Please join us as we honor our 2013 Women Making a Difference Awards Nominees:Kathy Aaronson, Sales Athlete Executive SearchMarcia Aaron, KIPP LA SchoolsLeslie Acoca, MA, MFT, National Girls Health & Justice InstituteJanis Adams, Academic AchieversLisa Adams, LA Closet DesignPaige Adams-Geller, Paige DenimAnnette Ahlers, Moss Adams LLPJessica Alba, The Honest CompanySylvia Allen, Sylvideo Productions, LLC Graef Allen, Dolby Laboratories Darya Allen-Attar, Broads CircleAlexis Alonzo, Pircher, Nichols & MeeksRebecca Amis, Muse School CA, Global MuseSuzy Amis Cameron, Muse School CA, Global MuseBrooke Anderson, Gala Films & Cordova PicturesSharon Armstrong, Todd Team CoachingAmy Armstrong Roxas, ID MediaDr. Frances Arnold, California Institute of Technology/ GEVOChatty Arrieta, Partners TrustSamira Asemanfar, BellacuresSusan Azad, Latham & Watkins LLPKumari Bakhru, Walt Disney Studio Motion PicturesIvette Barnett, CBREMelanie Barr-Levey, Barr Insurance ServicesKarin Barter FieldingGail Becker, EdelmanNatalie Berend, USIPolina Bernstein, Bernstein & Friedland, P.C. Nancy Bernstein, DreamWorks AnimationJessica Biel, Iron Ocean FilmsEstee Bienstock, RN, ALLPOINT Home HealthMarisa Blackshire, Alston & BirdSusan Bloomfi eld, Neutrogena Corporation, Johnson & JohnsonSusan Booth, Holland & Knight LLPGloria Borges, The WunderGlo FoundationMelissa Broadwell, Matadors Community Credit UnionMargaret Brown, The ANROMA Group- SocializeLA.comBrianna Brown, TheNewHollywood.orgSarah BumsteadMonique Burrola, Partner Engineering and Science, Inc. Alexis CarraSheila Caruso, Avon & NAFEAndrea Caruso Townsend, Squire SandersJudy Caruthers, Jones Lang LaSalleJacqueline Castillo, Legacy Ladies, Inc.Carla Christofferson, O’Melveny & Meyers LLPJoy Chudacoff, Smart Women Smart SolutionsLisa Cleari Reale, Lisa Cleri Reale AssociatesLauren Clifton, Gala Films & Cordova PicturesPatricia Costopoulos, Tishman Speyer PropertiesErin Cottrell, Erin CottrellKaren Covell, Hollywood Prayer NetworkTamara Craver, The Posse FoundationLiz Davidson, Financial FinesseTalitha Davies Wegner, Davies Wegner Law CorporationSharen Davis Kitty Davis-Walker, Union Rescue MissionReena De Asis, Dress for SuccessPina De Rosa, Gratitude InternationalMichelle DeAngelis, Michelle IncClaire DeBriere, The Ratkovich CompanyJennifer DeLara Vallejo, Hispanic American Police Command Offi cersChristine Deschaine, Kennedy Wilson Properties, Ltd

