Individual Donors

DirectWomen is incredibly grateful for the support of its alumni and other donors. The generosity of DirectWomen’s donors makes it possible for the organization to continue its important work. 

Thank you to DirectWomen’s 2025 individual donors: 

Contributed $25,000

Contributed $5,000 - $24,999

Michelle Banks

Megan Belcher

Christine J. Chao

Maria C. Green

Jenny Hochenberg

Lily Yan Hughes

Susan S. Lanigan

Vivian Maese Bannon

Contributed $1,000 - $4,999

Rosemary Berkery

Cboe

Cynthia J. Cole

Michele L. Connell

Lance Drummond

Veronica Foley

Mark J. Gentile

Pat Gillette

Peggy A. Heeg

Laura Heltebran

Eve N. Howard

Stacy Kanter

Gloria Lee

Kim Yapchai

Andrea L. Zopp

Contributed up to $999

Beth I.Z. Boland

Kimberly Y. Chainey

Yen D. Chu

Pauline Debré

Monica Johnson

Tom Kim

Victoria Mandell

Angela McDonald-Fisher

SUCCESS STORIES

Maria C. Green

Maria Green retired as senior vice president and general counsel of Ingersoll Rand plc (IR) on June 28, 2019. She joined IR in November 2015 and was responsible for all

Kathleen M. Mahoney

Kathleen M. Mahoney is and Independent Board Member of Village Farms International (NASDAQ VFF),  the former President MDV and Chief Legal Officer of SpartanNash Company (Fortune 500/NASDAQ SPTN), a food

Sharon Bowen

Commissioner Sharon Bowen was the first African-American to be appointed as Commissioner of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. She was sworn in on June 9, 2014 and served in