What began as Olenka Villarreal's quest to create an "accessible" park, turned into a seven year journey of a lifetime and ultimately one magical new space in Palo Alto called the Magical Bridge playground. There was no way of knowing that the real work for Olenka was not behind, but in front of her, once …
Having a strong network of relationships helps women increase their ability to reach out, influence, understand what may be going on behind the scenes, find sounding boards for ideas, and get help in situations when the existing processes may not help them get things done. Women with a strong network are more likely to ask …
Maraia Hoffman serves as Chief Executive Officer and Director at Space Development Ventures Corp. Download program notes Referenced during Maraia's presentation: The Overview Institute The Overview Effect, Frank White
There are more healing aids and possibilities to enhance our overall health than most of us ever dreamed of. Monica McGuire will share tools and talk about how to care for (or restore) our intimate health. Monica has helped people to Be Well and Age Well as a Self-Healing Lifestyles Health Coach since 2000. She …
From behind the camera, Maria Fortiz-Morse quietly focuses on capturing the beauty, vulnerability and courage of her subjects. She is drawn toward stories of people who live on the margins of society. When making documentaries, Maria seeks to communicate the essential humanity of her subjects to a wide-ranging audience. She believes passionately that non-fiction films …
Beyond images of veiled women, vast deserts, and other stereotypes lies a gentle country and its people. Mojdeh walks us through a day in contemporary Iran, from ancient gardens and monuments in Esfahan to the lives of young professional women working in tech in the country’s capital. Mojdeh Marashi is a designer, innovator, futurist, artist …
To mark the 20th anniversary of TMD, our Members Only Salon will celebrate and explore friendships. We'll share stories about our most enduring friendships and learn how to nurture them and navigate friendship challenges for the next 20 years. Friendships have a lifecycle: they are born, we nurture them, and sometimes, they shift and change …
Valerie Landau recently traveled to Cuba and met with Mariela Castro, President Raul Castro's daughter. She will report on the current initiatives to promote gender equity and LGBT rights, as part of a comprehensive campaign involving multiple state entities including: education, health, legislation, legislator education initiatives, neighborhood campaigns, free legal counseling and state-funded community organizers …
Esther is the author of Moonshots in Education. She will speak about launching blended learning in the classroom. A Distinguished Visiting Scholar at MediaX at Stanford, Esther is the founder of the Palo Alto High School Media Arts Program that focuses on empowering students through the use of media (newspaper, magazine, yearbook, websites, video production, …
Along with nutrition and exercise, sleep is a pillar of health, but all too often healthy sleep is whittled away by the competing demands of work, school, and family, and fragmented by stress, the immediacy of electronics, and coexisting health problems. Dr. Shannon S. Sullivan will help us learn more about the bidirectional relationship between …
Join us as we review 2016 and look toward 2017. 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.
Unshackle the world's most forgotten women The most vulnerable person on the planet is a girl. We're losing our girls to childhood marriage, pregnancy and slavery. Rising International's dream is to create a world where women and girls matter. Carmel Jud is the visionary founder and executive director of Rising International. Her entrepreneurial passion began …
