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One - Embracing the Change
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Bronson is the best-selling author of The Nudist
on the Late Shift and Other True Tales of Silicon Valley,
which was named one of the top nonfiction books of the year
by USA Today, Los Angeles Times, and Seattle
Times. In January 2001 he began a major research project
to determine the aspirations of his generation. These stories
will make up Mr. Bronson's next book, What Should I Do
With My Life? to be published in 2003. |
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Mariam
Naficy is the VP Marketing at Movielink, an Internet
video-on-demand joint venture of Sony Pictures, Warner Brothers,
Paramount, MGM, and Universal Studios. Previously, she was
Interim VP of Channels Marketing at Columbia Tristar International
Television, with responsibility for marketing strategy and
brand identity in 65 countries around the world. The author
of “The Fast Track” a guide to investment banking
and management consulting, Ms. Naficy holds an MBA from Stanford
Business School and a BA from Williams College.
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| Dr.
Nikki Tesfai was born a refugee in Eritrea and grew
up in Ethiopia. Today, she is Executive Director and Founder
of the African Community Resource Center in Los Angeles, as
well as President and Founder of the International African
Refugee Women's Network. In 1994, she received the "Refugee
Woman of the Year" award from the Women's Commission
on Refugee Women and Children, and most recently, Dr. Tesfai
was named "O" Magazine's January 2002 Phenomenal
Woman of the Month. |
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| Rose
Guilbault is Vice President of Corporate Communications
and Public Affairs for the California State Automobile Association,
the AAA affiliate of Northern California, Nevada and Utah.
In this capacity, she oversees all aspects of the 3.9 million-member
association's public affairs functions, including community
relations, media relations, and government affairs. Previously,
Ms. Guilbault served as KGO-TV's Editorial and Public Affairs
Director, and was named a “Woman Who Could Be President”
by the San Francisco League of Women Voters. |
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Two - Workplace Trends
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| Marlene
Bjornsrud is general manager of the WUSA Champion San
Jose CyberRays, and she brings more than 20 years of experience
in athletic administration to the job since being hired in
June 2000. Ms. Bjornsrud was previously assistant director
of athletics at Santa Clara University, where she oversaw
soccer, baseball, softball, crew, tennis and golf, as well
as the department's marketing and media relations. During
her tenure, both the men's and women's soccer teams achieved
No.1 rankings. |
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| Jen
Holdren is currently a top ranked pro beach volleyball
player on the AVP tour, as well as model and commercial actress.
Currently featured in the summer NIKE GODDESS campaign. ESQUIRE
MAGAZINE named Ms. Holdren one of "America's Top 10 Sexiest
Athletes." Ms. Holdren, a self-promotions manager, also
manages her (number one ranked pro beach volleyball player)
husband's career, scheduling personal appearances, working
with lawyers and agents, and negotiating contracts. |
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| Christie
Smith is the founder of Christie Smith Golf, who has
also developed golf programs as part of team building strategies
on behalf of numerous companies, including Sun Microsystems,
Hewlett Packard, American Airlines, Cisco Systems and Sybase.
Previously, she served for two years as the director for the
Women's Academy at the Sonoma Mission Inn Golf Club, and also
developed a golf school and an executive golf program at Stanford
University, where she was director of instruction. |
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| Katrina
Radke is an internationally recognized swimmer. Her
accomplishments include winning 5 gold medals in global competition.
Ms. Radke trained as a marriage and family therapist, doing
her internship through Yale School of Medicine. In the past
few years, Ms. Radke has worked as a business executive in
the behavioral healthcare industry. She currently is Director
of Olympian Relations for Bay Area Sports Organizing Committee
(BASOC 2012), and an actress. |
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| Barbra
I. Higgins represented the country of Panama as a member
of the 1984 Olympic Women's Foil Fencing Team and then formed
her own sports marketing company, Athlon Sports Management,
which represented the likes of Edwin Moses, James Lofton,
and Jose Oquendo. She is currently Event Director for the
2002 Modern Pentathlon World Championships, being held at
Stanford University, July 15 - 21, and Chairperson of the
Grant Committee for the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame. |
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Three - The Enterprising Woman
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Patricia Griecci has
over 20 years experience creating and implementing strategic
integrated marketing programs for clients such as Ford,
Dupont and non-profits. A violence prevention organization
won her the 1995 Bell Award from the Publicity Club of New
England. In 1997, Ms. Griecci founded Smiling Dog™,
a gift and party company for “kids with tails”™.
Her line of all natural mutt muffin mixes and baking molds
were voted the best new products of 2001 by pet retailers.
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| Penny
Herscher is currently the Chairman of the Board and
CEO of Simplex, which she joined in 1996. Previously, she
served as vice president and general manager of a business
unit at Synopsys, where she was responsible for both the company's
high-level synthesis and system design products. A member
of the board of directors of Mizbiz.com and the EDA Consortium,
Ms. Herscher holds a BA degree with honors in mathematics
from Cambridge University in England. |
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Carey
Perloff assumed artistic leadership
of American Conservatory Theater in June 1992, and has since
successfully led the company, evidenced by the receipt of
the prestigious 1996 Jujamcyn Theaters Award and the triumphant
reopening of the Geary Theater following its multimillion
dollar restoration. Known for directing innovative productions
of classics and championing new writing for the theater, her
work at A.C.T. includes a major revival of "The Threepenny
Opera" and the American premiere of "Invention of
Love."
