California Women Lead has a lot to be thankful for. During the fall we hosted events all over the state - Women's Empowerment Day Redding and Los Angeles, Appointments Trainings in Mountain View and Sacramento. We participated in the SEIU Leadership Conference in Sacramento and the Women's Leadership Conference in Corona. More of our members were appointed to local and state boards and we had a few California Women Lead members on the November 5th ballot. We are already booking trainings for next year - Orange County, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Long Beach, Sacramento and Fremont - just to name a few, and that is all before the end of March! In January we are hosting our annual Legislative Welcome honoring the 2014 women candidates for legislative and statewide office. And, while I can't release the details just yet, we are hosting a VERY special event in Los Angeles on January 27, 2014 - you won't want to miss it!

As we take time to reflect on the season, a heartfelt thank you to the members and partners of California Women Lead.  Without you, we could not have the impact we do on empowering women leaders.  If you are not a member, I hope you will consider joining us or consider becoming a financial partner by sponsoring one of our programs.

On behalf of the State Board of Directors and staff we wish you and your family a wonderful Thanksgiving  and we look forward to seeing you soon at a future California Women Lead event.

With Thanks,

Rachel Michelin

Executive Director/CEO

California Women Lead