TheFlair Summer 2016

A publication of the Junior League of San Jose....making a difference since 1967 TheFlair Summer 2016 Table of Contents 4...... Message from the President 6...... Developing the Potential of Women 8...... Promoting Voluntarism 12...... Improvingthe Community 16...... Fundraising A NEW DOCUMENTARY SERIES ...... EXPLORING THE UNTOLD STORIES 18 Sustainer Corner THAT HELPED SHAPE THE BAY AREA. Mission The Junior League of San Jose is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women and improving the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable. Vision The Junior League of San Jose is recognized by the community as the volunteer organization of choice for making positive change in the lives of youth and families. Diversity and Inclusion Commitment The Junior League welcomes all women who value our Mission. We are committed to inclusive environments of diverse individuals, organizations and communities.

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Graphic Design by Leann Sirkin, www.flairdesignandphoto.com SUMMER 2016 • THE FLAIR • 3 Message from the President

Thank you for a fantastic 2015-2016 League year! I am so proud to of our League. It will also significantly increase the have worked with such an amazing group of intelligent, creative, and consistency and security of our financial reporting. hardworking women in furthering our Mission. It was an honor to be your President! We sunsetted the Fashion Show in high style! The goal was to go out with a bang as we voted in a Every year the president chooses a theme and this year I chose Smarter, less labor intensive and financially efficient fundraiser Focused, Fun. My aim was to streamline functional areas of the League starting in 2018. Mission accomplished! It was so that we could spend more time engaged in productive activities with a fantastic show with a healthy net revenue of the community and with each other. We achieved what we set out to do over $200,000. Thank you to all who made it so and we focused our efforts on the activities that move the Mission forward successful! the most. And we strove for that fun “sparkle factor” with our activities and events to keep our members excited and engaged! Some of the other significant endeavors were: the Community Impact Report that was distributed to My time as President absolutely flew by and we had many accomplishments thousands of individuals and agencies; building on together! the foundation of the one year old Sustainer Council, significantly increasing Sustainer engagement; and Board of Directors After a year of extensive research involving more than 50 community transforming the way we give our grant dollars Juliette Davis | President leaders and agencies, continual education, a community forum, and five this year to make a more discernable and lasting Mary Werthman | President-Elect/VP Future Planning rounds of voting, we chose a new community focus area and a new difference to one special nonprofit, instead of Community Program Statement. parceling out smaller dollar amounts. Jacquie Najera | Finance VP Marsha Locicero | Executive VP I am proud to say that looking back, we have New Community Program Statement: Dawn Bussey | Past President Sustaining Advisor to the Board The Junior League of San Jose is dedicated to achieved great strides in most areas of our League in a short amount of time. However, do you know which Katy Courson, Ashley Howell, and Stephanie Long helping foster youth successfully transition out of accomplishment I am most proud of? That all of these | At Large Directors foster care. ideas came from YOU… and YOU, our members, accomplished so much together! Dori Yob Kilmer | Nominating Committee Chair I look forward to watching the new focus embraced as we move forward Julia Lombardi | Parliamentarian/Recording Secretary Thank you all for a fabulous year of Smarter, Focused, into this new phase of involvement with our community. You can read more Fun! I will cherish the memory of being your 49th Lenka Wright | Senior SPAC on this transition on page11. President and I will never forget what a privilege it Lisa Gallo | Strategic Planning Chair has been to volunteer alongside each of you! The demographic of our League has rapidly altered and we made changes to keep up with today’s Active Member, ultimately with the goal of member Yours in Service, retention in mind. The format of our General Membership Meetings (GMM) Management Team has evolved to squeeze the most value out of our time together. We had Marsha Locicero | Executive VP graduate level leadership training at all GMMs with such topics as Myers- Janet Thorsrud | Administrative Director Briggs, 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Resolving Conflicts While Juliette Davis Maintaining Good Relationships, and more! We also accomplished a Beth Brigadier | Communications Director President “Done-In-A-Meeting” at every GMM and you can read more about that Margo Westfall | Leadership Development Director on page11. We also provided free conference call numbers to all of our Committees and Councils and encouraged them to only meet in person Cathleen Cox | Membership Director every other month to save time and expense. Marlene Zapata | Outreach Director

