Faculty Profile: Ellen Shulman

Ellen Shulman is a career counselor, coach and consultant with over 10 years of experience working in private practice and with a global career services firm called Lee Hecht Harrison. She had multiple careers prior …

WANDA in the News!

WANDA Executive Director Danika Dellor discussed the difficulties facing mothers during the pandemic. San Francisco Chronicle spoke with Danika as well as WANDA mom Charisse Fontes about their experience. Additionally, CBS Bay Area’s segment on …

New Faculty Profile – Mansi Goel

WANDA welcomes new career advancement faculty member Mansi Goel. Previously an executive at Google, Mansi Goel is now an Executive Coach focused on empathic and effective leadership.  She uses her 15+ years as a global-level …

WANDA Supported Through PayPal Gives

WANDA was awarded a $5,000 grant through PayPal Gives and joined over a dozen nonprofit grantees at a special presentation at PayPal headquarters in San Jose. Thank you to long-term supporter Anel Muller for nominating …

WANDA Kicks off MidPen Training

WANDA launched its first official Elevate partnership with MidPen Housing in January. We trained a number of MidPen staff in the WANDA curriculum covering Financial Literacy, Career Advancement and Life Skills. READ MORE The training …

WANDA Elevates Through Covid 19

It has been a tradition for WANDA to begin our newsletter with a success story about one of our amazing moms and we have included it in this current Spring edition, but want to first …

Asset and Match Request

This video explains each of the assets that you are allowed to invest your savings and matching funds in. We also cover how to request your matching funds.