San Francisco (Spanish for “Saint Francis”) was founded on June 29, 1776, by Spanish colonists after establishing a fort and mission near the Golden Gate. The city went through rapid growth in 1849 due to the California Gold Rush. As did hopeful workers flock to the western coast city to mine, scores of ‘techies’ now […]

The Enid Dowling Foundation was founded to honour Enid Dowling OBE and her tireless work in encouraging young people to achieve their leadership potential in professional and public service. At the 2013 LNP Convention I was lucky enough to be named an inaugural bursary recipient. I’m departing for San Francisco on the 24th of April […]