Please join us October 21, 2015 at The Owyhee and celebrate the 2015 Go Lead Idaho Awardees.
The Idaho Woman Citizen Award
Liza Long will be honored with The Idaho Woman Citizen Award. In the spirit of the state that was one of the first to adopt suffrage, this award recognizes an Idaho woman for the advancement of a public issue for the betterment of the state and its people.
Liza is a writer, educator, mental health advocate, and mother of four amazing children, one of whom has bipolar disorder. She wrote the essay, “I Am Adam Lanza’s Mother” when her family’s personal tragedy intersected with the public tragedy of the 2012 school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. She spoke about mental illness atTEDx San Antonio in October 2013 and regularly contributes to Huffington Post and Psychology Today. Her book, The Price of Silence: A Mom’s Perspective on Mental Illness, won a 2015 “Books for a Better Life Award.” She is an International Bipolar Foundation board member and volunteers with NAMI-Boise and Idaho Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health.
Go Lead is proud to recognize Liza for her efforts and advocacy for mental health in Idaho.
Brenda Maynard Walters Award
Wendy Jaquet will receive the 2015 Brenda Maynard Walters Award. The award honors women who support other women in a collaborative spirit. Wendy served in the Idaho House of Representatives, representing the citizens of District 25A for 18 years. She has mentored dozens of women, across the aisle, in encouraging and supporting them to run for public office. No matter the party of the position a woman is interested in, Wendy’s door is always open and she freely gives of her time, experience and wisdom in helping them to chart a court to success.
Go Lead Idaho is proud to recognize Wendy and her mentorship of countless women in our State.
More information and registration is available here.