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The Financial Women’s
Association Of San Francisco
presents
"Speed Mentoring"
Join FWA senior members and industry leaders in San
Francisco on Wednesday, July 18 for our fourth evening of
"speed mentoring." This series grew out of member
desire for a mentoring program enabling interaction between
junior and senior members. Based on this feedback and as a
result of three successful events over the past 12 months,
we are excited to bring you our summer speed mentoring
event. Speed Mentoring works optimally with a smaller group;
therefore, we are limiting this
event to 24 members. Please sign up NOW!
What is "speed mentoring?" This is an opportunity for
junior members ("mentees") to meet with senior members and
industry leaders ("mentors") and ask specific questions
about their careers and goals. Our 7 mentors will spend 10
minutes with each mentee group, and then we'll finish the
evening with cocktails and a chance to mingle!
About the Mentors:
Denise Brosseau is the co-founder and
President of Invent Your Future (IYF), a professional
development accelerator building the next generation of
corporate and entrepreneurial women leaders. IYF offers
leadership development and retention programs; conferences;
executive coaching groups and skill-building toolkits.
Prior to founding Invent Your Future, Denise had her own
business consulting practice for five years, serving
start-ups, corporations and non-profits as a trusted
advisor, coach and resource provider. Denise co-founded and
served as the CEO of the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs from
1993-2002, building the organization into the leading trade
association for women-founded and -led businesses in the
United States. During that time, she also co-founded the
highly successful venture conference series for women
entrepreneurs, Springboard Venture Forums. Participants in
the Springboard events have secured over $3.7B in funding
for their businesses. She continues to serve as an advisor
to both organizations.
Denise is a frequent speaker at universities and
organizations on topics such as entrepreneurship, strategic
networking, negotiation and fundraising. She has an MBA from
Stanford University and a BA from Wellesley College. Denise
is very involved in the community, serving as the Vice Chair
for the Business Leadership Council of Wellesley College,
the Housing & Human Concerns Committee in Redwood City and
as a mentor to several start-up company CEOs.
Mary Corroon is the CEO of Corroon Consulting,
LLC. The company focuses on operations creation/enhancement
and organization management for startup companies and new
units within existing entities. Ms. Corroon was recently
Chief Operations Officer with a fashion industry startup,
Lusso Vero, Inc. She was responsible for building the
financial and operational infrastructure of this new design
house. The firm closed in July, 2006. As COO at Securify,
Inc., an internet security software and consulting firm, she
guided the company to a fourfold revenue increase, and
executed growth-inducing strategic partnerships and
acquisitions. At First Data Corporation, Ms. Corroon was
responsible for providing strategic e-commerce consulting
services for First Data current and potential clients. AS
CEO of U$AVE, a First Data subsidiary, Ms. Corroon was
responsible for all aspects of this start-up targeted
marketing organization. During her tenure, the company went
from concept to full operating status. She successfully
obtained a patent for the targeted marketing system, which
received a Smithsonian award for technology excellence.
During her career at Andersen Consulting (now Accenture),
Ms. Corroon focused on information technology and strategic
planning for Financial Services clients. As an Associate
Partner, she was responsible for the management of the West
Coast Financial Services Consumer Lending Practice. Key
clients included Bank of America, Visa, and ITT Capital.
Ms. Corroon is active in various professional and charitable
organizations. These currently include: the Board of
Directors of the San Francisco Financial Women’s
Association; and the San Francisco Opera Guild, Board of
Directors. Past Board positions include: WFN-Women’s
Financial Network; Dynamic Transactions, Inc.; and
SmartTouch Corp. She holds a B.A. and M.B.A. from the
University of Texas, Austin.
Teresa Curran has over twenty years experience
in senior positions, including extensive experience working
in Asia. Currently, she is responsible for the Financial
Institutions Supervision Group at the Federal Reserve Bank
of San Francisco. In this capacity, she oversees the
supervision of all financial institutions supervised by the
Federal Reserve in the 12th District. She also is
responsible for the Division Asia program, including
oversight of the 2007 series of events under the heading
"Asian Financial Crisis Revisited: Challenges over the Next
Decade."
Ms. Curran joined the Reserve Bank in 1995 as Asia Regional
Manager with responsibility for establishing the Asian
Country Analysis Unit, which monitors and analyzes financial
sector developments in Asian economies. In 1998, she assumed
additional responsibility for coordinating the supervision
of over thirty Asian financial institutions operating in the
United States; in 2000, she took on additional
responsibility for managing teams implementing risk
monitoring and application activities, and identifying and
providing guidance on key banking policy issues, trends and
risks. She assumed her current position in January 2003.
Prior to joining the Federal Reserve, Ms. Curran served with
the U.S. Executive Director at the Asian Development Bank in
the Philippines, and as an international economist at the
Department of the Treasury. She is a graduate of Pomona
College (BA) and Harvard University (MPP), and has a MBA
Certificate from U.C. Berkeley Extension Program. She has
experience in strategic planning, project management,
coaching and development, and process facilitation.
