Advancing the status of women through financial support in the final phase of their doctoral programs.

2024 Conference Recap

Founder Region Fellowship kicked off the 2024 Conference with the combined Fellowship and Region Reception followed by the Awards Dinner and Gala where we awarded 7 outstanding women with $70,000 in grants. All members had the opportunity to meet the recipients and view their academic posters, which you can see on our website. To date, Founder Region Fellowship has provided 370 women with almost 1.8 million dollars in funding to help them achieve their doctoral degrees. THOSE ARE SOME NUMBERS OF WHICH WE CAN BE VERY PROUD!

Thank you to our members and clubs, who continually find value in the Fellowship Program and provide the funds that help the best and brightest women become change makers. We want to thank each and every one of you for supporting our fundraisers and for making donations either through monthly giving or direct donation to become a Fellow, or level up.

Below are the pinning's and drawings that occurred at the 2024 Founder Region Conference.

Thank you from the 2022-2024 Fellowship Board.

2024 Fellowship Recipients 

Daniela Escontrela Dieguez - UH Mānoa
Pascale Boucicaut - UC Berkeley
Mahwish Moazzam - UC Berkeley
Nicolette Puskar - UC Berkeley
Monica De La Cruz - UC Berkeley
Arlyn Moreno Luna - UC Berkeley
Smrity Ramavarapu - UH Mānoa

Fellows Pinned

DISTRICT   CLUB                           FELLOW                         LEVEL   
ISI/BeniciaBobbi Enderlin5th  
ISI/The East BayTeresa Karlson  2nd
ISI/The East BayRoni Item 2nd
ISI/OaklandJacueline Cisneros1st
ISI/RichmondTracey Thobodeau1st
ISI/The Tri-ValleyLaura Koehler1st
ISI/The Tri-ValleyLydia Santine2nd
ISI/The Tri-ValleyElise Balgley  3rd
ISI/MartinezJennifer Chiarelli2nd
IISI/VacavilleJoy Swank4th  
IISI/The Delta Linda Tschaplizki1st
IISI/AntiochDona Gaddis Wolf3rd
IISI/Vacaville Twilight.Kim Radford 1nd
IIISI/NapaTheresa Kelly1st
IIISI/NovatoKris Wiley2nd
IVSI/The Redwoods Amie McClellan2nd
IVSI/EurekaTheatta Smith1st
VSI/Central OahuJackie Pactol5th
VSI/Central OahuClub Fellow1st
VSI/Waikiki Foindation, Inc. Miranda Linsky1st
VSI/HonoluluBarbara Paulo1st

Direct Pay Fellows

V                  SI/Honolulu                              Lisa Ma       1st  
V                 SI/Honolulu  Holly Hayaski           1st  

Conference Drawings 

PRIZE WHEEL INSTANT FELLOW WINNERS
MEMBER  CLUBLEVEL 
Barbara YoungSI/Santa RosaDonated to Oakmont Wine Country  
Mary dickeySI/Vacaville6th 
Kathy ReganSI/The Delta4th 
Teri Lynn SatoSI/Honolulu2nd 
Laurie GallianSI/Sonoma Valley         4th 
Bonnie Thomas        SI/Crescent City2nd 
Amanda ReedSI/Eureka1st 
Eldy Nodal                   SI/Rio Vista1st 
Amelia BenkoSI/The Tri-Valley3rd 
OTHER DRAWINGS
MEMBER                       CLUB                           TYPE OF DRAWING    LEVEL
Deborah Mealhouse SI/Humboldt BAy75 year1st 
Laura GlassSI/AntiochFun 4 Fellowship3rd 
Sharon ReddSI/Humboldt BayPrize Wheel7th 
Barbara YoungSI/Santa RosaPrize Wheel5th 
Ginny SmartSI/The DeltaFriday Dinner 2nd 

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