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Film Screening & Panel Discussion on Working Parents

July 18, 2020 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Free

When: July 18th, 2020, 2:30pm PST
Where: Register for tickets via Zoom
Cost: Free
Point People: Hannah Fairbanks ‘03 and Charu Sharma ‘14

Please join us for a documentary film screening of Real Moms of Silicon Valley, produced by MHC ‘14 Charu Sharma, followed by a panel discussion with Bay Area MHC alums and working parents Shanti Michaels ‘03, Virginia Taylor ‘08, and Susan Tom ‘98. 

  • 2:30-3:20pm PST – Film screening
  • 3:20-4:00pm PST – Panel with optional audience participation 

Speaker bios

Shanti Michaels ‘03 is a research attorney for Contra Costa Superior Court, having graduated law school in 2009 and spent ten years in private practice. She is the mother of a three year old and a one year old.

Virginia Taylor ‘08 is a lawyer and the co-founder of Open Door Legal. ODL provides free legal services in all civil areas of law to the most vulnerable residents of San Francisco. opendoorlegal.org She lives in San Mateo with her husband Drew, 3 year old son Colton and 8th month old son August. 

Susan Tom ’98 is a scientist making drug discoveries in the Bay Area at Kite Pharma, a Gilead company, engineering CAR-T to cure cancer. She lives in Alameda with her husband, and two daughters, 13 and 4 years old.

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Details

Date:
July 18, 2020
Time:
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Cost:
Free
Website:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcpcuqhpj8vE90iQudtyXjzusnDnN2S0jzk