Let the WLF members know what's exciting in your professional life.
- Are you (or a member you know) getting an award?
- Featured in a magazine article or a local television show?
- Are you running for local political office or Chairing a local Charity event?
- Are you a featured speaker at an upcoming event?
To submit a member, please send an email to info@wlfdesert.org. Please keep your
comments to 100 words or less. WLF reserves the right not to use all
submissions and will use it's discretion to edit copy.
Current Spotlights
WLF member Ines Allen is also
founder and president of the International Medical Alliance (IMA), a
nonprofit organization dedicated to providing free medical and dental
assistance, training and care for indigent populations within the
developing world. This summer, a crew from KESQ TV (www.kesq.com
“Assignment Ecuador”) will be joining Ines and a team of doctors for a
mission in Ecuador. Since 2002, Ines and IMA’s health care partners
have provided medical and dental services to 20,000 Ecuadorians.
Debbie Frazer
was featured in LQ Magazine for her work in India to help launch Mary
Kay Cosmetics for women in that country. She will also be a guest on
the Patti Gribow Show as a Random Act of Kindness recipient for her
work. Debbie will be returning to India in October.
Vicki Mills,
Computer Tutoring is a talent and a joy! I am now privileged to be a
regular monthly columnist in "The Desert Woman" magazine, as well as
the newsgram editor of the local branch of the Writers Guild. I have
written 2 basic computer books, one in English and one in Spanish "Any
Body Can Enjoy Computers."
Dr. Jackie Black,
WLF member & December luncheon speaker has officially launched her
new book "Meeting Your Match - Cracking the code to successful
relationships". Now available on Amazon.com and poised to be a top
seller!
Stephanie Greene, co-owner of Creative i Group marketing firm, proudly announces the hiring of fellow-WLF member, Cate Ervin
as Public Relations Manager. With the addition of new accounts such as
Jensen's Finest Foods, The Living Desert and La Quinta Arts Foundation,
Cate will be kept quite busy!
Mary T. Roche
will be recognized and honored for her outstanding efforts to enhance
the lives of women and girls in our local community through founding
and being an active member in the Women Leaders Forum of the Coachella
Valley and co-founding and participating in Desert Horizons Women's
Club, whose motto is "Women Helping Women."
"The presentation of said award will be during an annual fundraiser, "A
Night in Monte Carlo," The event will take place Saturday, March 24,
2007, 6:00-10:00 at Indian Wells Country Club."
WLF members Leanna Bonamici and Rachel Druten are being honored as "Women of Distinction in the Arts," by the National League of American Pen Women.
Sunday March 4, 2007
Thunderbird Country Club
11:00 to 2:00
For information call Pamelah Tablak: (760) 346-8059
Also being honored are: Diane Adolph, Joey English, Kajsa Thuresson Frary, Angela Paige, Kate Porter and Dorry Wynham
When Jasenka Sabanovic took a leadership class in college, she was asked to write her own obituary -- and she left her page blank.
Sabanovic lived through a civil war in her native Gornji Vakuf, Bosnia.
One night a bomb shattered her house. The then-12-year-old and her
family escaped unharmed but had to live for the next four years out of
an abandoned building's basement.
Throughout the years Sabanovic witnessed the death of friends, saw
neighbors become snipers who shot at women and children, and then
experienced the rejection of several countries where the family sought
refuge.
Eight years ago Sabanovic, now 31, her brother and parents arrived in
Palm Desert. The United States was their third country in less than 12
years.
Because of the stress and years of loss, Sabanovic ended up in the hospital for a week, suffering from severe depression.
"I lived in more pain than I did during the war," Sabanovic said. "I
didn't want to start over, learn the language, the culture. I felt very
unlucky."
- By Sandra Baltazar Martinez
The Press-Enterprise
Marie Santana
has been selected as an honoree for the 11th Annual International
Hispanic Awards. The black-tie event is scheduled at the Renaissance
Esmeralda Resort in Indian Wells on February 17th, 2007.
Does Parenting Build Leadership
Skills? While common sense might lead us to believe that
single-focused, workaholic employees who work long hours would be
promoted most often, the opposite appears to be happening.
Current research is finding that, in many cases, women who are mothers
are climbing higher on the corporate ladder than non-mothers. Over 70%
of the women on Fortune Magazine's list of "America's Most Powerful
Women in Business" are mothers. A May 2003 joint study by Catalyst, the
Families and Work Institute and Boston College, entitled "The Leaders
in a Global Economy Report," determined that women who were at
reporting levels closer to the CEO were more likely to have children.
This complements research done by Moe Grzelakowski who interviewed 50
executive women who all believe that raising children transformed their
leadership style and made them more effective business leaders.
