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  • Members-only Meeting

    Bylaw changes the needed to be addressed by membership; also, discussion of fee structure.

  • Debbie Sivas

    Some of the amazing things that are being proposed on the environmental front in Washington, DC and other aspects of environmental law and policy. Debbie Sivas is Director of the Earthjustice Environmental Law Clinic at Stanford Law School. She teaches and supervises about a dozen law students and manages a four-person law office practicing public …

  • Whitney Smith, Girls for a Change

    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 …

  • Rosemary Stasek on “Renovating the Women’s Prison in Kabul, Afghanistan

    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 …

  • Women taking charge: 5 steps to succeed in life and work

    Il Fornaio

    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, …

  • Social work in Brazil

    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 …

  • Feng Shui

    Il Fornaio

    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 …

  • From Silicon Valley PR to Art

    Il Fornaio

    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, journalist and more

    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 …

  • Using Humor to Overcome Fear of Failure

    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 …