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Five Women to Watch

Five Women to Watch 2014

Welcome to our Five Women to Watch of 2014!

2014-10-29
By: Federation
On: October 29, 2014
In: Five Women to Watch

Every year, the Jewish Sound profiles five women in our community who are making a difference — whether it’s through business, the arts, Jewish community, social action, or the community at large. Oftentimes it’s a mix of all of these. What brings them together is their commitment to making ourContinue Reading

Marcie Maxwell, Gov. Jay Inslee's top education adviser.

Marcie Maxwell: Making sure our kids get properly educated

2014-10-28
By: Federation
On: October 28, 2014
In: Five Women to Watch

By Boris Kurbanov, Jewish Sound Correspondent Our state’s schoolchildren and their parents, whether they know it or not, are relying on Marcie Maxwell to deliver. One of Gov. Jay Inslee’s key officials responsible for ensuring the state Supreme Court’s landmark 2012 school-funding McCleary decision is adhered to and funded isContinue Reading

Suzi LeVine: From Microsoft to the mountains: Our woman in Switzerland

2014-10-28
By: Federation
On: October 28, 2014
In: Five Women to Watch

By Diana Brement, Jewish Sound Columnist “This job leverages the amalgamation of all of the skills I’ve learned throughout my career and life,” says the Honorable Suzi LeVine, Seattle resident (on hiatus) and our country’s current ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein. Her varied job experience helped her earn this politicalContinue Reading

Ilyse Wagner

Ilyse Wagner: Standing up to breast cancer

2014-10-28
By: Federation
On: October 28, 2014
In: Five Women to Watch

By Diana Brement, Jewish Sound Columnist “I don’t get worked up over things,” says Ilyse Wagner about having had breast cancer. “The whole experience…really changed who I am and how I look at things.” She adds, “it’s not because I looked death in the eye,” as she was fortunate toContinue Reading

Leah Warshawski

Leah Warshawski: An unexpected dive into the film industry

2014-10-28
By: Federation
On: October 28, 2014
In: Five Women to Watch

By Dikla Tuchman, Jewish Sound Correspondent Leah Warshawski did not come upon her career in what might be called a conventional sense: Instead, she stumbled into filmmaking while studying in Hawaii while translating Japanese for tourists on a boat. “I never thought I’d make films or want to make films,Continue Reading

Student leader Taryn Harris.

Taryn Harris: A student leader with a passion for Israel

2014-10-28
By: Federation
On: October 28, 2014
In: Five Women to Watch

By Emily K. Alhadeff, Associate Editor, The Jewish Sound Taryn Harris has a lot going on. The University of Washington senior majoring in history and minoring in Spanish and Jewish studies is the president of Washington Students for Israel, a member of the student senate, a history fellow, an internContinue Reading

Debs Gardner

Brooke Pariser: Bridging the Jewish gap

2013-10-23
By: Federation
On: October 23, 2013
In: Five Women to Watch

By Debs Gardner, Special to JTNewsContinue Reading

Steve Wiens

Malka Adatto Popper: Continuing tradition

2013-10-22
By: Federation
On: October 22, 2013
In: Five Women to Watch

By Tori Gottlieb, JTNews CorrespondentContinue Reading

Andy Reynolds

Cameron Levin: Ready to wear, ready to give back

2013-10-21
By: Federation
On: October 21, 2013
In: Five Women to Watch

By Joel Magalnick , Editor, JTNewsContinue Reading

Courtesy Lisa Cohen

Lisa Cohen: Creating partnerships in global health

2013-10-21
By: Federation
On: October 21, 2013
In: Five Women to Watch

By Diana Brement , JTNews ColumnistContinue Reading

Larey McDaniel

Susan Gulkis Assadi: In love with that deep, rich, baritone sound

2013-10-21
By: Federation
On: October 21, 2013
In: Five Women to Watch

By Diana Brement , JTNews ColumnistContinue Reading

Courtesy Anne Levinson

Anne Levinson: Equality is job one

2012-10-23
By: Federation
On: October 23, 2012
In: Five Women to Watch

By Joel Magalnick , Editor, JTNewsContinue Reading

Courtesy Lea Geller

Lea Geller: Not your mother’s mommy blogger

2012-10-23
By: Federation
On: October 23, 2012
In: Five Women to Watch

By Emily K. Alhadeff , Associate Editor, JTNewsContinue Reading

Courtesy Amy Wasser

Amy Wasser: Envisioning her next chapter

2012-10-23
By: Federation
On: October 23, 2012
In: Five Women to Watch

By Joel Magalnick , Editor, JTNewsContinue Reading

Rachel Stoner

Jane Isenberg: Local novelist visits Seattle history

2012-10-23
By: Federation
On: October 23, 2012
In: Five Women to Watch

By Diana Brement , JTNews ColumnistContinue Reading

Emily Payne/Seattle University

Connie Kanter: Atop the ivory tower

2012-10-23
By: Federation
On: October 23, 2012
In: Five Women to Watch

By Diana Brement , JTNews ColumnistContinue Reading

Courtesy Audrey Rostov

Five women to watch: Audrey Rostov: Working to end corneal blindness

2011-10-26
By: Federation
On: October 26, 2011
In: Five Women to Watch

By Diana Brement, JTNews ColumnistContinue Reading

Joel Magalnick

Five women to watch: Pamela Lavitt: An historian of theater moves the Jewish film festival forward

2011-10-26
By: Federation
On: October 26, 2011
In: Five Women to Watch

By Joel Magalnick, Editor, JTNewsContinue Reading

Courtesy Morgan Currier

Five Women to Watch: Morgan Currier: Sweating the big stuff

2011-10-26
By: Federation
On: October 26, 2011
In: Five Women to Watch

By emily k. alhadeff, Assistant Editor, JTNewsContinue Reading

jackie donnely-baisa

Five women to watch: Keren Brown: The Foodportunist

2011-10-26
By: Federation
On: October 26, 2011
In: Five Women to Watch

By Emily K. Alhadeff, Assistant Editor, JTNewsContinue Reading

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