North West United States
California
Valeri Bocage
Ceo Powerful Women International Connections San Francisco, CA, USA Leadership Role: Business, Social Awareness How Making A Difference: Connecting women globally who are making a positive change in society to assist them to expand their reach. Statement you would like to say to encourage others: When you help others, you get all the help you need. Website: www.pwiconnections.com |
Kelly Mizener
Musing Specialist Powerful Women International Connections San Francisco, CA, USA Leadership Role: Empowerment How Making A Difference: Serve as a source of inspiration to Women, Men and Youth—to shine their light! Statement you would like to say to encourage others: Use the power of your [powerful] words to speak your reality into existence—shine your authentic light. Website: www.pwiconnections.com |
Veronica Hunnicutt
CEO/President HG Inc. San Francisco, CA, USA Leadership Role: educator in various areas How Making A Difference: Creating empowerment programs and opportunities for youth, women, and families, so they will be whole and complete. Statement you would like to say to encourage others: There are three things that will endure---faith, hope, and love--and the greatest of these is love. Website: www.hunnicuttgroupinc.com |
Chandni Jain
Community Engagement Fellow - Global Citizenship Fellowship U.S. Fund for UNICEF San Francisco, CA, USA Leadership Role: Non-profit, social awareness educator and advocate How Making A Difference: Empowering Bay Area communities to make a better world for children through UNICEF USA campaigns and initiatives. Statement you would like to say to encourage others: A beautiful quote by Anne Frank goes, "No one has ever become poor from giving." |
Nancy Lewellen
Managing Partner Palladian Law Group San Francisco, CA, USA Leadership Role: Business, Real Estate Attorney How Making A Difference: I give free seminars on business law, commercial leasing to low income business owners. I donate to charities in Mubai, India, Nepal and Africa that support women and girls in literacy, owning their own businesses. Statement you would like to say to encourage others: Never underestimate the power of positive thinking by yourself or others you surround yourself with. If you think you can do something, you will find a way if you try hard enough. Website: www.palladianlawgroup.com |
Diana Ruiz
CEO Womens Global Leadership Initiative San Francisco, CA, USA Leadership Role: Non-profit How Making A Difference: WGLI provides partners globally with the Leadership Education and Tools to support and train the women they serve. Providing women with the opportunity to invest in their future. Regardless of social economic status or ethnicity every woman has the right to contribute to her community. Statement you would like to say to encourage others: When searching for your truth, you need not look further than your heart-release that whisper and sing! Website: www.wgli.org |
Patricia Sewe
Founder Mimi Ni Change San Francisco, CA, USA Leadership Role: Social Awareness How Making A Difference: Bringing young people together through transformational leadership that focusses on shifting the mindset of Kenyans on tribalism. Statement you would like to say to encourage others: As long as you are breathing, you have a chance to make the world a better place. |
Louann Tung
Core-Herence San Francisco, CA, USA Leadership Role: Mentor How Making A Difference: Louann offers experiential workshops and staff retreats where parents and educators learn the secret language of empowering their students with integrity and responsibility. With these new Confident Educator™ and Confident Parenting™ skills, teachers and parents are transformed from worry to confidence to know they have gifted their students with a love of learning and leadership. Statement you would like to say to encourage others: When I am at peace within, I see it in others. Website: www.core-herence.com |
Jacque Zoccoli
Global Co Director of Peace Ambassadors Network Builders Arizona/World Parliament on Spirituality San Francisco, CA, USA Leadership Role: Social Awareness How Making A Difference: Through World Parliament on Spirituality - and creating Peace Ambassadors in every country - increasing love, prosperity, and peace worldwide. Statement you would like to say to encourage others: When I am at peace within, I see it in others. Website: WorldParliamentOnSpirituality.org |
Angélle Murry
Teacher, Motivational Speaker, Published Author Queen Diamond Angels Elk Grove, CA, USA Leadership Role: Educator How Making A Difference: I am making a difference in the world by teaching strategies of how to change the mindset from a negative aspect to a positive one. Encouraging, inspiring, and motivating others to strive higher by giving them hope to dream again. Statement you would like to say to encourage others: Life can have its ups and downs, but no matter what is thrown at you never give up. |
Daphne Evans
