WPN Meeting - 2/6/12

Start Date: Feb 06, 2012 - Start Time: 06:30 PM
End Date: Feb 06, 2012 - End Time: 10:00 PM

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The monthly meeting will be held on Monday 2/6/12 at 6:30 PM. Register for more details.

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Susan M Love, MD, MBA has dedicated her professional life to the eradication of breast cancer. As President of the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation, she oversees an active research program centered on breast cancer cause and prevention. She is also a Clinical Professor of Surgery at UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine.

Her reputation as an activist comes from her role as one of the “founding mothers” of the breast cancer advocacy movement in the early 1990’s by being one of the founders of the National Breast Cancer Coalition (NBCC). She continues this work by serving on the boards of the National Breast Cancer Coalition, and Young Survival Coalition. She served on the National Cancer Advisory Board from 1998-2004 as an appointment of President Clinton.

Dr. Susan Love is best known as a trusted guide to women worldwide through her books and the Foundation website. The completely revised fifth edition of Dr. Susan Love’s Breast Book termed “the bible for women with breast cancer” by The New York Times; was released October 2010. It has been translated into German, Dutch, Chinese, Japanese and Hebrew. Dr. Susan Love’s Menopause and Hormone Book, first published in 1998 and revised in 2003, was one of the first to sound the alarm against the long term use of postmenopausal hormones and Live a Little (Crown 2009) encourages women to be healthy without driving yourself crazy.

A true visionary, Susan Love’s most recent project, the Love/Avon Army of Women, is a creative Internet solution to partner women and scientists in order to accelerate basic translational research. Thanks to a generous grant from the Avon Foundation for Women, the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation launched the Army of Women campaign in October 2008. The campaign is recruiting one million women who are willing to consider participating in research to find the cause and prevention of breast cancer. This novel initiative will move research from animals to women, democratizing the scientific process.

Dr. Love received her medical degree from SUNY Downstate Medical Center in New York, did her surgical training at Boston’s Beth Israel Hospital. She founded the Faulkner Breast Center in Boston and the Revlon UCLA Breast Center in Los Angeles. She has a business degree from the Executive MBA program at UCLA’s Anderson School. In 1996 she retired from the active practice of surgery, to dedicate her time to the urgent pursuit of finding the cause and prevention of breast cancer. The Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation, a 501 (c ) 3 non-profit breast cancer foundation has over $4 million dollars in peer reviewed grants and is pioneering novel techniques to identify young women at risk for breast cancer as well as local therapy directly into the milk ducts to prevent breast cancer.

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Speaking at our next event will be David Siegel, Consul General of Israel in Los Angeles. Mr. Siegel assumed the post in August 2011, where he serves as the senior representative of the State of Israel to the Southwestern United States.

Most recently, Mr. Siegel served as Chief of Staff to Israel’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. In this role, he was involved in policy formulation and decision-making at the senior levels of Israel’s foreign policy establishment.

Previously, Mr. Siegel served two terms at the Embassy of Israel in Washington D.C., in successive roles as Chief of Staff to three of Israel’s Ambassadors to the United States, Counselor for Congressional Affairs, and Spokesperson. In these capacities, which spanned nearly a decade and two U.S. Administrations, Mr. Siegel was deeply involved in policy coordination with the State Department, the National Security Council and the White House. He was Israel’s voice to the Washington press corps and liaison to the U.S. Congress, where he was responsible for security cooperation, missile defense and homeland security. During these years, Mr. Siegel participated in the 1998 Wye River Peace Summit, the 1999 Israel-Syria negotiations, and the Camp David Middle East Peace Summit in the Fall of 2000.

Consul General Siegel has also served in senior posts at Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem, including Director of the International Organizations Department and Political Counselor in the North American Division. He began his diplomatic career as Deputy Chief of Mission at Israel’s Embassy in Eritrea, in the Horn of Africa, and subsequently became Charge’ d’Affaires.

Mr. Siegel graduated from the University of Vermont with a B.A. in Political Science and earned a Masters Degree in International Relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy in Boston. He served as a Commander in the Israel Defense Forces.

Consul General Siegel is married to Myra Clark-Siegel, and they have three young children.

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Speaking at our next event will be Donelle Dadigan. She is founder and president of two not-for-profit organizations. The José Iturbi Foundation, created together with Marion Seabury, Iturbi’s companion and secretary, in 1985, is dedicated to sharing the wonders of classical arts and music. The Hollywood Museum provides an in-depth opportunity to experience close up the evolving history of the entertainment industry.

Donelle is the god-daughter of Iturbi, the famed conductor, concert pianist and harpsichordist, and Marion Seabury, and began her piano studies with José’s sister Amparo when she was not yet five years old. She had the distinction of being Amparo’s youngest student ever and is the only pianist to have been taught by both Iturbis. Donelle has won many music awards and has performed internationally. She has a music degree from UCLA.

