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AWAKE event sheds light on worldwide sustainability

April 8, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Women of diverse backgrounds listen as Kara Hurst talks about female leadership and corporate responsibility. (Photo by Stacy Nguyen/NWAW)

Women of diverse backgrounds listen as Kara Hurst talks about female leadership and corporate responsibility. (Photo by Stacy Nguyen/NWAW)

On March 1, dozens of women came together to listen to Amazon Director of Worldwide Sustainability Kara Hurst speak on female leadership at the Alliance of Women Achieving Knowledge and Excellence (AWAKE)’s quarterly event, which took place at K&L Gates LLP in Seattle.

Hurst leads the development and evolution of sustainability and social responsibility at Amazon worldwide. Utilizing Amazon’s scale, speed, and innovation, Hurst’s teams focus on Amazon’s key social and environmental opportunities across all of Amazon’s business areas globally.

AWAKE is a nonprofit that brings women together across professions. Its board members are: Nette Brintzenhofe Santamaria, Sondra Firestein, Jaekyoung Hong, Katie Lai, Jocelyne Nadeau, Mary Nickel-Nguy, Kendra Nickel-Nguy, Nina Saxena, Yan Perng, and Rachael Wallace.

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Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2016, AWAKE, Jaekyoung Hong, Jocelyne Nadeau, Kara Hurst, Katie Lai, Nette Brintzenhofe Santamaria, Nina Saxena, Rachael Wallace, Seattle, Sondra Firestein, Utilizing Amazon, VOL 35 NO 15 | APRIL 9 – APRIL 15, Yan Perng

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