The womEn's circle: Legislative Panel - We're More Than Donkeys and Elephants

The womEn's circle will be held on Thursday, August 20 from 7:45 a.m.-9:00 a.m. at Valleywood Golf Course in Apple Valley. This ongoing monthly series requires membership credentials within womEn's circle and is designed for women to develop leadership skills, build business connections, gain professional and personal skills and be energized, educated and empowered. To find out more about womEn's circle, please click here.

Legislative Panel: We're More Than Donkeys and Elephants
Senator Terri Bonoff
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Terri E. Bonoff is a Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), she represents District 44, which includes portions of Minnetonka,Plymouth and Woodland in Hennepin County in theTwin Cities metropolitan area.




Representative Roz Peterson

Roz Peterson is a Republican member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, representing District 56B. She was first elected to the chamber in 2014. Roz is a Cerron Commercial Properties-Realtor, CCIM. Roz's 2015 legislative committee assignments include House Education Finance and House Committee Education Innovation Policy. She is also the Vice Chair of the Health and Human Services Committee. She resides in Lakeville with her husband and two children.



Representative Laurie Halverson

Representative Laurie Halverson is a member of the Democratic Party and was elected to the House of Representatives in 2012.  She represents District 51B for Eagan.  Laurie graduated from the College of St. Catherine with a degree in Political Science and also attended Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota.  Laurie’s 2015 legislative committee assignments included Commerce and Regulatory Reform, Government Operations and Elections Policy, Health and Human Services Finance, and the Subcommittee on Metropolitan Council Accountability and Transparency.  Laurie and her husband Jason reside in Eagan with their son. 

Representative Anna Wills
Representative Anna Wills is a lifelong Minnesotan.  She is the first homeschool graduate to be elected to the Minnesota Legislature and she attended Northwestern College.  She is a member of the Republican Party and was first elected in 2012 to represent District 57B, which includes the cities of Rosemount, Apple Valley, and Coates.  She and her husband Rob reside in Apple Valley.

Panel discussion moderated by Lin Nelson, Blue Cross Blue Shield of MN

About the series:
Each womEn’s circle will be on the third Thursday of each month except November. There will be five morning meetings and three lunch meetings.  Each meeting will have time for networking and a speaker presentation that will be on a professional topic.
The annual associate fee is $150.00 which includes all eight meetings.  In addition there will be two optional social events to be held after hours, that will be an additional fee. You may attend as a guest one time for a fee of $25. Please email Vicki Stute to attend as a guest or to submit your application for womEn's circle Membership.