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Leadership
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PATT
A. PARKER OF MARYLAND CHAIR, PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE
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Patt A. Parker was elected NFRW 2nd vice president by the NFRW Board of Directors in March 2010. She also has served as member-at-large.
Her two passions are to train women leaders and to elect
Republicans by ensuring Republicans are aware of and embrace
Republican values, enabling them to knowledgably engage those in
their circle of influence and expand that influence to their
communities, state and nation.
Parker has a varied professional background which focused on
supporting the military and briefing senior level decision
makers—military and civilian—during peacetime and wartime. She
received a master’s degree in national security from the National
War College and an MBA from Marymount University. Additional studies
include more than 100 graduate hours in leadership development,
organizational effectiveness and strategic planning.
Past political experience includes: immediate past president of
Maryland FRW; deployed to Orlando, Fla., as Maverick, McCain
Presidential Campaign; delegate, Republican National Convention,
Minneapolis; Executive Committee member, Maryland Republican Party;
Advisory Board, Republican Women’s Federal Forum; Board of
Directors, National Federation of Republican Women; NFRW Regent;
deployed to Iowa State Caucus, Iowa Republican Party; charter
president, RW Leaders of Calvert County; Maryland FRW legislative
chair; membership chair, Republican Women of Calvert County;
campaign manager for commissioner’s race; county coordinator for
Maryland senate race; and, Women of Steele and Steele Victory team
activist.
Grassroots experience includes: door-to-door; poll watcher; election
judge; call-in radio, TV interviews; news releases; letters to the
editor and testimony on legislation supported by Maryland FRW to
General Assembly; and, requested speaker addressing Republican
values, strategies and the democratic process, U.S. government,
strategic planning and leadership to groups from/in Maryland, D.C.,
West Virginia, Virginia, Illinois, Mongolia, Chile, Argentina, South
Korea, Mexico and Germany.
Professional experience includes: political appointment to the
Governor’s Emergency Management Council (GEMAC); Governor’s Task
Force member on Disabled Veterans and Small Business Initiative;
deputy director, military and federal affairs, Maryland Department
of Business and Economic Development; Department of Defense, senior
civilian – focused on strategic planning and organizational
effectiveness; and, educator and small business owner – focusing on
executive coaching and leadership development.
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