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2014
2014
My two focuses are entrepreneurship and management/leadership. I have a portfolio of angel investments in more than 30 women-led companies and also focus on founders of color. I meet regularly with founders of companies in all stages of development to provide advice, largely on a pro bono basis, and I conduct trainings on "Presenting to Investors" for founders as well as "Introduction to Angel Investing" to women interested in becoming investors. I am frequently a "pitch judge" or mentor to entrepreneurs in accelerators and affinity groups. I accept assignments in helping organizations with leadership and management challenges and opportunities. I act as an executive coach and career counselor. I serve on panels and give talks in the area of entrepreneurship, angel investing, gender diversity and management/leadership.
2014 - 2017
2014 - 2017
Golden Seeds is a national angel investment network with the goal of achieving above-market returns by investing in women-led businesses. I was on the leadership team for the Silicon Valley chapter and continue as an alumni member.
2012 - 2015
2012 - 2015
MoolaHoop was a rewards-based crowdfunding platform designed to help women with small businesses raise funds to support a growth project for the business . MoolaHoop was developed to provide an additional sources of funding for women-owned businesses, which represent 40% of new start-ups in the U.S., yet receive less than 5% of all small business loans and 12% of all institutional debt. MoolaHoop was the first crowdfunding site launched for women with small businesses.
2005 - 2013
2011 - 2013
Responsible for Fiscal Services,Budget, Audit, IT, Human Resources, Construction, Facilities and Planning. Managed to the State of California 2009 budget crisis, increased non-state revenue sources and enhanced physical plant.
2005 - 2011
Responsible for undergraduate business degree programs serving almost 6,000 students annually and graduate business programs, including MBA, serving 500 students annually. Achieved AACSB re-accreditation and recognition for diversity of the student body and programs as well as the sustainability and business ethic programs. Large international student population and robust Study Abroad program.
2003 - 2005
2003 - 2005
A community-based, non-profit social services organization dedicated to enriching the lives and promoting the well being of Los Angeles County’s senior citizens, especially low-income elderly. Through a wide variety of direct services and programs, WISE was committed to maintaining independence and self-esteem, as well as combating elder abuse. Received recognition for the creative approaches to fighting financial fraud against the elderly.
1997 - 2003
1997 - 2003
This innovative and entrepreneurial organization, chaired by Steven Spielberg and General H. Norman Schwarzkopf with high profile board members and donors, combined the fields of technology, media, and pediatric healthcare to build products and programs to help seriously ill children cope with the challenges they face daily, such as pain, fear, and anxiety. Research studies conducted by notable universities and health care systems measured the impact of the programs.
1977 - 1997
1977 - 1997
In my last position at IBM, I was responsible for re-engineering the company's Sales and Services functions and processes worldwide during IBM's most challenging period and in addition was responsible for the operations of the Worldwide Sales and Services organization. The CEO and Chairman of the IBM Corporation was my second-line manager. I had a large variety of sales, marketing and general manager positions of increasing responsibility over almost 20 years, moving 9 geographically times in 12 years. I worked in several locations in Chicago; various cities in New York including White Plains, Purchase and Armonk; San Francisco, California; Bethesda, Maryland; and Portland, Maine.