WAND Women Speakers' Bureau
Speaker: Doloris Cogan

Region Indiana and surrounding states Honorarium None Expenses to be covered Travel and lodging outside northern Indiana Topics of focus Federal budget priorities, nuclear proliferation and costs, international awareness. Preferred audience Any

A former corporate executive with Pepperidge Farm, Inc. and Bayer Corporation, Doloris Cogan has used her writing and speaking skills to promote international nuclear disarmament since retirement in 1988. Named Grassroots Leader of the Year 2000 by Peace Links (founded by Betty Bumpers and headquartered in Washington, DC), Doloris coordinated the Back from the Brink activities of more than a dozen groups throughout the country that year.

She has led workshops on writing to our President, Senators, and Members of Congress on the need to reduce military spending. She also writes op-eds and letters to the editor that serve as models for others.

In 2001, she helped transform the Elkhart Peace Links group into Women's Action for New Directions (WAND) of Northern Indiana, and has remained a member of its steering committee. She has participated in Women Leadership Workshops on the federal budget three times, and is eager to share what she has learned with service clubs, church groups, civic associations — and anybody who will listen!