Prior Meetings
AAUW Grant Recipients - February Program Review
Sarah Parnell February 27, 2026
Alyssa Knight, executive director of the Freedom Education Project of Puget Sound (FEPPS), leads a rigorous college-in-prison program at the Washington Corrections Center for Women that has, since 2012, reshaped the culture of the state’s only women’s prison by bringing accredited AA and BA degrees inside and treating incarcerated students as full members of an academic community. Short video on their program. Built from early GED classes through a partnership with local… Read More »
ACE Graduates & Leadership - Local High School STEM Mentor Program Review
Sarah Parnell January 20, 2026
On January 17, representatives of the ACE program (Architecture, Construction and Engingeering) joined us. ACE is a program that exposes and inspires high school students to Architecture, Construction, and Engineering (and allied skill areas). Their mission is to engage, excite, and enlighten students in pursuing these non-traditional careers for women. Angela Gottula, Seattle’s ACE Executive Director for more than 10 years, stated that ACE came to Seattle in 2001 and has… Read More »
December Holiday Meeting and Tech Trek Celebration
December 18, 2025
Reitha Weeks led us in the Tech Trek Celebration. We had four of the eleven campers we sponsored for Tech Trek last summer plus some of their parents. It’s always fun to hear from them and learn what their biggest take-aways were. Tech Trek is a week-long STEM sleep away camp at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma with over 100 campers from all over the state. For many of the girls,… Read More »
November Program Review - Immigration News from NW Immigrant Rights Project
Sarah Parnell November 18, 2025
At our November meeting, Jenny Mashek, an attorney with the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, spoke about current issues with regard to immigration. NWIRP has several offices in Washington State, and their services to their clients are free and confidential. She emphasized how important it is for clients to consult with representation, because every situation is different and interpreting changing rules can be difficult for the lay person. Ms. Mashek spoke about the… Read More »
Review of October 18th Program with Sharon Tosi Lacey
Kathy Myers November 16, 2025
Sharon, a current chief historian at the US Census in Washington DC, gave an engaging talk on her personal pathway from a graduate at West Point (USMA) to her current position. She pointed out that men often don’t need full knowledge or expertise to try for their next opportunity (comfortable with 60% qualifications) whereas women will wait until they have close to 100% of the qualifications necessary for a future position. Sharon… Read More »