Kristin Gannon is head of Real Estate
Investment Banking in the West Region for Goldman Sachs,
which she joined in 2006 as a managing director. Prior to
joining the firm, Kristin worked at Morgan Stanley for eight
years, where she was head of West Coast Real Estate. In this
capacity, she was active in strategic advisory transactions
and capital raising activities for public REITs and private
real estate companies. She also worked at Merrill Lynch and
the Deloitte & Touche Realty Consulting Group.
Kristin received a BS in Business Administration from the
University of California at Berkeley and an MBA from the MIT
Sloan School of Management. She lives with her husband and
two sons in Lafayette, California.
Teresa Kong, CFA is Head of Emerging Market
Investments at BGI where she is responsible for developing
the firm’s portfolio management and trading strategies.
Previously, Teresa was Senior Portfolio Manager responsible
for managing BGI’s active high yield strategies. Teresa came
to BGI from OppenheimerFunds, where she was Senior
Securities Analyst covering cable, media, finance,
healthcare, homebuilding, and utilities sectors. Prior to
her position with OppenheimerFunds, Teresa worked in capital
markets and liability management in J.P. Morgan's Emerging
Markets and Structured Products Group. Teresa received her
MA in international development policies and BA in both
quantitative economics and political science from Stanford
University.
Ina Miller is a managing director at ILM
Partners, an executive search firm focused on financial
services. Her experience in financial services began in the
80’s, when she joined E.F. Hutton / Shearson Lehman as a
stockbroker. She developed a successful business over
several years, working with high net worth and institutional
clients, then moved on to Vice President of Sales and
Product Management within the firm and at Bank of America.
Ina subsequently became Chief Operating Officer for 4 years
for the technology company, Pixion. As a senior member of
the management team, Ina was responsible for finance,
corporate development and operations. She continued to
consult to other notable start-up and technology firms for
over 3 years.
Since 2001, Ina has furthered her career within the capital
markets, private equity and wealth management sectors of
financial services as an Executive Search Consultant.
Establishing her firm focused on clients from boutique to
Fortune 50, Ina has built a strong reputation for providing
professional, high quality consulting and placement services
for both clients and candidates.
Leigh Wasson joined The Citigroup Private Bank
in 2005, and is the Global Market Manager for the Northern
California High Net Worth region that includes offices in
San Francisco and Palo Alto. Ms. Wasson’s responsibilities
include expanding and deepening the Private Bank’s presence
in Northern California, Northern Nevada and Hawaii. She
coordinates the team of bankers and specialists focused on
providing a solutions-oriented approach to the wealth
management needs of high net worth individuals and families
by extending the reach of Citigroup Private Bank’s tailored
services. These services include investment management,
trust and estate planning, philanthropic and art advisory,
credit, and capital markets. Prior to joining The Private
Bank, Ms. Wasson was with Bessemer Trust, where she focused
on new business development for the West Coast. Previous to
Bessemer Trust, Ms. Wasson spent 16 years with JP Morgan
with both the private bank and the institutional investment
management division. She was with JP Morgan Private Bank
from 1999 – 2004 and was a managing director and region head
of the Silicon Valley and Newport Beach offices. She spent
from 1987 to 1999 at JP Morgan Investment Management where
her various roles included relationship officer, portfolio
manager, and equity research analyst, and included
assignments in Australia and London, in addition to New
York.
Ms. Wasson has a B.B.A in Finance from The University of
Texas and an MBA from The Wharton School at the University
of Pennsylvania. She is a member of the Women’s Leadership
Board, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard
University. Ms. Wasson is an active supporter of the Lucille
Packard Foundation for Children’s Health in Palo Alto, The
Global Fund For Women, based in San Francisco, and a number
of microfinance organizations. She is on the Advisory Board
of the Stanford Social Innovation Review, the signature
publication of the Center for Social Innovation at the
Stanford Graduate School of Business. Ms. Wasson is a member
of the Corporate Board of the San Francisco Opera, the
Advisory Council of Astia, and the Board of the
International Museum of Women. Ms. Wasson resides in
Sausalito.
Space is limited, so reserve early!
Event Details
Who:
The Financial Women’s Association of San Francisco
What:
"Speed Mentoring"
When:
Wednesday, July 18th 2007
5:30 - 8:00pm
Program Format:
Appetizers and cash bar
Where:
Le Meridien (formerly the Park Hyatt
Hotel) ,
333 Battery St at Clay, San Francisco, CA Map
Cost:
This a members only event - Fee is $35
REGISTRATION
There are 5 ways to pre-register:
1. Register online. Online registration is now closed.
2. Print and mail the following form to FWA, P.O. Box
26143, San Francisco, CA 94126
3. Print and fax the following form to 415-586-6606
4. Send an email to
5. Call Rhoda Singer at (415) 586-8599
Refund Policy: We are unable issue refunds unless the
refund request is received 72 hours prior to the event.
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Wednesday, July 18 5:30 - 8:00pm
"Speed Mentoring"
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For any questions regarding the above program call (415) 586-8599 or email
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