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Posted by Kari Nathon on June 5th, 2009
On June 4, Full Circle Fund CEO Amy Lesnick was among more than 100 of the “Bay Area’s Most Influential Women in Business” honored at a gala hosted by the San Francisco Business Times. The evening began with a private reception for the honorees where Deloitte Vice Chairman and Regional Managing Partner Mark Edmunds spoke of Deloitte’s long-term commitment to the cultivation of women leaders.
Given the tough times, there was a general theme of gratitude throughout the evening and it was a true celebration of leadership. Honored along with Amy were dynamic leaders such as Bank of America’s Janet Lamkin, Alexandria Albers of Morgan Stanley, San Francisco Fire Chief Joanne Hayes White, and PG&E’s Nancy McFadden. Honorees were asked to share ten words on leadership, their guiding principles, and/or advice to their daughters. Amy’s guiding principles were “Dream big. Be relentless. Leverage your own unique talents to make a difference.” Barbara Adachi, Deloitte’s National Managing Principal, Initiative for the Retention and Advancement of Women, an honoree herself, addressed the gala crowd, inspiring everyone in the room to be role models and mentors to other women.
Many of Full Circle Fund’s corporate supporters and investors gathered to celebrate Amy’s achievement including long-term supporter Tom Perkins of the JaMel and Tom Perkins Foundation and investors Sarah Wigglesworth and Asiff Hirji. We were proud to have key sponsors Bob Garrett, Union Bank, Andrea Ronzani, Wells Fargo, Chuck Hornbrook, PG&E, and Gary Bauer, Bauer’s Intelligent Transportation at Full Circle Fund’s table. 
Leaders within Full Circle Fund came to support Amy and celebrate together how far we have come as an organization including our founder and board chair, Josh Becker, New Cycle Capital; board members Mike Anders, Morgan Stanley, and Robin Joy, Intuit, Inc.; and members Annette Brinton, Brinton Financial, Lucy Johns, Dodge & Cox, Braden Penhoet, Morrison & Foerster, Eric Thurber, Citi Smith Barney, Scott Bryan, Royal Bank of Canada, Pamela Hawley, Universal Giving, Victoria Lavi, Axway, and Jillian Misrack, Full Circle Fund Director.
Our thanks to Mary Huss, Felicia Brown, Tom Van Ess and everyone else at the San Francisco Business Times for their recognition of Amy’s leadership.
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Posted in San Francisco Business Times, Amy Lesnick, event, special announcement