This year, a beautiful new website was rolled out; one that is more user Heather Cressall | Projects Director friendly allows our members instantaneous access to the AJLI website Andrea Thomas and Tricia Niederauer and will save us hundreds of hours of administrative work annually. We | Sustainer Council Directors researched and implemented a new relationship with an accounting firm, FASS, to outsource bookkeeping allowing our Finance Vice President and Office Manager to focus on strategic tasks to improve the long-term health • • 4 • THE FLAIR • SUMMER 2016 SUMMER 2016 THE FLAIR 5 Developing the Potential of Women SPAC - A Year in Review By Lenka Wright, Senior SPAC

LIGHTS, CAMERAS, SPAC MOVIE NIGHT

One of SPAC’s signature events is Movie Night, in which BUILDING members gather to watch a documentary and then discuss the A BETTER issue including how it impacts women. For the 2015-16 League year, more than 50 members viewed the Academy Award- winning film, “20 Feet from Stardom” at the lovely home of JLSJ President Juliette Davis.

In line with the JLSJ Mission of Developing the Potential of Women, the documentary told the story of backup singers who shared similar struggles that women also experience outside of PRESENTEDYOU BY YOUR PAST PRESIDENTS show business. They detailed their struggles to get ahead and survive in a male-dominated industry, how they overcame failure and, for some, became comfortable with where they are today. EXPANDING LEADERSHIP Guest speaker Mary Anne Groen, chief of staff for San José Vice DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES Mayor Rose Herrera, kicked off the evening and spoke about her career journey. The evening concluded with insights into how TO MEMBERS women can continue to develop their potential at any age. By Margo Westfall, Leadership Development Director IMPROVING THE COMMUNITY THROUGH CIVIC Developing the potential of women is a cornerstone of LEADERSHIP our Mission and the 2015-2016 League year was one in which we brought leadership development to life. The As part of leadership development training, members were “Building A Better You” leadership development program enlightened about how they can improve the community through gave our members easy to access, quick-win lessons they civic leadership. The Leap Day 2016 training, presented San José City Clerk Toni Taber presented useful tips about issues affecting their local communities. The collective voice of could immediately use - whether at work, at home, or in by SPAC, began with San José Vice Mayor Rose Herrera how to apply, and what the process is like, to be considered SPAC represents more than 10,000 voting women. their League activities and interactions. encouraging more women to get involved in the decisions that for a board/commission appointment. She also informed affect them by serving on boards and commissions. A panel attendees about the range of opportunities available to meet CalSPAC advocates for projects, policies, and legislation that We kicked off the year with Leadership Development with current and past elected officials – Oak Grove School one’s interests, from the Airport Commission to the work2future impact education, family support, health, human trafficking, Day, where a professional trainer covered management, District Trustee Carolyn Bauer, Former Los Gatos Mayor and JLSJ Board. and violence prevention. Each legislative session, delegates leadership and communications skills training. During most sustainer Joanne Benjamin, and Former San José Vice Mayor/ review dozens of bills for possible action on behalf of our General Membership Meetings (GMM) this League year, Former Cambrian School District Trustee Judy Chirco - shared their Another panel included JLSJ actives Sandy Coats (City of San member Leagues. we had fabulous guest trainers covering topics ranging experiences about serving in public service. José Human Services Commission), Ramona Snyder (City of from Effective Presentations Through Storytelling, Myers San José Arts Commission), and Dori Yob Kilmer (City of San During the 2015-16 two-year legislative cycle, CalSPAC has Briggs, Writing Your Own Mission Statement, Emotional José Planning Commission Chair) who spoke openly about supported 66 bills. As of April 2016, 20 supported bills have Intelligence, and Time and Priority Management. In why they volunteer to serve on city commissions and how the been chaptered into law while 27 bills remain in progress. addition, we had great response to several pre-GMM appointment has benefitted them. Overall, the event presented The most recent CalSPAC supported legislation that is now law mini trainings on topics such as Issue Based Community the variety of ways that women can make a difference in the includes Senate Bill 277, which requires nearly all California Impact and Defining A New Membership Model. We community. schoolchildren to be fully vaccinated in order to attend public supplemented these trainings with a fabulous training or private school except for medical exemption, and Assembly on Improving the Community through Civic Leadership ADVOCATING FOR CALIFORNIA WOMEN, CHILDREN, Bill 1166, which allows students who are in foster care or are and a deep dive interactive session on Defining A New FAMILIES homeless to be eligible for exemption from local graduation Membership Model. In keeping with the times, we offered requirements if they transfer between schools any time after the Digital Literacy Challenge, an online training course The Junior Leagues of California State Public Affairs Committee, completing their second year of high school. covering topics from Digital Security and Privacy to or CalSPAC, represents 17 Junior Leagues from across Computing Fundamentals. California. State Public Affairs Committee (SPAC) delegates

