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The Representation Project's In Conversation Fundraising Series - Marin
When and where
Date and time
Tuesday, May 16, 2017 · 9 - 10:30am PDT
Location
Marin Art & Garden Center 30 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard Ross, CA 94957 United States
Refund Policy
Description
The Representation Project invites you to join Jennifer Siebel Newsom in conversation with Marissa Mayer, President and Chief Executive Officer of Yahoo!, to celebrate and explore working women and motherhood in modern America.
About The Representation Project's In Conversation Fundraising Series
The Representation Project is thrilled to announce our May 2017 In Conversation Fundraising Series. Each intimate event will feature Jennifer Siebel Newsom and one or two high-profile guests discussing issues related to gender, representation, and improving our communities.
We begin our series with Marissa Mayer, President and Chief Executive Officer of Yahoo!, at The Marin Art & Garden Center in Ross, CA. Please find below the event's program and more information on ticketing, parking, suggested attire, Host Committee, sponsorships, and guest biographies.
We look forward to having you join us on Tuesday, May 16th! Thank you for your support of our work.
Program
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
- Guest Check-in
- Reception
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
- Welcome and Introduction
- Breakfast
- Jennifer Siebel Newsom In Conversation with Marissa Mayer
- Informal Fundraising Appeal
- Closing and Thank You
Tickets Required & Limited Availability
Please note that availability is limited to 120 guests for this event. We recommend that you purchase your ticket(s) early!
Parking & Attire
On-site parking is readily available.
Dress is business casual. In choosing your attire, please note that the event will be held outside and you will be walking on grass and gravel.
Host Committee
Thank you to the following host committee members for your support and for all that you make possible:
- Mara and Nate Ballard
- Lynne Benioff
- Elizabeth Estes
- Elizabeth Collet Funk
- Shyla Hendrickson
- Judy and Katie Hyde
- Chelsea E. Ialeggio
- Anja and Greg Manuel
- Betsy and Ed McDermott
- Neka Pasquale
- Lily Riesenfeld
- Judy and Ken Siebel
- Sarah and Andrew Zenoff
The Representation Project Board of Directors
- Lady Ashley Shaw Scott Adjaye
- Nate Ballard
- Ann O'Leary
- Elizabeth Naftali
- Mollie Ricker
- Jan Yanehiro
- Andrew Zenoff
Jennifer Siebel Newsom
Jennifer Siebel Newsom is a filmmaker, CEO, advocate, and thought leader. After graduating with honors from both Stanford University and Stanford’s Graduate School of Business, she wrote, directed, and produced the 2011 award-winning documentary Miss Representation. As a result of Miss Representation’s powerful impact, she launched The Representation Project, a nonprofit organization that uses film and media as a catalyst for cultural transformation. Her second film as a director, The Mask You Live In, had its world premiere at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival and explores how America’s narrow definition of masculinity is harming boys, men, and society at large. She also executive produced the Emmy and Peabody Award-Winning and Academy Award-Nominated documentary The Invisible War, and is an executive producer on the Emmy Award winning documentary The Hunting Ground. She is currently in production on her third film as a director, The Great American Lie. She has also served as a Global Advisory Board member of the Dove Self Esteem Project, a co-chair of We Day California, and a commissioner on the Girl Scouts’ Healthy Media Commission. She currently serves on the Advisory Council for the Imagine Kids Bus Project. She resides in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband, California Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom, and their four young children.
Marissa Mayer
Ms. Mayer is President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors of Yahoo! Inc. (“Yahoo”), a digital media company. Since joining in 2012, Ms. Mayer has led Yahoo’s focus as a guide to digital information discovery through search, communications, and digital content products. Ms. Mayer also helmed Yahoo’s digital advertising strategy across mobile, video, native, and social. Under her leadership, Yahoo has grown to serve over 1 billion users worldwide, with over 600 million mobile users. Prior to her role at Yahoo, Ms. Mayer spent 13 years at Google Inc. ("Google") where she led various initiatives including Google Search for more than a decade, and other early stage products such as Google Maps, Gmail, and Google News. Ms. Mayer holds a bachelor’s degree in symbolic systems and a master’s degree in computer science from Stanford University. Ms. Mayer is a member of the board of directors for WalMart, and is a member of the boards of trustees of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the San Francisco Ballet.
Contact
You can reach us at Lindsey@therepresentationproject.org or (415) 578-0291 with questions or sponsorship inquiries.
Thank You
We are extremely honored and grateful for your support and wish to express our gratitude for making this our work possible!
The Representation Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Our Tax ID #, reflecting our 501(c)3 nonprofit status, is 45-1611066.
About the organizer
The Representation Project inspires individuals and communities to challenge and overcome limiting stereotypes so that everyone, regardless of gender, race, class, age, sexual orientation, or circumstance, can fulfill their human potential.
Jennifer Siebel Newsom founded The Representation Project in response to the overwhelming public demand for ongoing education and social action in support of her first film Miss Representation. We've since become well known for releasing Jennifer's second directorial documentary, The Mask You Live In, and campaigns such as #AskHerMore and #NotBuyingIt.