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4/4/2023
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When:
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April 4, 2023 2:00 - 3:00 pm ET
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LIVE Webinar United States
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Contact:
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Mandy Robertson
mrobertson@nadco.org
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Online registration is closed.
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NADCOnowGOVERNMENT RELATIONS
Live Webinar: How to Make the Most of Your Hill Visits During the Spring Summit
Date: April 4, 2023
Time: 2:00 - 3:00 pm ET
Login: Login credentials and instructions will be emailed to you no later than 2 hours prior to the start of the webinar.
Price Per Viewing Screen/Person: Complimentary for NADCO Members
Join Renée Bender, NADCO’s VP of Government Relations, and Sara Vanhala, NADCO’s Legislative Committee Chair, for a special session on how to make the most of your Hill visits during Spring Summit.
KEY TAKEAWAYS:
- Pointers on scheduling meetings with your members of Congress during Spring Summit
- Top tips on navigating successful Spring Summit Hill visits
- NADCO’s top messages for you to share with your members of Congress
- And more…
WHY: Your voice matters! As you know, we’ve had great success getting things done in Congress over the past several years. Those successes are due your partnership with NADCO and efforts to connect with your members about the borrowers you’re serving in their districts. Your relationships with your members of Congress are more important than ever to the future success of the CDC industry.
Join us for this special webinar so that your CDC is prepared to make a tremendous impact on the Hill in May!
About the Speakers:
Renée Bender
NADCO VP, Government Relations

Renée Bender joined NADCO from the Small Business Administration (SBA), where she served as a Senior Advisor in the Office of Rural Affairs and focused on access to capital for businesses in rural America. She previously spent 12 years in the U.S.
Senate, most recently as a Senior Professional Staff Member on the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. In her capacity on the Committee, Ms. Bender managed the SBA lending and investment portfolios, and was one of the primary
drafters of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). She previously worked in the office of Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY), where she handled small business, financial services, telecommunications, and appropriations issues. She started her career in the office
of Senator Pete Domenici (R-NM). Renée is a native New Mexican and earned her B.A. from New Mexico State University in 2007.
Sara Vanhala
NADCO Legislative Committee Chair

Sara Vanhala joined Illinois-based Small Business Growth Corporation (Growth Corp) in 2007 after her family relocated to Springfield, Illinois. Serving as Director of Communications, Assistant to the President and Assistant Secretary to the corporation’s
Board of Directors, Sara fills many roles within the organization. However, her primary responsibility is to convey the availability, impact and importance of the 504 Loan Program through marketing, community and legislative outreach, educational initiatives
and resource collaboration with lending partners.
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