from each League, including two from JLSJ, research legislative

• • 6 • THE FLAIR • SUMMER 2016 SUMMER 2016 THE FLAIR 7 Promoting Voluntarism CREATING LEADERS THROUGH VARIOUS EXPERIENCES By Dawn Bussey, Past President Sustaining Advisor to the Board

I am often asked how I became the Public Affairs Director for Kaiser Permanente and without hesitation I give credit to the Junior League of San Jose. Through my professional career Provisionals “Wedded” to the League of course I gained many skills, however through JLSJ I was By Jennifer King and Kimberly LeDeaux, Membership Co-Chairs able to develop skills I would not otherwise have had the opportunity. The reason is because we switch our volunteer Back in September, the Membership Committee welcomed 35 Provisional members, ready to “engage” with the League and roles each year and are able to be leaders in a variety of our community. This eager and talented group of ladies “fell in love” with us through events like the Provisional Retreat (where ways. wedding bells rang and bunko dice rolled), plus a myriad of Done-In-A-Day events and “courted” us by assembling Fashion Show auction baskets, taking “romantic” hikes, enjoying paint-nights, happy hours and much more. I remember in my early days of JLSJ I thought - wow, I should do this position again because the second time around I We are so excited that these ladies are ready to say “I Do” to Active status for the Junior League of San Jose. would do it so much better. But now that I have 16 years Katie Crum Amy Martinez Tej Rajendran Kori Schroeder I strongly encourage all of our members to embrace the opportunities of JLSJ experience behind me, I know that the beauty of the Amy Aken Erin Daly Caitlyn Mason Christina Richards Jylana Sheats leadership training I received was in changing positions each Sarah Beauchamp for leadership in our organization and try new things each year. Lorien de Guzman-Lam Michelle McGovern Devra Romm Jamie Sibilia year. Where else, in a period of just a few years, could I Alex Beck Margaret Grumley Katherine Melehan Dana Rudd Linda Tang have chaired a fundraiser, organized community projects for Brittney Blackburn Erica Kenyon Tess Meyer Candice Salcedo Virginia Vouri hundreds of women, chaired a large community event, served Gini Bossenbrook Jacqui Laughlin Monica Niskanen Jessica Savage Kelly Walker on a board, managed a complex budget, and been in Jenny Bratton Eva Markowska Kate Payne Stephanie Schnitter Christine Zygnerski charge of communications for a nonprofit? In that same time Alison Commiciotto period at my “paid job” I was still doing the same thing year after year.

Because of these various leadership experiences and the positive reputation of JLSJ, when it came time to apply for my position at KP, I was able to fill in the missing “skills needed” by showcasing my JLSJ leadership roles. Just because they are “volunteer” does not mean they are not worthy of telling your future employer! In fact, managing volunteers gave me much more in-depth experience than managing paid employees. Volunteers don’t actually “have” to do what you say - instead you have to mentor, motivate and coach so you achieve even greater results! I always share that little nugget in any job interview!

