CoachingThe Women Leaders for the World (WLW) program is a combination of classroom instruction and group coaching. The participants are organized into small teams of three to four people and receive coaching during the class on small group exercises. Following the class, they participate in six, one-hour phone sessions that track their progress on their breakthrough projects. The intended outcomes of coaching are:
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Ms. Abha Singhvi is a Life and Organizational coach and a business consultant bringing her experience from founding two successful businesses. She was co-founder and VP of Finance and Administration at Paperfly where she managed HR, Finance, Legal, Operations and Administration. As founder and CEO of Stratascape, she was responsible for all aspects of the business and eventually sold the company to TMP Worldwide (now Monster.com). Her experience includes training, sales, and recruiting as well as management and consulting. Ms. Singhvi has been a supporter and has worked with non-profit organizations throughout her career. Currently, she is very active with GWLN (Global Women Leadership Network), Maitri, an organization that supports South Asian women facing Domestic Violence issues and Aarti Homes, an India based women’s empowerment organization. She completed her MBA in 1990 from Sacred Heart University, CT, USA and her certifications in Life and Organizational coaching in 2004 from JFK University, CA, USA
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She is President of Banducci Consulting based in Hayward and is the Gender Specialist for Mentornet with a mission to match mentors to college women and underrepresented groups in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). Banducci’s original research in one of Silicon Valley's Fortune 500 companies “What is the Contribution Women Make that Could be the Strategic Advantage in the Global Marketplace?” launched her specialization in Unmasking the Gender Effect. Banducci’s ebook series on Unmasking the Gender Effect are published by Leadership Quantified. She co-authored an Executive Handbook for the Royal Bank of Canada (now RBC), Making the Differences Work: Closing the Gender Gap-What We Can Do that was distributed to all employees, vendors, and customers as a guideline for the Bank's commitment. As a consultant, she has delivered workshops at Santa Clara University, USF, Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley, and Stanford's Institute for Research on Women and Gender as well as women in technology conferences, WITI, Society of Women Engineers, SCU Women and Business. She has delivered training or consulted at Cisco, Booze Allen Hamilton, Sun, HP, Xilinx, Amgen, Adaptec, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, CA Water Quality Control Board, Navy Corps of Engineers. Banducci represented Santa Clara County’s Commission on the Status of Women at the United Nations World Conference on Women in Beijing leading a workshop: Creating Partnership Between Women in Business and Women in Development for Sustainable Global Development. |
 Camille Smith understands what it takes to change at the individual, team and organizational levels. It’s not easy and it’s required of today’s leaders. Specializing in transformational leadership development, Camille provides the knowledge and coaching that helps people create and sustain breakthroughs in performance and satisfaction. Her approach produces business-critical results by building authentic relationships based on possibility, values, commitment, accountability and trust. Work In Progress Coaching names her company and her philosophy: “Each of us is a ‘work in progress’, figuring out how to contribute, be satisfied and produce results worthy of who we are.” She is a founding member of the Global Women's Leadership Network (www.gwln.org). She lives with her family in Aptos. Find out more, www.wipcoaching.com.
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 Katie Wurtz has over 15 years of business, management and leadership experience working at tech companies such as Google, Microsoft and Anderson Consulting. Her experiences include strategy development, project & team management, international product marketing, coaching and mentoring, and leadership development. Katie has also been involved with a variety of non-profit organizations, including Room To Read, an organization that focuses on literacy and gender equality in education in the developing world, Social Venture Partners, an organization that seeks to develop philanthropy and volunteerism to achieve positive social change, and GWLN, where she most recently served as a coach for GWLN’s 2010 “Social Leaders for Justice” Program. Katie has a B.A. in History with an emphasis in U.S. Foreign Policy from U.C. Berkeley, and an M.A in International Affairs and Economics from the Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS.) Throughout her time at Microsoft and Google, Katie participated in numerous strategy, management and leadership development courses, including several courses taught by Barbara Fittipaldi, CEO of the Center for New Futures and current GWLN Board and Faculty Member. Katie has since worked with Barbara to help facilitate CNF’s “Innovative Leadership” course with business and non-profit clients, including participants of the US State Department’s 2011 TechWomen Program. Katie has trained at the Coaches Training Institute (CTI) in San Rafael, CA and lives with her husband in Los Altos, CA.
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 Dr. Rosie Kuhn is the founder of the Paradigm Shifts Coaching Group, and preeminent thought leader in the field of transformational coaching, coach training and leadership development. She is the author of Self-Empowerment 101, and The Unholy Path of a Reluctant Adventurer, and also the creator and facilitator of the Transformational Coaching Training Program. She is a keynote speaker and transformational coach to individuals, organizations and executives. Her website is www.theparadigmshifts.com. Rosie strives to empower people who empower people. |
 Susan Geear is an international coach, consultant, and social justice advocate, committed to partnering with leaders to support personal, social, and organizational change. In addition to her private business, Susan is a lead executive coach with the Advancing Leadership Institute and leader, faculty and coach with the Global Women’s Leadership Network. She works with multinational corporations, financial institutions, non-profits, and NGO’s fostering a commitment towards global citizenship, social consciousness, and personal responsibility. Integrating the value of collaboration with her entrepreneurial, leadership, and managerial experience, Susan’s coaching results in purposeful action and sustainable change. Known for listening deeply, inquiring powerfully, and assessing integrally she is a partner for developing leadership presence and capacity. Susan spent over 20 years in business and technology, which ranges from independent ventures as an entrepreneur and consultant, to organizational work with the California Teacher’s Association. Susan is a Certified Somatic Coach and Associate through the Strozzi Institute and a Certified Hudson Institute Executive Coach. She also holds a BS in Business Management. Susan can be reached at 650.922.5938, susan@susangeear.com or www.susangeear.com |
 Tanya Monsef Bunger is a global facilitator specializing in cross-cultural understanding. She works with individuals, teams and organizations to build highly collaborative work environments that achieve greater results. She is passionate about empowering her clients to express their unique gifts and talents for global harmony. She has twenty years of high-tech leadership experience working in finance and corporate management in the Silicon Valley. Ms. Bunger holds a B.S. degree from Santa Clara University along with graduate coursework from the University of Southern California. |
Bonita Banducci teaches Gender and Engineering for Santa Clara University’s School of Engineering Graduate Program in the Core Curriculum, Engineering and Society. She is a founding faculty of the Santa Clara University’s Global Women's Leadership Network, sponsored by the Leavey School of Business and is a coach for the Women Leaders for the World Program and has taught Leadership Experience at the Leavey School of Business.
