On December 3, over 65 FWSF members and their guests attended the 2014 holiday party and live auction. It was held again this year at the spectacular Wells Fargo Penthouse in downtown San Francisco.
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On November 6, right after California's gubernatorial election, FWSF had an engaging conversation about fixing California's government with David Crane, SIEPR Research Scholar at Stanford University and Former Economic Advisor to Governor Schwarzenegger. David is also President of Govern for California, an organization supporting courageous, honest and effective state legislators who put the interests of their fellow citizens ahead of personal, party or special interests.
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“Every year this event gets even better!" was overheard at our table as everyone stood to applaud Sarah Friar at the conclusion of her honest, amusing, and inspiring remarks at the 2014 Financial Woman of the Year Luncheon on October 2nd at the Westin St Francis hotel in San Francisco. Over 750 attendees attended the 19th annual event and were both captivated by Sarah's remarks and impressed by the ambitions of this year’s eleven scholarship recipients.
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On October 15, FWSF hosted a panel on the topic of the US fracking boom and California’s energy outlook. It was held at Bloomberg West on Pier 3, in a beautiful event space with a stunning view of the Bay. Our panelists represented very different market segments providing a broad perspective on the topic.
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The September 2014 issue of California CPA features an article by FWSF member, Tamarra Brown (added here with permission from California CPA). Her article which can be found on pages 12 – 13 is entitled ‘Successful Recruitment Strategies from a Candidate’s Perspective.’
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Tanya Gupta, one of the FWSF 2014 graduate scholarship recipients, has been specially recognized by her community. Diana Rohini LaVigne wrote these articles about Tanya which posted on September 22, 2014 in India West and was published in the July – September 14 edition of NRI World.
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Trish relocated to California in 2013 from the Southeast, and joined FWSF this past spring. She has taken on a board role with the organization, serving as program committee chair for the Silicon Valley chapter. She is excited about upcoming events planned and looks forward to meeting more South Bay members.
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She runs three companies. She can increase a client’s productivity 25 percent in 90 days. She completed two master’s degrees in two years - six days before getting married. But what she told 15 FWSF East Bay Committee members and guests during her Sept. 18 talk may surprise you.
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Nordstrom stylists shared those and other fashion tips at the Fall Must Haves and Top Trends for Work and After event at the Pleasanton store on July 24, 2014. FWSF’s East Bay Committee hosted 20 members and nonmembers.
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A sell-out crowd of FWSF members joined a distinguished group of Federal Reserve Bank regulators on July 17, 2014 to learn more about the complex world of bank supervision from Director Summer Cole, followed by an invigorating tour of the Fed’s collection of rare currency led by FWSF member Marty Tunnell.
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Emily Gasner, who joined FWSF late in 2013, is the executive director and co-founder of Working Solutions, a San Francisco microfinance organization, where she manages a $5 million microloan fund. She has assisted hundreds of local microenterprises…
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Joanne, who immigrated from Ireland to the U.S. in 1998, is busy with two roles in her work day. She's a tax manager responsible for the training and mentoring of her firm's entry level staff, in addition to maintaining client relationships and maintaining their tax affairs,…
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If someone had told me two years ago that by clicking “submit” on a scholarship application I’d found online that I would later join a network of amazing and talented professional women and together, find the bay area’s best talent and recruit scholarship applicants, I would have waived my hand in disbelief. However, life has a funny way of surprising us...
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A quick update on me: I'm interning this summer for BCG in San Francisco (although I may be on a case elsewhere). The interview process for the position was competitive, and I'm sure it didn't hurt that BCG Partner Henning Streubel first "met" me during the Financial Woman of the Year celebration when he saw the Scholarship Recipient video.
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Congratulation to: Carrie Dolan, Lending Club; Rebecca Macieira-Kaufmann, Banamex, USA; Debbie Messemer, KPMG; and Kimberly Scala, Archer Morris
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