9th Annual Woman to Woman Conference
Presented by JVS SoCal Women’s Leadership Network
Thursday, November 18, 2021 | 9am-10:30am
Speakers
Our Sponsors
About this Year’s Virtual Conference
Thank you for joining us for the livestreamed celebration of women leaders in our community. We hope you were inspired by their stories of challenges, triumphs, personal insights and more. Learn about the Women’s Leadership Network and the work we do to support women through career crisis and transition. Please watch the recording below to find out how you can help make a difference in women’s lives.
THIS YEAR’S DISTINGUISHED HOST
Giselle Fernandez
Giselle Fernandez is known for her cutting-edge reporting in hot spots throughout the world and interviewing prominent global and local leaders. Today, this veteran anchor is on Your Morning on Spectrum News 1, helping Southern Californians get all the information they need to start their day, and on the Emmy Award-winning weekly series L.A. Stories with Giselle Fernandez, highlighting people who shape lives and create an impact throughout the community.
FEATURED SPEAKERS
GEORGIA BERKOVICH
Georgia Berkovich is a community leader and inspirational speaker, who currently serves as the Director of Public Affairs for The Midnight Mission. Her work provides hope to people in the Skid Row community, many of whom struggle with barriers such as addiction. In recovery herself, Georgia brings a unique perspective to her position and serves and an example of overcoming personal challenges and giving back to her community.
Joy Chen
Joy Chen is a world-renowned leadership coach whom the Wall Street Journal calls “a Lean-In Guru” and the Los Angeles Times refers to simply as “The Networker.” She formerly served as a Deputy Mayor of Los Angeles and a Fortune 500 executive search consultant. Her firm, JOYOUS, provides leadership development for Asian Americans.
AJA BROWN
Aja Brown is an economic development expert and community activist, having most recently served two terms as Mayor of Compton, the youngest person ever to hold the position. Her “New Vision for Compton” led to unprecedented socioeconomic growth in her city, as well as a historic decrease in violence. Aja’s leadership and her work with mothers brings a fresh perspective that inspires women around Los Angeles and nationally.
Our 2021ROSALINE L. ZUKERMAN
WLN EMPOWERMENT AWARD HONOREE
Diane Shader Smith
Diane Shader Smith has been a writer, speaker, publicist and fundraiser for 30 years. For the past two years, Diane has traveled the country offering inspiration to those who have experienced great loss or are dealing with crisis. She speaks on behalf of her late daughter Mallory, whose memoir was published posthumously. Mallory’s work, Salt in My Soul: An Unfinished Life, has been called life-changing.
Our Impact
Over the past year, thousands of women have been driven out of the workforce as a direct result of the pandemic. An estimated 9.9 million jobs were lost in the U.S. within the past year, with women being disproportionately affected. As we move forward toward hopeful recovery, the Women’s Leadership Network is proud to assist women experiencing career crisis and transition. Through the JVS SoCal programs we support, we are uniquely positioned to help women through this time and get them on the road to recovery.
Since its founding in 2008, the WLN has raised over $3 million dollars to provide free mentoring career training and job placement support to over 2,500 women participating in JVS SoCal program across Los Angeles and Southern California. We are able to do this with the support of our members and sponsors of our annual Woman to Woman Conference, and through the WLN Empowerment Fund.
Get Involved
You can help support the WLN by subscribing to our mailing list, making a donation, registering for our conference or becoming a volunteer with our WoMentoring programs. Learn more.
Sponsorship Packages
Our Generous Sponsors
Presenting Sponsors
Terri and Jerry Kohl
Susan W. Robertson
*of blessed memory
Empowerment Sponsors
Encouragement Sponsors
Susan and Fred Kunik
Don Levin Trust
Debbie and Rick Powell
Inspiration Sponsors
Allen and Anita Kohl Charitable Foundation
Herbert McLaughlin Children’s Trust
Barbara and Tom Leanse
Leslie and Bobby Spivak
Harriet Nichols
Impact Sponsors
Linda Brown
Tina Elowitt
Deborah and Alan Levey
Joyce Powell
Nancy and Jeff Cherry
Bonnie Fein
Carol Muchin
Kathy Suto
Jane Z. Cohen
Pamela Hirsh
Eleanor and Glenn Padnick
Robbi and Tom Schiff
Don and Eileen Coskey Fracchia
Lauren Kurzweil
Nancy and Jeff Paul
Terri and Michael Kaplan
Essential Sponsors
Joan August
Lynn Bider
Brooke and Micah Dekofsky
Eileen Goodis
Karen Kaplan Berger
Joni and Jeff Marine
Shana Passman
Deb Schwarz
Trinka Stotsky Soloway
Audrey Flannery
Anne Barnett
Joanie Black
Lynne and Jimmy DeWitt
Salli Harris
Laurie Konheim and Corrine Sands
Teresa Nathanson
Robert Pearman
Renee Remeny
Annette and Leonard Shapiro
Vivian Soren
Bonnie and Ronny Bensimon
Sue Brucker
Rusty Feldman
Linda and Jim Hausberg
Susan Neisloss
Dr. Michelle Israel and
Robbie Shipp
Berman-Rutenberg Family
Linda Thomas
Peter Tu
Jamie and Joel Berman
Alexandra Carter
Linda Essakow
Deborah Kallick
Virginia Maas
Connie and David Oliver
Judy Rosenberg
Jill and Harris Smith
Marcie Polier Swartz
Enterprise Holdings Foundation
Vital Sponsors
Eva Aaronson
Harriet Bernstein
Nancy Eisenstadt
JUDY FLESH
Jackie Gottlieb
Adrienne Horwitch
Rhea Coskey
Laura Maslon
Adrian Miller
Nancy Noori
D’Angela Proctor
Charlene & Victor Sands
Susan Sugarman
Dr. Adrienne Youdim
Arnon & Camille Adar
Lynn Behar
Sari Eshman
Pat Gage
Nan Goodman
Sue Hochberg
Wendy Levin
Susan Meltzer
Carol Moss Foundation | Mary Aguado
Marylouise Oates
Donna Rosen
Sabrina Shadi
Sunnye Tuch
Rosaline L. Zukerman
Cathy Rogers
Mae Appel
Elisha and David Bolour
Nancy Epstein
Sharon Glaser
Nancy Grant
Janice kamenir Reznik
Debra Loggia
Michaela Mendelsohn
Bonnie Nash
CHRISTINA AND MATT PAUL
Diane Shader Smith
Toby Waldorf
Elizabeth Hirsh Naftali
Barbara and Paul Reitzin
Sophie Alpert
Jill Black
Linda Davis
Judy Felsenthal
Vicki Gold
Barbara Herman
Pamela Kluft
Marlene and Sandy Louchheim
Neal Mendelsohn
Aliza and David Nikayin
David Pelaia
Ellen Sandler
Andrea Sonnenberg
Janet Wells Kahane
Last Year’s Event
2020 Woman to Woman Conference
Additional Information
If you have questions regarding this annual Conference or the Women’s Leadership Network, contact
Your Sponsorship and participation will empower women to achieve dignity and economic independence through sustainable employment.
JVS SoCal is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization
Our Tax ID is 95-1691012
JVS SoCal
6505 Wilshire Blvd.
Suite 200
Los Angeles, CA 90048