HERStory: Four Phenomenal Trailblazers Share Their Incredible Journeys

Women’s History Month may be ending, but the excitement is just beginning as NewBridge Madison’s Diversity & Inclusion program, along with the Fitchburg Senior Center, welcome Frances Huntley-Cooper, Gloria Reyes, Margarita Avila and Pia Kinney James to HERStory: 4 Phenomenal Trailblazers Share Their Incredible Journeys at the Fitchburg Community Center on Thursday, March 30th. This free panel discussion will be held in the Oak Hall room, 1-3:30 p.m...

...the event will recognize the often overlooked contributions women have made to history, culture and society, by celebrating community change makers, who all happen to be women of color. They include: 

• Margarita Avila, a native of Durango, Mexico, who creates opportunities for Dane County’s Latino community as the Director of Workforce Development at the Latino Academy of Workforce Development. 
• Frances Huntley-Cooper, Wisconsin’s first elected Black mayor and namesake of the recently renamed Frances Huntley-Cooper Common Council Chambers in Fitchburg City Hall.
• Pia Kinney James, Madison Police Department’s first Black female officer and lifelong Madisonian.
• Gloria Reyes, former MPD officer, the first Latino to serve as Madison School Board president and the first Latinx candidate to run for Madison mayor....

...The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Anyone interested in attending can register at EventBrite https://www.eventbrite.com/e/577955690027 or call Deana Wright at NewBridge Madison, (608)512-0000 Ext. 2007. ..