Erin Vilardi, VP of Programs and Communications at the White House Project Named to Vision 2020's National Delegates
MAY 20, 2010-NEW YORK- On May 19th, Vision 2020 announced that Erin Vilardi, VP of Program and Communications at The White House Project was named as one of 102 National Delegates – extraordinary women who were chosen to shape the future of women’s leadership into the next decade.
The White House Project, a 501(c)(3), aims to advance women’s leadership in all communities and sectors—up to the U.S. presidency—by filling the leadership pipeline with a richly diverse, critical mass of women. Vision 2020 is a national project that seeks to promote women’s leadership and gender equality by uniting women across disciplines to begin a national dialogue and propose an action agenda.
Two women leaders were nominated and selected from all 50 states, including the District of Columbia, to join Vision 2020 as National Delegates.
• More than 1,000 people registered to nominate or become Vision 2020 National Delegates.
• 102 women were selected as National Delegates.
• 13 women were selected as Visionary Delegates, who will advise and assist the National Delegates by connecting them to organizations and resources that will assist in the implementation of the action agenda.
Marie, Wilson, President and Founder of The White House Project said, “We couldn’t be more proud of Erin, and the work done by Vision 2020 and the White House Project will have a major effect on women’s leadership in this country for years to come.”
Vision 2020 kicks off Oct. 21, 2010, with a two-day conference at the National Constitution Center, where The White House Project’s Marie Wilson will serve as a panelist. The conference is composed of eight conversation topic areas: Arts & Culture; Business, Law & Finance; Communications & Media; Education; Politics & Government; Health; Philanthropy, Faith & Volunteerism; and Science, Technology & Engineering. Each conversation has three panelists, two moderators and 200 audience members participating in a dynamic discussion about issues and solutions to these issues in their fields.
For more information about The White House Project, please visit our website: www.thewhitehouseproject.org/. For more information about Vision 2020 and the National Delegates, contact Drexel’s Institute for Women’s Health and Leadership at vision2020@drexelmed.edu or 215-991-8830 or visit http://www.drexel.edu/vision2020/.
