Don't Miss Out

Read the latest edition of the IWF Northern California Newsletter!

Recent New Members


Nora Denzel

Intuit

Nora is the SVP of Intuit's Small Business Payroll Group. In this capacity, she heads an over $400M SaaS (software as a service) business unit which serves over 1.2 millon small business owners. 

Prior to joining Intuit, she held executive level positions at IBM, HP and Legato Systems (acquired by EMC), in engineering , marketing and business planning.

Sara Holtz

ClientFocus

Sara Holtz is the Founder and CEO of ClientFocus.  ClientFocus helps successful women lawyers become rainmakers. She has coached hundreds of women partners from the nation's leading law firms to help them grow their practices. She is the author of Bringin’ In the Rain: A Woman Lawyer's Guide to Business Development.
 
Linda McKenzie
Ernst & Young
Linda McKenzie is a Partner with Ernst & Young, a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services with 135,000 people worldwide united by their shared values and an unwavering commitment to quality.  Ms. McKenzie is Director of State Legislative and Regulatory Affairs for Ernst & Young.  In this role she serves as Ernst & Young’s representative on The Accountants Coalition, a coalition of global accounting firms monitoring political affairs across the United States. 

  Judy Patrick

Women's Foundation of California

Judy Patrick is President and CEO of the Women’s Foundation of California. Prior to her appointment in 2008, Judy held the post of Executive Vice President of Programs for nine years. In that role, Judy led the Foundation’s advocacy and policy change work, including the development of the groundbreaking Women’s Policy Institute. She also worked to develop programs to strengthen grant partners’ organizational capacity and to evaluate the impact of their work.
 


SELECTION CRITERIA FOR NEW WFW MEMBERS


1. A prospective member must be of the highest integrity.

2. Each prospect must have the highest professional abilities and be well-respected within her specific professional community. The candidate should be preeminent in her field, a person who is directly responsible for decision-making. She should be in a position to command the resources that can bring about positive change for women specifically and for society more generally.

3. The prospect must be the top woman (or one of the top women) within her organization and should be well-regarded within the organization.

4. Each prospect must have longevity within the field in which she is currently working. With today's flexible and dynamic culture, a candidate may or may not be employed by one specific employer for a significant period of time. Her qualifications, rather, should reflect a depth of excellence and seniority.

5. Except under extraordinary circumstances, WFW will not accept as new members individuals who are retired.

6. A prospective member should have significant influence and prestige outside of her own specific professional community. She should have a breadth of accomplishment in the broader areas of public service. For example, she might serve on Boards of not-for-profit or for-profit organizations.

7. Each candidate for membership must be committed to the purposes of the Forum. We expect that prospective members will be willing to be actively involved in the Forum's programs, services and/or committees.