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Member Profile: Diane R. Maurice
Diane R. Maurice, San Francisco Federal Reserve, Bank Supervision. Favorite part of her job: communication.
Read moreMember Profile: Laura McDowell
Laura McDowell, Charles Schwab, Regional Director, West - Charles Schwab Investment Management. Favorite part of her job: meeting with people and hearing their stories – how they got to where they are, how they work with their clients, how they view investing, and how they manage client expectations with the current market environment. Everyone has a different background and a different approach. Understanding clients’ backgrounds helps me build more meaningful relationships with them, and being open to different investment approaches allows me to be a better resource for their firm.
Read moreFWSF member, Laura Martinez, writes for Fortune
Laura Martinez, Partner and Assurance Diversity Leader at PwC LLP and also a member of FWSF writes for Fortune. Her article entitled ‘Here’s How You Could be Jeopardizing Your Own Success’ published in the 11 January 2016 edition is an invaluable discussion about what she has learned about leadership over her career.
Read moreScholarship Recipients Give Back To FWSF
Three FWSF scholarship recipients are giving back to FWSF by joining the 2016 Board. Shelby Duncan, FWSF Technology Committee Chair; Stephanie Hyde, FWSF Endowment Committee Chair; Alexis Babb, FWSF Membership Committee Chair.
Read moreHonoring our Dear Friend and FWSF Member, Lela Jahn
Lela Jahn died peacefully on 20 December 2015 from pancreatic cancer. She was the FWSF 2000 Financial Woman of the Year and a Board Member from 2001 to 2003, served on the Scholarship Committee from 2002 to 2015 and the Mentor Program for scholarship recipients from 2003 to 2015. Lela was a clear agent of change in the world. I believe she would especially like to be remembered as someone who sought to empower women from all walks of life with self-reliance and freedom of choice in their personal and professional lives.
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