With many dads participating fully in their kids' lives, I believe
they're learning the same leadership lessons as these moms. Parents
report that raising kids makes them more approachable, patient,
responsive, and encouraging. Because family time takes on new
importance, parents learn to focus on what's most important and
delegate more at work. While raising toddlers, they learn to manage
chaos and to remain calm even when crises are occurring all around
them. Their desire for "perfection" is tempered when dirty diapers and
sleep deprivation become a part of everyday life. Helping kids with
homework teaches parents that their way of doing things isn't the only
way, so in the workplace they may micromanage less often. Since
children point out weaknesses without regard for positional power,
parents become skilled at receiving negative feedback. Raising
teenagers can be similar to a crash course in leadership as parents
learn to earn trust as well as enhance communication skills for
discussions about drugs, sex, and alcohol. Coaching teenagers into
their roles as responsible and talented adults may add some new
coaching tools to an executive's toolkit.
So, it appears that the parenting process can build leadership skills.
If you don't have kids of your own, I know many men and women who would
welcome your borrowing theirs - especially during their teenage years.
- Susan Murphy
Sylvia A. Trapuzzano-Furino,
MFTI chaired a conference held on November 3rd, 2006 at Annenberg
Center for Health Sciences at Eisenhower ... "Working with At-Risk
Adolescents". Put on by the Desert Chapter of the California
Association of Marriage Family Therapists (CAMFT), nine experts
addressed issues ranging from drug and alcohol abuse, gangs, and crime,
to suicidal and self-injurious behavior.
Colleen McBride
Director of Development for College of the Desert Foundation, will be
featured on "VJ's Corner" along with Foundation Board member and
Community Leader Peggy Cravens on November 9th to promote the college
Foundation and Auxilary's new fun(d)raising event, "Man About Town".
Colleen also recently led a "Fund Development" workshop for local arts
organizations/recipients of "Arts Building Capacity" (ABC) grants,
funded through the Irine Foundation.
Judith M. Weigle
has been asked to market the Palm Springs Wedding Association to the
greater Southern California area and establish the Coachella Valley as
a destination location.
Lynne Bunch
is the co-founder, of Dancing with Our Stars, a multi-charity
fundraising event. The event was held on Saturday, Oct.28th, 12 couples
danced to raise funds for their favorite nonprofits before an audience
of 400 at the Hyatt Grand Champions, Indian Wells. Collectively, they
raised over $39,000 for hoofing it up!
Dr. Barbara Kaufman
will be a featured speaker at the annual Leadership California
Conference on November12-14th at the Marriott, Coronado. She will be
speaking on leadership resiliency and how to gain control over your
calendar and your life. She will also serve as moderator for a panel of
women leaders who will share their stories about leadership resiliency
and overcoming adversity. WLF member, Kate Spates, will be a panel member.
Renata Rafferty
was quoted in the Wall Street Journal last week regarding philanthropy
and the financial planning industry. She has been signed as the
"contrarian" columnist for a new magazine on international giving being
published by The Economist. The revised and expanded 2nd edition of her
book will be out at the end of the year.
Shellie Karabell
will be giving the Windows on the World lecture Thursday Dec 7 at UCR
(in Riverside) on "The Euro: Funny Money or Cold Cash?" She covered the
introduction of the Euro currency in member European countries while
bureau chief at CNBC-TV Paris.
Lynn Moriarty, Director of Shelter from the Storm, was featured in an article in LQ Magazine.
Jacqueline Bachar,
owner of Under Chocolate Skies is vendor sponsor for the City of Palm
Desert's first annual "The Art of Food & Wine." She will
participate in the opening champagne & chocolate tasting at 6 PM at
Augusta Restaurant and November 10th at the Pink Martini concert at
Desert Willow.
WLF Young Ambassador, Nicelle Orlando was
be honored as Senior of the Week this week on The Patti Gribow Show.
She was presented one certificate of Calloway Golf Stock in honor of
Patti’ guest Richard Heckmann. Nicelle also received a certificate and
will among those elegible for a Gribow Family Scholarship. Watch
Nicelle on Channel 7 at 7:30 a.m. on November 3 & 4.
Patti Gribow is a Jefferson Award Nominee!
Diane J. Lucas is our very first historian in eight years. Diane's role as the WLF historian is to guide and preserve the origins and yearly events of WLF as they relate to our mission statement and organizational goals.
Diane gathers magazines, newsletters, newspaper articles, photos, letters from VIPs, CDs, videos and tapes that profile significant news about WLF. She compiles them in sequential order in books to show our organization’s growth and progress.
So far, WLF has six large books, a seventh started for 2009, and two smaller books entitled "Members Past and Present" and"" Wall Street Teens and Board Profiles". The books are displayed at WLF luncheons and other events, so be sure to peruse them to learn more about the incredible history of our organization.
