Mary Thorsby is a San Francisco-based freelance writer and project manager. She’s really very good at what she does, professionally. But her community work shines just as brightly. She is one of the co-founders of Chicks, Cheers & Charity, a fundraising group of friends who hold quarterly wine parties, donating all the proceeds to local charities.

These parties are a blast and raise a lot of money! They’re also an opportunity for Mary to show off her timeless sense of style. Does she wear jewelry? But of course. “What I love best about jewelry is that each piece has a special meaning – and it’s even more meaningful knowing the artist who created it. Every time I put on one of my many Leslie Lawton jewels, it’s as if I have a little bit of Leslie with me all day long.”

Portrait by Scott McDaniel