Audrey discussed how she became an electrical engineer and what caused her to decide to become a middle school teacher. Audrey also takes the lead in bringing technology into the school.

Colleen has been County Superintendant of Schools for Santa Clara County since February 1994. Prior to that, she was Superintendant of the Northern Suburban Special Education District serving the North Shore area of Chicago. A speech pathologist by training, she served as a special education administrator in Los Angeles and as Assistant Superintendant in Tucson, …

After a career in technology, Sue decided to become a hypnotherapist and, working in conjunction with a medical doctor, helps patients cope with the pain of serious or chronic illnesses. She explained the appropriate uses of hypnotherapy.

Elana has an incredible background in media including developing award-winning documentaries for KQED, working with Bill Moyers, and working with George Lucas in his non-profit institute. In 1995, she founded Just Think to teach media literacy for the 21st century. The foundation helps kids, teachers, and parents to learn to develop critical thinking about media …

Gail specializes in developing human potential through the power of enthusiasm and shared with us her inspiring stories. Gail has owned and operated an electroplating plant manufacturing hydraulic piston rods, and has built and test flown two experimental aircraft.

Kim left a career in futures trading to become a veterinarian and volunteer at the San Francisco Zoo. She brought slides and shared her adventures as a zoo and wildlife veterinarian.

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.

After a successful career as one of five female directors at Silicon Graphics and building a successful investor relations consulting company, Ilana returned to school to pursue a psychology degree at Stanford University and to establish a practice devoted to counseling women. She discussed the Relational Model, a model of how females grow and thrive, …

Willa is the founder of Viridian Capital, a $25M venture capital fund investing primarily in early stage technology and healthcare companies that are co-founded or led by women or whose products or services are primarily sold to women. She discussed how she became a venture capitalist, and shared her experiences in the high-tech VC world. …

This was a members-only open discussion. The topic was the role of community and spirituality in our lives and what Thursday Morning Dialogue can do to create a better sense of community within our own organization.

Kimberly's topic was "Radiance and Renewal", about how women can make more effective choices for health and beauty in order to feel younger and more rejuvenated, and minimize the stress in our lives. She also pointed out how women have gained more freedom in our choice of fashion than ever before, and how we can …

TMD member Norri shared with us her background and what it is like being a professional woman in Japan today, why she chose journalism and how she came to be one of less than a handful of female reporters abroad for Nikei Shimbun (Japan's largest business newspaper with over 3 million subscribers), and the recent …