MURFREESBORO — As
the Tennessee General Assembly continues its 109th session, local
university women will be learning how to persuade their lawmakers.
“Tips of the Trade: Lobbying the Hill and the Congressional
Delegation” is the theme of the next meeting of the Murfreesboro Branch of the
American Association of University Women from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12, in
Room 101 of MTSU’s Sam Ingram Building.
Joyce McDaniel and Jane Grigor Ferrell, founding partners of
The Ferrell-McDaniel Company in Nashville, will deliver the presentation.
The company is “an association management and political
action committee development firm,” according to www.ferrellmcdaniel.com.
Ferrell, a former president of the Nashville Women’s Political
Caucus and former member of the Davidson County Election Commission, has
consulted on strategy, fundraising and organization for political campaigns in
eight Southern states.
In addition, she was one of the key players in the formation
of the Campaign for a Healthy and Responsible Tennessee and served as its
executive director.
McDaniel was administrative assistant to the late state Sen.
Anna Belle Clement O’Brien for 11 years. She is also a former press secretary
for the Senate Democratic Caucus.
In 1997, McDaniel started two businesses. Perennial Services
Management offers consulting, event planning and management. Perennial Services
Network provides nonmedical personal services to the elderly.
What the attendees learn will come in handy Tuesday, Feb. 24,
which is Lobby Day on the Hill for Tennessee Academic Standards, and Wednesday,
March 4, which is Lobby Day on the Hill for Women’s Issues.
The public is invited. Dinner will be served at the meeting
for a fee of $5. Reservations may be made by Thursday, Feb. 5, by calling
615-893-1786. Donations of feminine products for Murfreesboro’s Domestic
Violence Center are requested.
For more information, contact Dr. Ayne Cantrell, MTSU
professor emerita, at acantrell@comcast.net.
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