Mentor: Sia Baker-Barnes

What inspired you to want to work in the corporate arena? I enjoy the practice of law and in my specialty. I have the opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of my clients
What advice do you have for women that want to spark change? Identify your passion, and use that energy to help make a difference in someone’s life.
What do you feel is the single most pressing issue facing women today and why? The ever-complicated difficulties of balancing work and family. We have so many important responsibilities to our families, our professions and out communities and its critical that we find a balance between all of them and take time for ourselves.
Tell us about a women mentor that had helped your journey. That’s easy! My mother, Rosalyn Baker. She is an outstanding professional, working mother who has the uncanny ability to do it all with class, grace and style. She has been instrumental in my journey and still is every day.