Chamber Connect - Strong Sisters Film Screening
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Chamber Connect - Strong Sisters Film Screening
Date:
November 6, 2018
Time:
11:15 AM - 1:30 PM MST
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Event Description:
**Please note the program will extend past our typical schedule and will conclude after 1:30 p.m.**
Connect with the community and fellow business advocates to share information, educate and network!
Speakers: Filmmakers Laura Hoeppner and Meg Froelich
Topic: Strong Sisters: Elected Women in Colorado is a documentary film that tells the extraordinary story of elected women in Colorado.
Watch the Trailer: https://vimeo.com/102537919https://vimeo.com/102537919
Did you know that in 1894 Colorado became the first state in the world to elect women to a legislative body? And that we have consistently been among the states with the highest percentage of women serving in our legislature? Strong Sisters explores this proud history and also asks why is matters to have women in elected office and why Colorado hasn't elected a female Governor, U.S. Senator, or Mayor of Denver.
Biographies: Filmmakers Laura Hoeppner and Meg Froelich spent 3 years doing research and interviewing 70 of Colorado's elected women.
Prior to working on the documentary, Laura served as the Executive Director of the Colorado Legislative Women’s Caucus, researching and writing biographies of historical women who served in the Colorado General Assembly.
Laura was a Legislative Aide at the Colorado House of Representatives and more recently worked as Community & Government Affairs Liaison for the City of Centennial, Colorado. She has over 17 years of experience working in the non-profit sector, including seven years as the Executive Director of the Colorado Institute for Leadership Training. Laura also taught history and political science at the community college level.
Laura also served in elected office as a Home Rule Charter Commissioner for the City of Centennial.
A producer for television, the Internet and multimedia, Meg Froelich has produced documentary episodes for the A&E series “Biography” and “The Twentieth Century with Mike Wallace.” She worked on PBS’ “American Masters and “The American Experience” series, as well as documentary series on education and childhood.
Meg produced the CD-ROM and DVD versions of Our Times: An Encyclopedia of the Twentieth Century which included narration by James Earl Jones and several mini-documentaries. She produced the web sites for Our Times, Encyclonet, and for the National Archives of Singapore.
Meg has served as a Greenwood Village Councilmember. In 2016 she ran for the State House of Representatives. She is the former Executive Director of the Colorado Institute for Leadership Training and has taught social studies at the secondary and higher education levels.
Schedule:
Networking, 11:15- Noon
Strong Sisters screening, Noon - 1:15
Q&A with Filmakers, 1:15-1:30
Cost: Free for Chamber & EDC members; $5 for non-members at the door. Support the venue by purchasing of a drink or lunch (optional).
Connect with the community and fellow business advocates to share information, educate and network!
Speakers: Filmmakers Laura Hoeppner and Meg Froelich
Topic: Strong Sisters: Elected Women in Colorado is a documentary film that tells the extraordinary story of elected women in Colorado.
Watch the Trailer: https://vimeo.com/102537919https://vimeo.com/102537919
Did you know that in 1894 Colorado became the first state in the world to elect women to a legislative body? And that we have consistently been among the states with the highest percentage of women serving in our legislature? Strong Sisters explores this proud history and also asks why is matters to have women in elected office and why Colorado hasn't elected a female Governor, U.S. Senator, or Mayor of Denver.
Biographies: Filmmakers Laura Hoeppner and Meg Froelich spent 3 years doing research and interviewing 70 of Colorado's elected women.
Prior to working on the documentary, Laura served as the Executive Director of the Colorado Legislative Women’s Caucus, researching and writing biographies of historical women who served in the Colorado General Assembly.
Laura was a Legislative Aide at the Colorado House of Representatives and more recently worked as Community & Government Affairs Liaison for the City of Centennial, Colorado. She has over 17 years of experience working in the non-profit sector, including seven years as the Executive Director of the Colorado Institute for Leadership Training. Laura also taught history and political science at the community college level.
Laura also served in elected office as a Home Rule Charter Commissioner for the City of Centennial.
A producer for television, the Internet and multimedia, Meg Froelich has produced documentary episodes for the A&E series “Biography” and “The Twentieth Century with Mike Wallace.” She worked on PBS’ “American Masters and “The American Experience” series, as well as documentary series on education and childhood.
Meg produced the CD-ROM and DVD versions of Our Times: An Encyclopedia of the Twentieth Century which included narration by James Earl Jones and several mini-documentaries. She produced the web sites for Our Times, Encyclonet, and for the National Archives of Singapore.
Meg has served as a Greenwood Village Councilmember. In 2016 she ran for the State House of Representatives. She is the former Executive Director of the Colorado Institute for Leadership Training and has taught social studies at the secondary and higher education levels.
Schedule:
Networking, 11:15- Noon
Strong Sisters screening, Noon - 1:15
Q&A with Filmakers, 1:15-1:30
Cost: Free for Chamber & EDC members; $5 for non-members at the door. Support the venue by purchasing of a drink or lunch (optional).
