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WHAT is the League of Extraordinary Women?

The League of Extraordinary Women brings together an influential and collaborative group of high achieving women leaders who are inspired to combine their efforts and resources to help strengthen women-owned businesses and elevate women in our community.

Our exclusive League events provide opportunities for members to participate in WEV client mentoring programs as well as meeting and networking with other prominent women as they strive to achieve a common goal of helping women entrepreneurs achieve success. League members will also be invited and acknowledged at special events including WEV celebrations and our annual Empowerment is Priceless fundraiser.

WHO should be a member?

The League of Extraordinary Women is for business executives, entrepreneurs, professionals, artists and philanthropists living and working in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties.

WHY be a part of the League?

Women entrepreneurs, given the encouragement, the capital and the support they need, have the capacity to grow U.S. GDP by 9 points or more. But not enough people are listening. Neither our government nor private investors are banking on women in a big way. So, as usual, we’re going to have to do it ourselves. The League provides its members a great way to lend their voice, guidance and financial support to promote women’s business success.

Women’s business ownership is about more than jobs and benefits, economic growth and profits. It is about freedom and options, security — and human potential. It is about empowering women to dream big dreams, to act on a bigger stage, to become leaders.

HOW will the League help?

While women now own 36% of all businesses, 71% of those businesses generate less than $25,000 in annual revenues and less than 2% reach the $1 million annual sales mark. Women start their businesses with half as much capital as men and receive less than 3% of venture capital.

The League will help women:

Think bigger. Successful role models and mentors combined with WEV’s programs help women develop the confidence and skills they need to
Take more risks, access capital to grow their businesses and create the financial security to
Become leaders in their business and community and
Pay it forward to the next generation of women.

League of Extraordinary Women Members

Pledge of $1,000+ a year for 3 years+

Brenda Allison-Hutchinson Max Anderson Kim Andrade Brooke Ashworth
Barbara Aue Bernadette Bagley Marsha Bailey Rachelle Barnier
Michael Barriere*  Denise Bean-White Barbara Ben-Horin  Karen Smith Bogart
Shelley Bookspan  Dana Boutain  Ariel Bowers  Lisa Braithwaite*
Emma Bridges  Danielle Brinkman  Elena Brokaw  Ellen Brokaw
Darya Bronston  Marni Brook Natalie Browne Anita Chambers
Carrie Chase  Meryl Chase Betsy Chess  Chrystal Clifton
Sallie Coughlin  Kathryn Courain Nancy Crouse  Jeanne David
Traci David  Naomi Dewey Devyn Duex  Laura Dunbar*
Dianne Duva  Barbara Edelston Peterson Kristina Eriksen  Lisa Fabrega
Rich Favor  Nick Frankle Kristin Fraser Eva Lynn Gans
Jayme Garone  Christine Garvey Laura Gasparrini* Nina Gelman-Gans
Jennifer Gillon Duffy  John Glanville Diana Gleason Robin Gose
Laurie Gross Schaefer  Cheryl Heitmann Michele Hinnrichs Sandi Hirsch
Lydia Hopps  Carolyn Jabs Lisa James Zdena Jiroutova*
Devon Johnson  Kathleen Johnson Myriah Johnson Junemarie Justus
Tom Justus  Michael Kauffman  Keri Kettle Elaine Kitagawa
Barbara Klein  Ruth Kovacs  Star Ladin  Jeffrey Lambert
Austin Lampson  Courtney Lane* Emily Latour Monica Lenches
Melissa Livingston  Alex Lopez  Linda Lorenzen  June Lovell
Karen Lyons  Caroline MacDougall  Kate MacNaughton  Andria Martinez Cohen
Bonnie McGinniss*  Monica McGrath  Carol McHenry  Kate McLean
Sarah McLelland  Katie McNab  Barbara Meister  Gloria Miele
Patricia Miller  Dawn Mitcham Gabrielle Moes* Peggy Morgan
Robin Nahin  Lynda Nahra  Deborah Naish  Michele Newell
Carola Nicholson  Kathy Odell  Ale Ortega-Botello  Maeda Palius
Nicki Parr  Banks Staples Pecht Nancy Pedersen Brittany Piccirelli
Lisa Proctor Hawkins  Jackie Quinn Juliana Ramirez* April Remnant
Lisa Riolo  Minette Riordan  Sabrena Rodriguez Susan Rose
Patrice Rosenthal  Linda Rossi  Claudia Cordova Rucker*  Melissa Sayer
Ali Schiller  Seana-Marie Sesma  Dr. Cynthia Sherman Kate Silsbury
Vivian Solodkin  Reese Spach  Carol Suruki-Carmany  Kim Sutherland
Chelsea Sutula  Lynne Tahmisian  Pamela Tanase  Brenda Terzian
Samantha Tobin  Cynthia Torres*  Peggy Tranovich  Sarah Turner
Terry Tyndall  Barbara Tzur  Emi Umezawa  Cindy Van Wingerden
Maria Ventura  Mary Jean Vignone  Rachil Vincent  Lynda Weinman
Mariaelena Welch  Rosanne Welcher  Kathy Wertheim*  Heidi Whitcomb
Monica White  Andy Winchester  Michelle Yee  Gail Zannon

* indicates a WEV client
Bolded indicates a founding member

   

To become one of the Members of the League of Extraordinary Women
contact Kate MacNaughton at (805) 908-0091 or kmacnaughton@wevonline.org

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Ventura, CA 93003
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WEV's office is located in the back of the 'Financial' building if facing the building from Maple Court.

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