South Bay Women's Network

Women’s Wall of Fame Luncheon

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20140320-WBSanLuis-01-1Women’s Bureau program analyst Kelly Jenkins-Pultz was the keynote speaker on March 15 at a ceremony honoring several local women for their leadership work in the San Luis Obispo, Calif., community. The event was hosted and organized by the San Luis Obispo County Commission on the Status of Women and the South Bay Women’s Network. In her remarks, Jenkins-Pultz spoke about the local economic status of women and also highlighted opportunities and challenges in today’s workplace. Rep. Lois Capps and Assemblyman Katcho Achadijan presented commendations from the U.S. House of Representatives and the California State Assembly.

Reprinted from The Department of Labor Newsletter – March 20, 2014

Photo by Chuck Jennings

 

2013 Scholarships Awarded

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schoalrship winners 2013South Bay Women’s Network (SBWN) awarded three (3) $500 scholarships this year to Cuesta College re-entry female students, Amanda Galaviz, single mother of a daughter; Dana Allen a single mother, pursuing a career as a paralegal; Danielle Bowen, a divorced mother of four, pursuing a career in medical assisting. Funds for these scholarships were raised at the 2013 Summer Evening Mixer, Pennies from Heaven luncheon meeting fundraiser and a generous donation from Alyce Thorp, a former SBWN president.