Firoozeh Dumas, who was born in Iran, moved permanently to California at the age of twelve. Her first book, Funny in Farsi, humorously recounts her life growing up Iranian in America with colorful stories about her family and school life.
Yoriko Kishimoto, the Mayor of Palo Alto, will speak on "Building a Green Economy," which is her 2007 mayoral vision for the city.
Deepika Bajaj, the founder and CEO of Invincibelle, will speak on the trends in multiculturalism in the United States and the particular challenges facing women who are trying to succeed in America when "successful".
Public opinion polls show widespread approval for stem cell research, which supporters say could lead to treatment of diseases as diverse as Alzheimer's and juvenile diabetes. Critics say that stem cell research may facilitate the creation of cloned human embryos for research purposes. Whatever your stance is on the issue of stem cell research, this …
As VP Community Development and Support, Robin Harper is responsible for shaping the evolution of the rapidly growing community of Second Life users. This includes facilitating communication at all levels, interfacing between users and Linden lab on issues of social mores and technical development, and ensuring inspired creativity never veers into total anarchy. Prior to …
Members Only Minutes: Members Salon
Karyn Barsa is a dynamic speaker who was formerly CEO of Smith & Hawken and COO/CFO of Patagonia, two vibrant organizations that serve as models for values-centered leadership around the world. With a career that includes investment banking, commercial banking and turnaround corporate finance, Ms. Barsa has specialized in opportunities to meld business and social …
Professor Ridolfi was a part of the first group of lawyers and social scientists to develop the expertise of jury consulting. In 1976, she joined the National Jury Project and opened their Northeast Regional Office where she was co-director. In 1978, she became a national trial consultant for the Women's Self-Defense Law project, a project …
Karen will enlighten us on what women's history is today and why this growing body of revolutionary knowledge threatens and transforms the old-style histories written mostly by men -- the history you learned in school. She'll also present a short video on the" Imagining Ourselves" exhibit from the International Museum of Women (San Francisco; www.imow.org ). Karen …
Immigration Judge Polly Webber will discuss one of the hottest topics today: Immigration in America. Although Judge Webber can't take sides, she will shed light on the issues behind the guest worker program, temporary professional workers, and fingerprinting of visitors to the US as well as proposals for driver's licenses for illegal aliens. She will …
Members Only Minutes: Annual Member's Meeting
Jane Woodward is a founding shareholder of Mineral Acquisition Partners, Inc. (MAP) and serves as its President and CEO.
