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Leadership Scholarships
To learn more about the Leadership Novato program go to: https://www.novatochamber.com/leadership-novato/
2026 Leadership Novato Graduate
Pease join us in congratulating Soroptimist International of Novato member 𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐡 on graduating from the Novato Chamber 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 and being honored with the prestigious 𝑬𝒅 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒌 𝑨𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅!
The Ed Stark Award recognizes a Leadership Novato participant who exemplifies outstanding leadership, community involvement, and commitment to making a lasting difference in Novato. The award is named after Ed Stark, who founded Leadership Novato in 1990 to help develop informed, engaged, and effective community leaders.
As part of the Leadership Novato program, Kristen and her Team Pioneer took on an ambitious service project: raising funds and overseeing the renovation of the art room at North Marin Community Services. The team exceeded its fundraising goals, engaged local community partners throughout the process, and successfully transformed the space into a vibrant, functional environment that better supports NMCS's programs and clients. Their achievement is a powerful example of what can be accomplished through collaboration, leadership, and a shared commitment to serving the community.
𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲. 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥-𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭!
2022 Leadership Novato Graduate
We want to applaud, Erin Lacey, for being awarded the Leadership Novato scholarship and becoming a 2022 graduate of the program. Erin specializes in domestic and international event management. Her focus is on working with people and organizations involved in social good; creating intentional, impactful events for change-makers.
Erin helps clients think through the “why” of their event, so they can make informed and thoughtful decisions. She builds, manages, and motivates teams of professionals dedicated to seamless execution of event logistics. She oversees every detail of the production process, from the budget and timeline to full on-site production. Erin has worked with a long list of high profile clients and event guests, and prides herself on providing the highest level of service.
In her personal life, Erin is passionate about travel, books and good coffee. She is happiest meeting new people, planning trips, and spending time with her two children.
2019 Leadership Novato Graduate
We are happy to celebrate, Rachel Farac, one of our Soroptimist members, for being awarded the Leadership Novato program scholarship and becoming a 2019 graduate of the program. Rachel said she learned about Novato’s government, how Novato works including the school system, non-profits, and the transportation challenges. Her team addressed the housing crisis in Novato by organizing a JADU Expo (Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit) which had about 100 attendees and resulted in six new JADUs being built in Novato. She has already implemented what she learned from Leadership Novato and is in the process of becoming a mentor to an underprivileged child at Hamilton School. She also started attending meetings to help organize the Novato 4th of July parade and is on the committee to plan and organize Novato’s Paint the Town Red. Rachel is also heading to Washington, D.C. to talk to congress about climate change. If that isn’t enough, she is currently a realtor with Coldwell Banker and involved with the Mental Health Board of Marin County, Marin Humane Society, Junior League, and was a former member of the Civic Grand Jury. Congratulations to Rachel and we welcome her to Soroptimist International of Novato.
Rachel Farac receives Leadership award.