Running for Office 101

Saturday, October 21, 2017, 8:00 until noon
Hagerstown Community College, Career Programs Building

8:00 - 8:25       Registration

8:30 - 9:00       Opening Remarks     Rick Weldon  -  Welcome and overview

9:05 - 9:45       Panel Discussion I     Moderator Greg Snook.  Panelists: Jim Kercheval, Dori Nipps and Rick Weldon

9:50 - 10:00     Break 

10:00 - 10:50   Panel Discussion II (50)  Moderator Rick Weldon. Panelists: Emily Keller, Bridget Schmidt and Linda Irvin Craig

10:50 - 11:00   Break  

11:00 - 11:15   Accepting the Challenge - Jim Kercheval  (Ethics, Pitfalls, Nerves, Next Steps, and translating ‘Running for’ into ‘Serving in’ Office)

11:15 - noon    Breakout conversations - Important Resources (Outside help is available!)

• Women At The Table (WATT) - Special challenges facing women running for office

• Democratic Central Committee

• Republican Central Committee

• And others invited

Presented jointly by the Washington County Chamber of Commerce and the League of Women Voters of Washington County.