ADVISORY: BISHOP AND MCMORRIS RODGERS WILL HOLD ANNUAL MILITARY FAMILY CAUCUS SUMMIT FRIDAY

Press Release

COLUMBUS, GA -- Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) and Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05), Co-Chairs of the Congressional Military Family Caucus, will hold the annual Military Family Caucus Summit virtually this Friday from 9:30 AM - 3:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time.

WHO:

Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02); Co-Chair of the Congressional Military Family Caucus
Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05); Co-Chair of the Congressional Military Family Caucus
Colonel Cassius T. Bentley III, Commander Fairchild Air Force Base
Former Under Secretary of the Air Force Matthew P. Donovan
KEYNOTE: Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper
PANEL: Jennifer Drake Patrick, Assistant Professor at George Mason University
PANEL: Stacy Huisman, Journalist, Military Spouse, and Author
PANEL: Susie Sincock, Teacher and Military Spouse
PANEL: Pete LuPiba, Commissioner, Military Interstate Children's Compact Commission
PANEL: Michelle Norman, Executive Director and Co-Founder of Partners in PROMISE
PANEL: Rear Admiral Charles W. Rock, Commander, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic
PANEL: Jennifer Barnhill, Chief Operating Officer of Partners in PROMISE
PANEL: Grace Kim, Principal Attorney at Law Office of Grace E. Kim, Co-Founder of Partners in PROMISE
PANEL: Congressman Trent Kelly (MS-01)
PANEL: Jessica Strong, Blue Star Families
PANEL: Chelsea Hull, Special Education Teacher and Parent
PANEL: Kellie Artis, Chief Operating Officer of MILLIE
PANEL: Rick Marsh, DP3 Director of USTRANSCOM
PANEL: Megan Harless, PCS Activist and Military Spouse
PANEL: Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06)
PANEL: Colonel Rojan Robotham, U.S. Air Force
PANEL: Eryn Wagnon, Director of Government Relations for Military Family Policy and Spouse Programs at MOAA
PANEL: Karen Ruedisueli, Director of Government Relations for Health Affairs at MOAA
PANEL: Kara Tollett Oakley, Esq., Principal and Founder at Oakley Capitol Consulting
PANEL: Maureen Elliott, Military Housing Advocate
PANEL: Shannon Razsadin, Executive Director at Military Family Advisory Network
PANEL: Michelle Penczak, CEO of Squared Away
PANEL: Parisa Fetherson, Director, Marine Corps Community Services, Personal and Professional Development, Quantico
PANEL: Dr. Amanda Trimillos, University Professor, Author, Military Spouse, and Mother
PANEL: Sue Hoppin, Founder of National Military Spouse Network
WHAT:

The Congressional Military Family Summit will bring together military families with Members of Congress and their staffs, officials from the Department of Defense, and personnel from numerous military family support organizations to discuss critical issues impacting America's service members and their families during the time of COVID-19. These discussions will explore the military family perspective on education, children with special needs, the Exceptional Family Member Program, permanent change of station, childcare, healthcare, housing, spouse employment and licensing, and military retirement or separation.

The CMFC is a bipartisan congressional caucus that educates elected officials, congressional staffers, senior military leaders, and the public on a wide range of unique issues that affect military families.

WHEN:

Friday, October 9, 2020

9:30 AM - 3:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time

LINK:

https://ushr.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_6eZL5KgiS5yFFuhS1JMGwA

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