1999
Passed legislation that ensures direct access to a gynecologist, rather than going through a “gatekeeper” general physician first
2001-2005
Raised the cap on child support payments and secured an audit on the state child support enforcement and collection agency
2009
Worked with lawmakers and allied progressive organizations to make Nevada the 17th state to provide domestic partnership rights
2009
Worked with lawmakers and allied progressive organizations to make Nevada the 17th state to provide domestic partnership rights
2011
Helped add “gender” and “gender expression and identity” to classes protected from discrimination
2017
Worked with Senator Cannizzaro to pass the Safe Act, which provides time off for victims of domestic abuse and increased penalties for repeat offenders of domestic violence
PRINCIPLES OF UNITY
- All people are inherently valuable and worthy of respect and dignity
- We promote non-violence in all aspects of personal, economic and organizational relationships
- Every woman has the right to reproductive choice and self-determination
OUR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Elisa Cafferata is a fourth-generation Nevadan, an unrepentant #nightowl, and a change manager for Mission Critical Partners helping state agencies modernize their services. She has decades of policy and program experience advocating for women and families including policy wins for reproductive health care, women’s equity, and earned paid sick leave. She is an alum of IgniteReno #1, WordCamp, the Reno Collective co-working, House of Genius, Hack4Reno, and Startup Weekend.
Amanda entered Nevada politics during the 2023 legislative session as the Director of Government Affairs for the Associated Students of the University of Nevada. As a student herself, she lobbied, testified, and held negotiations on behalf of the Associated Students’ interests. Amanda is proud to have facilitated the successful passage of student-led bills. After session, she was recruited to the Board of the Nevada Women’s Lobby and currently serves as the Treasurer. This fall, Amanda is an incoming student at the William S. Boyd School of Law. She aspires to find an impactful career at the crossroads of law and public policy.
OUR STEERING COMMITTEE
Tess is set on making the Silver State stronger by passing policy that benefits all communities. She started her political career as a field organizer for the Coordinated Campaign in 2016. Making connections and building relationships landed her a job with the Lockard Group and she spent Spring of 2017, her first legislative session, sitting through lengthy hearings while waiting to testify on legislation relating to healthcare, pay equity, education, and more. Some would have fled. Tess flourished knowing that these policies would directly benefit the lives of Nevadans.
Following the session, she landed at the City of Reno, where she worked with city council as a Community Liaison. She coordinated city events, ran city boards, worked with residents to resolve problems and concerns, and served on the City’s legislative team, tracking hundreds of bills in a wide range of policy areas. Following a second stint with the Lockard Group, Tess joined Pinyon Public Affairs and now manages her own portfolio of clients and projects.
Tess proudly represents the Nevada Women’s Lobby to ensure the “voice for the voiceless” is heard loud and clear in Carson City. She advocates for NWL priorities like paid time off, protection of reproductive healthcare, childcare, and protection from all forms of violence.