US Labor Departments Womens Bureau to host 2nd teleconference in series of 7 on womens entrepreneurship in green industries on Thursday, April 29

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor s Women s Bureau will host a teleconference focusing on opportunities and resources available to help women succeed in green entrepreneurship. This program, which is open to the public and press, will be the second in a series of teleconferences designed to provide workforce practitioners an exchange of ideas on how to better connect women with green jobs training and employment.

WHO: Speakers are as follows:

• Sara Manzano-D az, director, Women s Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor
• Christine Koronides, program analyst, Office of Capital Access, U.S. Small Business Administration
• Julie Abrams, executive director, Women s Initiative for Self Employment
• Colleen Graber, project manager, Public Policy Associates Inc.
• Rebecca Lundberg, chief executive officer, Powerfully Green
• Laura Culin, president/chief executive officer, Austin Lumber

WHAT: Teleconference on opportunities and resources available to help women succeed in green entrepreneurship

WHEN: Thursday, April 29, 1 to 2:30 p.m. EDT

HOW: Interested press are requested to contact either of the Labor Department's press contacts listed above for call-in information.