CSW Women’s Summit 2023 | Bear Conference Room 11:00 am to 12:00 pm
This panel discussion will center on social activists sharing insights from previous collaborations among stakeholder groups and their implications. We will explore how these lessons can be applied to fresh collaborations addressing critical areas affecting women in our state: reproductive access, affordable childcare, and responses to domestic violence and sexual assault.
Moderator: Maryann Ustick
Maryann Ustick, Treasurer, New Mexico Commission on the Status of Women
Until recently, Maryann Ustick was the city manager of Gallup, New Mexico. She joined the city after managing Destin, Florida. Maryann previously served as the North Las Vegas acting city manager and assistant city manager where she oversaw the departments of Economic Development, Public Works, Parks & Recreation, Planning & Zoning and Utilities. She has also worked in Las Cruces, New Mexico; Pensacola, Florida; and Phoenix, Arizona.
Maryann holds a bachelor’s degree from St. Mary’s College of Maryland, and dual master degrees in history and public administration from Old Dominion University. She is also a credentialed city manager and member of the International City/County Management Association Maryann Ustick, entire career working in government and current City Manager for the City of Gallup, married mother of two, grandmother of four, big proponent of women in government (I-Gallup).
Panelists
Kate Noble, President and CEO at Growing Up New Mexico
Kate is currently the President & CEO of Growing Up New Mexico, an organization which united the coalition to create the Early Childhood Education and Care Department in our state. Now New Mexico is leading the country in early childhood innovation. As the first state in the nation to fund the cost of quality care, those efforts are transforming the childcare system. This work is part of a comprehensive strategic plan that engaged 23 pueblos, tribes, and nations, which is why Growing Up New Mexico has 15,000 activated stakeholders.
Dr. Connie Lui, OBGYN from Gallop Indian Medical Center
Dr. Connie Liu is a generalist ob/gyn working in rural western New Mexico, in Gallup. She is a community organizer, fighting for rural health access, abortion and reproductive justice issues. She is a founding member of the Community Health Action Group, which has worked to bring attention to issues related to her county’s only community hospital, Rehoboth McKinley Christian Hospital. She believes in the grass-root strength of stories and data to effect change. She also is a abortion and reproductive justice advocate, and served as a Fellow with Physicians for Reproductive Health. Dr. Liu’s background includes a PhD in health services research.
Leigh Ana Eugene, Commission on the Status of Women / DV & SA Expert
Leigh Ana Eugene, decade long social justice advocate, served victims of crime and their families on the Eastern side of New Mexico as the director of a rape crisis center and child advocacy center. Currently supporting military service members and their families heading up the social resilience pillar of an integrated resilience team. Wife, mother, daughter, with the deepest passion for change and inclusion (R-Clovis).
