Meet Our Mentors
Mentors can be critical to the growth and success of your business and career, but finding a good mentor is not always easy. The MBWIB Community can fill this void with a robust and well-matched program. The One-to-One Mentoring Program will be open to all members who would benefit from being teamed with a vetted and experienced mentor.
"Far away, there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead."
~ Louisa May Alcott
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| Mentors | Bio |
|---|---|
Annette Gallardo |
Annette Gallardo founded South Bay School of Cooking in 2003 with a 12 year background in upscale Hotel and Restaurant culinary industry. We are a hands-on recreational cooking school providing a fun, social and educational experience in a warm and welcoming atmosphere. |
Danay DiVirgilio |
My career path has weaved a worldly web of experience including: working in managerial positions in retail, being a flight attendant for Southwest Airlines, being a behavioral therapist working with children with Autism, and starting YogaBuddies. Created in 2004 YogaBuddies began out of my passion for yoga and working with children. It was my desire to make a difference for children's health through the practice of yoga. YogaBuddies' classes have been taught to over 5,000 children in 50+... |
Debra Lauzon |
I have been an attorney for over 22 years. I started my own practice in 1994 and formed this partnership with Jane Euler in 1995. I practice employment law (sexual harassment, discrimination, wrongful termination, wage/hour, etc) and Jane practices family law (divorce, custody, adoption, etc.) |
Elizabeth Rosenberg |
Throughout my career, I have played an integral role in coordinating and executing large-scale PR programs in the entertainment, nonprofit, and sports industries. In 2008, I launched my own company called LOFT Marketing & Communications based out of Manhattan Beach, CA. LOFT Marketing & Communications offers clients one-on-one support, strategic thinking and creative planning to truly highlight organizations and small businesses. Now with almost of decade of public relations,... |
Fay Feeney |
In 2010 I launched a new practice, Risk for Good. We provide one-to-one advisory services to corporate board members to help them prepare and add value in their board activities. We specialize in helping board member leverage their contribution by staying up to date on emerging trends like: risk management, sustainability, corporate social responsibility, web 2.0 and talent diversity. These are trends you want to know about to ensure you're making strategic decision that are relevant.... |
Grace Moniz |
Principal of Career Insights 6 years. Prior, led West L.A. office's career transition services for Right Management, an outplacement firm. Prior to Right, worked 22 years in Human Resources Management at Mattel, Inc. Currently I provide leadership and career coaching services to Northop Grumman Corporation; career coaching to Pepperdine University's Graziadio School of Business, and facilitation of career workshops with Executive Career Services. I also provide team building, training and... |
Karin McDermott |
Karin McDermott is the Founder and President of Soultree Motion, Inc. and The Soultree Center located in Manhattan Beach, California. Karin is an energetic single mother of two remarkable teenaged boys, a lover of Peet’s coffee and an exhaustive seeker of all things rooted in soul. She is deeply devoted to her work, and believes that inspiring women to cultivate soul-based living is a calling that needs an authentic voice. When Karin's not teaching, volunteering, blogging or cheering (rather... |
Kathy Nicholas |
22 years in Corporate America in the media industry as a sales representative, group manager and Director of Sales in Atlanta, Chicago and Los Angeles. Recent positions included Director of Sales for TIME, Fortune and Money Magazine at Time Inc. With an MBA and ACC Coaching Credentials, transitioned to founding my own company two years ago. Currently working with young professionals and entrepreneurs in many phases of business building. |
Mary Strong |
Nominated for an Emmy as the host of the Fox Sports Net show Dig and the Directv Sports Mix, Mary Strong discovered her love for broadcasting while working at her University radio station. Not long after graduating, her career in television journalism took off. She traveled the country working for NBC and CNN. Strong was a NCAA Division I scholarship volleyball player at Loyola Marymount University, and eventually... |
Michele Cataldo |
Sales and Operations Vice President with over 25 years of a proven record of increasing bottom line for major retail chains regionally in Southern California, Seattle and New York City as well as nationally for Public Storage (REIT). |