Interviews

Meet Jerri Barrett, Director of Marketing for the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology, "Connecting women and technology."   Jerri left her high tech marketing job to join the nonprofit world and was willing to share her inspirational story. Thank you Jerri!

Why did you join the nonprofit world?

We had the opportunity to catch-up with Denise Nash, Columbia Business School class of 1990 and ask her how she balances life and career.  Here's her story.

Denise Nash, Columbia Business School class of 1990 has always forged her own path balancing work and motherhood. She encourages women to embrace their professional talent while pursuing their personal goals. To this mother of four children – ages 15, 13, 11, and 7 – the ability to have a flexible schedule has always been crucially important.

We had a chance to check-in with Jamie and ask her about her career and family.  Here's her story.

How did you get started in fashion?
My family was more conventional in their style sense and I was "dragged" on monthly shopping trips to Saks Fifth Avenue. This proved frustrating at times, as I was not permitted to buy clothes considered “trendy.” So, I decided to make my own! I was inspired by my grandmother to learn to sew by hand, and later on a sewing machine that I received for my 13th birthday.

Meet Melita Love,  a Policy Associate on the California Policy Team for Children Now.  Here is her story:

Please describe your career path, how did you end up at Children Now?

I Graduated from college with a degree in Elementary education and taught for 3 years, but left teaching to earn my MBA in finance at NYU.   I worked in Global Finance and Foreign Exchange for 4 years before deciding to stay home with my son (and later daughter) in 1988.

MIT Program for relaunchers interested in returning to science, engineering or technical careers

MIT Program for relaunchers interested in returning to science, engineering or technical careers

Meet Susheela Vasan and Deirdre Hockett, the entrepreneurial partnership behind GiftLit!

What's the best part about being a Entrepreneur?  What's the dark side?  

Rona contacted us through our Share Your Story link on our home page.  Here's how this mother of 3 juggles it all.

1.     Describe your current employment situation (full-time, part-time, job share, flexible)?

I work part-time (24 hours/week) as a PR contractor -
I usually work Monday thru Thursday 8:30-2:30 p.m. 

2.     Has your career changed since you had kids and if so how?

Prior to children, I held a full-time job as a PR
practitioner.  I have been working part-time since my

Andrea recently OnRamped to Lehman Brothers after taking 2 years off to spend with her baby.  Here's her story.

What made you decide to go back?
I had invested a lot in my education and career prior to having
children.  As time went by, and as my son developed from a baby to a
toddler, I had increasing anxiety about having stalled out
professionally.  I had several professional licenses that would expire
after 2 years of being out of the industry.  The thought of taking

Jill Blashack Strahan

Founder and CEO, Tastefully Simple

www.tastefullysimple.com