People
The many lives of Linda
Linda Jacobs Davis has been renegade, spiritual searcher and community beacon – all shaped who she is today ~ By Julia Prodis Sulek. Linda Jacobs Davis is a woman who understands the power of story. She’s been encouraging others to tell theirs for years. As CEO of the Center for Volunteer and Nonprofit Leadership in [...]
High energy
For Diana Helfrich, living and working “green” is the best — and only — option ~ By Anjela Hill; photos by Jose Carlos Fajardo. Her friends call her the Girl Scout. Anything anyone needs in an emergency — be it water, sunblock, bandages or the perfect shade of lip color — a poised and well-equipped [...]
Ben and Hermione Way at 7 For All Mankind Opening
They’re portrayed as bratty Brits on the Bravo reality show “Start Ups: Silicon Valley,” but at the 7 For All Mankind grand opening party at Valley Fair earlier this month, Ben and Hermione Way were charming and gracious as the hosts of the event. Wearing a body-hugging pair of “The Skinny” in black velvet with [...]
Compassion at work
Nicole Taylor helps solve big problems through partnership, community engagement and a focus on solutions ~ By Bonnie Wach; photos by D. Ross Cameron. Given California’s current economic climate, Nicole Taylor might be forgiven for lowering her expectations and accepting a certain amount of donor fatigue. But the 43-year-old president and CEO of the East [...]
Tina, in transition
Pondering her next move, a social media superstar takes time to listen and learn ~ By Julia Prodis Sulek; photos by Stuart Lirette. The first thing Tina Sharkey did when she left the successful Internet company last spring was ditch her business cards identifying her very officially as chairman and global president of BabyCenter. Then, [...]
A healing bond
Carol Novello found the love of animals brought her a fuller, richer work — and personal — life ~ By Julia Prodis Sulek; photos by Nikki Ritcher. The doors of the state-of-the art Silicon Valley Humane Society open early. Carol Novello, the president, is waiting with a warm smile. See this lobby? she asks. It [...]
Good timing
Angela De La Housaye makes public service –along with family and work – a priority ~ By Angela Hill; photos by Doug Duran. If there’s one thing Walnut Creek business-law attorney Angela De La Housaye can’t stand, it’s a missed opportunity to do something good – even if it involves something as trivial as Crunch [...]
A woman of words
Smarts, hard work and family biz experience boosted Julia Flynn Siler’s books to best sellers ~ By Pamela Feinsilber; photos by Stuart Lirette. Life is sweet for author Julia Flynn Siler. Her well-received second book, “Lost Kingdom: Hawaii’s Last Queen, the Sugar Kings, and America’s First Imperial Adventure,” came out this past January, so she’s [...]
Home run
Jennifer Loving is leading the charge to end chronic homelessness through “housing first” ~ By Bonnie Wach; photos by Nikki Ritcher. Finding a solution to homelessness is not a career that many people know they’re destined for at an early age. But Jennifer Loving could probably have predicted it from the time she was 10. [...]
The strider
Cris Chater takes big steps in life and work, often to help those who need it most ~ By Mandy Behbehani; photos by Stuart Lirette. How does a woman who was a runway model for the late fashion luminary Bill Blass, spent a decade making award-winning environmental films, studied German at the Goethe Institute in [...]
