New trustee for Alice Paul Institute in Mt Laurel

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Christy Cunningham of Galloway Township has been appointed to the board of trustees of the Alice Paul Institute.

Cunningham is associate director of the Career Center of the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, where she manages employer relations, student counseling and staff supervision. Previously, she was director of orientation and new student programs at Towson University.

Cunningham serves as a facilitator for Lead-A-Way, an innovative in-school series for middle school girls sponsored by the Alice Paul Institute. In October, she will lead a workshop on “Becoming a Powerful Public Speaker,” part of the institute’s speaker series, “Alice Paul, CEO.”

Cunningham holds a B.A. in psychology and an M.Ed in college student personnel from the University of Maryland.

The Alice Paul Institute is a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating the public about the life and work of New Jersey’s most famous suffragist, Alice Stokes Paul (1885–1977), author of the Equal Rights Amendment, founder of the National Woman’s Party, and a lifelong activist for women’s equality. API’s mission is to educate the public about her life, preserve historic Paulsdale, develop future leaders, and work towards achieving women’s equality. Paulsdale, Alice Paul’s birthplace and family home in Mount Laurel, is a National Historic Landmark and serves as a center for celebrating women’s history and leadership.

For information about the Alice Paul Institute, contact the Institute at 856–231–1885 or info@alicepaul.org or access its website at www.alicepaul.org.