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About sfAWIS

The San Francisco chapter of the Association for Women in Science (sfAWIS) was founded in August, 2003 to:
  • provide networking opportunities for women in science at all levels;
  • foster career development and advancement for women in science;
  • raise public awareness of the scientific and technological skills of women;
  • work with other scientific, educational, and women's organizations in developing national and community programs that meet the above goals; and
  • provide recognition for women scientists in order to advance the above goals.
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    About AWIS

    AWIS, a non-profit national organization of women and men, was established in 1971 with the mission to achieve equity and full participation for women in a variety of scientific fields. AWIS has over 4,200 members in the life and physical sciences, mathematics, social sciences, and engineering.
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    AWIS Chapters

    AWIS organizations in the Bay Area and beyond include:
  • National AWIS
  • AWIS Northern California Chapters (NCC-AWIS)
  • East Bay AWIS (ebAWIS)
  • Palo Alto AWIS (paAWIS)
  • Sacramento Valley AWIS (svAWIS)
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    The sfAWIS Team

    Click on a name to contact any board member or committee chair.
    Board
    President Joleen White
    Vice President Reba Howard
    Treasurer Edi Alvarez
    Secretary Melissa Erickson
    Member-at-Large Mohini Patil
    Committees
    Fundraising Mohini Patil
    Membership Membership Team
    Publicity Florence Lorget
    Programs Programs Team
    Newsletter Reba Howard
    Website Edi Alvarez
    Chapter Collaborations Liaison: Joleen White
    Volunteer Coordinator: Melissa Erickson
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    sfAWIS PO Box 5233, Larkspur, CA, 94977-5233 USA

    Disclaimer: All statements included in the sfAWIS web sites pages are those of sfAWIS and its members only.