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National Women's Political Caucus Leaders
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Lulu Flores
President
lulu@io.com
Lulu Flores is an attorney and Of Counsel to Hendler Law, P.C. of Austin, Texas. One of her clients is the Mexican American Bar Association of Texas; she serves as their Legislative Coordinator during legislative sessions. She formerly served as Assistant Director for Intergovernmental Affairs of the Railroad Commission of Texas (1996-2001) and as Assistant Director for the Alternative Fuels Division of the Railroad Commission of Texas (1992-1996). Prior to working with the Railroad Commission, she was Director for Governmental Affairs for the State Bar of Texas from 1986-1991. From 1978-1980 and 1981-1986, Lulu was Chief of Staff to the first Hispanic woman elected to the Texas House of Representatives, the late Rep. Irma Rangel.
Lulu has been an active member of the NWPC for more than 13 years in many capacities and at many levels. She is serving her third term on the Board. She previously served on the Administrative Committee from 1995-1999, as Chair of the NWPC Hispanic Caucus from 1997-1999, as a National Steering Committee Representative from Texas for six years, as Resolutions Committee Chair for the 1997 National Convention, and as a member of the Bylaws Committee for the 1995, 1999 and 2005 National Conventions.
Lulu has served in various capacities on the state board. Prior to joining the Caucus, Lulu helped found the Texas Hispanic Women's PAC, which raised money for Hispanic pro-choice women candidates for elective and appointed office
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Linda Mitchell
Vice President, Communications
After spending 13 years in marketing at Microsoft, Linda Mitchell now leads strategy and fundraising efforts for campaigns with her company in Seattle, The Funding Connection. She has led several political training workshops locally and internationally and worked on a number of campaigns serving in several capacities.
Her passion is helping great women candidates get elected to public office and she is currently the chair of the National Women's Political Caucus of Washington State. She is the past chair of the Seattle Women's Commission, an advisory group to the Mayor and City Council on issues facing women in Seattle, past chair of the Women's Funding Alliance, and is a founding member of the board of the Center for Women & Democracy at the University of Washington.
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Marion Sullivan
Vice President, Education & Training and Vice President, Education & Training
Marion Sullivan has extensive experience in public policy, politics, nonprofit management, and public education campaigns. Ms. Sullivan has advised Members of Congress regarding arts, education, health care, housing, reproductive rights, transportation, geriatric concerns, and the federal grants process. She served as an Assistant to Presidential Advisor Stanley Greenberg and as an Advisor to Governor Mike Easley and Lt. Governor Bev Perdue.
Ms. Sullivan gained vast nonprofit and philanthropic expertise as Executive Director of the Books for Kids Foundation, a national literacy foundation headquartered in New York City, NY, and as a Partnership Director for the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation in Menlo Park, CA. While with the Kaiser Foundation, Ms. Sullivan directed a national media partnership focused on women's health policy between the Kaiser Foundation and Lifetime Television. As Director of the Pro-Choice Public Education Project (PEP), she managed one of the nation's largest women's reproductive rights coalitions, launching award-winning media campaigns, research, and grassroots efforts. Sullivan's work on women's reproductive health issues has been recognized in the New York Time's, New York Magazine, the Washington Post, the San Diego Union Tribune, Ms. Magazine, and many other publications.
Ms. Sullivan has served on numerous committees and boards. She was appointed by North Carolina Senator Pro Tempore Basnight to the North Carolina State Health Plan and by the Mecklenburg County Commission to the Women's Commission. She serves on the Board of the National Women's Political Caucus and is a former President of the Charlotte Women's Political Caucus. She served on the Boards of the Books for Kids Foundation and the Day Care Council of New York City. She was a founding Steering Committee Member of the Women's Information Network in Washington, D.C. and served on Committees for the Women's Center of Northern Virginia. She is a Sustaining Member of the Charlotte Junior League.
Marion Sullivan received her M.P.A. from Cornell University, where she was honored with a Gilman Fellowship. She is the proud mother of two daughters.
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Linda Young
Vice President, Development
lyoung@austincc.edu
Linda Young is the Vice President of Development for the National Women's Political Caucus, and serves as the 1st Vice President for the 2007-2009 officer cycle. She has served on the national board for eight years, first as a Regional Director, and later as Vice President for Development. Young served more than 10 years on the NWPC-Texas board in various capacities, including serving twice as state president. On behalf of the Caucus, she recruited the first two co-chairs for the President's Circle, Liz Carpenter and Luci Baines Johnson, and has begun the groundwork for establishing the first endowment for the Caucus. Young currently serves as Special Assistant to the President for Governmental and Community Relations for Austin Community College District, the eighth largest community college in the country. Her professional career has included significant development work for education institutions and for public and private organizations, with more than $18 million in funds raised through Young's efforts. Her academic work includes all-but-dissertation for the Ph.D. from Texas Women's University. She served as CEO of a small start-up state agency for five years in Texas, beginning during Governor Ann Richards administration. Linda was one of the early recipients of the national leadership award for women, the Athena Award. She serves as president of the board of a small education foundation, receiving the foundation's first $1 million award during her presidency, and has extensive experience on boards for numerous other organizations.
