Sharon Y. Bowen is the current chair and the first Black woman to head the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). She is the first woman and woman of color to head the position in the 229-year history of the organization. She has worked to expand the number of companies listed on the exchange and to further the NYSE’s efforts in the areas of environmental, social, and governance.
As co-chair of the NYSE Board Advisory Council, she works to identify diverse candidates for open board seats among NYSE-listed companies.
The youngest of five, Bowen attended segregated schools however, by the time she entered high school, the public schools were desegregated. Excelling in the new paradigm, she became student body president, homecoming queen, and finished second in her class.
Earning a degree in economics and her J.D, she became partner for the law firm of Latham & Watkins in 1991. She co-chaired the firm’s diversity committee, diversity hiring subcommittee, and co-founded the firm’s Women Enriching Business (WEB) Task Force.
Promoted to acting chair of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) in 2012, she experienced some of the nation’s biggest bankruptcies, the Lehman Brothers Investment House collapse and the Bernie Madoff financial fraud.
Later, Bowen became a Commissioner of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) - the first African American to hold this position and inducted into the Futures Industry Association Hall of Fame in 2022.
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Saturday, October 19, 2024 - 10:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Register to join this meeting in-person or via Zoom
Black Education Strategy Roundtable (BESR) is a coalition of community members, educators and partner organizations advocating equitable outcomes for Black students in the state of Washington.
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What is a Legislative Page?
The Washington State Legislature has one of the finest page programs in the country. We are one of the of six states in the nation that has one.
Pages are sponsored by legislators and work for one week during the legislative session. Earn while you learn! If selected, you will work in Olympia for one week earning $65.00 per day. Instead of being in school you will learn about the legislative process while distributing materials throughout the Capitol Campus, assisting offices, delivering messages, working on the Senate Floor, and presenting the colors at the opening of the day's legislative session. Pages also spend time each day in Page School learning about all aspects of state government.
It is an honor to be selected as a Senate or House page!
In order to serve as a Senate Page, participants must:
- Have parent or guardian permission
- Receive a recommendation from a teacher and your principal
- Be at least 14 years of age and have not reached your 17th birthday
- Provide a Social Security card in order to receive the page stipend of $65 per day. If you do not have a Social Security card, you are still able to participate without receiving the daily stipend. *
- For students who do not live in the area - inquire about the list of host families who provide room, board and transportation during the duration of your assignment.
Applications will be accepted soon. For more information contact:
Myra Hernandez, Senate Civic Education Director
P.O. Box 40482
Olympia, WA 98504-0482
(360) 786-7498
Myra.Hernandez@leg.wa.gov or SenatePageProgram@leg.wa.gov
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Leo O’Leary
House Civic Education Director
(360)786-7889
Leo.Oleary@leg.wa.gov or Civic.Ed@leg.wa.gov
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