I strongly encourage all of our Volunteer Recognition Luncheon members to embrace the opportunities By Jayne Capelin, VRL Communications Chair

for leadership in our organization and It was a celebration of everyday heroes, as 700 members of our community gathered at the Santa Clara Marriott on April 22nd for the 47th Annual Volunteer Recognition Luncheon. NBC Bay Area’s Laura Garcia Cannon and try new things each year. Sam Brock emceed again this year, leading the audience as they listened to the video narratives of 13 deserving Crystal Gravitate towards the roles that will help you develop skills Bowl Winners. you’ve been wanting to learn more about. And definitely step up to leadership because that’s where the real leadership VRL is a beloved League tradition and everyone left, as usual, inspired by the stories of dedication, action, and training happens - you never know when your new skills will compassion that each award winner selflessly demonstrates every day. Victoria Kroll and her committee put on an come in handy at your next job interview! elegant and well-executed event; one that is always admired by the attendees and a model for other nonprofits to follow. Congratulations on a fabulous event ladies! SUMMER 2016 • THE FLAIR • 9 MEET THE JLSJ PAT GUSTKE SUSTAINERS OF THE YEAR Trusted Counsel. By Maribeth Portz Wanek, Pat Gustke Committee Chair

Hopkins & Carley is dedicated to helping clients achieve their business The Pat Gustke Sustainer of the Year award is given to Sustainers who embody the League’s strategies while providing outstanding legal services. Clients depend on Mission and display a sustained commitment to the rm’s ability to nd innovative solutions to complex business Kathryn Lovell Christina Mauro Marcia Riedel their volunteer work, serving as inspirational role models for all members of our community. issues. Our lawyers use the rm’s experience and resources to help Three Cheers for the Dorothy clients handle challenges in the following areas: Bogen Farrington Awardees By Cathleen Cox Stugard, Member Director • Corporate The Dorothy Bogen Farrington Award is given annually to one • Tax & Business Transactions Active and one Sustainer member whose contribution to the • Employment League embodies the spirit of Mrs. Farrington: A woman who serves as a role model and mentor to others, makes exceptional Diana Gilbert spent 16 years as an Active • Family Wealth & Tax Planning contributions, and whose dedication, motivation and enthusiasm Member in JLSJ where she came to know Grail earn her great respect. Family Services (GFS). GFS is helping to stop • Financial Institutions & Creditors’ Rights the cycle of poverty in the San Jose community. • Intellectual Property We are delighted to honor THREE extraordinary women this year Diana has helped GFS to successfully manage for their contributions, dedication and enthusiasm to JLSJ. growth from a $350,000 annual budget when • Land Use / Property Rights she joined their board to over $1 million this year. • Litigation Kathryn Lovell - Active She acts as the de facto CFO, leveraging on her Gracious. Inviting. Thoughtful. Innovative. Thorough. These professional skills. • Real Estate are among the words that describe Kathryn’s approach to implementing the new Issues Based Community Impact (IBCI) Diana encourages JLSJ members to “Recognize • Tax process within the JLSJ. “Kathryn is the number one reason why that your contribution to our community has IBCI has been a successful process and her leadership is why we just started in JLSJ. You are a treasure to any have a new Member-chosen community impact focus.” Kathryn’s organization you choose to support.” For more information regarding Hopkins & Carley’s services, please contact vision and love-filled efforts will have enormous impact on the ’s foster youth for years to come. fellow Junior League members, Christina Mauro - Sustainer You would never know that Christina chose Sustainer status last Margaret Nanda Dori Yob year after eight years of active engagement with the League - she was more active than ever! Christina continued her dedication [email protected] [email protected] at New Member open houses, as a Sustainer Advisor to FLAME, a strong voice on the Project Review Board and an ever-present Stephanie Bielanski-Fehr credits JLSJ for preparing welcoming face at League meetings, events and activities. “She her for the many volunteer adventures in her loves JLSJ, and it shows! I feel so much gratitude for her kindness post-Active career. Her proudest achievement is and guidance.” We are more than thrilled that Christina is helping found our area’s newest National Charity returning to Active Diamond status this upcoming year. League chapter. As their first President, Stephanie guided their board and the new chapter through Marcia Riedel - Sustainer a trying, yet successful, first year. Now fully Marcia’s selfless gift of her time, talent and treasure to the final chartered, the Willow Rose Chapter will allow production of the JLSJ Fashion Show will forever be remembered mothers and daughters to come together every to the League and San Jose community. For more than twenty year and serve the community. San Jose Palo Alto years, Marcia has positively impacted the League and community e Letitia Building 200 Page Mill Road with her vision, leadership, encouragement, guidance, love and Stephanie advises, “Choose something that is 70 South First Street Suite 200 enthusiasm. This testimony beautifully expresses Marcia’s giving near and dear to your heart. It’s hardly volunteer San Jose, CA 95113 Palo Alto, CA 94306 spirit: “Marcia inspired me to make my own inner and outer work at all... it’s just fun!” 408.286.9800 hopkinscarley.com 650.804.7600 beauty shine, giving me the confidence, training and poise on the runway this year and in my life.” SUMMER 2016 • THE FLAIR • 11 Our New Community Improvingthe Community Impact Area By Kathryn Lovell, Community Impact Assessment Chair It’s a BIG Check community. NBC Bay Area promoted the event with a