Hello Businesswomen,

SWIB has a lot of activities happening this quarter! In addition to tomorrow’s ETL lecture by Carly Fiorina, the upcoming ETL lectures feature equally awesome women, including Mitchell Baker of Mozilla and author Jackie Speier.

In addition to programming and an end-of-year banquet, we have been hard at work selecting next year’s board. We are delighted to announce next year’s Executive Board and Leadership Core.

In the coming weeks we will be circulating member surveys in an effort to improve our programs, and we hope you take a few minutes to contribute your ideas. If you haven’t checked out the new website, take a moment to explore it. We’ll continue to add new features as you wind down your quarter and start gearing up for summer work or adventure!

Best of luck in the final stretch of your year!

Heidi &Dana
Co-Presidents, Stanford Women in Business

Spotlight Event

Seminar with Former HP CEO Carly Fiorina
May 2, 4:30-5:30pm
Terman Auditorium

Stanford Women in Business has teamed up with the Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Seminar to bring you Carly Fiorina, former CEO of HP, who is recognized for outstanding business leadership at this blue-chip powerhouse. This should be a fantastic lecture; be sure to come early, as space tends to fill up quickly.



Introducing Next Year's Leadership Core!

SWIB congratulates our new leaders for 2007-2008. We had a fantastic applicant pool and believe next years' leadership to be everything we had hoped and more. It was a very competitive process, and we encourage all those who applied to take advantage of the many opportunities next year to continue their involvement in SWIB.

The new Executive Board:
Co-Presidents: Anjali Vaidya (2008) & Ooshma Garg (2009)
VP Marketing: Katie Jones (2008)
VP Finance: Leslie Georgatos (2009)
VP Campus Affairs: Roxanne Teti (2010)
VP Member Affairs: Anna Khan (2010)

The new Leadership Core:
Mentorship Director: Melike Abacioglu (2009)
Community Outreach Director: Laura Gravely (2010)
Events Directors: Sarah Catanzaro (2009) & Kristine Li (2010)
Web Director: Jacqueline (Jackie) Chein (2008)
Volunteer Coordinator: Lillian Tsay (2009)

We are looking forward to a great new year with Women in Business!

Coming up Soon: Our next Business 101 event will focus on negotiation, a must for any business career. Stay tuned for more details in the next week.



The Entrepreneurial Thought Leader's Seminar will host several interesting speakers in the coming weeks, including:

May 9: ETL Dinner Event Featuring Deborah Stevens, Co-Founder, The Center for Innovative Leadership, and Jackie Speier, author and California State Senator (Must apply to attend)

May 23: ETL Seminar Featuring Mitchell Baker, CEO of Mozilla Corporation (Location TBA)

For more information on how to attend, visit the ETL website at http://etl.stanford.edu.

Past Events Recap

Stanford Women in Business sponsored several of you to attend the Women's Community Center's Women's Leadership Conference this past weekend, on Saturday, April 28th. Among many other topics, attendees received advice about how to approach a successful career at the personal level. Dr. Doree Allen of the Stanford Oral Communication Program spoke in her talk about the "Imposter Syndrome" about freeing oneself from the fear of failure and allowing oneself to make mistakes by tossing out limiting self-expectations like those of the perfectionist, the individualist, the extremist, etc. Google's Shanna Preve advised women to be assertive in communicating their goals, asking for appropriate positions and pay, and promoting themselves. Finally, keynote Dr. Telle Whitney of the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology reminded audiences of the need to keep trying to find the first few steps to implement an idea, of the importance of mentors and partners, and of the need to believe in themselves.

Campus and Recruiting Highlights

Support Women... Get a Manicure!

Stanford Women in Business is proud to support In Her Shoes, a women-owned shoe store in Palo Alto that donates 100% of its profits to the Global Fund for Women. The Fund is a fantastic organization that makes grants to support women's groups around the world to advance women's human rights, economic justice, political participation, access to education, and more. Not only does the store carry premium brands, but it also often has Stanford student discounts. For more information, visit inhershoespa.com!



Brunch with a Professional Punch
May 5, 11:00am-4:00pm
Tresidder Oak East

The Stanford Rotaract brings you the chance to enjoy free food while networking with experienced professionals including lawyers and business consultants. MUST RSVP to sampathj@stanford.edu