Whitney H. Smith founded Girls For A Change in 1999. This organization catalyzes professional women to help increase the capacity of urban girls as innovators, social change agents, and civic leaders. In her role as the chair of the Silicon Valley Girls Coalition she created a collaboration of over 75 community based organizations, legislators, and …
Our speaker for November is Barbara Buell, Director of Communications for the Stanford business school. She will discuss how attitudes toward careers have evolved over several generations since the 60's and changes at the B-school in the last five years, some associated with the Internet "bubble" and some not.
Rosemary Stasek's interest in international issues has taken her to Nepal, Ecuador, France, Britain, Holland, Germany, Italy, The Czech and Slovak Republics, Canada, Mexico, Thailand, Azerbaijan and Venezuela. In 1998 she traveled to Cuba as a member of a special women's delegation and in May 2002 she was a member of a reconstruction delegation to …
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Paula Leslie, LCSW, BCD, is an Organizational Consultant and Psychotherapist with offices in Palo Alto, California and Sedona, Arizona. She is an Adjunct Professor in the Graduate School of Psychology at John F. Kennedy University in Campbell, California. Paula speaks widely and specializes in the areas of Staying Sane During Turbulent Times, Women Taking Charge, …
Janet St. Clair Lazar has been a social worker for nearly 20 years, primarily working in mental health services for children and families. Currently, she is Program Director for FamiliesFirst, a private foster family agency serving children and families in San Mateo and Santa Clara County. In addition to her professional work, Janet and her …
Reiko Nakayama has been a Feng Shui consultant and teacher in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1997. She completed Feng Shui training with Helen and James Jay in June 1997 and advanced training with Seann Xenja in May 2002. Since 1993, she has practiced the martial art of Aikido, which is based on sensing …
Kathy Keenan is an award-winning local artist whose paintings combine realism, surrealism and impressionism in a way that connects the divine and the natural. An engaging and humorous speaker, Kathy will discuss her journey from Silicon Valley PR executive to dedicated artist as she shares her philosophy of art along with slides of her paintings. …
Ysabel Duron is an award-winning journalist with more than 30 years in television broadcasting. In 1997 she was inducted into the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences' "Silver Circle" for more than 27 years of meritorious work as a journalist. Duron is a weekend anchor of "KRON 4 News Daybreak." She joined KRON 4 …
Humor is power in life and in business, and Kathy's goal is to empower people and organizations through humor skills. Her company, The Humor Group, provides coaching and consulting services to both individuals and organizations. Kathy shows individuals how to use their own humor voice in everyday communications, in presentations, and in dealing with corporate …
Jan Pendleton has published more than thirty short stories in literary journals such as The New England Review, The Antioch Review, The Quarterly, Quarterly West, Story Quarterly, Noon, and a reprint in Brown University's Impossible Object. She won a Phelan Award in poetry, made it through the final rounds at the Nelson Algren fiction competition, …
Kim Walesh joined the City of San Jose in January of 2003 as Assistant Director of Economic Development. In this role, she recently led the development of an economic strategy for the City that will help shape policies, investments, and partnerships over the next five years. Prior to joining the City, Kim was Co-Founder and …
