Roxanne will join a roster of prior winners and stellar women like Jane Fonda, Haifa Al Kaylani, Marie Wilson, Doris Buffett and Nobel Peace Prize Laureates Wangari Matthai and Shirin Ebadi. For those members who live in the New York area, and those of you who may be planning to travel to New York, save the evening of Thursday May 7, 2009 to partake in the Women's eNews dinner celebration, and to pay tribute to Roxanne for her many years of dogged and inspiring work on behalf of women and girls around the world. For more information go to: http://www.womensenews.org/21leaders2009.cfm
Marilyn Barrett Receives the Lenny Somberg Award at Annual Dinner Gala for Saban Free Clinic
Marilyn Barrett, a partner in the Tax Group, was presented with the 2008 Lenny Somberg Award by the Friends of the Saban Free Clinic (formerly known as the Los Angeles Free Clinic) at the Clinic's annual dinner gala on November 24, 2008 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
“I am deeply touched to have been chosen for this honor,” said Marilyn Barrett. “I am proud to have helped to fulfill the Clinic’s distinguished mission ‘to provide dependable and affordable quality health care and human services in a caring environment for the underserved and those who are most vulnerable'.”
The Lenny Somberg Award is given each year to a person who embodies the courageous vision, leadership and spirit of the Clinic’s former Executive Director Lenny Somberg, who guided the Clinic in the early 1970s. Marilyn's involvement with the Clinic includes serving on the Board of Directors of the Clinic Board, President of the Board, member of the Executive Committee, and Chair of the Audit Committee. Marilyn was recently elected to the Board of Directors of the Friends of the Saban Free Clinic.
Barbara Annis Selected as Board ChairBarbara Annis has been selected as Board Chair of the HKS Women's Leadership Board for 2009-2011. She will begin her term starting July 1, 2009.
Haifa Fakhouri awarded the “The World of Difference Lifetime Achievement Award”
The International Alliance for Women, Toronto, has awarded Haifa Fakhouri "The World of Difference Lifetme Achievement Award" on Nov. 10th 2008.
Vice-Chair Renee Fraser, Ph.D., speaks at Business Event in Japan
Global Organization for Leadership and Diversity (GOLD) 2008 Symposium - October 21, 2008
Vice-Chair Renee Fraser, Ph.D., will discuss "Knowledge Transfer from U.S. Business and Professional Organizations: A Win-Win Relationship - Business and NPOs" at the event.
Over the last decade, cooperation between businesses and nonprofit organizations has increased dramatically in the U.S. Businesses, no longer content to simply make a contribution to worthy causes, are now working with nonprofits in ways to create impact, increase NPO and corporate visibility, and reach new markets. The panel of experts will explore the how, why, and when of this kind of collaboration by sharing their relationships and addressing cause-related marketing, social enterprise, and sponsorships.
Barbara Annis, Chair Elect, just released her latest book, “Leadership and the Sexes”
Barbara Annis' latest book, Leadership and the Sexes, was co-authored by Michael Gurian, a pioneer in the field of applied gender neurobiology. The combination of Michael's expertise in brain science and gender studies with Barbara's years of real-world consulting experience aims to help men and women become more effective and fulfilled in the workplace, leading to an improved bottom line.
Barbara Annis is a leading edge thinker - a dynamic and compelling keynote speaker who has designed and delivered major initiatives on the value of Gender IntelligenceTM to Fortune 500 companies and other organizations worldwide for more than 20 years. Considered an authority on gender diversity, Barbara has brought her breakthrough message on gender and diversity to more than 3,000 corporate workshops and keynotes. She guides men and women beyond "he said, she said" to a higher level of understanding. Men and women come to recognize the strengths that both genders bring to business and are able to use it as a powerful competitive advantage. This transformational shift in thinking results in ultimate success for corporations.