kickoff By Beth Albanese Rogers, Community Grant Fund Chair Friday night featuring an interview with Juliette Davis at the The Community Impact Assessment (CIA) Committee’s goal Rivermark Safeway store. League members Mindy Zimmer and was to find a community impact area that would deepen Marlene Zapata were interviewed in a follow up story as the member engagement, develop members as civic leaders, food drive progressed. The event was promoted via social increase our visibility, enhance our fundraisers, and have media using #nbcbayareafooddrive. substantial community impact. Ideally, it would also offer members multiple ways to participate, including direct We are so excited to announce that 21,663 pounds of food service, advocacy, community awareness and product were collected in one day which provides more than 17,000 drives. meals. This is Done-In-A-Day in action! Thank you to everyone who participated! To assess community needs and opportunities, we met with over 50 organizations, leaders and experts in order to learn Together Reaching Out Fund about homelessness, foster youth, and access to healthcare This year we had the vision of giving away $30,000 to one and nutrition. We shared stories, statistics and resources nonprofit organization; a nonprofit that had new projects Supports Child Advocates of with the membership and in return, we received important on their agenda, where the Junior League of San Jose could feedback and moved from nine potential impact areas to get involved. We wanted our community and our members Silicon Valley By Marlene Zapata, Outreach Director one. to know where the money was going -- and we wanted the money to have a lasting impact! In April, the membership selected JLSJ’s new community impact statement: The Junior League of San Jose is We are excited to donate to the Morgan Hill Inclusive Park, dedicated to helping foster youth successfully transition where children and parents will have the opportunity to play out of foster care. and be kids. They will be able to enjoy the simple things in life, in the outdoors. Children with or without disabilities D NE Next year, the CIA Committee will collaborate with multiple will enjoy the slides, swings, and sounds in the park. JLSJ is i  partners developing a program to create significant, donating $30,000 towards the musical Harp that Jen Lewin \ sustainable positive change in the lives of transition aged will design. There will be a play area and a learning area foster youth in Santa Clara County. If you would like to where local schools can learn outdoors and classes can take be part of the planning process, please contact Christine field trips. We are proud to have our name associated with VanDonge. the Morgan Hill Inclusive Park and can’t wait for it to open. DAY We Got it Done…. In A Day! A Community Forum 17,000 Meals Provided in One By Leslie Brown, Done-In-A-Day Co-Chair By Katy Courson, At-Large Director Day of Service By Sandy Coats, Done-In-A-Day Co-Chair Since 1991, the Junior League of San Jose has provided The Done-In-A-Day team has had an amazing year! In November, the Community Impact Assessment (CIA) financial support to agencies that were either started or We started off with a Done-In-A-Meeting activity at the Committee hosted a Community Forum at the General supported by JLSJ through the Together Reaching Out (TRO) September General Membership Meeting where members Membership Meeting. During the forum a panel of Fund. The TRO fund has supported the continued success of made over 500 dessert treat bags for a local nonprofit. community leaders discussed key issues in Santa Clara past League projects including Hospice of the Valley, InnVision This new approach not only helped members meet their County including education, health/nutrition, homelessness – Georgia Travis Center, , the Youth Science Community Impact volunteer goals (in a short block of and aging out of the foster care system. The distinguished Institute, Bring Me A Book Foundation, and The Wonder time at a regularly planned meeting), but also made speakers included: Cabinet at the Children’s Discovery Museum. an impactful donation to over 500 seniors and other homebound Meals on Wheels clients. Since this hands- • Sue Kehl, Director of the Women & Children’s Health During the April General Membership Meeting the TRO on activity was so well-received and inexpensive, we Services at Valley Medical Center fund awarded $2,500 to Child Advocates of Silicon Valley, repeated it throughout the year! • Avo Makdessian, Director of Silicon Valley Community which is dedicated to providing stability and hope to children Foundation’s Center for Early Learning who have experienced abuse and neglect. The organization We also coordinated volunteer events with long standing • Karen Scussel, Executive Director of Child Advocates of recruits, trains and supports Court Appointed Special League partners like Family Giving Tree and Second Silicon Valley Advocates (CASAs) who are matched with foster children that Harvest Food Bank, and also generated new relationships JLSJ partnered with NBC Bay Area to staff neighborhood • Jennifer Loving, Executive Director of Destination Home need emotional and educational support. CASAs help ensure with CityTeam, Good Karma Bikes, the Humane Society Safeway stores on Saturday, November 19, 2015. The that each foster child’s needs are met and that their voice is of Silicon Valley, Lucille Packard Children’s Hospital, and volunteers asked shoppers to donate $10 for a bagful The evening wrapped up with the introduction of live polling, heard. Karen Scussel, Executive Director of Child Advocates a Sustainer DIAD event with Villa Montalvo. Thanks to of groceries to be distributed to the food banks in our which allowed members to see instant feedback on the of Silicon Valley, accepted the grant and shared that the funds everyone who came out to volunteer! issues presented. will allow them to serve more foster youth in our community. • • 12 • THE FLAIR • SUMMER 2016 SUMMER 2016 THE FLAIR 13

