Amanda Jones is the co-founder and co-CEO of Kikoko, a cannabis-infused herbal tea company established by, and for, women seeking healthier alternatives to alcohol and pharmaceuticals. Prior to becoming a “potrepreneur,” Amanda was a journalist for the Los Angeles Times. She has a degree in neurophysiology. Bay Area women get high on cannabis-infused tea PLEASE …
Celebrating 1 year of being a volunteer Guide at the Monterey Bay Aquarium and closing in on 250 volunteer hours, Eve will be telling us behind the scene stories, sharing some guestology and visitor hilarity along with interesting ocean life drops of knowledge, and tidepools of photos and a few short videos. There will be …
Join in the adventure, pitfalls and triumphs of an immigrant female entrepreneur in Silicon Valley. Share in the life lessons of personal and professional (lack of) risk management as Kim Le recounts stories from living under a plastic tarp in a refugee camp to growing up homeless to losing a job when 8-months pregnant to …
Join us as we review 2018 and look toward 2019. We'll share updates from committees, report financial results and present recommendations for consideration by the membership. Your input and feedback will be essential so this is a must-attend meeting for every active member. The Board has been listening as many have shared privately, and some …
Christina Bellantoni, Professor at the USC Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism, will share her remarkable journey from Silicon Valley's "Biz Ink" to PBS Newshour in DC and back to California to work at the LA Times. In non-partisan terms, she will outline what happened in the midterm elections, what’s next and why every vote …
Join Chie Kawahara, author of Midori Haus: Transformation from Old House to Green Future with Passive House, for a conversation on how the intersection of air, water, and energy reveal important aspects of healthy comfortable homes. She remodeled her 90-year-old house to meet an international building standard that reduced energy use by 80%. Along the …
When sexual assault victims seek medical attention and rape kits are performed, those women, men and children are asked to surrender their clothing for DNA evidence. Once clothing has been surrendered, the traumatized victim has nothing else to wear home but a hospital gown…only adding insult to injury. Lisa Blanchard founded the Grateful Garment Project …
Malawi, located in southeast Africa, is one of the poorest countries in the world, with 80% of its population existing on less than $2 per day. It has the highest rate of child marriage in the sub-Saharan region. Research is clear: educating girls is one of the strongest ways to lift a country out of …
California's new Surgeon General, Nadine Burke Harris, quotes Dr. Robert Block, former President of the American Academy of Pediatrics: "Adverse childhood experiences are the single greatest unaddressed public health threat facing our nation." Learn what the Adverse Childhood Experiences Study (ACEs) tells us as individuals who seek to improve our own personal health, relationships and …
It seems that we're hearing "calls for civility" more frequently these days. But, what does that mean and how can we be more civil? In this session we'll review some seeds of incivility that include our internal assumptions and impulsive interpersonal exchanges. We'll discuss approaches to listening that lead to understanding (not necessarily agreement), and …
During this members-only salon, we’ll practice being present, open and empathetic. We’ll explore ways of going beyond the obvious to make more meaningful connections with each other and the unlikely suspects who might enrich our lives. Empathy, like a muscle, can be built or atrophy. To build empathy, one must have courage, engage in self-reflection, …
Approximately 10% of the world's population, or 650 million people, live with a disability. This is the largest minority group in the world, according to Disabled World. It’s also a minority group that anyone can join at any time. Acquiring a disability is independent of race and sex, although more women acquire disabilities simply because …
