Events
“Maria is a profound role model for women (and men) who wish to pursue their dream.”
— Max Chang, Cal (UC Berkeley) Alumni Association of Utah
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2012 EVENTS
May 24-26 Backspace Writers Conference, New York (workshop)
April 18 Delta Gamma Palo Alto Alumnae Chapter (speech, signing)
April 14: California Writers Club (workshop)
February 25: New York Junior League Leadership Conference (speech)
January 4 Peninsula Parlour, Palo Alto, CA (interview)
2011 EVENTS
Dec. 14 Silicon Valley launch party for It’s a Waverly Life!
Dec. 13 San Francisco launch party for It’s a Waverly Life!
Dec. 8 Massachusetts Conference for Women, Boston (workshop)
Nov. 17 Texas Conference for Women, Houston (workshop)
Nov. 16 Katy Budget Books, Houston (lunchtime book signing)
Nov. 15 I want to get published but don’t know where to begin, Houston (workshop)
Nov. 3 New York launch party for It’s a Waverly Life!
Oct. 25 Pennsylvania Conference for Women, Philadelphia (workshop)
Oct. 21 Diva Toolbox Conference for Women, Boston (workshop)
Oct. 20 “I want to get published but have no idea where to begin!” Boston (workshop with Fresh Air Careers)
Oct. 13: Little Black Dress Club/Phoenix Delta Gamma Alumnae Chapter (speech, Q&A, signing)
Oct. 5: Have you ever wanted to quit your job and find your real passion in life? (New York City)
Sept. 24 Baltimore Book Festival (workshop)
Sept. 23 Baltimore Book Festival (“Ladies’ Night” panel discussion)
Sept. 22 Little Black Dress Club, Baltimore (speech, Q&A, signing)
Sept. 15 If you want your life to work, you have to be HAPPY first! Tulsa, OK (speech, Q&A)
Sept. 14 Phi Beta Phi Alumnae Network of Tulsa, OK (speech, Q&A)
Sept. 6: I need help with book marketing! San Jose, CA (She Writes workshop)
August 31: I want to get published- where do I begin? San Jose, CA (She Writes workshop)
June 16: How to get published New York, NY (workshop)
May 11: A Night for Sight, New York, NY (fundraiser)
May 7: Northwestern University Club of Greater New York Spring Gala (silent auction)
May 5: Boston Women’s Network (speech, Q&A, cocktail reception)
April 9: American Association of University Women, Mountain View, CA (luncheon/panel)
March 29: Downtown Women’s Club, Boston, MA (speech, Q&A)
March 26: Heart-Centered Business Summit, Saratoga Springs, NY (session on how to get published)
March 3: How to market a book (webinar, now available on-demand)
February 17: How to get published (webinar, now available on-demand)
2010 EVENTS
December 17: Bay Area Professional Women’s Network, at the Executive Inn & Suites in Oakland, CA (speech, Q&A)
December 16: San Francisco Chick Lit Book Group (book club)
December 9: The Massachusetts Conference for Women (panelist and workshop leader)
November 2: Tri-Valley UC Berkeley Alumni Club at The Wine Steward in Pleasanton, CA (speech, Q&A)
October 17: Rutgers University Delta Gamma chapter, New Brunswick, NJ (speech, Q&A)
October 13: Southern Methodist University Delta Gamma chapter and alumnae, Dallas (speech, Q&A)
October 12: Club Room at La Tour, uptown Dallas (speech, Q&A)
October 11: University of North Texas Delta Gamma chapter and alumnae (speech, Q&A)
October 3: Columbia University Delta Gamma chapter, New York, NY (speech, Q&A)
September 1: The Non-Moms Club, San Jose, CA (book club)
August 28: Pink Diamondz Events, Hayward, CA (speech, Q&A)
August 25: Morocco’s (open to public) San Jose, CA (speech, Q&A)
August 20: Harvard University 2010 Women’s Leadership Conference, Cambridge, MA (panelist)
August 20: Morrison Mahoney Women’s Initiative Committee, Boston (speech, Q&A)
August 19: Downtown Women’s Club, Boston (speech, Q&A)
July 6: Motivators and Creators, New York, NY (speech, Q&A)
June 25: Fun, Feisty and Over-40 Women’s Club, San Ramon, CA (speech Q&A)
June 24: San Francisco Bachelor Auction (Ruby Skye)
June 23: New Empowered Woman, The Non-Moms Club and Silicon Valley Women’s Social at A Perfect Finish wine and dessert bar, San Jose, CA (speech, Q&A)
June 15: Downtown Women’s Club, San Francisco Peninsula chapter (speech, Q&A)
June 9: In Good Company, New York, NY (book fair & signing)
May 24: BookExpo America, New York, NY (panelist)
April 13: Richmond (VA) Delta Gamma alumnae group (speech, Q&A)
April 12: Northern Virginia Delta Gamma alumnae group (speech, Q&A)
March 21: Temple Fox School of Business 2010 Conference, Business Strategy in a Global Economy (panelist on marketing and entrepreneurship), Philadelphia, PA
March 16: Boston University Delta Gamma chapter (speech, Q&A)
February 25: San Francisco launch party at Otis Lounge on Maiden Lane, 5-9 p.m.