Monica Dodi, The Women’s Venture Capital FundDebra Domeyer, Oversee.netSuzie Doran, SingerLewak LLPDesiree Doubrox, An Empowered Woman/Foundation/Us Girls ProdDr. Helen Eckmann, Brandman UniversityTammy Edmonds, Tammy Edmonds Design, Inc. Dr. Anat Edreich-Epstein, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles & USCVivian Eisenstadt, Prevent the Pain Therapy, Inc. Laura Emanuel, Laura EmanuelLora Encinas, Torrey Pines BankElena Epstein, Epstein Custom MediaToni Erickson Knight, WorldlinkCloud Ettinger, Red Cloud, LLCMary Fanaro, OmniPeaceCheryl Munoz, Zephyr Investment ManagementDebra Fischer, BinghamLindsay Fontaine, InterMedia AdvertisingKimberly Fowler, YAS Fitness CenterFiona Francois, UK Trade & InvestmentJoan Frei, Nadel ArchitectsDiana Friedland, Bernstein & Friedland, P.C. Susan Fries, Ecola Services, Inc.Orit Gadish, Los Angeles REO BrokersAdriana Gallardo, Adriana’s Insurance Services, Inc. Yesenia Gallegos, Fox Rothschild LLPBerenice Giannini, DogswellSandi Gideon, Sheridan In-Home CarePatricia Glaser, Glaser Weil Tamerlin Godley, Munger, Tolles, & Olson LLPKarenjo Goodwin, Exact StaffStacey Gordon, The Gordon GroupThyonne Gordon, CoachArtDr. Yolanda Gorman, Phillips Graduate InstituteTracy Green, Green & AssociatesRobin Greenberg, Prudential California Realty BrentwoodLisa Gritzner, Cerrell Associates, Inc. Tamara Gurney, Mission Valley BankTerri Haack, Terranea ResortKelly Hanker, Jackson Lewis, LLPMona Hanna, Michelman & Robinson, LLPKathy Hao, The Law Offi ce of Kathy HaoVarda Hardy, Big Voice the Movie/ Live Tribe ProductionsRebecca Harrington, Alston & BirdMaura Harrington, MBA, PhD, Center for Nonprofi t ManagementPatricia Hausknost, City National BankMichele Havens, Northern TrustTerry Hawkins, People In Progress Dalia Hayon, Generation 2 GenerationTracy Hensley, KPMG LLPDawn Higginbotham, Cordova PicturesSusan Higginbotham, Higgi’s Taryn Hipwell, EcoDivasCourtney HoffmanLindsey Horvath, One Billion RisingRobbin Itkin, Steptoe & Johnson LLPRonda Jackson, Décor Interior DesignsToni Jaramilla, Toni Jaramilla, a Professional Law CorporationAshley Jason, Holland & Knight LLPDr. Cecilia Jefferson, Fred Jefferson Memorial HomesWhitney Jones Roy, Sheppard MullinRuth Kahn, Steptoe & Johnson LLPBrandi Kamenar, Image Design StudioNicole Kamm, Esq., Lewitt, Hackman, Shapiro, Marshall & HarlanWendy Kashefi , Readings By Wendy

JoAnn Katinos, AAA Electrical & Communications Inc. Pam Kehaly, Anthem Blue CrossRobin Kellogg, Robin Kellogg AssociatesSusan Kendall, Kendall Frozen Fruits, Inc. Kelly Kepner, Haute House PR & MarketingBonnie Khang-Keating, SmithGroupJJRKia Kiso, Zaza ProductionsMonika Klein, Coaching for Health, LLCRonit Koren, SingerLewak LLPAdriana LaCorte, Bellamica PicturesJulie Lacouture, Mom Corps LADavida Lampkin Tydings, Davida Aprons/Kosher KurlsJordan Landes- Brenman, Haute House PR & MarketingPaivi Lappalainen, Human Champion SpiritFlorence LaRue, 5th DimensionAnn Lawrence, DLA PiperSuzanne Lee, Cassidy TurleyCherilyn Lee, RN, NP, PhD, CNHP, NutriMed Integrated HealthcareLaura Levinsky, Laura Levinsky ConsultingDebbie Levins, Environmental Media AssociationAmy Levy, Amy Levy Public Relations, Inc.Sarah M. Lewis, Aequitas Wealth ManagementAlev Lewis, Acacia Wealth AdvisorsDr. Cathie Lippman, Lippman Center for Optimal Health Judi Lirman, Judi Lirman, MFTChantal Lugo, Union Rescue MissionLaurie Lustig-Bower, CBRELynn Mack-Costello, Girl Scouts of Greater Los AngelesMichelle Maddalena, Dolby LaboratoriesMichal Mael, Our World Global FoundationVal Maki, KPWR-FM (Power 106)Anastasia K. Mann, The Corniche Group, Inc. Mary Mazur, KCETLinkLisa McDowell, The Cheesecake Factory, IncorporatedLaura McHolm, Northstar Moving CompanySue Meier, International Child Advocacy NetworkJackie Mendelson, Arabica DabraKelly Merryman, Netfl ixMyka Miller, Harmony ProjectKristina MitchellRegina Moniz, ProdegeJulian Moses, Twentieth Century Fox/ IndependentRobbie Motter, National Association of Female ExecutivesCaroline Nahas, Korn/Ferry InternationalBurcin Nee, KPMG LLPVanessa Nellis, Lewitt, Hackman, Shapiro, Marshall & HarlanCandace Nelson, Sprinkles CupcakesJanet Neman, Charles Dunn Company, Inc. Monique Ngo-Bonnici, Winston & StrawnCourtney Nichols Gould, SmartyPants VitaminsLinda Northrup, Northrup Schlueter Professional Law CorpRenee O’Connor, ROC Pictures & ArbonneJeanette O’Connor, The Seenwork CompanyDebra Olk, Kendall Frozen Fruits, Inc. Silvia Olmedo, Silvia OlmedoClaire Padama, Society of Saint Vincent de Paul, Los AngelesBarbara Palmer, The Search AgencyJennifer Parks, SexyHairVeronica Perez, Veronica Perez & AssociatesMelani Pointdexter, UCLA NurseHelena Porter, Fundraising Garment, LLCMichelle Purple, Iron Ocean FilmsDustin Quick, Sony PicturesJennifer Raim, Dolby Laboratories & IndependentTracy Randall, Cooking.com