Improvingthe Community

SUPER Kids-in-the-Kitchen By Wendy Anthony & Elizabeth Barnett, Kids-in-the-Kitchen Co-Chairs

The League’s new educational curriculum, SUPER Kids-in-the-Kitchen, is complete with a superhero theme, and allows us to educate kids and parents by using hands-on activity stations to demonstrate the importance of healthy eating and exercise.

In addition to developing this new curriculum, unique to JLSJ, we also formed a new and exciting Make, Build, Play partnership with Veggielution. This partnership gives us the opportunity to provide an interactive day By Natasha Bhave, Make, Build, Play Committee Member at Veggielution’s youth garden. Each month, families learn about whole grains, different types of exercises, how to make healthy recipes and much more. As the JLSJ’s Signature Project, the Make, Build, Play Committee (MBP) continued our partnership with Resource Area for A great part of the adventure with Veggielution is that members and their families can enjoy Teachers (RAFT), hosting events with other nonprofit community partners aimed at providing children the opportunity to the activities or they can volunteer and bring their families along to join in the fun! learn through making, building and playing. Throughout the year, JLSJ volunteers assisted RAFT in putting together activity kits, consisting of easy-to-use materials and step-by-step instructions for engaging children in hands-on math, science and art learning.

The MBP committee has also been able to award 20 RAFT memberships to community educators and organizations who will have access to RAFT’s hands-on education activities, materials, Idea Sheets, lessons, and a creative workspace.

MBP committee members and JLSJ volunteers brought RAFT activity kits into the community through events with the Girl Scouts, Youth Science Institute, and Grail Family Services throughout the spring. Children of all ages constructed cars, pop rockets, noisemakers and weathervanes among other projects, offering fun, kinesthetic opportunities to learn about simple machines, force and motion, sound and vibration, and architecture and engineering, just to name a few!

