a book in June 2004.


Carmen Bermudez is the founder, Chairman and CEO of the nation's first and only minority-woman owned independent trust company, which has been recognized with several awards. Bermudez serves on the Board of Advisors of the U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce, is a member of the Southern Arizona Leadership Council and the New America Alliance based in Washington, D.C.


U.S. Congresswoman Judy Biggert has brought her varied career as a lawyer, community leader and small business owner together to help her represent the 13th District of Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives. First elected to the 107th Congress, Congresswoman Biggert currently serves on four full committees and seven subcommittees in the House of Representatives where she focuses on education, health and employment issues. She and her husband, Rody, are the parents of four children, and the grandparents of five grandchildren.


Judy Black is the senior legislative consultant for Washington, DC firm. Black is involved in the American Council of Young Political Leaders, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems, and the Fund for American Studies.


U.S. Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn represents the 7th Congressional District of Tennessee. She was elected to the 108th Congress espousing a message of low taxes, responsible government, and a strong national defense. Congresswoman Blackburn serves on three committees and one subcommittee, interested in education, employment, and government reform and oversight. Congresswoman Blackburn is married to Chuck Blackburn and they have two children.


Myrna Blythe is the founding editor-in-chief and publishing director of a top woman's magazine, as well as an author and has written many articles and books. Blythe is currently an appointee on women's health issues. She and her husband live in New York City and have two sons.


Lynette Boggs McDonald, sworn into office by Governor Guinn as Clark County Commissioner in 2004 comes to Clark County from the city of Las Vegas, where she was the first woman to lead a City Council ward in the history of that city. A former Miss Oregon who competed in the 1989 Miss America Pageant, Commissioner McDonald has been named: One of Las Vegas' "Top 40 Under 40" by the Las Vegas Business Press and was chosen by the American Council for Young Political Leaders as a delegate to India. She is married to Steven D. McDonald, J.D. and they have an eight-year-old son named Adam.


U.S. Congresswoman Mary Bono was elected to represent the 45th District from the state of California in 1998, in a special election to fill the seat left vacant by her late husband, Sonny Bono. Currently serving her third term in office, she serves on the prestigious Energy and Commerce Committee, and also serves as chair of the Congressional Slaton Sea Task Force and as vice-chair of the Entertainment Task Force and the Travel and Tourism Task Force.


Molly Bordanaro is a principal for a business consulting and public affairs firm and currently serves as chair of the Northwest States for the Bush-Cheney '04 campaign. Bordanaro was recognized in 2001 as one of nine "People of the Year" for her community services and leadership in Portland. She and her husband Matt have a son and a daughter.


Mary Ellen Bork is a free-lance writer and lecturer on issues affecting Catholic life and culture. Bork serves on the Board of Directors of the John Carroll Society, the Institute for Religion and Democracy, and Women Affirming Life. She and her husband, Judge Robert H. Bork, live in McLean, Virginia.


Victoria Braden is president and CEO of an insurance agency that specializes in providing employee benefit solutions to larger businesses. Clients include high tech firms, manufacturing, CPA firms, churches and non-profit organizations, and the construction industry. Among her honors, Braden was selected to the Top Ten Business Women in the United States by the American Business Women's Association, the Who's Who in American Business, and she is a recipient of the 2003 National Leadership Award.


Nancy Becker is the first women in New Jersey to launch her own public affairs firm where she directs all lobbying, public relations and marketing programs. Becker is the founding chair of the Christine Todd Whitman Excellence in Public Service Series, a political leadership-training program for Republican New Jersey women. She has been awarded with an Executive Women of New Jersey with the Policy Makers Award, a tribute to women who are directors of New Jersey corporations or foundations.


Janice Brewer was elected Arizona Secretary of State on November 5, 2002. She serves as acting Governor when the Governor is out of state. Upon taking office, Secretary Brewer made it a priority to identify immediate ways to save taxpayer dollars and address the ongoing state budget deficit. She also took the lead on federal election reform by compiling the Preliminary Help America Vote Act State Plan, making Arizona second in the nation to accomplish this mandate.


Nancy Brinker is the founder of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, today recognized as the nation's leading catalyst in the fight against breast cancer. Brinker was appointed by President Bush in 2001 to serve as U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Hungary, a position which she held until July 2003. Brinker has been named one of the 100 Most Important Women of the 20th Century (Ladies Home Journal) and one of the 25 Most Powerful Women in America (Biography Magazine).