Gina Renna, LifeSpan MedicineAlison Ressler, Sullivan & Cromwell, LLPStaci Jennifer Riordan, Fox Rothschild LLPClaire Risoli, Risoli Films & ArbonneKimberly Roberts Stepp, Charles Dunn Company, Inc. Drew Robertson, Winston & StrawnSusanne Robins, Ascend Training SolutionsMaria Rodriguez, DLA PiperAndrea Roschke, Roschke & Wall, Business Advisors & CPAs, Inc.Sharone Rosen, Temple Beth Torah/ Chiropractic to GoKathleen Ruddy, St. Baldrick’s FoundationAnnie Safoian, SADA Systems, Inc. Sandra Sanders, Re/Max Estate PropertiesCarla Sanger, LA’s BEST After School Enrichment ProgramClaudia Sangster, Harris myCFO LLCRobin Sax, Law Offi ces of Rob Sax/ KTTV NewsCarol Schary, Nathan Kimmel Company, LLCBeth Schore, Betro Designs & Rock Camp for Girls (Volunteer)Nicole Schumann, Prodege.comLauren Selman, Reel Green MediaJessica Shofl er, The Law Firm for Non-Profi ts, P.C. Michelle Short-Nagel, Esq., Law Offi ces of Michelle Short-NagelGwynne Shotwell, Space Exploration TechnologiesVictoria Silchenko, PhD, Metropole Capital GroupDanone Simpson, Montage Insurance SolutionsJanet Marie Smith, Los Angeles DodgersBrenda Smith, Brenda B. Smith AcupunctureTiffany Smith-Anoa’i, CBS Amy Solomon, Girardi & KeeseKim Somers-Egelsee, Kim Life CoachAmanda Sommerfeld, Winston & StrawnTonia & Sonia Sonju, Park Village LLPZeda Spiegel, The Jewelry FactoryGail Standish, Winston & StrawnLoren Stephens, Write WisdomSarmela Sunder, MD, Sunder Plastic SurgeryCindy Sutherland, New Horizons Computer Learning Centers of SoCalDeborah Sweeney, MyCorporation.comJennie Ta, California Institute of Advanced ManagementSona Tatiyants, Tatiyants Law, P.C. Diane Taub, ArbonneKeren Taylor, WriteGirlNatalie Taylor, Wedbush SecuritesKristen Tischhauser, talkTECHStar Tomlinson, The Drain Co. Alison Triessl, The Law Offi ce of Alison TriesslTherese Tucker, BlackLine SystemsWendy Tucker, Sedgwick LLPBetty Uribe, California Bank & TrustDr. Caty Van Houten-WilliamsAntonette Vanasek, Vanasek Insurance Services, Inc. Marina VelezTish Viravolo, Daisy Rock Girl GuitarsMarina ViscunKitty Wallace, Colliers InternationalPanney Wei, Positive Changes ConsultingDorothy Wolons, Menifee Valley Chamber of CommerceCindy Wu-Freedman, Keller Williams Realty -The EstatesKalika Yap, Citrus Studios/ Luxe LinkBinti Yost, KPMG LLPShelly Youree, Thompson & Knight LLPJulie Zamorska, iolo TechnologiesDina Zaphiris, Dogsdetectcancer.orgAmy Zimmerman, Amy Zimmerman & Associates

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Luncheon & Awards Ceremony

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

J.W. Marriott at L.A. Live • 11:00am – 1:30pm900 West Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90015

Individual Seats: $100 | Corporate Tables of 10: $900

PRESENTING SPONSORS: PLATINUM SPONSOR:

Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp. Kendall Frozen Fruits, Inc.

GOLD SPONSORS:Anthem Blue Cross Bingham

Moss Adams LLPMount St. Mary’s College

NAWBO-LA Netfl ix

Tammy Edmonds Design, Inc.Travelers

Wedbush BankWells Fargo