About this Event
The Women Vote Committee - Robbie Ausley, Becky Beaver, Jolynn Free, Cindy Goldrick, Corky Hilliard, Nona Niland, Bettye Nowlin, Bea Ann Smith, and Sharon Watkins - invite you to join them for Women Vote! on Tuesday, November 19, 2024 at Chez Zee American Bistro. Our speaker for the month of May is Evan Smith, Co-Founder of Texas Tribute and Professor of Practice at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at UT Austin. PLEASE NOTE WE ARE MEETING ON A MONDAY THIS TIME!
November Topic: Where Do We Go From Here
5:30pm - Happy Hour
6 - 7pm - Talk and Q&A
About Our Guest Speaker:
Evan Smith is a senior advisor at Emerson Collective, working closely with journalists and funders around the country to support local news. He’s also a professor of practice at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin, where he teaches a course on the politics and issues of the moment. He previously spent more than thirteen years at The Texas Tribune, which he co-founded and led as CEO, and nearly eighteen years at Texas Monthly, including nine years as editor in chief and a year as president.
Evan is the host of “Overheard with Evan Smith,” a weekly half-hour interview program that airs on PBS stations from coast to coast. He serves on the boards of St. Stephen’s Episcopal School, the Austin Film Society, and the LBJ Foundation. A native of New York, he's a graduate of Hamilton College, which awarded him an honorary degree in 2023, and Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, which inducted him into its Hall of Achievement in 2006.
Admission is free but registration is required, so we have a good headcount. Seating is limited so please register as soon as you can.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Chez Zee American Bistro, 5406 Balcones Drive, Austin, United States
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