Debbie Benefield

News Release 

November 2, 2007

George Dorko
Legislative Liaison
National Foundation for Women Legislators                                      

(202) 293-3040 ext. 1011
www.womenlegislators.org    

REPRESENTATIVE BENEFIELD ELECTED NFWL STATE DIRECTOR
FOR COLORADO

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Colorado State Representative Debbie Benefield was elected Colorado State Director of the National Foundation for Women Legislators (NFWL) at the 2007 NFWL Annual Conference in Louisville, Kentucky. 

By accepting the State Director position, Representative Benefield takes on liaison and communications responsibilities between women elected officials in Colorado and their counterparts across the nation. 

“I am honored that the members of NFWL have asked me to serve as their representative in Colorado for this next year and thrilled to have the opportunity to build relationships,” said Benefield.  She added, “I have already used many important connections that I made at the 2007 Annual Conference and I look forward to working with my colleagues in the legislature on the important public policy issues that were discussed in Kentucky.”

“Representative Debbie Benefield is an articulate and impassioned leader,” remarked NFWL President & CEO, Robin Read.  “We are looking forward to her leadership in the Foundation and I am confident that she is going to contribute to making the next year one of the most exciting and productive years that NFWL has seen yet,” continued Read.
 

About the National Foundation For Women Legislators, Inc. (NFWL)

The mission of NFWL is to provide strategic resources to women leaders for leadership development and effective governance through conferences, seminars, issue education materials, professional and personal relationships, and networking at both the state and federal levels. 

Through annual educational and networking events, the National Foundation for Women Legislators supports women legislators from all levels of governance.   As a non-profit, non-partisan organization, NFWL does not take ideological positions on public policy issues, but rather serves as a forum for women legislators to be empowered through information and experience.

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