T T THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF SAN JOSE IS NOW ACCEPTING New Members PLEASE BRING A FRIEND TO ONE OF OUR OPEN HOUSES: WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2016 • 6 - 7 PM • VILLA RAGUSA SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 2016 • 10 AM - NOON • FARRINGTON HOUSE SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 2016 • 10 AM - NOON • FARRINGTON HOUSE Save the Date SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2016 • 10 AM - NOON • FARRINGTON HOUSE g g Rummage Sale 2017 | March 18, 2017 CONTACT [email protected] Santa Clara County Fairgrounds FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO RSVP! • • 14 • THE FLAIR • SUMMER 2016 SUMMER 2016 THE FLAIR 15 Fundraising These EFABulous ladies have provided generous support during the 2015- 2016 year in STEPPING UP to make a difference now and for the Future!

Unmasking the Alice Orth Lily Yee Amanda Alfonso Linda Rossen Junior League Amy Brown Linda Schmidt of San Jose Andrea L. Thomas Lindy Fung Annette Finsterbusch Lisa Burnett Murdy Fashion Show Barbara Bocks Lisa Cope Duflock Beverly Diehl Liz French 2016 Bridget Castello Liza Ferras Carole Safir Lola Cox Cathleen Cox Stugard Louise Pahl Cathy Fisher Lynne Tersini Cathy O’Brien Machell Clark Endowment Fund Celeste Martin Melehan Marcia Riedel By Lynn Kamimoto, EFAB Member Charlene Raisch Marcie Soderquist Christine Robbins Mari Ellen Loijens The Endowment Fund’s annual distribution ensures a Colleen Pizarev Maria Segal Corrine Fabie Marika Sykora yearly investment in the community and increases our Cynthia Bullock Marilyn Richardson opportunity for greater impact. A strong Endowment Cynthia Ruby Marissa Van Patten Fund allows our League to increase our annual Dale Boyle Marit MacDonald By Monica Petty-Hernandez & Sabrina Martire, Fashion Show Co-Chairs distribution amount, which enables our members to Danny Swanson Marlo Jones ‪ tackle tough issues and address underfunded areas of Devora Davis Martha Lazarakis Combining high-end fashion with heartfelt Devra Romm Mary Kay Marvin need. Diana Gilbert Mary Lacerte fundraising, the Junior League of San Jose sunset their Eileen Goodwin Mary­-Lynne Bernald 19th and last Fashion Show fundraiser on March Founded in 1992 with $25,000, it took 20 years for Elizabeth Dillon Maryann Schnitter 12, 2016. This year’s show had a Masquerade the Fund to reach $1 million. Having surpassed $1.5 Elizabeth Ferrari Maryanne Flynn Ball theme and set about ‘Unmasking the Junior million in 2014, the current goal is to reach $2.5 Faith Borges Maureen Dea League of San Jose’. The Fashion Show was held Honora Manchester Melissa Thomas million. We are on our way, but need your help to Ilene Polhemus Nancy Franich at the Fairmont San Jose and included two shows make this happen. Ilene Uyesugi Nicole Bradshaw emceed by NBC Bay Area News; the luncheon by Janet Krassow Pam Killion Kris Sanchez and a gala dinner by Sam Brock and Contributions to the Endowment Fund can be made Janet Thorsrud Pamela Petersen Telemundo 48’s Gabriela Dellan. online at jlsj.org/donate or by sending a donation to Jennifer Krach Pat Chappel Jessica Johnson Ramona Snyder the JLSJ Office – Attn: Endowment Fund Joann Maier Rita Mausler Through sponsorships, a live and silent auction, Joanne Johnson Felt Rita Piziali donation raffle tickets and Fund the League, over Joanne Rodgers Robin Pendergraft $200,000 was raised for the community! Our Judy Jorgensen Robyn Klitgaard Community Grant Fund committee awarded our Julie Robson largest grant of $30,000 to the Morgan Hill Karen McCay Shari VanLoo Karyn Gramling Shelly Demko Inclusive Playground Project as part of the Unmasking Katherine Orloff Sherril Kenny of JLSJ. Kathleen Bays Sidney Mygatt Kathleen Fox Sigi Comea JLSJ President Juliette Davis said, “Our Fashion Kathryn Hogan Stacy Galasso Show Chairs Sabrina Martire and Monica Petty- Kathy Claus Stephanie Bielanski-­Fehr Kathy Douat Sue Fitzpatrick Hernandez, along with their Fashion Show Kay Gallagher Susan Krogstad committee and producer Marcia Riedel, created an Kelly Walsh Susan Tighe incredibly memorable, beautiful and high energy Kim James Tina Pidwell event. We are so very thankful to all of our Sponsors, Kim Korstad Tricia Niederauer members and Fashion Partners!” Kristi Saso Valerie Tingley Kristie Driscoll Vera Fisher Lenka Wright Virginia Bossenbroek Leslie Sifferman Wendy Renwick Leslye Fazio

