The 2022 L. Keith Bulen Symposium on American Politics
The Program:
9:00 a.m. Welcome
Dr. Tamela Eitle – Dean and Professor Sociology. IU School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI
9:10-10:30 a.m. Women in Politics Panel
Karla Lopez-Owens, Director of Community Outreach at the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office
RaeVen Ridgell, Executive Director of Indiana Black Legislative Caucus
Whitley Yates, Director of Diversity & Engagement, Indiana Republican State Committee
Sarah Work, JD Candidate ’25, IU McKinney School of Law
Moderator: Dr. Margie Ferguson, Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
10:30 -12 p.m. State Lobbyist Panel
Kelli Waggoner, Managing Partner, KWK Management Group
Amy Levander, Chair of Krieg DeVault’s Governmental Affairs and Public Advocacy Practice
Mike O’Brien, President at 1816 Public Affairs Group, LLC
Michael Solari, President, Market Street Group, Inc.
Moderator: Erin Engels, J.D., Clinical Associate Professor of Political Science
12:00 p.m. Lunch
1 p.m. Keynote Speaker
Councillor Vop Osili, President of the Indianapolis City-County Council and District 11 Representative
2 p.m. State Parties Panel
Indiana Republican Party Official
Indiana Democratic Party Official
Moderator: Bill Blomquist, Professor Emeritus of Political Science