JCon10 Public Policy

	Govenment Relations and Public Policy Carla Todenhagen
SWE's Government Relations and Public Policy committee engages in efforts to inform the federal government of issues relevant to women engineers, to ensure that legislation and policy initiatives help to create a supportive educational and work environment. Come hear about current activities and learn how you can use your influence with your elected representatives to support SWE's work. Click here to download the presentation
	Carla Todenhagen is an intellectual property (IP) attorney whose practice primarily involves the procurement of patent, trademark, copyright, and trade-secret rights for her clients, and the licensing and enforcement of those rights. Carla graduated with a B.S. in Bioengineering from the University of California at San Diego in 2002 and received a J.D., with honors, from the George Washington University Law School, in 2006. Carla has been a SWE member since 1998 and is one of two Region J Representatives in the SWE Government Relations and Public Policy Group.