February 18: New York launch party at Kellari’s Parea, 36 E. 20th Street, 6-9 p.m.
February 17: “How to get published,” hosted by the New York alumni club of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, at the Creative Center at the Manhattan Theater Club (panelist)
February 13: Little Black Dress Club, Nashville chapter, at Davis Kidd Booksellers (2 p.m. speech followed by booksigning – photo above)
February 11: Knoxville (TN) Delta Gamma alumnae group (speech, Q&A)
January 9: Tonic Restaurant in Washington, DC, Foggy Bottom location (3 p.m. speech followed by booksigning)
January 4: Chick-Lit (and Historical Fiction) Addicts Anonymous, San Jose, CA (book club)
2009 EVENTS
December 4: Women’s Night In, hosted by Bridget Ann Serchak of Arlington, VA (cocktail party, speech, Q&A)
December 3: Little Black Dress Club, DC chapter, at Busboys & Poets (book club)
December 2: UC Berkeley alumni club of Washington, DC (open to all UC students and alums) at the University of California Washington Center (speech, Q&A)
November 19: Philadelphia Delta Gamma alumnae group (speech, Q&A, reception)
November 19: UC Berkeley alumni club of Philadelphia (speech, Q&A, reception)
November 18: Delta Gamma alumnae virtual book club
October 29: American Marketing Association Puget Sound Chapter MBA marketing social (panelist)
October 28: University of Washington Delta Gamma collegians/alumnae (speech, Q&A, reception – photo below)
October 22: Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism alumni club of Chicago (panelist – photos below)
October 19: UC Berkeley Delta Gamma chapter (career night)
October 15: Washington, DC Delta Gamma alumnae group (speech, Q&A)
October 14: Annapolis, MD Delta Gamma alumnae group (speech, Q&A)
October 7: Junior League of Boston (leadership training)
September 17: Fairfield County (CT) Delta Gamma alumnae group (speech, Q&A)
September 8: Spinsters of San Francisco (speech, Q&A)
August 19: Maine combo Delta Gamma alumnae/UC Berkeley alumni (speech, Q&A – photo below)
August 17: Harvard University 2009 Women’s Leadership Conference, Cambridge, MA (panelist)
August 11: Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) Indianapolis chapter (speech, Q&A)
June 25: Guardsmen Bachelor Auction (San Francisco)
April 28: Boston Delta Gamma alumnae group (speech, Q&A)
April 27: Harvard University Delta Gamma chapter (speech, Q&A)
April 14: Palo Alto (CA) Delta Gamma alumnae chapter (reception, Q&A)
April 6: Phoenix Women’s Book Club
April 1: Orange County Women’s Book Club
March 8: Delta Gamma Founders Day (book signing – Saratoga, CA)
February 24: Silicon Valley AMC Book Club (photo below)
February 17: Silicon Valley Delta Gamma alumnae group (book club – photo below)
February 3: UC Berkeley Salt Lake City alumni club (speech, Q&A, signing) at the Alta Club
February 2: University of Utah Delta Gamma chapter (speech, Q&A)
March 13: DIY Book Festival Awards (Hollywood)
January 6: San Francisco Delta Gamma alumnae group (book club – photo below)
2008 EVENTS
December 4: Michalopoulos Art Gallery (wine tasting/book signing), San Francisco, 7-9 p.m.
November 24: UC Berkeley Delta Gamma chapter (speech/Q&A)
November 18: UC Berkeley Regents’ and Chancellor’s Scholars Association (alumni reception)
November 9: DePaul University (Chicago) Delta Gamma chapter (speech/Q&A)
November 5: Morgan Stanley’s Successful Women Invest in Themselves seminar, Livermore, CA (speech/Q&A)
October 3: Tatertot’s Book Club (Meridian, Idaho)
September 20: LA Citygirls Group (book club)
September 23: Atlanta Delta Gamma alumnae chapter (book club – photo below)
August 27: Cathy and Friends Book Club (Sunnyvale, CA)
August 13: Palo Alto Cafe (book signing)
July 31: Potrero Hill Women’s Book Club (San Francisco)
July 23: Jovino, San Francisco (book signing)
July 15: City Girls Group San Francisco (book club)
July 1: Nola, Palo Alto (book signing)
June 19: Guardsmen Bachelor Auction, San Francisco
June 2: UC Berkeley Alumni Club of Washington, DC (book club)
May 27: Delta Gamma ”Senior Day” at Santa Clara University
May 20: O’Neil’s Irish Pub, San Francisco (book signing)
May 16: South Bay Women’s Book Club
