The 2019 Advocacy Meeting<\/a> is just a couple weeks away and Government Relations Committee member Alyson Tom has all your questions covered.<\/p>\nDuring a Facebook Live conversation Wednesday, Tom discussed her advocacy background, the issues that matter most to her, and the upcoming Advocacy Meeting.<\/p>\n
Tom experienced her first Advocacy Meeting at the national level last year and she offered some advice for newcomers.<\/p>\n
\u201cI could certainly understand if someone has never done anything like this before that it could be intimidating or a little scary to talk to these people you\u2019ve seen on TV and read about in the news. My advice for new people is just remember you are the expert in the field. You know more about your job than anybody else. Even if they think they know what your job is, you know your job. That\u2019s the key point to remember,\u201d Tom said.<\/p>\n
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\u201cAnd the other thing is, don\u2019t worry. You honestly don\u2019t need to know anything about what you\u2019re going to be doing because you\u2019re going to get the information you need once you arrive in DC. There will be training. There will be lots of us who have done things like this before who can talk to you. I encourage anyone who has never done it and been thinking about it to come.\u201d<\/p>\n
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