Connector:

Passionate about bringing women together, Anne Devereux-Mills founded Parlay House – a national affiliation of thousands of diverse women – to foster conversations, deepening connection between women and within themselves. Donned the “21st-Century Gertrude Stein”, she sought to shift this paradigm of relationships, from give-and-take networking to meaningful connection.

Speaker:

Anne’s mission is to fill women with hope. Through her speaking engagements, Anne shows audiences how their actions, no matter how small, can impact the world, creating a cascade of change.

Advocate:

As an advocate, Anne dedicates her energy to achieving equality in education and restoring fairness to sentencing to California’s excessive Three Strikes Law. She was a key sponsor of California’s Proposition 36; served as Executive Director on The Return, an Emmy-nominated documentary; and serves as a mentor and leader with the She-CAN Foundation.