• • 16 • THE FLAIR • SUMMER 2016 SUMMER 2016 THE FLAIR 17 Sustainer Corner By Andrea Thomas and Tricia Niederauer, Sustaining Council Directors

This year Sustainers have enthusiastically attended the expanded selection of activities and social events. Over twenty varied activities were planned including movie nights, restaurant nights, special cooking classes, a garden tour, trips to the coast and increased membership to a book club. The Sustainer’s response was outstanding!

Thank you to those Sustainers who planned and attended the one-time activities as well as the October Sustainer Appreciation Event, the Holiday Party, the February Sustainer Appreciation Event, and the Spring Dinner with the Pat Gustke Awards. Also a Sustainer only DIAD was held at . The Sustainers overwhelmingly participated and attended as well as assisted in our final Fashion Show. They produced the show saving the League thousands of dollars, they organized the revenue producing photo ops, and added Sustainer tables at the Luncheon, all playing a key role to the financial success of the Show. Many continue to serve as Sustainers Advisors to committees and shared their knowledge and experience in this advisory capacity. Sustainers are also very busy in the planning of the 50th Anniversary year-long activities.

Sustainers know how to have fun but also filled many needed roles this year. When asked, they responded and their help was most appreciated.

Thank you to almost 40 Sustainer Council members, to the great Council Liaisons, Shauna, Cindy, Kelly, Rita, Cathy and Vicki and to all those who came before us and guided us in building on their accomplishments.

Hats off to the Junior League of San Jose Sustainers -- you are

the best!

• • 18 • THE FLAIR • SUMMER 2016 SUMMER 2016 THE FLAIR 19 Thank you to our Sponsors

With the generous support of our donors, the Junior League of San Jose has contributed over $5.35 million to our community over the past 49 years through our collaboration with numerous local nonprofit agencies. As a result of the support from our donors, we help ensure that young children in Santa Clara County continue to enter elementary school with the tools they need to succeed in life.

• In Loving Memory of Parima Parineh • Juliette Davis and Jerry Glembocki • Marcia and Chris Riedel

Dawn and Kevin Akeroyd PlatinumAnonymous SilverAndrea and Joe Thomas Dori Yob Kilmer and Joe Kilmer Jennifer Krach Anonymous Gian Paolo Martire Linda and Howard Graham Anonymous JLSJ Management Team Bayside Storage Jeeti Janda Carol Burnett, Alain Pinel Realtors Kate and Sinan Sutcu Constance Ledna, Union Bank Residential Lending Katherine Kinney (KK) – Allstate The Gentzkow Family Lawrence and Emily Yeung Heritage Bank of Commerce ​Marlene and William Zapata Hopkins & Carley, A Law Corporation Mark Hernandez JLSJ Board of Directors Marsha Locicero The Margaret and Kapil Nanda Family Mary and Angelo Danna Party Helpers The Warmenhoven Family Foundation Mary and Lance Werthman Shari VanLoo Monica Petty-Hernandez and Shauna and Bob Garzee Sabrina Martire, Fashion Show Co-Chairs Stephanie and Bill Joslyn Uyesugi Dental Victoria Kroll GoldAlyce Parsons, Universal Style International Dustin David Salon Kaiser Permanente Maribeth Portz and David Wanek AnonymousBronze WendyPearl and Joseph Penbera Morgan Stanley San Jose Branch Anonymous Margo and Kim Westfall Lexus Stevens Creek Amanda Alfonso Lola and Steve Cox Ashley and David Cobb of Alycobb Photography Lauren and Kevin Furlong Bernstein Private Wealth Management The Olander Company Bree von Faith and Justin Smith United Mechanical Inc David Yurman