Events
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2013 EVENTS
June 8: Hunter College Writers Conference (panel)
June 1: Book Expo America -uPublishU (panel)
April 23: NYC launch party for Chocolate for Two
April 10: Silicon Valley launch party for Chocolate for Two
January 8: Meeting Professionals International, NorCal chapter (keynote address)
2012 EVENTS
August 9: Femfessionals, Philadelphia (marketing workshop)
August 2: New York City launch party for Honey on Your Mind
July 24: Silicon Valley launch party for Honey on Your Mind
June 1: National Conference for College Student Women Leaders, College Park, MD (workshop)
May 31: Femfessionals, Philadelphia (publishing workshop)
May 24: Backspace Writers Conference, New York (publishing workshop)
April 18: Delta Gamma Palo Alto Alumnae Chapter (speech, signing)
April 14: California Writers Club (marketing 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
