WANDA Board Spotlight: Jana Cain

For the past 14 years, I have worked as a Recruiting Relationship Manager at Stanford Graduate School of Business in the career services office, assisting the MBA and MSx students with their career search. I …

Empowering Child Care Providers

WANDA’s partner, Renaissance Entrepreneur Center recently hosted a special gathering for family child care providers — a morning dedicated to connection, learning, and community. This event welcomed providers at many different stages of their journey, …

Cohort 18 Launched!

Keynote speaker Kalimah Salahuddin (center) addresses Cohort 18 during their first class. WANDA’s 18th Group of Single Mothers Earlier this month, we launched Cohort 18 — the 18th group of single moms to begin the …

Board Member Spotlight: Elizabeth Ronn

When my family moved back to California, I had professional work clothes that I no longer needed. During my search to donate them, I was introduced to WANDA’s program for single mothers. WANDA didn’t need …

Celebrating WANDA’s 2025 Graduates

Earlier this month, we hosted our annual celebratory event to honor this year’s WANDA graduates.  Kalimah Salahuddin was our keynote speaker who shared her inspiring story of resilience that resonated with many of our graduates. She …

Board Member Spotlight: Wanda Kownacki

In everything I do, I try to support women. When I was working in healthcare management, I really enjoyed working with people and ensuring the women I worked with felt supported. I love the arts, …