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Financial Women of San Francisco has been making news in business and financial circles for more than 60 years. Scan the articles below to see all the ways we advance the success of today’s women in finance throughout the Bay Area.
Member Profile: Mickele-Sade Nowden, CPA, Bregante + Company LLC
Mickele, a new FWSF member and busy CPA, has a varied background in hands-on general accounting, audit, and an emphasis in tax preparation. A graduate of UC Santa Barbara, Mickele has worked at Bregante & Company LLC in San Francisco since July 2014, and prior to that, at L H Harris CPAs and Scott W. Smith CPAs.
Read moreSEC Commissioner Kara Stein Gets Candid With FWSF!
SEC Commissioner Kara Stein spent an evening with an intimate group for a candid roundtable discussion on the issues facing the securities and financial services industries. Commissioner Stein expressed her desire to meet with women’s groups in the cities that she is traveling to — not just in the US, but globally — and stated that women often have a different view of the issues and regulations facing the industry and are under-represented in the discussion.
Read moreCarrie Schwab-Pomerantz In Conversation With Michelle Alberda
About 200 members and guests of FWSF, the Financial Planning Association, Society of California CPAs, the Association of Corporate Growth, and Schwab enjoyed a spirited discussion with Carrie Schwab-Pomerantz moderated by former FWSF President and financial planner extraordinaire Michelle Alberda.
Read moreLeadership Through Mentorship
Sarah Friar, the 2014 Financial Woman of the Year, mentors Kaitlyn Busler, a 2014 FWSF Scholarship Recipient over coffee on the Stanford campus. Read how each recount their meeting.
Read morePrivate Tour of Art Deco in Financial District
FWSF members and their guests enjoyed a private tour of many of the Art Deco jewels in the Financial District. Led by a docent from the Art Deco Society of California, the tour included the 450 Sutter Medical Building, notable for the Mayan-inspired decoration in the dramatic lobby, the newly renovated Pacific Telephone and Telegraph building at 140 Montgomery, the tallest high-rise when built in 1924, the Shell Building featuring Egyptian motifs (King Tuts mob was discovered in 1923), and the San Francisco Stock Exchange with it's sculptures by Ralph Stockpole and two-story mural by Diego Rivera.
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