North Bay Woman

F A L L 2 0 2 0 NORTH BAY WOMAN 9 Advisory Board is the business development manager for Nelson Staffing in Marin. A San Rafael native, Geller has spent years helping companies thrive by placing top-notch talent through her network. She supports many local nonprofits and believes that it is everyone's responsibility to give back to the community and beyond, finan- cially and by showing up to help in any way possible. Geller raised two daughters in Marin and feels blessed to live in this beautiful county. She and her husband love Marin's hiking trails, bountiful fresh food, and the mild weather. is director of marketing for Bank of Marin overseeing marketing, communications and philanthropy strate- gies. Prior to joining Bank of Marin, Henderson spent more than 10 years in financial services developing and executing key marketing and growth initiatives for small business, middle market and corporate bank- ing sectors. Raised abroad, and now living locally, she embraces multicultural diversity. Henderson balanc- es her professional and family life with two small children and her husband, also in the banking world. is a philanthropist and the best-selling spiritual author of "Soul Purpose" and "Be Good." She is a mind, body and medicine practitioner. Over the last 25 years she has been designing a lifestyle around kindness and philanthropy. She is passionate about blogging for North Bay Woman Magazine and speaking to people about compassion and humanity. She refers to this higher consciousness as "Heartistry." Gawronski resides in Petaluma and has created a soulful group that meets monthly to talk about life called, "Dare to Shine." For more information about her work and books, consult her web page: KristaGawronski.com. The article "Calling all Angels" on page 46, was written by Krista Gawronski. A Bay Area native, Diana Kennedy brings 15 years' experience in the automotive industry. She enjoys her job because she has a true passion for people and a true passion for cars. Kennedy's auto experience began when she was 18 years old selling cars at a Honda dealership in the South Bay. Her next experience at Toyota Sunny- vale (a Price Simms Family Dealership) taught her sales, finance, sales Desk, Internet and then she became gen- eral sales manager. She excelled at her job and was promoted as the first female general manager at a PSFD, Toyota Marin in January 2018 at the age of 29. Kennedy joined MLC (or VCM) in June 2020 to learn about the Volvo brand and clients. She will be transitioning to become the general manager of Volvo Cars Marin in December 2020 when the new facility opens. When not working, Kennedy spends time with her husband Kea and her two kids, Kody and Kaylee, shopping or fishing. began at BloomMarin.org in January 2019. As executive director she supports the nonprofit mission of providing free clothing to those in need seeking a life of self-reliance. Born in Flint, Michigan her family moved from Flint to Wheeling, West Virginia before finally settling into Dayton, Ohio – Smith was 4 years of age. After graduating from Eastern Michigan University she moved to California and worked full time to obtain a MBA from Golden Gate University. Smith has a great sense of humor and passionate love for community. She enjoys singing at church and local Novato venues where she resides. "Lord, if there is an opportunity for me to be great, please make me extraordinary." Lenice Smilth contributed to the "Mane Event" article on page 44 about hair styling how-tos. North Bay Woman Magazine Mission: To celebrate and empower women in the North Bay and to promote real women with real stories. The Advisory Board: To help guide the tone and direction of our efforts supporting the mission of North Bay Woman Magazine. KRISTA GAWRONSKI DEBI GELLER ANDREA HENDERSON DIANA KENNEDY LENICE SMITH

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