Invitation for JPWN's Luncheon on March 26, 2008 with Cathey Steinberg

Connect.Learn.Lunch
Jewish Professional Women’s Network


You are cordially invited to attend a luncheon with other Jewish women professionals at

King & Spalding LLP
1201 Peachtree Street
(on corner of 14th Street and Peachtree Street across from Colony Square)
Atlanta, GA 30303

Directions


March 26, 2008


§ 11:45 am ~ Registration
§ 12:00 - 1:30 pm ~ Connect, Learn & Lunch (please bring
your business cards to share with others)

Web Site

§ http://www.jpwn.org/

Speaker




Cathey Steinberg ~ 1st Jewish Woman in the Georgia Legislature

Ms. Steinberg will be speaking about, “Have Things Changed in the Political Landscape?"







Space is Limited

If you are already a member, please register by clicking the following link and paying $20 by credit card: member link

If you are not a member, please register by clicking the following link and paying $30 by credit card: non-member link

If you would like to become a member before purchasing a ticket to this event, please click here: http://www.jpwn.org/Membership.htm

Registration fee for this event includes lunch. You will be notified by email whether you are confirmed to attend this event or whether you have been placed on the waitlist. If you are placed on the waitlist, you will receive email updates as to your status. If there is not availability, your payment will be returned. Cancellations for a refund (not including paypal fee) must be received by March 21, 2008.

If you have any questions, please contact Ronni Solomon at 404-572-3547 or info@jpwn.org.

Speaker Biography

Cathey W. Steinberg has served as an advocate on behalf of consumers and families for more than 25 years as Georgia’s first independent Consumers’ Insurance Advocate, a business owner of an advocacy training and strategic planning company, a state legislator, and as Executive Director of a non-profit serving troubled youth.

Steinberg served from July 1999 through March 2003 as Georgia’s first Consumers’ Insurance Advocate, whose primary responsibility was to protect and promote consumers’ interests on insurance matters. Based on her long-standing reputation as a consumer and family advocate, in July 1999, Governor Barnes appointed Steinberg to this important position as an independent voice for Georgians on insurance issues. During her tenure, this office became nationally recognized and Steinberg was appointed a Consumer Representative with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.

Steinberg previously spent a total of 14 years in the state legislature. She served in the House of Representatives from 1977 to 1989 and in the Senate from 1991 to 1993. In 1992, she ran for the United States Congress and won the Democratic nomination but lost the general election by less than a one-percentage point margin.

As a state legislator, Steinberg was involved in issues concerning families and health care as well as energy and the environment. She was instrumental in the passage of legislation regarding victims’ compensation, child support, family medical leave, and the State Commission on Family Violence. She served on the House Rules Committee and, in the Senate, chaired the Human Development Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee and the Aging and Human Ecology Subcommittee of the Youth, Aging, and Human Ecology Committee. She also served on the Senate Judiciary and Ethics Committees.

Additional legislative achievements include a landmark law to regulate land use by requiring impact studies before re-zonings (the Steinberg Act), the Nursing Home Residents’ Bill of Rights, the Georgia Child Care Council, under-age drinking laws, and tax relief for senior citizens.

After her congressional race, she developed and was managing partner of Ahead of the Curve, a public policy consulting and advocacy training firm she founded. During her eight-year tenure, Steinberg worked with several advocacy groups on a wide range of issues such as teen pregnancy prevention and issues important to people with disabilities and their families, such as accessible housing, community-based services, and employment.

Steinberg has served on the advisory boards of the Atlanta Business Chronicle and the Atlanta Lung Association. She was a member of the Executive Committee of the United Way’s Community and Government Relations Division, the Council on Elder Abuse, and the Governor’s Statewide DUI Task Force and Leadership Atlanta. She is a current member of the Carter Center Board of Councilors and the International Women’s Forum.

Steinberg has received numerous awards, including a Legislator of the Year award from the Georgia Council on Aging, an honorary life membership in the Georgia Parent Teacher Association, and a Certificate of Appreciation for her legislative efforts against child abuse and drunk driving. In the June/July 2000 edition of Business to Business Magazine, Steinberg was identified as a “Diva”, one of Atlanta’s most dynamic women. Similarly, in 2001, Steinberg was recognized by the Atlanta Business Chronicle as one of Atlanta’s 100 most influential citizens and by Georgia Trend Magazine as one of the 100 Most Influential Georgians of the Year.

Steinberg received a bachelor’s degree from Carnegie-Mellon University and earned her master’s degree in guidance and counseling from the University of Pittsburgh.

From September 05 through September 07, Steinberg served as the Executive Director of the Juvenile Justice Fund, a non-profit dedicated to addressing the needs of troubled youth from the Fulton County Juvenile Court and other community resources. Focusing on difficult problems that most agencies do not address, such as sexual exploitation of children and serious family dysfunction, the Juvenile Justice Fund has a seven-year record of delivering innovative, effective interventions for youth and children who come to a juvenile court.

Steinberg is currently enjoying her family (3 grandchildren), and traveling. She is consulting and doing project work as needed.