San Diego Co. Commission on Status of Women & Girls Held 2nd Annual Symposium on Domestic Violence, Homelessness

The second annual symposium held in San Diego on May 6 highlighted the expanding network and legislative progress that is taking place on behalf of San Diego County’s women and girls. The discussion focused on actions taken by individuals and organizations to prevent Domestic Violence, Homelessness and Human Trafficking.

The Commission aims to have a positive impact by reducing the number of overall victims and to encourage more people to stay involved and educated about the issues.

The Commissioners are (l-r) Diana Schmid - Vice Chair (District 1); Tara Jeyaratnam, Commissioner (District 5); Maria McEneany – Vice Chair (District 3); Jenni Prisk – Chairwoman (District 4); Symposium Event Chair Leah Goodwin – Commissioner (District 1); Cathy Hilton, Commissioner (District 2); Sheri Sachs, At Large Member and Rachel Burnett, At Large Member. Not pictured: Sherry Ludwig - Vice Chair (District 5) and Renae Arabo, Commissioner (District 2)

If you are interested in learning more about the Commission and its work please visit http://www.statusofwomensd.org/ .