After her father passed away José Iturbi became an even more important part of Donelle’s life. She credits him with teaching her the important lessons in life, including the need to help shape the lives of others and giving back to the community.

The Hollywood Museum was a labor of love for Dadigan. She has dedicated it to the history and heritage of Hollywood and the entertainment industry by documenting, preserving and exhibiting the largest collection every assembled of costumes and personal effects of hundreds of stars including Marilyn Monroe, Russell Crowe, Elvis Presley, Lucille Ball and Johnny Depp. Even José Iturbi starred in many great motion pictures of the 1940s and he has a star on Hollywood Boulevard’s Walk of Fame.

Today Dadigan is the chairperson of the Hollywood Historic Trust, which controls the sidewalks where the Walk of Fame stars are located. She took over this duty from the late Johnny Grant, honorary mayor of Hollywood, who left her and the museum his vast collection of memorabilia.

Dadigan is also on the Board of Directors of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce and chairperson of the Chamber’s Tourism Committee. She participates and serves on the boards of many service organizations, including Hollywood Entertainment District, the award-winning LACER (Literacy, Arts, Culture, Education, Recreation) after school programs, Hollywood Toys for Tots, Hollywood High School, PATH, the Hollywood Police Activities League, and the Hollywood Historic Trust.

She has received innumerable awards including the California Art Deco Society Preservation Award, the State of California Preservation Award, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce’s Woman of Distinction Award, the Woman Entrepreneur Distinction Award from the Los Angeles Business Journal and the Charlie Chaplin Award. She has been recognized by the Travel and Tourism Marketing Association of Southern California, the State of California Travel Industry with the Best New Tourist Attraction, and by the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) for Preservation of Entertainment Industry History.

She was named Beverly Hills Woman of the Year in 2005 and in 2010 received the Hollywood Police Activities League Community Leadership Award.

Donelle has received commendations and certificates from many of California’s civic leaders, including Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lt. Governor Cruz Bustamante, Governor Gray Davis, Assembleywoman Jackie Goldberg, Congresswoman Diane Watson, Assemblyman Paul Koretz, the last three Los Angeles Mayors—Richard Riordan, James Hahn and Antonio Villariagosa; City Council President John Ferraro, City Council President Eric Garcetti, Councilmember Tom LaBonge, Hollywood’s Honorary Mayor Johnny Grant, State Senator Kevin DeLeon and Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavski

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Speaking at our next event will be three of our very own members! They will be discussing their passion for design and display some of their creations.

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For over two decades, Frédéric Fekkai has impacted the international beauty landscape. Innovative cuts, premium hair products and a rarefied salon concept define Fekkai as a pioneering businessman. But it is the allure of his personal life—his homes and lifestyle are routinely chronicled in major beauty, fashion and lifestyle publications—that elevates his reputation to that of an aesthete and tastemaker of the highest order.

Born in Aix-en-Provence, France, Fekkai rapidly rose through the beauty ranks by training with a roster of notable Parisian hairdressers. Early on, Fekkai’s revolutionary approach to hair was clear. Instead of performing one “signature cut,” Fekkai became a master of customization. His philosophy? Focus on the individual. After observing a client, Fekkai would design a style that maximized her attributes and enhanced the “total look.”

By 1989, Fekkai’s modern cuts caught the attention of Bergdorf Goodman and he was invited to design a salon that echoed the sophistication of the celebrated department store. Frédéric Fekkai Beauty Center became an instant mecca for social swans and celebrities—and the extraordinary customer service set a new benchmark for hair care, launching Fekkai as a major player in the beauty industry.

Fekkai decided to extend the luxury hair experience from his salon into clients’ homes with scientifically advanced products designed to rejuvenate different hair types. The first collection debuted in 1995, delighting women who craved high performance product that addressed their individual concerns. Today, the Fekkai product line remains a category headliner; the ultimate in luxury hair care distributed in over 40 countries worldwide.

A roster of celebrity clientele, explosive press and an award-winning product line transformed Frédéric Fekkai from red-hot hairdresser to luxury lifestyle brand by 1995. By 2005, Fekkai expanded the product lineup and salon business that exuded his specific brand of effortless style. There are currently seven Fekkai salons servicing a total of 1.500 clients a day.

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JUDY ZEIDLER is a well-known food authority and author of the widely acclaimed The Gourmet Jewish Cook and Judy Zeidler’s International Deli Cookbook, 30-Minute Kosher Cook andMaster Chefs Cook Kosher, which is based on her syndicated television show “Judy’s Kitchen”.

She has also co-authored a cookbook with French chef Michel Richard, “Home Cooking with a French Accent”.

She and her husband are founders of the popular Citrus restaurant in Los Angeles and the Broadway Deli and Capo and Cora’s restaurants in Santa Monica, California, Brentwood Restaurant in Brentwood, California, and recently opened, Brass Cap in Santa Monica. She is also consulting at the Zeidler’s Cafe, which is located in the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles.

