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About Us

The Solano Commission for Women and Girls is an advisory body to the Solano County Board of Supervisors. The Commission was established on April 24th, 2018, by the Solano County Board of Supervisors, and held its inaugural meeting on October 17, 2018.
 
Since that time, the Commission completed a study and developed the Status Report for Women and Girls in Solano County. The report will be used to develop strategic priorities and help guide the activities of the Commission moving forward.
 
The Commission is comprised of a diverse membership with representatives appointed  by each of the seven cities, each member of the Board of Supervisors, and the Solano County Office of Education. In addition, there are four at large members who are voted in by the membership.​
 
 
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PURPOSE

GOALS

MISSION

The mission of the Solano Commission for Women and Girls  is to:

 

Improve the economic status, health and social welfare, and overall quality of life for women and girls in Solano County. 

PURPOSE

The Solano Commission for Women and Girls shall provide community education, and advisement to the Solano County Board of Supervisors, and other entities as necessary, on issues relating to the changing social and economic conditions of women and girls in the county. The Commission will increase awareness of women’s issues, celebrate the achievements of local deserving women, champion opportunities for women and girls, and recommend legislative solutions at the city, county, state and federal level. Areas of focus will include, but not be limited to: socio-economic conditions, workplace issues, social treatment of gender issues, and health and safety for women and girls.

GOALS

  1. Provide a focal point for issues related to women and girls in Solano County

  2. Educate and advise the Board of Supervisors and the public on issues relating to the changing social and economic conditions of women and girls in the county, with emphasis on the economically disadvantaged.

  3. Legislatively advocate on behalf of women and girls

  4. Advocate for full equality in all areas of life for women and girls and promote their rights and opportunities

  5. Organize and co-sponsor conferences, forums, and public hearings which address issues related to women and girls 

Thank you!! to our founding committee.

In October of 2017, Dr. Frances McCullough, Jennifer Barton, and Erica Rodriguez-Langley began to have conversations with Phyllis Gordon, a member of the Contra Costa County Women’s Commission, about forming a commission for women and girls in Solano County. Mrs. Gordan, who has long been active in women’s commissions, and was the Northern California Representative of the Association of California Commissions for Women (ACCW)) and a member of the Board of Directors for the NACW (National Association of Commissions for Women (NACW), was encouraging community leaders in Solano County to establish a commission.

 

Together Dr. McCullough and Ms. Barton began to reach out to other community leaders, beginning with County Supervisor Erin Hannigan, to form a planning committee.

 

January 7, 2018, the Formation Committee, consisting of 14 women - representing various backgrounds, groups, and parts of the County - met on January 7th, 2018.  

 

The committee met regularly thereafter to establish the purpose, mission, goals, activities, develop an enabling mandate, and create draft bylaws. The committee obtained letters of support and began to solicit donations to support the Solano Commission for Women and Girls (SCWG) in getting started.

    

Planning Committee Members:

Jennifer Barton, Committee Chair                             Elease Cheek                                             Dana Dean

Fairfield                                                                         Vallejo                                                         Benicia

 

Anna Eaton                                                                   Bobbi Enderlin                                          Sabine Goerke-Shrode

Vacaville                                                                        Benicia                                                        Fairfield

 

Liliana Gonzalez                                                           Erin Hannigan                                            Cierra Padilla

Vallejo                                                                            Vallejo                                                        Rio Vista

 

Dr. Frances McCullough                                              Erica Rodriguez-Langley                          Rochelle Sherlock

Fairfield                                                                         Contra Costa County                                Fairfield/Cordelia

 

Margi Stern, Vacaville                                                  Lori Wilson                                                 Phyllis Gordan, Advisor

Vacaville                                                                        Suisun                                                         Contra Costa County

 

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On April 24th, 2018, the Solano County Board of Supervisors voted to establish the Solano Commission for Women and Girls as an official advisory body to the Board of Supervisors.

 

From May through August 2018, the Formation Committee developed an application for membership, a recruitment letter, and established an initial meeting scheduled for the SCWG. Committee members sought and secured generous donations from Soroptimist Central Solano, Soroptimist Vallejo, and Soroptimist Rio Vista.  The donations were to pay for a consultant to work with the SCWG to develop a Status Report for Women and Girls.

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Formation Committee on April 24th, 2018 – After the Solano County Board of Supervisors established the Solano Commission for Women and Girls

Formation of the

Solano Commission for Women and Girls

Solano Commission for Women and Girls

October 17, 2018 – Inaugural Meeting

The newly formed SCWG held its inaugural meeting and elected its first officers for Chair, Vice-Chair, and Secretary.

  • Rochelle Sherlock, Chair

  • Laura Petty, Vice-Chair

  • Ana Petero, Secretary

  • Olivia Ruiz, Treasurer (elected on January 17, 2019)

 

Initial Solano Commission for Women and Girls Membership:

  1. District 1, Olivia Ruiz                        

  2. District 2, Ana Petero

  3. District 3, Stephanie Beardsley

  4. District 4, Jennifer Hamilton

  5. District 5, Laura Petty

  6. City of Benicia, Gayle Vaughan

  7. City of Dixon, Mary Lou Batchelor

  8. City of Fairfield, Cornelia Gibson

  9. City of Rio Vista, Kay Kelley

  10. City of Suisun City, Tiffani Thomas

  11. City of Vacaville, Judi Ruggiero-Ferrara

  12. City of Vallejo, Elease Cheek

  13. Solano County Office of Education, Rochelle Sherlock

  14. Sakina Ali, Youth Member at Large                                

  15. Akon Walker, Member at Large

  16. Doriss Panduro, Member at Large                          

  17. Kaitlyn Dutton, Youth Member at Large

                                     

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