The Women’s Congressional Staff Association is proud to announce a new series entitled “Dinner & Dialogue,” a forum for accomplished women in D.C. to share their experience, best practices, and engage in an open conversation with Congressional staffers. The dinner will bring together one mentor with 9 members of WCSA, with each attendee paying a registration fee of $5 and the cost of their own dinner. Registration for the first dinner will be on a first come, first serve basis. Please note this event is for Members Only.

*BIO: Shirley Bloomfield became NTCA's chief executive officer on July 1, 2010. With 23 years in telecommunications, Bloomfield began her career on Capitol Hill as a staff aide to Congressman David Obey. She went on to serve as a congressional aide on the House Budget Committee. She landed at NTCA as a lobbyist in 1986 and advanced her career leaving NTCA in 2007 as the vice president of government affairs and association services overseeing government affairs, membership, education, communications, meetings and the foundation. Bloomfield went on to expand the scope of her credentials by working for major telecommunications companies including serving as senior vice president of federal relations for Qwest and vice president of federal relations for Verizon. Bloomfield received her master's degree in public administration from American University and her Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and urban studies from Northwestern University.

She currently serves as a board member of GlobalWin, an organization of women leaders in the high-tech industry and is a member of the Northwestern University Leadership Council.

If the event is full and you would like to be added to the waitlist, please email womenscsa@gmail.com with the subject ‘waitlist.’