Founder & CEO Heaven's Door Cancer Foundation Greenbrae, CA, USA Leadership Role: Cancer Non-Profit How Making A Difference: Heaven’s Door Cancer Foundation is a wellness spa treatment and advocacy program, which started in 2005 by Daphne Evans, a multi-cancer survivor: ovarian, breast and spinal cancer. Ms. Evans, after a double mastectomy in 2005, began a spa program to pay for services to other women cancer patients based upon the benefits of her own spa treatments. HDCF helps women with cancer and advanced life threatening illnesses; its purpose are: 1) Diva Aftercare™: providing free spa and resort visits for women going through cancer across the U.S. to maintain their inner fortitude and self-esteem; and 2) Patient advocacy: Liaison to patients, assisting with additional medical care including research and enrollment in new clinical trials and treatments; 3) companionship and hospital chaplaincy during oncology appointments and related surgeries. Providing spiritual pastoral care to terminally ill patients and families. Statement you would like to say to encourage others: As a warrior of 3 terminal cancers, I want to let you know that no matter how hard this journey is for you, I've got your back; you can call on me and you are NOT alone. Website: www.heavensdooropen.com |
Bonita Banducci
Managing Partner Banducci Consulting Hayward, CA, USA Leadership Role: Educator and Consultant How Making A Difference: I teach Gender and Engineering for graduate engineering students from all over the world at Santa Clara University. I also consult and teach Gender Competence to tech companies and people in organizations from all sectors. Gender Competence is a new framework for understanding and skills to work with gender differences and cultural differences as differences in "competencies" that together increase productivity, innovation and promotability of men and women who are effective working with differences. Statement you would like to say to encourage others: I have found that women often think the way they think--and what they see--is common sense, when indeed it is a valuable different contribution that has to be named to be utilized and valued. Website: www.genderwork.com |
Ellie Shapiro
CEO Fund Dreamer Los Angeles, CA, USA Leadership Role: Technologist, Educator How Making A Difference: Fund Dreamer helps women and diversity groups by creating a crowdfunding platform where these groups can create campaigns to further their dreams, achieve financial independence and improve their physical and emotional well being. We also educate people on how to create the best possible project and how this industry operates. Statement you would like to say to encourage others: When there is still month left at the end of your money, don't let it stop you from chasing your dreams: crowdfund it! Website: www.funddreamer.com |
Helynna Brooke
Producer; Board President 5 PowerFull Women Oakland, CA, USA Leadership Role: Business and Non-Profit How Making A Difference: I am making a difference in the world by organizing events, workshops, conferences and video shoots that educate, inform, or provide enjoyment. In my non-profit, The Red Web Foundation, (www.theredweb.org) we are educating about menstruation and leading menstrual advocacy to remove the shame and stigma surrounding menstruation. The shame felt by many women and girls impacts their self esteem. Statement you would like to say to encourage others: Let yourself be yourself because you are an amazing and interesting person. Website: www.westcoastvideo.net |
Dr .Crystallee Crain
PeacefulProfits Oakland, CA, USA Leadership Role: Public Health & Criminal Justice Scholar, Professor, Business Owner How Making A Difference: In the nonprofit field I work at the intersection of criminal justice reform and public health. As the Coordinator of SFCIPP (www.sfcipp.org) I work to develop local and regional policies while also providing the training and technical assistance to support system-wide implementation. With PeacefulProgits, I work to bring socially conscious ideals in the forefront of our consumer life. Through products, publishing, and media creation PeacefulProfits has a slogan, 'where commnity and people matter.' I have the honor of facilitating courses and research as a professor of political science and sociology. For over a decade I've worked at community colleges and universities nationwide. Statement you would like to say to encourage others: The challenges we face do not have the power to define who we are. Our responses and collectively history of how we fall help us shape our own narrative on what it means to rise. Website: http://www.crystalleecrain.com/ |
Barbara Hoffer
Director, Back9 Pilates Bosom Buddies, Sisters Forever Oakland, CA, USA Leadership Role: Vitality Coach/Pilates Yoga Instructor How Making A Difference: Empowering women to bring joy to others, we've raised over $30,000 to help others going through cancer. Statement you would like to say to encourage others: You are a magnificent gift to the world~Walk proud, stand tall and let your light shine to lift up others. Website: www.barbarahoffer.com |
Cheryl L Jordan
