January 26, 2022

Commission for Women’s Virtual Legislative Briefing to be Featured on the Newest Episode of the ‘What’s Happening MoCo’ Podcast


The Montgomery County Commission for Women (CFW) is entering its 50th year of helping to ensure that women and girls are treated fairly in all aspects of their lives. On the latest episode of the What’s Happening MoCo podcast, CFW Chair Donna Rojas talks about the organization’s accomplishments and its upcoming Women’s Legislative Briefing that will take place virtually on Sunday, Jan. 30.

The What’s Happening MoCo podcast is now available.

The virtual Women’s Legislative Briefing will be from 12:30 p.m. - 4 p.m. on Jan. 30, marking the 42nd iteration of the event. Residents can register to participate at https://montgomerycountymd.gov/cfw/wlb.html.

Ms Rojas said the briefing brings together community leaders, elected officials, advocates and emerging leaders from across Maryland. 

“We, Montgomery County, have had the opportunity to host it and every year it gets bigger and bigger,”  said Ms. Rojas. 

Residents can learn more about the Commission for Women and the upcoming Women’s Legislative Briefing by listening to the podcast via their favorite podcasting platforms including Apple Podcasts at https://bit.ly/whats-happening-moco. Spotify, Amazon Music (ask Alexa to play the What’s Happening MoCo podcast), iHeartRadio, Google Podcasts and others.

The video version of the podcast can be viewed on the What’s Happening MoCo Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/WhatsHappeningMoCoPodcast or by visiting https://montgomerycountymd.gov/CCM/whats-happening-moco-podcast.html.

In past episodes, podcast host Derrick Kenny has addressed a wide variety of subjects. The show’s guests have included elected officials, Montgomery employees who specialize in specific aspects of government, business leaders and entertainers who live in the County. New podcasts are released twice a month.

Residents and others interested in asking a question or suggesting a topic to be addressed in a future episode are encouraged to engage via the Facebook page or via e-mail at derrick.kenny@montgomerycountymd.gov.

What’s Happening MoCo podcast episode archives can be accessed by visiting the podcast’s webpage at https://montgomerycountymd.gov/CCM/whats-happening-moco-podcast.html.