Los Angeles readers look forward to Ms Zeidler’s Jewish holiday articles which appear in the Los Angeles Times and the Jewish Journal. Her Potato Latke recipe has won a Los Angeles Times Best Recipe Award. She is often a guest on national television and radio programs and is on the board of several food and wine societies.

She and her husband spend several months in Italy and France, each year, visiting restaurants, food and wine purveyors, and collecting new recipe ideas and food inspirations. She is currently working on a cookbook based on her adventures in Italy.

Ms. Zeidler believes that the shared enjoyment of food and wine is one of the most fulfilling elements in life and that cooking and entertaining should be fun. Through her cooking classes she thrives to inspire her students to cook and entertain at home. She is never too busy to open her kitchen, and to donate cooking classes to benefit charitable organizations.

Judy Zeidler can be reached at judy at mostardapress dot com

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Speaking at our next meeting will be Catherine Graves, author of Checking Out: An In-Depth Look At Losing Your Mind. Checking Out is receiving consistent 5-star reviews on Amazon as the best book for coping through tragedy. Author, Catherine Graves, delivered an ultimately inspiring account of a challenging and disturbing timeline into her life from the caretaker’s point of view.

Graves takes us back to the time when her husband, who she was convinced was having an affair because he gradually lost interest in her, was final diagnosed with globlastoma (glioma), a brain cancer located in the frontal lobe of the brain affecting his feelings and emotions. When he lost his mind, she lost her mind with guilt, sadness and depression, followed by emotionally abandoning her children after his death. When she checked herself in for psychological treatment, she was forced to face the reality that he wasn’t coming back, and discovered that though her loved one died it did not mean that her life had to end, too. In her book she holds herself accountable, takes full responsibility for her actions and poor choices – and she shares these lessons with us. Blended throughout the book her 2 children recount their memories of the same things with direct and honest interpretations.

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Laryn Nolan will be the speaker at our next meeting! She will be presenting on wellness and the importance of getting the nutrients we need from the fruits and vegetables to help us with our health and skin. Laryn will also talk about her charity work with special needs children. She is a mother of 3; her youngest is a 12-year-old son who has had 44 surgeries and has special needs, so Laryn is very familiar with the cause and very passionate about charity and volunteering and health and wellness. One of her dreams is to create an overnight camp through the United Cerebral Palsy.

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Our very special guest speaker is Wendy Greuel. She was sworn in as City Controller of Los Angeles on July 1, 2009, the second woman to be elected to a citywide office in the City’s history.

Wendy brings to the Controller’s Office a unique combination of government, business and community leadership experience. Wendy is a lifelong Angeleno, who was born and raised in the San Fernando Valley and attended UCLA. Upon graduation, Wendy learned how to make things work for people at City Hall in the office of Mayor Bradley, where she was the mayor’s liaison to the City Council, City Departments and the community on public policy issues including child care, the homeless, the elderly, and health issues.

In 1993, Wendy served with Cabinet Secretary Henry Cisneros as the Field Operations Officer for Southern California for the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), where she championed projects offering opportunities for homeownership, job creation, economic development, and social services for the less fortunate. She oversaw HUD’s emergency response and recovery programs after the 1994 Northridge earthquake.

In 1997, Wendy joined the Corporate Affairs Department of DreamWorks SKG where she worked on the company’s government and community affairs. She coordinated DreamWorks’ legislative and governmental activities at the local, state and national levels.

In 2002, Wendy was elected to the Los Angeles City Council and represented the Second District in the Northeast San Fernando Valley for seven years. As Councilwoman, Wendy worked tirelessly to be an independent voice fighting for the Valley’s fair share of city resources. She focused on reducing traffic in Los Angeles as Chair of the City’s Transportation Committee, by banning road construction during rush hour, creating anti-gridlock zones and lobbying Sacramento to ensure construction and completion of a Northbound 405 carpool lane. As Vice-Chair of the Budget Committee, Wendy worked tirelessly to make Los Angeles more business friendly by cutting the City’s business tax by 15%, which returned nearly $100 million to local businesses. Her reforms eliminated the business tax for over 60% of the city’s small businesses and made the tax system more equitable with neighboring jurisdictions. As a member of the Audits and Government Efficiency Committee, Wendy saved taxpayers millions of dollars by consolidating departments, cutting wasteful government spending and identifying fraud and corruption in city government. She has also sought to reduce the influence of money on our political process by banning City Commissioners from fundraising.

As City Controller, Wendy ensures City Hall spends taxpayer dollars wisely and responsibly by identifying and eliminating wasteful spending, exposing fraud and abuse in city government and works to ensure an economic recovery and economic growth.
Wendy believes in doing what is practical, not political, to get the job done and is focused on reforms that make the city more efficient and accountable.

She currently lives in Studio City and is married to Dean Schramm. They have a seven-year old son, Thomas.

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