Janet Mitchell Bowne is a very active volunteer and is the co-chair of Sustaining Members for the Junior League of Portland, Maine. Bowne has worked on numerous political campaigns in Maine including the following recent campaigns: Collins for(US) Senate, '02 (volunteer), Snowe for (US) Senate, '00 (coalitions director; paid consultant), and Vamvakias for State Senate; '01 and '02. She and her husband reside in Falmouth, Maine with their two children.


U.S. Congresswoman Ginny Brown-Waite was elected to represent the state of Florida in 2002. She is an active member of the Budget, Financial Services, and Veteran's Affairs Committees where she serves on the Benefits and Health Subcommittees keeping a watchful eye over legislation affecting the health and services we offer our nation's heroes. She also serves as Vice-Chair of the Congressional Women's Caucus.


Columba Bush is married to Governor Jeb Bush of the state of Florida. Mrs. Bush is a spokesperson and member of Informed Families of Florida, a non-profit organization involved in educating families on the perils of drug abuse, as well as, a member of the Governors' Spouses Leadership Forum, an organization that is dedicated to the reduction of youth alcohol abuse. In 2000, Mrs. Bush started the Arts Recognition Program, which honors high school seniors who have demonstrated exemplary talents in the arts, and is also the co-founder of the Children's Cultural Education Fund of the Ballet Folklorico, which raises money for the national dance troupe of Mexico. She and her husband, Jeb, have three children.


Lindsay Bush is the chair of the Missouri Women for Bush Coalition. Bush worked for California Senator Pete Wilson and also worked as a strategic consultant and a leadership training firm. She and her husband, Scott Bush, have two children.


Margaret Bush is married to Marvin Bush, who is the brother of President George W. Bush. She is a local actress who has appeared in many theatrical productions, as well as film and television. She is very involved in community service. Margaret and Marvin reside in Alexandria, Virginia and have two children, Marshall and Walker.


Anna R. Cablik is the founder of a contracting company that specialized in highway bridges and one of the largest Hispanic owned firms in Georgia. Cablik is the past chair of the Atlanta Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, has served on the board of the Latin American Association, Saint Joseph's Mercy Care, Woman Looking Ahead, and the Fulton Atlanta Community Action Authority. Currently she is on the Board of United Way, is co-chair of the Membership Committee at Georgia Chamber of Commerce and Chair of the Fundraising Committee of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.


U.S. Congresswoman Shelley Moore Capito is currently serving her second term as the Representative of the Second Congressional District of West Virginia. Capito is the only woman and Republican representing West Virginia and serves on three committees of the House dealing with finance, transportation and infrastructure, and small business issues. She is married to Charles L. Capito, Jr. and they have three children.


Suzanne Carcieri is married to Governor Don Carcieri of the state of Rhode Island. Carcieri currently serves on the boards of Dorcas Place literacy center, the Rhode Island Academic Decathlon, the Institute for the Study and Practice of Non-Violence, and the Rhode Island Community Food Bank. Carcieri and her husband are co-founders of the Academy Children's Science Center in East Greenwich and have four children and 13 grandchildren.


Annette Carr is currently the executive assistant and scheduler for Congressman Phil English from Erie, Pennsylvania in his Washington, DC office. Carr is politically active in the Republican party. She and her husband, Bobby, reside in Annapolis, Maryland where they are proud sponsors of Naval Academy Midshipmen.


Kathy Carrier is the president and owner of a company providing strategic direction for clients in curriculum design and creation of customized educational programs and creation of web and computer-based training programs. A member of several Boards and Professional Associations, Carrier also serves in her community as President of the Board of Erin's House for Grieving Children, past President of YWCA and is in her thirteenth year as Girl Scout leader. Her experiences with e-learning have been published and last year received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award.


Betty Jane Carroll is the Bush-Cheney '04 Maryland State Chairman for the Women's coalition and is on the advisory board of the Federal Forum. Carroll currently serves as a leader in a Republican women's political group. She also ran her husband Peter's victorious campaign for Talbot County Council.


Elizabeth L. Cheney is currently a visiting fellow at the American Enterprise Institute focusing on political and economic development and women's empowerment in the Middle East. From 2002-2003, Cheney served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs at the Department of State and prior to joining the State Department, Cheney was an attorney practicing law in the area of international project finance. She and her husband reside in McLean, Virginia an

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