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The Public Leadership Education Network’s (PLEN) mission is to empower, educate, and engage women and marginalized gender groups in public policy.
Washington, D.C.
Joined August 2009
Join us for our Welcome Back to Congress Reception on Wednesday, January 7, 2026. We are honored to have Congresswomen Yvette Clarke (NY-9) and Julie Johnson (TX-32) joining us for an evening of conversation, networking, and community for PLEN students and professionals alike.
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🌨️ 🏢 We can bring some life to your under-utilized facilities -- esp. in the dreary days of early Jan (5th-9th)! We rely on donated meeting spaces for our signature DC seminars. Email sblanco[at]plen[dot]org if your office can host us. (Ask your friends, too.) Thank you! 💚💜
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Join PLEN's second virtual PLENTalks Panel "There's nothing like summer in the city: How to land a DC summer internship" on Thurs, November 13, from 4-5 pm ET. Register at https://t.co/B2sWCBnfds. All students and young professionals, regardless of gender or age, are welcome.
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Our revamped virtual programming is back and better than ever! Sign up on our website for our upcoming PLENTalks on securing a DC Summer Internship this Summer. But in the meantime, enjoy some advice from PLEN and Bryn Mawr College alumna Holly Evans at our last PLENTalks session
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Day 3 of our fall seminar closed as a success with a Grassroots Advocacy session with Sherry Whitworth, a student panel on Leadership On & Off Campus, and Running Start's Elect Her Workshop led by our very own Sara Blanco! #PLEN25fall #PLEN #publicpolicy #runningstart
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Day 2 of the PLEN fall seminar was a hit, with sessions from Nueteki Akuetteh on Foreign Policy, Gayle Gerdes & Peggy Tighe on Health Policy, and Tamra Spielvogel on STEM Policy. A huge thank you to Verizon for hosting us for days 2 and 3. #PLEN25fall #PLEN
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We closed day one with a PLEN favorite: The Diplomacy Simulation with PLEN Alum Jordyn Arndt! Our students got the chance to experience a diplomacy case, navigating all of the dynamics of conflict resolution. Thank you, Jordyn! #PLEN25fall #PLEN #diplomacy #futureofdiplomacy
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Day 1 was full of fun with more sessions from Allison Magnarelli on the Law and Public Policy and Sustainability and Environmental Policy with Jenny Reeverts. Thank you, Allison and Jenny, for your great advice! #PLEN25fall #PLEN #publicpolicy #futureofpublicpolicy
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Thank you to Alyssa Innis and Ally Perleoni for starting day one of our seminar last week with amazing sessions on Launching Your Career and Networking 101! Thank you also to the American Trucking Association for hosting us for our first day!
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✨ PLEN alums and supporters: Join us @runningstart's 10/21 Resilience Summit in Washington, DC for an interactive, off-the-record, intergenerational dialogue on failure, resilience, and the path to authentic leadership. ➩ More here: https://t.co/B1xAPaSbB9
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🤩 We can't wait to share more photos from our Fall 2025 Public Policy Seminar! Stay tuned... #PLEN25fall
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Our first PLENtalks Panel is here! This Monday (9/29), join 4 PLEN alums for a discussion on "How to Leverage College Resources for a Career in Public Policy". Sign up today for our Back2School Discount: link in bio @plennetwork.
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🏢❓❓❓ PLEN relies on generously donated meeting spaces for our signature seminars in Washington, DC. Email sblanco[at]plen[dot]org if your office can host us -- especially for mid-October! (And ask your friends, too.) Thank you!
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💚 💜 Get some DC know-how and get to know PLEN's new(-ish) ED while you're at it! --> Link in bio.
Students & early career alums of @plennetwork: we're adding virtual office hours to the mix. For some, I'll rope in colleagues (from PLEN, LSP, and beyond) to join us. Let's chat DC, policy jobs, grad school, and more! ↪ Learn more and sign up for the first one via link in bio.
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📣 Announcing our upcoming programs & events! 📝Registration is now open for: PLEN Policy Parlor 9/16 (virtual office hours with ED @sarablancosays) AND .... 🎆PLEN's Fall Seminar (DC, 10/14-16)🎆! ⇢ Links in bio @plennetwork.
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We could not have celebrated the Mentor Awards without the support of our AMAZING Sponsors! 🤩 A major thank you to the National Association of Realtors: @nardotrealtor, Morrison Foerster, LLP: @MoFoLLP, and Constellation: @constellationEG! 🌟
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We love these photos from the #2025PLENMentorAwards! Whether we were mingling with old and new friends and colleagues, listening to amazing speeches, or celebrating our incredible honorees and PLEN’s mission, we all had a blast! 🌟
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🤩 We're excited to share more photos from last night SOON, but here's a teaser... Congratulations to our 2025 Mentor Awards honorees: @RepYassAnsari, former Congresswoman Ileana @RosLehtinen, Alana Pilar Cantillo, and @cdonahuedc! 🎉
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💚💜 PLEN is lucky to have such a wonderful community. TY 2025 Mentor Awards Host Committee for your generous support. We can't wait to celebrate our honorees (@RepYassAnsari, former Congresswoman Ileana @RosLehtinen, Alana Pilar Cantillo, & @cdonahuedc) w/ you tomorrow night! 🎉
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Thank you @ConstellationEG, @MoFoLLP, and @nardotrealtor! 👏 Sponsor support of the 2025 Mentor Awards (honoring @RepYassAnsari, Alana Pilar Cantillo, @cdonahuedc, and former Congresswoman Ileana @RosLehtinen) helps PLEN keep offering our signature, top-tier seminars. 💚💜
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