Women of Impact

05/04/2018

Happy Mother's Day! This month, I had the honor of interviewing Tracy Bollag -- philanthropist, activist, and devoted wife and mom. Her most significant legacy, she says, will be raising her two boys, Justin and Jordan, to possess a “worldview”: instilling in them the courage to explore the new and unfamiliar to promote justice and peace and find their place and purpose in the world. Read my story on Tracy in this month's Hope Ranch Living Magazine (images and full story below). Photography: Monica Watts Montigny

05/04/2018

04/21/2018

Alas... after many months coping with the natural disasters at home in Montecito, I bring you my article on AHA Attitude Harmony Achievement. A nonprofit -- actually, a movement -- that offers hope for our youth and our nation... one that was inspired by another tragedy occurring on this very day 4/20: the Columbine shootings. Please read on to learn about their important work! Nancy Grinstein Jennifer Freed Rendy Millikin Freedman

05/08/2017

Happy Mother's Day to ALL making an Impact! This month we recognize Trudi Carey -- a devoted mother, successful entrepreneur, architect, real estate developer and philanthropist. Trudi has never forgotten what it meant to be recognized through scholarship. To pay it forward, she has volunteered for the last 17 years for the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara – an organization dedicated for over 54 years to supporting local students in pursuit of higher education through financial aid counseling and the granting of scholarships.

Photography ByCherry Photography and Cherry Thomas
Hair and Makeup by Emily Throckmorton Kvancz,
Santa Barbara Hair and Makeup, Clothes and Styling
by Nicole McClure Green at DIANI Boutique

04/13/2017

Must-attend event on Women & Climate Justice, focused on the incredible females on the front lines of the environmental movement! Esteemed panelists are Leila Salazar-Lopez of Amazon Watch, Maricela Morales of CAUSE, and Osprey Orielle Lake of WECAN. They will discuss the unique strategies and tactics that are being used on the front lines in the fight against climate change, including those being used by indigenous and native communities against multi-national corporations.

Tuesday, May 16 | 6-8PM
El Centro, 629 Coronel Place
Santa Barbara, California

http://betterworldseries.com/women-climate-justice/

This event is part of the second Wave of the Better World Series — an ongoing project that builds community, profiles changemakers, and inspires action for the purpose of building a better world. This Wave’s theme is

03/21/2017

As seen in Hope Ranch Magazine: Meichelle Arntz of Angels Foster Care! Photography: Monica Watts Montigny Hair and Makeup: Emily Throckmorton Kvancz Styling: Nicole McClure Green , DIANI Boutique

10/02/2015

It's official! The first Girls Who Code Santa Barbara and Goleta Clubs has been approved and will be launched this Fall! Please like and write on our community page if you are interested in learning more!

Girls Who Code aims to inspire, educate, and equip girls with the computing skills to pursue 21st century opportunities.

09/26/2015

I've just submitted an application to start a Girls Who Code Club in Santa Barbara. Read more about this incredible opportunity for Santa Barbara's girls...
AND, if you're interested in volunteering / sponsoring (through your company), please let me know. We are looking for a single financial sponsor to be our headliner... money will be used to pay for simple expenses related to running the program at Santa Barbara Junior High School (where we are launching)!

Girls Who Code chips away at the tech world's unspoken rule: No girls allowed.

09/06/2015

As seen on Noozhawk! Congratulations Sherry Ham Villanueva!

Morton Capital Management announced Monday, Sept. 1, the third of six honorees in its year-long Women Making Waves campaign, an effort to honor Santa Barbara women who are making a dramatic social impact locally and abroad.

09/01/2015

We are pleased to announce the third honoree in our "Women Making Waves" campaign: Restaurant Innovator (Lark, Lucky Penny...) and Food Activist (Foodbank of SB County) Sherry Villanueva!