Women’s Policy, Inc. 2009 Congressional Gala

Welcoming the new Administration, the record number of women in Congress,
and the new leadership of the Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues

Honorary Congressional Host Committee

Dinner Host Committee Co-Chairs and Members

Dinner Sponsors

 

*Photos courtesy of Doug DeMark Photography,

to be used only with the explicit permission of Women’s Policy, Inc.*

The Honorable Janet Napolitano, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security (left), and Women's Caucus Co-Chair Rep. Mary Fallin (R-OK) talk before the program.

Secretary Napolitano speaks to a capacity crowd before dinner.

Secretary Napolitano and Women's Caucus Co-Chair Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL).

(l. to r.) Former Reps. Connie Morella (R-MD), Deborah Pryce (R-OH), and Pat Schroeder (D-CO) talk during dinner.

The Honorable Lisa Jackson, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, speaks during the gala program. 

Administrator Jackson with Rep. Schakowsky.

Reps. Fallin (above) and Schakowsky (right) announce the Women's Caucus legislative agenda for the 111th Congress.

Reps. Fallin and Schakowsky introduce the Vice-Chairs and Task Force Co-Chairs in attendance. (l. to r.) Reps. Fallin, Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Allyson Schwartz (D-PA), Susan Davis (D-CA), Lois Capps (D-CA), Vice-Chair Kay Granger (R-TX), Vice Chair Gwen Moore (D-WI), and Schakowsky. 

Reps. Fallin and Schakowsky welcome several new women Members of Congress. (l. to r.) Reps. Fallin, Granger, Betsy Markey (D-CO), Suzanne Kosmas (D-FL), Kathy Dahlkemper (D-PA), Moore, and Schakowsky. 

Women's Caucus Co-Chairs Fallin and Schakowsky.

(l. to r.) WPI Board of Directors Chair Alice Borrelli, Rep. Fallin, Rep. Schakowsky, and WPI President Cindy Hall.