By Sarah McKinney Gibson | Aug 12, 2020
Edgar Maxion spent more than 20 years working in facilities and construction management for renowned Bay Area institutions including the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the Monterey History & Art Association. But after 12 years as Stanford’s chief...
By Sarah McKinney Gibson | May 13, 2020
“I like to say I’ve had 39 lives,” says Harriette Cole, 59, whose range of professional experiences include being a model, holding various leadership positions at Essence and Ebony magazines, coaching Black recording artists on public speaking — including Mary J....
By Sarah McKinney Gibson | Aug 12, 2020
“I knew when I stopped working full time that I wanted to use my skills to benefit an organization doing good work,” says Carrie Knapp, 60, an HR professional who has since completed two Encore Fellowships. Knapp worked for 30+ years, mostly at Wells Fargo, building...
By Sarah McKinney Gibson | Apr 23, 2020
The pandemic has made life exponentially harder for the staff and residents at HomeFirst, which provides services and housing to the homeless and those at risk of homelessness across seven sites in Santa Clara County. Technology can make things a bit easier — if...
By Sarah McKinney Gibson | Aug 12, 2020
Decades ago, Marlene Somerville moved from Manchester, England to Silicon Valley to pursue dreams of success in the tech industry. And she found it, working 23 years in various IT roles at Intel. But when Intel offered Marlene an early retirement package, she was...
