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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.
Financial Women Profiles in Diversity Series: Janeth Medina Larios
In our allyship with the women of color in the financial services industry and our membership, we are finishing out 2020 with a series of member interviews with FWSF’s women of color aimed at giving us a glimpse into their career journeys, spotlighting their challenges and successes. Janeth Medina Larios, vice president of corporate social responsibility at Bank of the West and vice president of diversity and inclusion at FWSF, is our next interview. We hope this series will help provide insight into ways that we can all better stand together and be a strong support system to one another.
Read morePath to the Board: Let’s Hear from Some VPs
This is the last of three Path to the Board articles (miss the earlier ones? Check them out: Path to the Board: First Step ─ Maximize Your Membership by Joining a Committee and Path to the Board: Co-Chairs Speak Out). We’ve heard from various committee members and co-chairs about why they are involved with the organization. Scholarship Committee Co-Chair Tamarra L. Brown said it best: “Being part of the board is an opportunity to see the hard work of many dedicated members to make FWSF possible. Board members are supportive and active in all aspects of FWSF.”
Read moreFinancial Women: Profiles in Diversity Series
In our allyship with the women of color in the financial services industry and our membership, we are finishing out 2020 with a series of member interviews aimed at giving us a glimpse into their career journeys, spotlighting their challenges and successes. We hope this series will help provide insight into ways that we can all better stand together and be a strong support system to one another. We proudly present our second interview with Kim Pugh, Vice President (2021 President-Elect) and Founder and Principal of YurPath Solutions. Enjoy.
Read moreReflections of New 2020 Members on FWSF
2020 is a year none of us will soon forget. With its significant challenges, it also brought some incredible gifts. Our organization was able to achieve so much, moving so much connection and programming online, and we continue to grow. While continuing to make a difference in the lives of so many professional women in (and pursuing) financial careers, we also welcomed new members.
Read morePath to the Board: Co-Chairs Speak Out
The path to the FWSF board starts with raising your hand and volunteering for a committee (see info at end of the article about whom to contact). After gaining experience about the inner-workings of the organization on a committee, the next step is a board position as a committee co-chair. Your co-chair role would most likely be related to the committee(s) for which you initially volunteered. Each year the board Nominating Committee meets to consider the next year’s board and major factors driving the nominations are a member’s interests and contributions as a committee member. Board co-chairs then lead the committees and serve a two-year term.
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