SPEAKERS

Pat Lynch : Founder and CEO - Women's Online Media and Education Network

In 1969 at the age of 25, Ms. Lynch was the first woman to begin an advertising agency single-handedly in the South. By 1977, she had been listed twice in The World's Who's Who of Women and most recently in the International Who's Who and Strathmore's Who's Who. In 1996, she began Women's Online Media and Education Network which produces WomensRadio, in order to "give women a greater voice!" WomensRadio, a converging medium, had its beginning on the Web as a rich, content Website for women leaders, www.womensradio.com. In 2001, her company also began WomensCalendar (www.womenscalendar.org). Today it is the largest databank of women's events in the world, #1 in all the major search engines and reaching hundreds of thousands of women leaders each week. In the summer of 2004, the company launched the SpeakerSpot, a dynamic speaker referral program and MentorLine TeleClasses that women leaders can access from the comfort of their home or office. Most recently, the company introduced a new audio production tool for the Web, AudioAcrobat. This service will help enable everyone to have audio streaming in their emails and on their Websites. It will be the tool of choice for hundreds of broadcasting professionals who want to have their long-form programs included, both at WomensRadio "Hub" and the new WomensRadio Channel, a syndicated 24/7 all talk Web radio for women!

Ms. Lynch serves as the Media Chair for the California Women's Agenda, a member of the Women's Leadership Alliance of the Bay Area, is on the Board of Directors of the Afghan Coalition and Afghan Women's Association International. She is a frequent speaker on the value of opening the media to women's voices and creating new communication bridges to the future. She can be contacted in Oakland, CA at 510-891-0006x225 or by email at pat@womenscalendar.org.

Eleanor Mason Ramsey: Ph.D., President - Mason Tillman Associates, Ltd.

Eleanor Mason Ramsey has more than 24 years of experience examining complex organizational behavior in public service and corporate environments. Dr. Ramsey obtained a doctorate degree in anthropology and a master's degree in folklore from the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Ramsey also received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Hunter College in New York. Dr. Ramsey was instrumental in developing the Croson statistical study methodologies now widely used in the industry. Dr. Ramsey has become a nationally recognized expert witness for the defense of challenged disparity studies.

Dr. Ramsey also has over 20 years of certification experience. Under her direction, Mason Tillman has investigated certification eligibility, developed database tracking systems, and processed applications for government agencies nationwide.

Since 1994, Dr. Ramsey has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Northern California Purchasing Council. In addition, she has been appointed to the San Francisco Public Procurement Advisory Committee and the California Assembly Advisory Commission on Governmental Efficiency and Consumer Protection.