Athens-Clarke commissioner Mariah Parker to speak at UNG Women's History Month event

The University of North Georgia will host three women, including Athens-Clarke County Commissioner Mariah Parker, as speakers for the school's Women’s History Month celebration.

The public can hear the speeches at noon March 23 on UNGConnect by registering as guests.

Joining Parker are Mariela Romero, regional community empowerment director for Univision in Atlanta; and the Rev. Charlotte Arsenault of the Georgia Mountains Unitarian Universalist Church in Dahlonega.

Parker, a graduate assistant in language and literacy education at the University of Georgia, has also toured internationally as a performing artist. The Kentucky native is serving her first term as an Athens-Clarke commissioner.

The university, which has campuses in Watkinsville, Dahlonega and Gainesville, is highlighting the under-representation of women in certain careers, according to a news release.