Thank you to our Table Captains:
Cathy Allen, Argo Strategies, Marcy Bloom, Rep. Eileen Cody, Councilmember Richard Cole, King County Executive Dow Constantine, Suone Cotner, John Engber, Sen. Karen Fraser, Corrigan Gomencia, Sen. Randy Gordon, Michelle Gregoire, Sierra Hansen, HDCC, Rep. Sam Hunt, Trudi Inslee, Tymmony Keegan, Susan Landon, Councilmember Steve Litzow, Rep. Marcie Maxwell, Sen. Joe McDermott, Mayor Mike McGinn, Norma Miller, Catherine Minch, Linda Mitchell, Rep. Sharon Nelson, Northwest Passage Consulting, Councilmember Amy Ockerlander, Michelle Quackenbush, Olivia Robinson, Denise Rodriguez, SDCC, Roxanne Kroon Shepherd & Jerry Kroon, Frank Shoichet, Lauren Simonds, Sound View Strategies, Renee Staton, Ben Vaught & Aisling Kerins, WinPower Strategies
Thank you to our VIP Sponsors:
Jay Arnold, Aurora Medical Services, Arthur Castagno, George Heidorn & Margaret Rothschild, Jenny GG Photography, Anne Kroeker & Richard Leeds, Nancy Nordhoff, Peter Sagerson
All of the proceeds from this event directly support our work to elect pro-choice champions. We are heading into a critical midterm election year and we need the support of Washington's pro-choice majority to protect our pro-choice seats and elect new pro-choice leaders.
2010 Power of Choice Award Recipients:
Erica C. Barnett
Catherine Minch
Erica became the News Editor at Publicola in June of 2009. Most recently, she was News Editor for the Stranger, and prior to that she worked for several publications, including: Seattle Weekly, Austin Chronicle, Texas Observer, Dallas Observer, and Kirkus Reviews. In 2007, she was honored with a Civic Award from the Municipal League of King County for the year’s best government affairs reporting.
Erica has also been an amazing advocate for reproductive justice in the media. Last December, she reported on the Senate health care reform language that “throws women’s health care under the bus.” She also covered the murder of late-term abortion provider, Dr. George Tiller, for the Stranger, saying that “there is no common ground—not when "common ground" is code for ceding women's rights to calm a storm we didn't create.” We are very excited to present the Power of Choice Award to such a devoted advocate!
Catherine has been a volunteer at NARAL since 2001. Since then, she has gone above and beyond the call of duty! She is a founding member of our Eastside Choice Action Team, which began in 2003, and continues to serve as its leader. This group organizes and advocates for choice in their community. Under Catherine’s leadership, they had a big victory when they convinced Evergreen to allow its pharmacists to participate in the Emergency Contraception (EC) training program.
Catherine joined our Political Action Committee (PAC) in 2006, which interviews candidates and makes endorsement recommendations. From her experience at NARAL, Catherine has also become a volunteer trainer who empowers new activists for reproductive justice in our state. She is an integral part of the NARAL team, and it is with heartfelt enthusiasm that we extend the Power of Choice Award to her!