Director SmartKids C.F.O. Project Oakland, CA, USA Leadership Role: EduCoach How Making A Difference: Creating programs and products that empower children and adults to uplift families and their environment. Statement you would like to say to encourage others: The Universe always re-arranges itself to accommodate your picture of reality! Website: www.FreeFallAJourney.com |
Tendai Jordan
Creator and Founder 5 PowerFull Women Oakland, CA, USA Leadership Role: Educator, Facilitator How Making A Difference: Empowering and uplifting women worldwide by providing a forum for sharing experiences to foster deeper connections and oneness, and encouraging women to give their gift, creating a ripple effect that will enhance all relationships. Statement you would like to say to encourage others: All women are powerful and deserve to give their gift, and live, laugh and love out loud. Website: TendaiJordan.com |
Branice McKenzie
Eunice Music Oakland, CA, USA Leadership Role: Performing and Teaching Artist/Composer/Photographer How Making A Difference: Encouraging, Inspiring, Healing and teaching through the performing and visual arts. Statement you would like to say to encourage others: The "impossible" happens everyday! Website: branicemckenzie.com |
Bette Vargas
Vargas Fitness Enterprises, LLC Wellness Architect Oakland, CA, USA Leadership Role: Wellness Specialist How Making A Difference: Assist women how to make healthier choices while teaching the art of racewalking. Statement you would like to say to encourage others: You can be healthy if you choose to be! Website: bettevargas.com |
Najjiyya Arnold
Executive Director Profiles Unlimited, Educational Foundation Sacramento, CA, USA Leadership Role: Non-Profit How Making A Difference: Statement you would like to say to encourage others: Avoid speaking words that contradict our faith or our prayers to God. We don't belittle others or spit venom at them with the same mouths we use to give praise to God. Website: www.profilesunlimited.org |
C. C. Culver
Advisor/President S.T.A.R.S., Inc. San Jose, CA, USA Leadership Role: Non-Profit How Making A Difference: I would like to continue making a difference in the New Orleans area as an example for the U.S. and then the rest of the world. During the clean-up efforts after Hurricane Katrina, I had the honor of hosting a group of people from the New Orleans area where I helped to facilitate a vision for the area. After getting the vision out to some of the people, the feedback was to explain it more. I have now explained it more in a book. We are ready to print it, once the funds come in. Statement you would like to say to encourage others: We are not failures, we only have failed actions and each failed action is a step toward success. |
Delia Horwitz
Owner, Author Collaboration Soup San Luis Obispo, CA, USA Leadership Role: Business How Making A Difference: Coaching and facilitating business, non-profit and social change agents to be effective collaborative leaders. Statement you would like to say to encourage others: There's nothing we can't do TOGETHER! Website: www.collaborationsoup.com |
Rayshonte' Bocage
President Sashaa San Rafael, CA, USA Leadership Role: Working with Battered Women and Men How Making A Difference: Working with battered woman, men and children. Statement you would like to say to encourage others: All things happen for reason to make our lives better. You just have to notice it! Website: www.collaborationsoup.com |
Laurel Botsford
Shared Hope International Sausalito, CA, USA Leadership Role: Social Awareness How Making A Difference: Working to end the global and local scourge of Human Trafficking: raising awareness, prevention education, improving legislation. Statement you would like to say to encourage others: Even in the face of great adversity, your true heart and soul will carry you through. Website: www.linkedin.com/in/laurel-botsford-1aa62314?trk=hp-identity-name |
Kanela Silva
Holistic Nutritional Consultant Holistic Nutritional Consultant / Chef Sausalito, CA, USA Leadership Role: Health Educator How Making A Difference: Educating our communities with mindful food, herbs and liquid choices to continue or provide vitality to their lives, free of disease and / or to subside uneceesary symptoms. Statement you would like to say to encourage others: Love what you do and embrace yourself unconditionally. |
Sheri Reeves
Producer Reeves Group Toluca Lake, CA, USA Leadership Role: Entertainment How Making A Difference: My career calling is creating entertainment for relaxation and purpose. My personal calling is to help all animals.. their protection, their rights, their well being all around the world. Statement you would like to say to encourage others: Never give up..keep the faith..you can and will make a difference! |
Olivia Herriford
Principal Consultant Herriford Consulting Walnut Creek, CA, USA Leadership Role: Organization and Leadership Development How Making A Difference: Leadership Development for Personal, Professional, and Social Change Statement you would like to say to encourage others: We are here on Earth to serve in our own unique way. Website: www.herrifordconsulting.com |