ProWomen Luncheon

June 21st featured guest

Senator

 Carolyn Allen

DATE: Wednesday, June 21st 2006      TIME: 11:45am – 1:00pm

LOCATION: Orange Tree Golf Resort, 10601 N. 56th Street

COST: Members $25 in advance; $35 at the door

            Non-members $35 in advance; $45 at the door

REGISTER: www.scottsdalechamber.com

QUESTIONS: Monica Hicks, 480.949.2172 or mhicks@scottsdalechamber.com

About the Speaker

Carolyn was elected Senator for District 8 in November, 2002.  Currently she chairs the Senate Health Committee and is a member of the Commerce Committee and Transportation Committee. Senator Allen lives in Scottsdale with her husband, Jack.  Prior to being elected to the Senate, Carolyn Allen was elected State Representative for District 28 in November 1994 and served until December, 2002.  She was Majority Leader of the House of Representatives and a member of the Environment Committee and the Health Committee. Before her election, Carolyn Allen was Development Director of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation and the Scottsdale Cultural Council.  She also served as Executive Director of the Scottsdale Arts Center Association and President of the Board of Directors of the Scottsdale Arts Center Association.

Carolyn Allen has a distinguished record of community and political involvement, including:

§ Named “Scottsdale Woman of the Year,” by the Women of Scottsdale, 2004

§ Named “Legislator of the Year,” State Senate,  by Arizona Chamber of Commerce, 2003

§ Named “One of the Top 50 Community Leaders” for Scottsdale’s 50^th Anniversary, 2003

§ Recipient, Scottsdale Hospitality Commission legislative award

§ Recipient, Arizona Hospital & Healthcare Association’s 2003 Legislative Appreciation Award

§ Advisory Board, Scottsdale Foundation for the Handicapped

§ Advisory Board, Scottsdale Leadership

§ Advisory Council, McDowell Sonoran Land Trust

Her former experience includes: President, National Organization of Women Legislators for Arizona; Member, Growing Smarter Commission on Land Preservation; Scottsdale ESLO Task Force; Vice-Chairman, Scottsdale Planning Commission; Vice-Chairman, Board of Directors, Scottsdale Leadership Alumni; President, Actors Lab Theatre of Scottsdale; Member, Scottsdale Visioning Committee.

Senator Allen has also been active in Republican Party affairs serving as: Founder of Las Rancheras Republican Women; Leadership Council—National Federation of Republican Women Board of Directors and Chairman of the Arizona Federation of Republican Regents.