TY Matthew Tripsas for joining #PLENGlobal25 Day 3️⃣ to share insights into the unique strategies and goals that underlie World Central Kitchen's amazing work. 🍽️🌎

⚾ Maheen Naeem (British Embassy Washington) & Mary Kate Carter (Lot Sixteen) covered all the bases: the field of international trade, their career paths, and their professional experiences as young women. 😍 #PLENGlobal25 Day 3️⃣

Former USAID colleagues Lauren Salmiery (popconnect) & Kelly Thomas: a) REALLY know global health & did an amazing job illuminating this work for #PLENGlobal25 Day 3️⃣, AND b) brought infectious joy to the room w/ their excitement about being there. 😁

#LaterGram... The last days of #PLENGlobal25 need some celebrating! Board Member Alana Cantillo and immigration law experts Paulina Vera, Esq. of GW Law and Jill Marie Bussey of Global Refuge kicked off day 4. Their passion and expertise made their session absolutely riveting. 👏

📢 SAVE THE DATE: 2025 Mentor Awards (6/24, DC) ➡️ We're excited to celebrate the contributions this year's honorees have made to to the policy arena and to our community -- and we hope you can join us! Stay tuned for ticket info and honoree announcements. #PLENMentor25 🏆

#PLENGlobal25 day 4 continued with stories and insights from Piper Hendricks (Stories Change Power) about advocacy and democracy -- two of our favorite things! 🙌 #LaterGram

👏 HUGE thank you to Dana Banks (currently on detail to the U.S. Chamber) for keynoting #PLENGlobal25! She inspired great questions from our students and answered them with insights from her unparalleled experience. #LaterGram

Welcome to the team! Introducing PLEN's summer intern, PLEN alum and recent Bryn Mawr grad Emma Gross. 💚🎓💜

#ICYMI, the Mentor Awards are almost here! 🎉 Our Lifetime Achievement Award honoree is former Board Chair Caitlin Donahue, a public affairs rockstar who has done *so much* to give back to PLEN.👏 Stay tuned for more honoree spotlights! 🎟️ --> bit.ly/PLEN25tix

💚💜 Our seminars endured despite post-pandemic challenges thanks to above & beyond work from alum & Board Secretary Alana Pilar Cantillo. Add in her impressive public policy career? She's the perfect Alum Award honoree for the Mentor Awards! 🎟️ --> bit.ly/PLEN25tix

😍 Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari is the youngest woman in the 119th AND her whole senior staff is women < 35... & there's more! --> In Jan. she braved DC's big ❄️ to inspire PLEN students days after swearing-in. Celebrate her Role Model Award at the 2025 Mentor Awards: bit.ly/PLEN25tix.

So proud to honor Congresswoman (ret) Ileana Ros-Lehtinen @ the Mentor Awards.👏 Breaking barriers (1st Latina in Congress), LGBTQ advocacy, & mentoring the next gen (including w/our friends Running Start) - she truly embodies the Role Model Award. 🤩 Join us: bit.ly/PLEN25tix.

📣PLEN alums, we're looking for folks to help us with the Mentor Awards! Volunteers will attend for free, mix and mingle with our supporters and honorees, and help make the ✨magic happen. 📝Let us know you're interested here: forms.gle/qjD69F2nkS3HqP….

📣 ONE week away! Reg CLOSES FRIDAY for the Mentor Awards on 6/24. Join us in celebrating Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ), former Rep. Ileana Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), PLEN alum & Board Secretary Alana Pilar Cantillo, & former Board Chair Caitlin Donahue. 🎟️ start at $50: bit.ly/PLEN25tix.

Thank you Constellation, Morrison Foerster, and National Association of REALTORS®! 👏 Sponsor support of the 2025 Mentor Awards (honoring Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari, Alana Pilar Cantillo, Caitlin Donahue, and former Congresswoman Ileana Ileana Ros-Lehtinen) helps PLEN keep offering our signature, top-tier seminars. 💚💜

💚💜 PLEN is lucky to have such a wonderful community. TY 2025 Mentor Awards Host Committee for your generous support. We can't wait to celebrate our honorees (Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari, former Congresswoman Ileana Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Alana Pilar Cantillo, & Caitlin Donahue) w/ you tomorrow night! 🎉

🤩 We're excited to share more photos from last night SOON, but here's a teaser... Congratulations to our 2025 Mentor Awards honorees: Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari, former Congresswoman Ileana Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Alana Pilar Cantillo, and Caitlin Donahue! 🎉

We love these photos from the #2025PLENMentorAwards! Whether we were mingling with old and new friends and colleagues, listening to amazing speeches, or celebrating our incredible honorees and PLEN’s mission, we all had a blast! 🌟

We could not have celebrated the Mentor Awards without the support of our AMAZING Sponsors! 🤩 A major thank you to the National Association of Realtors: National Association of REALTORS®, Morrison Foerster, LLP: Morrison Foerster, and Constellation: @constellationEG! 🌟