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WHAT BPW MEANS TO ME ... 36

Maria DeSousa, President

Berkeley BPW
My long time BPW member friend and
mentor encouraged me to join so that I
would become a good public speaker and
take advantage of Individual Development
classes which would help me in future business endeavors.■

Sujata Batra Easton, MPH

I joined BPW initially inspired by my
mother’s passion to create a world where
women can put forth their greatest gifts and
be recognized equally for their contributions.
After attending international conferences and
mummy’s many picnics over the years, I
have grown to truly appreciate the dedica-
tion and mission of BPW platform and know
that the level of equity and inclusion that my daughter and I
have today is in large part attributed to the great achieve-
ments of BPW. I am truly honored to be a part of this
amazing group of women.■

Ellora Easton
Growing up motivated by independ-
ent and trail-blazing women as role mod-
els, and after being introduced to BPW by
my grandmother and mother from a young
age, I joined BPW as a student member to
help drive forward its mission of empower-
ing women around the world. Following in the footsteps of
inspiring women leaders and their great past improvements
in women’s rights, I still see today the deep-rooted issues
that continue to unequally impact women of all statuses and