Speakers
The Placer Breast Cancer Foundation is proud to bring this Retreat to the women in our community! Our “give back” to women, this one-day event will offer an action-packed day of fun and interactive lifestyle and health workshops, lunch, and giveaways.
Speakers & “Break-Through Sessions”
We are honored to present our Speakers for this year’s Placer Women’s Retreat.
Our Retreat will begin with our Opening Speaker, followed by two “break-through” sessions, and a Keynote Speaker during lunch. Read more about each speaker below!
Keynote Speaker
Shanti Landon
Placer County Supervisor, District 2
Shanti Landon was raised in the Sierra Nevada foothills town of Jackson, California and earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism with a minor in religious studies from California State University, Sacramento. After working in the executive office of the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing, Shanti worked as a freelance journalist and contributor to the Huffington Post. She was also a blogger and public speaker, speaking at Northern California women’s retreats. She was elected to the Placer County Board of Supervisors in November 2022 after serving as the District Director to Placer County Supervisor Robert Weygandt for more than five years.
Shanti and her husband, Chris, have been married since 1998 and have five children. As an adoptive mom of four children from foster care, she is passionate about helping meet the needs of kids living in the foster care system, as well as supporting the families who adopt them. Shanti loves spending time with her family, dog Huck, enjoying good chocolate, and getting to know the people in her community!
Additional Speaker Bios Coming Soon!