Two years ago, TMD member Wako started researching the life and art of her grandfather, Michio Takayama, a painter who lived in New Mexico. In the process of learning about his journey from Tokyo to Taos, Wako herself embarked on a discovery path filled with unexpected insights, opportunities and personal growth. Wako spoke about her …
Karen was the campaign manager for Nancy Lytle's recent successful campaign. Karen and Nancy reflected on their experiences running a campaign, and shared with us the thrill of victory!
Denise spoke about the trends she's seeing in women entrepreneurs in the Valley, how they are creating new roles in the wealth creation in the Valley, and how the e-economy is presenting new opportunities for women.
We discussed the purpose of the group, elected officers and committee chairs, brainstormed ways to expand our member base and improve the group, and collected annual dues.
Carolyn spoke about her 27 years of experience as a freelance photographer. She has photographed Steve Jobs (Apple Computer), Robert Noyce (Intel), John Doerr (Kleiner Perkins), Larry Ellison (Oracle), Jim Clark (Netscape) among many other high-tech tycoons. She told us why Steve Jobs insisted on being photographed at Stanford University, how she came to sell …
Before retiring in 1977, Irene was a major international opera star, having performed in every major opera house from Naples to San Francisco. She was a principal artist at New York's Metropolitan Opera for 20 consecutive seasons and was distinguished by the range and large number of roles in her repertoire. By the end of …
With a strong interest in the software industry in the '80s, Ruthann was a Managing Director at Alex. Brown & Sons where she worked with a variety of software firms and was instrumental in the successful IPOs of leading software companies including Microsoft, AOL, Aldus, Borland, Broderbund, Electronic Arts, McAfee Associates and the 3DO Corporation. …
Before joining the CHC, Maureen served Stanford University as Associate Dean of the School of Education and as the Director of the Career Management Center for the Graduate School of Business. Maureen shared her background from anti-war activist to children's services advocate. She also told us about The Children's Health Council and why it's so …
TMD member Lisa spoke on the death penalty and traced the history of capital punishment from the inception of our country to the present bill that aims to replace the death penalty with life without parole. She gave a personal account of her involvement with this issue, discussed specific death penalty cases, presented current statistics …
J-women.com is a web portal targeted at the growing number of women Internet users in Japan. The company is unique, since it started as a spin-off of Mitsubishi Corp., a major Japanese trading firm, where Junko was the Manager of Business Development at its Palo Alto Office. Although targeting the Japanese market, J-women.com is headquartered …
Mary Singleton is a distinguished scientist who worked at Lawrence Livermore Labs as Nuclear Facilities Manager and Research Chemist. She is now retired. She is extremely active in issues related to science and to women. She brought a still active class action suit against Lawrence Livermore Nuclear Labs for salary inequity for women. She spoke …
Shelly created an online curriculum project to highlight women scientists. Each year she spends one month in the Amazon with scientists studying fresh water dolphins and creating tools for teachers who want to use the experience in the classroom. Shelly spoke about changes in education, how she developed the project, and how she manages to …
