Summary
Certainly [Mathews Shatteen]'s life seems miraculous. A former elementary school teacher from a small Midwestern town, Shatteen has become a senior manager at one of the world's most powerful financial firms. In the process she has written several books, become a sought after speaker, and even established her own company.
25 years ago, Shatteen found herself at a crossroads. Married to her high school sweetheart and settled somewhere in California, Shatteen was in a den of depression. Over the course often years the once loving marriage had crumbled into abuse. On the eve of defending her doctoral dissertation in the University of Chicago where she was a student, Shatteen decided to get on the plane and not return.Shatteen's career path has equally been filled with the unexpected. With a bachelors, masters and doctorate degree in education, Shatteen, who served as former Mayor Dinkins' appointee to the Board of Education, found herself being seriously courted to oversee Merrill Lynch's charitable giving efforts in 1985.See the full content of this document
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Having a Little Faith in Corporate America
Westina Mathews Shatteen has the faith of a mustard seed. The senior Merrill Lynch executive vividly remembers the day she left home for graduate school. Her mom gave her a gold plated necklace with a bulb of t...
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