1995)
When President Clinton assumed office in 1993, he appointed Jacobson Finance Chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC). In 1993, she created the Women's Leadership Forum, the first female-only finance council tasked to raise money and party awareness among women. Since its inception, the Women's Leadership Forum has sponsored an annual issues conference providing its members with access to female leaders and high-level policy makers, as well as training in organizing and fundraising. Event speakers have included Oprah Winfrey and Michelle Obama in 2008 and Senator Hillary Clinton in 2006.
While at the DNC, Jacobson also created the Saxophone club, the first national young professionals donor club within the DNC.
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