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Joyce
Taylor is SBC Pacific Bell's
Regional President for the Bay Area, overseeing regulatory,
legislative, governmental and external affairs activities.
She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Bay Area
Economic Forum, San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, Silicon
Valley Manufacturing Group, Tech Museum of Innovation, United
Way of the Bay Area and the Executive Campaign Advisory Board
of the College Fund/UNCF. She is a graduate of the University
of Oklahoma with a BA in journalism.
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Four - New Health Realities: How to Live a Healthy Life
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Laura
Mead Clapper, MD, MPPA, is Regional Medical Director
for Health Net in San Diego and for Southern California
Care Management Programs. The co-author of Health Net's
women health magazines in 2000 and 2001, she is currently
the Medical Director for Health Net's statewide asthma,
teen health and women's health initiatives. A board certified
pediatrician with more than 18 years experience, Dr. Clapper
is also a clinical assistant professor of pediatrics at
the University of California, San Diego.
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| Sharon
Levine, M.D., has been Associate Executive Director
of the Permenente Medical Group in Oakland, CA since 1991
and a practicing pediatrician with the Permanente Medical
Group since 1977. In her current capacity, she is responsible
for human resources, public relations, health policy and community
and government relations. Dr. Levine is board certified by
the American Board of Pediatrics and a member of the American
College of Physician Executives, California Medical Association
and American Medical Association. |
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| Jackie
Speier was elected to the 8th Senate District on November
3, 1998 with 79.2% of the vote. Senator Speier serves as chair
of the Senate Insurance Committee and is also a member of
Senate committees on Appropriations; Energy, Utilities and
Communications; Transportation; the Select Committee on Bay
Area Transportation and the Joint Legislative Audit Committee.
Born in San Francisco, she earned a B.A. from the University
of California at Davis and graduated from the University of
California Hastings College of the Law in 1976. |
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| Beverly
Huss is Guidant's President of Endovascular Solutions,
a position she assumed in December 2000. Since joining the
company in 1986, she has served in numerous capacities for
Guidant, including Vice President and General Manager of Canada
and Latin America. A Board member on the Governing Council
for the San Jose Unified School District's School to Careers
program, Ms. Huss received a BS degree from the University
of Illinois and an MS degree from Pepperdine University. |
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Five - Innovative Thinking
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| Alma
Derricks is the Founder and Principal of REV, which
provides established and emerging firms with strategic guidance,
new revenue-creation models and insight into what motivates
and inspires customers. Having lead the digital expansion
initiatives for a range of acclaimed properties including
Star Trek, Entertainment Tonight, Dilbert
and Peanuts, she specializes in launching customer-centric
new business ventures to maximize brand impact. Ms. Derricks
holds a BA in International Relations from Stanford University
and an MBA from Georgetown University. |
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Allan
Fisher is Co-Founder, President
and CEO of Carnegie Technology Education (CTE), a nonprofit
subsidiary of Carnegie Mellon University. CTE delivers web-based
courses on software development to educational institutions
and employers worldwide, emphasizing access to under-served
groups. Previously, he served as Associate Dean of Undergraduate
Education in the School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon
University. Mr. Fisher received a bachelor's degree in chemistry
from Princeton University, and his Ph.D. in computer science
from Carnegie Mellon University.
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Jane
Margolis is a researcher the
UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies,
and the co-author of Unlocking the Clubhouse: Women in
Computing. Her research over the last eight years has
focused expressly on girls' and women's experiences in computer
science, and her writing on this subject has been widely publicized
in the national media. Ms. Margolis received her doctorate
in education from Harvard University where she studied with
feminist psychologist, Dr. Carol Gilligan.
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Dr.
Sara B. Hart is Executive Director,
Institute for Women and Technology. A knowledgeable speaker,
certified coach, and an experienced consultant to a variety
of organizations, Sara speaks about the overall vision and
mission of the Institute and the importance of increasing
the impact of women on all aspects of technology. Sara's work
focuses on the importance of developing a Thinking Environment™
in which we can all do our most creative and brilliant thinking.
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Six - Young Women's Program
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Bertice
Berry, Ph.D., is a leading
inspirational lecturer also known as the "smart with
a heart talk show host." The best-selling author of the
memoir, I'm On My Way, But Your Foot is on My Head,
her first work of fiction, Redemption Song was praised
by USA Today as "fun and entertaining but also
enlightening." Dr. Berry graduated magna cum laude
from Jacksonville University, where she was awarded the President's
Cup for leadership, and earned a Ph.D. from Kent State University.
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| Marcy
Donley is Director of Health Improvement and Wellness
for Health Net of California, the state's second largest managed
care organization. In this capacity, she oversees the development
and dissemination of health promotion programs and materials
to meet the wellness needs of Health Net's members and client
companies. Ms. Donley holds a degree in advertising and marketing
from the University of Missouri and a certification in sales
and marketing from Michigan State University. |
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