OVERVIEWThis large event dedicated to professional working mothers will be held on October 18, 2007, at Mission Bay Conference Center in San Francisco, CA.
Cocktails and book signing from 5:30 - 7:00pm
Panel discussion, including Q&A is from 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Plus fabulous giftbags!
Sponsored by leading Bay-Area employers including Latham & Watkins, Genentech, and Deloitte and jam packed with a panel of extraordinary women juggling career and kids in different ways, the event is sure to inspire women to find new ways to balance their professional and parental lives.
To register for the event go to:
http://www.FlexperienceStaffing.com/news.html SPEAKER PANELThe hallmark of the event will be a candid panel of working mothers who have each taken her own path to having an interesting career and an enriching family life. Moderating will be best-selling author of Mommy Wars, Leslie Morgan Steiner, from the Washington Post. Leslie has worked part-time and currently works flexible hours from her home office in her kitchen.
Panelists: o Risa Green is the author of "Notes from the Underbelly" on which the popular new ABC sitcom is based, and "Tales from the Crib."
o Sarah Clarke, is co-host of "Sarah and No Name," the Bay Area's top-rated radio morning show on Alice Radio 97.3. She is the (hilarious) voice of working moms in the Bay Area.
o Kirstin Hoefer, is an eBay Senior Director on a part-time schedule.
o MaryAnn McGrath took six years off to be with her children full-time, and
has recently returned working as a consultant for Levi's and Creative Good
(through Flexperience)
o Lori McAdams, Vice President of Human Resources at Pixar. Lori worked part-time for two years and has three children.
o Lin Stillman has managed a solo law practice for seven years on a flexible schedule.
o Natalie Mehta is a Senior Manager in the Deloitte Financial Advisory Services practice and is on the steering committee for Mass Career Customization, an organization-wide initiative where each employee will customize his or her career as their priorities change over time.
COCKTAILS AND BOOK SIGNINGLeslie Morgan Steiner, "Mommy Wars"
Cate Colburn Smith and Andrea Serrette, "Milk Memos"
Risa Green, "Notes from the Underbelly"
Meredith O'Brien, "A Suburban Mom: Notes from the Asylum"
Christine Mellor, "The 3 Martini Playdate"
Wendy Sachs, "How She Really Does it"
REGISTRATIONTo register for the event go to:
http://www.FlexperienceStaffing.com/news.html ABOUT FLEXPERIENCELaunched in October 2006, Flexperience is a boutique staffing firm that connects experienced marketing, human resource, and finance professionals with opportunities for part-time, flex-time, or project-based work with our clients. Leveraging the growing trend of women "opting-out" of the workforce in favor of quality time with their families, Flexperience offers flexible, senior-level contract opportunities for professionals who want interesting project work. For more information go to http://www.FlexperienceStaffing.com.
ABOUT MOMMY TRACK'DMommyTrack‚d is a multi-tasking site for stay-at-work moms. Its mission is to provide a smart, stylish, helpful and always entertaining resource for time-crunched moms doing their best to manage the daily tug of war between work and family. MommyTrack‚d has a unique survival guide, addictive columns such as "Working Moms in Pop Culture and Politics," celebrity working mom quotes, candid interviews with real working moms, the best mom-related reading recommendations on the web, message boards that offer a source of inspiration and commiseration and a shop full of must-have products for the modern working mom.
