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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.
Women's Forum West Hang Arounds
One of the ways WFW members can get to know each other better in a comfortable setting is through group meetings called Hang Arounds. These get togethers are hosted by a member at her home or other location, such as a park or restaurant. These events often have themes and are intended to provide a forum for socializing, learning from each other, and having fun!
Get involved and volunteer to host a Hang Around now. Here are some
ideas of what you can do:
- have a potluck and ask participants to bring their favorite dish
- host at your home, with or without food, either on your dime or ask attendees to share in the cost
- pick a timely topic to discuss, or a topic you are passionate about
- have each participant share a great learning they have had in the past year/or in their lifetime
- meet at a park, take a hike or shop a local farmer's market, meet over coffee
- volunteer as a group at a local food bank or other volunteer forum
- select a theme for your gathering
If you are interested in being a Hang Around host, please contact:
Gwen Mazer.
Please contact the hostess if you will be attending. To learn more about upcoming events, see the
home page.