Wednesday, June 6, 2012

SF.CITI and SVLG Co-Host 7th Women & Girls Leadership Summit!


May 23rd, sf.citi and Silicon Valley Leadership Group co-hosted 7th Annual Women & Girls Leadership Summit @ Metro Arts & Technology High School in SF's Bayview/Hunters Point. Over 100 women role models from tech, financial services, non-profit and government sectors gathered all-day as mentors to empower young women from our underserved city schools, energizing students to take pride in their educational journey, focus on future careers, and inspire fulfilling & productive lives.
Heather Champ, Shelly Doran, Yan Heim, Hadiyah  Mujhid, Malia Cohen, Naomi Kelly, Carl Guardino, Mary Huss, Amirah Powell
Heather Champ, Shelly Doran, Yan Heim, Hadiyah Mujhid, Malia Cohen, Naomi Kelly, Carl Guardino, Mary Huss, Amirah Powell
The interactive agenda gave speakers the chance to dialogue candidly on life experiences, sources of motivation, and the universal quest for self-betterment regardless of circumstance. A $5,000 contribution from SVLG provided Metro High the ability to purchase science and math curriculum materials. Speakers included sf.citi Vice Chair Heather Harde, Supervisor Malia Cohen, City Administrator Naomi Kelly, Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White, AT&T Exec Loretta Walker, Amgen Exec Dineli Wickramasinghe, Ellen Barker of Texas Instruments, Shelly Doran of Webcor, and Amy Lynch of Comcast.
Vice Chair Heather Harde     District 10  City Supervisor Malia Cohen
                   sf.citi Vice Chair Heather Harde                                 District 10 City Supervisor Malia Cohen
Tech speakers also featured Heather Champ of Flikr & Pinwheel,Hadiyah Mujhid of Black Founders & Picture.ly, and Yan Heim of Froomz. The third portion of the day placed women mentors in break-out classroom sessions. Some tech classroom speakers included Emily Peters, Kellie Menendez, and Tamara Kahn of sf.citi member company Practice Fusion.

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