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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.
Honoring the 20th Annual Financial Woman of the Year
The 2015 FWSF Financial Woman of the Year luncheon, held on September 30 at the Westin St. Francis in San Francisco, was a great success and a sold-out event. The energy of over 700 attendees made the support for advancing women in finance palpable.
Read moreFWSF Mentorship in Action
On 17 September 2015 two of our scholarship recipients, Ruoyi (Roi) Fang and Ami Thomas met with industry leaders in their respective fields. Ruoyi (Roi) met with Heather Sibley, San Francisco based audit Partner at Ernst & Young and Ami met with Mike Ashton, Portfolio Manager, and head of Pacific View Asset Management LLC’s U.S. Growth Equity team and also Roger Lee, Research Analyst, and member of Pacific View’s U.S. Growth Equity team.
Read morePanel of successful business women talks about paving the way for the next generation
KTVU Fox 2 panel discussion featuring FWSF President Tracy Teale, Scholarhip Co-chair Colleen Lingane Thomas, and 2015 Scholarship Recipient Kayla Dean.
Read moreIncreased Media Coverage for FWSF
In Q2 2015 FWSF officially made the decision to hire Patricia Harden (a long-time member of FWSF), and her team including — Nina Newhouse (featured in our Member Highlight section) — at Harden Communications Partners LLC to assist with public relations for the organization. Over the past few months it has become increasingly clear that the professionals are on board, and that FWSF has had a lift in coverage and recognition!
Read moreMember Profile: Kathleen Velasquez
Kathleen Velasquez, Dunham & Associates, Securities Operations Specialist. Favorite part of her job: being able to discuss the public markets in my spare time with my colleagues.
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