2020 Women's Leadership Conference Webinar - Intentional Reinvention

Candace Andersen

Contra Costa County Supervisor District 2

Candace was elected to the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors in 2012 and quickly established herself as an effective countywide leader. She is widely respected for her competency and her compassionate approach to making county government work for all of her constituents. Candace?s political life took root in Morgan Hill in the early 1990s where she served on its city council while pursuing her professional career as an attorney. When she and her husband, Phil, moved to Danville a decade later, she continued serving her community as an elected member of the Danville Town Council from 2003-2012. A licensed attorney in California and Hawaii, Candace returned to her hometown of Honolulu after law school and worked as a prosecuting attorney. (In a fun fact about Candace?s school years, she attended the famed Punahou School with the then-teenaged President Barack Obama.) Candace and her husband, Phil, have been married 34 years and have six children and five grandchildren.

Sheryl Palmer

Chair & Chief Executive Officer

Sheryl Palmer is the chair and chief executive officer of Taylor Morrison Home Corporation,

a leading national homebuilder and developer based in Scottsdale, Arizona. With more than 30 years of experience, Sheryl has led Taylor Morrison into the top ranks of America?s largest public homebuilders, following the company?s IPO in 2013. She spent most of her early career in the Arizona, California and Nevada real estate markets. Prior to Taylor Morrison, Sheryl served as Nevada Area President for Pulte and Del Webb after finishing 10 years as division president at Blackhawk Corporation, a builder of active adult communities based in northern California. In addition to her professional work, Sheryl?s passions include enjoying her three children and four grandchildren; promoting leadership and diversity; supporting veterans; solving for homelessness; and advocating for health and wellness. She is the 2019-2020 Chair of the National Board of Directors of HomeAid America, is on the Board of Directors of Interface Inc. and is an Executive Committee Member of the Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS) Policy Advisory Board at Harvard University. She is also the Chair of the Board for the Building Talent Foundation, a non- profit division of Leading Builders of America.
 

Read Sheryl's Full Bio HERE.

Jennifer Seelig
KCBS Radio Director of News and Programming

Jennifer Seelig is breaking news AND glass ceilings at KCBS All News Radio in San Francisco, where she proudly serves as the first female director of news and programming in the station?s more than 100-year history. Jennifer is a relentlessly enthusiastic booster for the broadcast industry and delights in the many successes of her legendary radio station. She believes strongly in the power of radio and enjoys the thrill of coordinating breaking news coverage for her Bay Area audience. Today, she manages an award-winning team of journalists who cover local, national and international news for the station?s more than one million weekly listeners. KCBS is the #1 station in the San Francisco market and is the most listened-to spoken word station in Northern California. The KCBS trophy cases are packed with regional and national Edward R. Murrow Awards, Associated Press plaques, Gracie statues and National Headliner Awards.  Jennifer has been a part of the KCBS new team since early 2001. During her tenure at KCBS, she has been a production assistant, producer, editor, news writer, digital content creator and manager. She was named assistant news director in 2015, and was elevated to director of news and programming in 2017. Prior to KCBS, Jennifer worked in the newsrooms of several Northern California television stations, including KGO-TV, KRON and KOVR. Jennifer is a graduate of the University of California, Davis. She and her husband are raising their two school-aged daughters in Jennifer?s hometown of Lafayette.

EVENT BACKGROUND: The Building Industry Association of the Bay Area represents more than 400 companies that develop, design, and build homes across the region. In 2017, four of our industry?s best and brightest women conceived the Women in the Lead Conference as a way to nurture, inspire and promote women?s leadership. The ladies were definitely onto something as evidenced by the quality of the speakers and the sold-out house for the first three half-day conferences. Please enjoy some highlights from our previous conferences HERE.  Past keynote speakers included:

• The late Ellen O. Tauscher, a seven-term congresswoman from the East Bay and Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security
• Lindsey Gottlieb, former Cal Women?s basketball head coach
• Hannah Gordon, chief administrative officer and general counsel for the San Francisco 49ers
• Ruthie Bolton, speaker, author, advocate and two-time Olympic gold medalist
• Julian Guthrie, journalist and author of ?Alpha Girls: The Women Upstarts Who Took on Silicon Valley?s Male Culture and the Deals of a Lifetime.?

Sponsorship Opportunities
Contact events@biabayarea.org; Download sponsor flyer HERE.
All Sponsors will receive recognition on event web page, all marketing and printed program, and sponsor profile virtual event platform, in addition to benefits listed below each sponsorship.

• Company Profile on Whova with With Embedded Video (max length one minute). File must be hosted third party platforms: YouTube, Vimeo, Zoom or DailyMotion. 
• 15 second brand recognition commercial during event/program - .mov or .mp4 format, Deadline: October 20th. 
• 2 custom branding images in opening sponsor loop: minimum dimensions 1800 pixels wide x 1200 pixels high. 300 dpi resolution, jpg. Deadline: October 20th. 
• Social Media Sponsor Spotlight (LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram) - please provide your social media handles so we may tag you accurately.

• Company Profile on Whova with With Embedded Video (max length one minute). File must be hosted third party platforms: YouTube, Vimeo, Zoom or DailyMotion. 
• 2 custom branding images in opening sponsor loop: minimum dimensions 1800 pixels wide x 1200 pixels high. 300 dpi resolution, jpg. Deadline: October 20th. 
• Social Media Sponsor Spotlight (LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram) - please provide your social media handles so we may tag you accurately.

• Company Profile on Whova with With Embedded Video (max length 45 seconds). File must be hosted third party platforms: YouTube, Vimeo, Zoom or DailyMotion. 
• 1 custom branding image in opening sponsor loop: minimum dimensions 1800 pixels wide x 1200 pixels high. 300 dpi resolution, jpg. Deadline: October 20th. 
• Social Media Sponsor Spotlight (LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram) - please provide your social media handles so we may tag you accurately.

• Company Profile on Whova with With Embedded Video (max length 30 seconds). File must be hosted third party platforms: YouTube, Vimeo, Zoom or DailyMotion. 
• 1 custom branding image in opening sponsor loop: minimum dimensions 1800 pixels wide x 1200 pixels high. 300 dpi resolution, jpg. Deadline: October 20th. 
• Social Media Sponsor Spotlight (LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram) - please provide your social media handles so we may tag you accurately.