Women`s Symposium - Academy of Our Lady of Peace

Academy of Our Lady of Peace Second Annual
Women’s Symposium
Women leaders empowering and helping young ladies become “all of which woman is capable.”
Panel Topics
ACADEMY OF
OUR LADY OF
PEACE
Business & Entrepreneurship, Creative Industry, Innovation in Education, STEM, Public
Policy
FOUNDED 1882
About the Event
Friday, March 18, 2016
Academy of Our Lady
of Peace Campus
9:45 a.m.
Welcome & Keynote Assembly
10:30 a.m.
Join us for a day of learning featuring prominent women leaders on multi-
generational panels as they share insights and knowledge with the future leaders and
innovators of the world. Panel discussions will cover a wide array of topics helping the
next generation of women leaders manage the multi-faceted aspects of being a woman
in the work force.
Event Preview Highlights
Mistress of Ceremonies: Dr. Diane Perez, host of Despierta San Diego on Univision
Invocation: Sr. Theresa Harpin, CSJ, ’68
Session 1
Keynote Speaker: Anne Sweeney, Board Member at Netflix & former President of Disney ABC Television
Group
Break
STEM Panel: Facilitator: Liz Bui, Vice President & IP Counsel at ViaCyte, Inc.; Dr. Diane Perez, host of
Despierta San Diego on Univision; Sue A. Prelozni, Founder & CEO, Sustainable Surplus Exchange; Ashley
Van Zeeland, Ph.D., Co-Founder and CEO of Cypher Genomics
11:10 a.m.
11:20 a.m.
Session 2
12:05 p.m.
Closing Assembly
1:00 p.m.
VIP Lunch
Information
Ingrid de Llamas
idellamas@aolp.org
Emily Devereaux
edevereaux@aolp.org
Media Contact
Emily Pippin
619-725-9153
epippin@aolp.org
Creative Industry: Facilitator: Brittany Mohr, Partner Lead at Pinterest; Joanne Mera, Owner &
President/CEO, PEP Creative; Marlee Ehrenfeld, President & Chief Creative Officer, MJE Marketing
Services; Lora Unger, CEO of Pasadena Symphony and POPS
Business & Entrepreunership: Facilitator: Christina Gustin, Financial Advisor, UBS Financial Services Inc.;
Katherine Stuart Faulconer, First Lady of San Diego and owner, Restaurant Events, Inc.; Gayle Tauber,
Founder, Kashi Company; Francesca Castagnola, Senior Vice President/Manager, Torrey Pines Bank; Erin
Chambers Smith, Chief Content Officer, San Diego Magazine
Public Policy: Facilitator: Paola Avila Gorostiza ‘93, Vice President, International Business Affairs, San
Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce; Jamie Quient, Intellectual Property and Insurance Recovery
Attorney, Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP; Janice Deaton, Attorney, Law Offices of Janice
Deaton, Sr. Theresa Harpin, CSJ, ’68, Executive Director of Restorative Partners
Innovation in Education: Facilitator: Dr. Patricia Marquez, Dean, The Joan B. Kroc School of Peace
Studies, University of San Diego; Michele Schiele ’85, Senior Associate Vice President, Stanford
University; Misty Jones, Director of the San Diego Public Library/President of California Library
Association
Academy of Our Lady of Peace
4860 Oregon Street, San Diego, CA 92116
www.aolp.org
ACADEMY OF
OUR LADY OF
PEACE
The OLP
Difference
FOUNDED 1882
ACADEMICS
The graduating Class of 2015, 164 students, received 752 offers of
admission to 4-year institutions. This includes: 4 acceptances to
three Ivy League schools (Cornell University, Yale, Penn State), Cal
Tech, 2 Stanford, 9 Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, 5 UC Berkeley, 6 UCLA,
1 University of Southern California, 2 Colorado School of Mines, 2
University of Notre Dame, Georgetown, and the US Naval Academy.
The amount of merit, scholarship
and institutional grant aid offered
to the Class of 2015
OLP grants more than
$2.6 million in tuition
assistance & scholarships
to students each year
Founded by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet
(CSJ) in 1882, OLP has successfully educated young
women for more than 132 years to meet the needs
of society.
Students are required to complete 85 hours of
service by the time of graduation, however, most
go above and beyond the minimum requirements
because the culture of our community is that
of nurturing responsible women educated to
the needs of society. OLP partners with many
organizations in San Diego to provide service
opprtunities including Catholic Charities, Rady
Childrens’ Hospital, Salk Institute, San Diego Zoo, &
UCSD-Research to name a few.
$20,740,727
$2.6 M
Service Learning
19%
30%
of the class of 2015
will be the first in
their family to attend
college.
of the class of 2015
plans to major in a
STEM field of study
Alumnae gaining attention for their global
investment through the CSJ lens of social justice
include Danielle Burner ’14 who is performing
cancer research at UCSD Moores Cancer Center;
Rachel McKinney ’04 who manages an organic
urban farmers food project in Africa; and Lauren
Barclay ’05 who is using her Harvard Ph.D. to
develop pharmaceuticals to treat “undruggable”
diseases.
STEAM Curriculum
OUR STUDENTS
At OLP, we help our students develop the skills
necessary to take on any challenge. We offer 47
classes in the STEAM disciplines.
Science, technology, engineering, arts and
math (STEAM) subjects are integrated into the
curriculum, giving our girls the opportunity to learn
and innovate across a variety of disciplines.
164
Graduating Seniors in the
Class of 2015
This class also boasts 4 National
Merit Scholars, 1 National
Merit Finalist and 5 National
Hispanic Merit Scholars.
Received 752 offers of
admission to 4-year
institutions
66% of the Class of 2015
was offered at least one
scholarship from a college or
university
We are also committed to supporting the passions
of our students and educating the next generation
of female leaders and innovators in all fields.