Visionary Forum 2001

MODERATOR
Laura Gregory, Anchor, KFWB News 980 has been delivering the ups and downs of Wall Street for the past 14 months for KFWB News 980 in reports at :25 and :55 after the hour every weekday afternoon and evening. Before joining KFWB, Laura held down an anchor chair at Channel 22 (The Business Channel) for ten years, after learning the radio ropes at Money News and FNN.
VISIONARIES
Dr. Faye Eggerding is the Director of the Huntington Medical Research Institutes Molecular Oncology and Cancer Genetics Laboratory. Prior to joining HMRI, Dr. Eggerding worked as a Research Scientist in genetic analysis at Applied Biosystems (Division of Perkin Elmer Corporation).
Dr. Eggerding holds the patent for a new molecular diagnostic procedure for gene analysis.
Janel Huff is the President of the EDC Ventura County. In her former role with the California Technology Trade and Commerce Agency, she played a critical role in the Small Business Development activities. Huff is a board member of numerous economic development organizations and she also serves as a City of Los Angeles Area Planning Commissioner.
Dr. Wendi Johnston is the creator and director of Pasadena City College's (PCC) Biological Technologies Program, a national community college model program. Dr. Johnston is also the Director of the Los Angeles/Orange County ED Net Biotechnology Center located at PCC.

Dr. Sabrina Kemeny is CEO and Founder of Photobit Corporation, an industry-leading supplier of CMOS image sensors (cameras-on-a-chip). As co-inventor of the technology that was to form the basis of Photobit's business, she has been the recipient of numerous engineering design awards including the Helena Rubenstein "Outstanding Women in Science" award.

Jeanne M. Phares, CPA is an audit manager with Deloitte & Touche, L.L.P. Phares is in the High Technology and Communication practice in the Los Angeles region and her experience is working with start-up and growth companies in the high technology space. Phares is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

 

Rose Sorensen, Associate, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. focuses her practice on tax and corporate law matters. Prior to law school, Sorensen worked as an Associate Tax Auditor for the California State Board of Equalization in the Sales and Use Tax Division.