Friday, January 19, 2024, 12-2 p.m.
Check in opens at 11:30 a.m.
Westmont's Global Leadership Center
955 La Paz Road, Santa Barbara
Join us at beautiful Westmont College as local community leaders, professionals and alums enjoy a wonderful luncheon and hear from an empowering and inspiring speaker. This event directly supports Westmont’s female students as they pursue educational and vocational preparation for lives of impact.
Our Speaker: Natalie Taylor
Natalie Taylor is a Certified Financial PlannerTM and Behavioral Financial AdvisorTM who is focused on helping people make great decisions with their money and build financial resilience. She draws on close to 20 years of comprehensive financial planning experience, 10 years in fintech, and a decade of professional speaking to share advice that works in real life, not just on paper. After eight years in private practice working with pre-retirees, Natalie joined LearnVest, a fintech startup on a mission to make financial planning affordable and accessible to the masses, where she helped build a first-of-its-kind digitally forward financial advisory firm which grew to over 14,000 clients in 6 years. She continues to consult for companies like SoFi, Ellevest, LearnLux and Monarch Money, and serves as a company advisor for companies she’s passionate about in the fintech space. More recently, while continuing her work in fintech, Natalie launched her own financial planning firm where she helps mid-career tech professionals with young families and equity compensation. Her firm has grown quickly and she and her team are just getting started!
2024 Lady Leslie Ridley-Tree Spirit of Santa Barbara Award
For exemplifying the life and spirit of Lady Ridley-Tree whose generosity made a profound impact on Westmont College and touched the lives of many in the Santa Barbara community.
"It is what you give of yourself that makes all the difference." Lady Ridley-Tree
Our awardee: Christine Emmons
Chris Emmons has over 35 years of experience in the corporate world. In her early career, she hosted the television program “Insider’s Alert” and the radio show “Wall Street Week in Review.” She was also a vice president of PaineWebber. Ms. Emmons is currently a director of Emmons Capital Investments and the president of two LLCs in Hawaii where she manages and develops real estate assets. She is the co-developer and owner of a luxury boat charter company on the East Coast and is also a former pilot. Ms. Emmons has been involved with Santa Barbara’s art, music, and education nonprofits for over 30 years. She serves on the board of the Community Arts Music Association and is chair of CAMA’s International Circle. She is the founding chair and emeritus board member of the Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art and is a founding board member of Social Skills America (The Key Class). Ms. Emmons has helped establish art centers at Laguna Blanca School and Marymount of Santa Barbara. She also currently serves as the board secretary and trustee for the Florence Academy of Art. Ms. Emmons also serves on the Board of Trustees of the Mosher Foundation.
To learn how to help underwrite this event to enable the college to raise additional support for scholarships, please contact tramos@westmont.edu.
Read about the spring 2023 event here.
Watch the recorded spring 2023 event here.
See the spring 2023 local news coverage here.
Learn more about Westmont's Women's Leadership Council. For information about the luncheon email Toni Ramos at tramos@westmont.edu or call 805.565.6050
