GEMFEST 2023: Saturday, March 18th

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Meet Our Panelists! 

Dr. Amber Burnette

Amber Burnette, M.D.
Assistant Area Medical Director
Chief of Service, Allergy & Immunology Kaiser Permanente Orange County

Dr. Amber Burnette is an Assistant Area Medical Director for Kaiser Permanente Orange County (KPOC), which includes 2 hospitals and 25 medical offices, providing health care for nearly 600,000 KP members. Dr. Burnette joined KPOC in 2011 and is an established leader in multiple areas of the organization and the community, where she serves on the Board of Directors for the Orange County Medical Association (OCMA). She has been KPOC’s Chief of Service for Allergy and Immunology since 2015 and is currently the executive sponsor for Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity (EID), previously as EID Physician Leader, 2017- 2020. Dr. Burnette is also an Assistant Professor and Admissions Interviewer at the Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine, on faculty since 2018. She achieves excellent patient satisfaction scores and has been an OCMA Physician of Excellence since 2020. In 2022, she was awarded the Physician Exceptional Contribution Award, the highest honor offered by Southern California Permanente Medical Group.
Dr. Burnette’s presentations and publications focus on topics such as COVID-19 vaccines, asthma and food allergies, and Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity. She has led KPOC’s COVID-19 vaccination efforts since December 2020, with a focus on safe and equitable vaccinations for KP members and the community.
Dr. Burnette completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Arizona in Tucson and medical degree at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She completed her pediatric residency at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, DC, and her fellowship in Allergy and Immunology at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center.
Work-life balance includes quality time with her family (her college sweetheart and two daughters) and friends, reading, attending concerts and live theater, time at the beach, and traveling abroad. Her personal hero is the late, great Dr. Maya Angelou, whose words she lives by: “I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” 

Lesley Bohm

Celebrity Photographer

​Lesley Bohm is a pro photographer who has over 25 years of shooting celebrities, CEO’s, actors, and entrepreneurs in Los Angeles.

She has spent decades mastering the art of illuminating the beauty and dynamism of powerful people. With her extensive history of shooting all kinds of people for magazines and advertising, she is adept at quickly getting the best out of her subjects. In the last decade she has focused on taking portraits of women because she is an entrepreneur herself and understands what photographs women need to help them stand out in the marketplace.

Her mission is to help leaders make an impact by elevating their brand with the highest quality photos. Lesley loves being a photographer because of the interaction and the exchange of energy and ideas that comes with creating portraits that make an impact. Her stunning portraits stand the test of time.

Sung-Hee Suh

Former U.S. Criminal Division Deputy Assistant Attorney General 

Ms. Suh is a managing director and the general counsel for global regulatory and litigation at PIMCO, the investment management firm.  Prior roles during her 32-year legal career include head of the New York white collar and investigations practice at the law firm of White & Case; Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, DC; litigation partner at the New York law firm of Schulte Roth & Zabel; and Deputy Chief of the Organized Crime and Racketeering Section in the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York.  She has also co-taught seminars on civil rights law at Harvard and New York University, and has served on the Board of Directors of the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, as well as the Brennan Center for Justice. Ms. Suh attended public grade schools in New York City and received her bachelor’s, master’s and law degrees from Harvard.  She lives in Newport Beach with her husband and their son, who is a sophomore at Sage.

Tiffany Nyaggah

Entrepreneur 

Tiffany Cheng Nyaggah co-founded and led Dignitas, an award-winning social impact nonprofit focused on improving education quality in Kenya. Over her decade-long tenure, she achieved systems-level impact by scaling an innovative teacher and principal development program and catalyzing $65M in new funding for education in urban slums. More recently, Tiffany was the partner at NewSchools Venture Fund, where she led an $8M grantmaking portfolio focused on advancing racial diversity in education leadership. Tiffany continues to work on initiatives ranging from climate justice to economic empowerment as a consultant helping leaders and organizations translate vision into impact. Born and raised in Oakland, she developed an enduring passion for cross-racial movements, equity, and leadership development in her youth and early-career experiences as a college counselor and public school teacher. After living in various cities across the US and globe, Tiffany is raising two children with her husband back home in the Bay Area. She holds a B.A. from Wellesley College and an Ed.M. from Harvard University. ​

Workshops!

GEM Team Panel

GEM Team members will lead this workshop to help ease the transition from middle school to high school. With fun activities and time to ask questions, this workshop is great for anyone looking to be prepared for high school!

Public Speaking

Led by USC Student Body President Hannah Woodworth, this workshop focuses on giving girls the confidence and tips they need to be strong speakers.

Confetti Lab

An immersive confetti experience led by The Confetti Project that explores self-love and happiness. Be prepared for lots of confetti and lots of fun!

Yoga

Led by Sage's Yoga coach Coach Conolly, this workshop will focus on mindfulness and basic yoga. Participants will learn great skills for mindfulness and managing stress.

Dancing with Synergy

In this workshop, participants will learn from Synergy - Sage Hill's Dance Ensemble. Participants will learn a basic dance combo and have fun with pom poms!

Intro to Coding

Explore the world of coding and computer science! This workshop will mainly be focused on learning the basics of the Python coding language. Learn more about STEM and technology related fields! 

How to Make Herstory

Explore history from a female-focused perspective and feel empowered through historical and modern role models! Girls will work together on fun challenges and creative activities related to famous female figures and learn how they can make history through their own passions. Each attendee will receive the activity book, “How to Make Herstory”!

Be a Girl Boss: How to Start Your Own Business

Learn the basics of starting your own business as a middle school girl. Not only will you be able to generate a profit, you'll unlock the lessons entrepreneurs learn from their first ventures. The earlier you start, the more success you'll find!​

Science Scoop

Led by Sage Science Department faculty and Science Scoop leaders, this workshop focuses on exploring careers in science. Participants will also get to do an experiment to isolate DNA in strawberries.

Hope to see you there!