Success Stories

More than 40% of DirectWomen’s alumnae have been elected to serve on at least one corporate board. DirectWomen alumnae who currently serve on corporate boards include:

SUCCESS STORIES

Trecia M. Canty

Trecia M. Canty is an accomplished C-suite executive with 25+ years of demonstrated expertise in finance, strategic transactions, corporate governance, compliance, enterprise risk and ESG. 

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Janet L. Carrig

Janet Carrig served as Senior Vice President, Legal, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of ConocoPhillips from August 2007 through September 2018. She is an experienced

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Malissia R. Clinton

Malissia Clinton is an executive with considerable board experience and over 25 years of practice across multiple industries, including defense, aerospace, intelligence, advanced technologies and

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Marcy S. Cohen

Marcy S. Cohen is Managing Director and Chief Legal Officer for the Americas for ING Group’s structured finance, commercial banking and financial markets businesses in

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Jana Cohen Barbe

Jana Barbe is an accomplished and highly regarded director of both public and private companies wielding a keen and perceptive understanding of boardroom dynamics, a

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Connie Collingsworth

Former COO | Experienced Board Member | International | Executive Compensation | Risk Management | Regulatory Compliance | M&A and Financial Transactions Value-Added Experience for

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Mary B. Cranston

Mary B. Cranston is the Retired Senior Partner and immediate past Chair of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP. Pillsbury is an international law firm with

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Pamela F. Craven

Pamela Craven is the former Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer of Avaya Inc., a leading global provider of collaboration and communications

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Mary J. Dent

Mary is an experienced executive and public company Board member who has spent more than 30 years in the financial services and technology sectors, working

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Carol DiBattiste

Carol DiBattiste is an experienced public company executive, senior government official, and board director.  She has an extensive track record of success in strategy, problem

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Sarah C. Dodds-Brown

Sarah Dodds-Brown is a strategic business partner and enterprise thinker who effectively anticipates challenges and thoughtfully influences change and evolution.   Over the course of her

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Deneen L. Donnley

Known as a strategic, resourceful, and collaborative leader with a passion for diversity, equity, and inclusion and a wealth of experience as a legal and

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Stacey H. Doré

Stacey Doré is CEO of Sharyland Utilities, L.L.C., a privately-owned electric utility that owns rate-regulated transmission infrastructure in Texas. She also serves as President of

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Sheri H. Edison

Until her retirement in June, 2021, Sheri Edison served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Amcor plc, a global leader in the development

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Ulrika Ekman

Ulrika Ekman, 58, is an experienced board member with a background in financial and professional services, including mergers and acquisitions, governance, and strategic planning. Ms.

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