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

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

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Deborah Platt Majoras

Deborah Platt Majoras has had a diverse legal career, serving in the corporate, governmental, and law firm sectors.  She currently serves as the Chief Legal Officer and

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Maxine L. Mauricio

Maxine Lum Mauricio is a senior executive with 20+ years of experience primarily in the mechanical and electrical construction, industrial and energy infrastructure, and building

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Kay McCall

C. Kay McCall is a senior energy executive with broad industry expertise, including strategy, project development, operations, acquisitions, and governance. In addition to more than

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Sarah Hlavinka McConnell

Sarah Hlavinka McConnell serves as Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary for Xerox Corporation. Prior to joining Xerox, Ms. McConnell served as Executive

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Kelly McNamara Corley

Kelly McNamara Corley served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Discover Financial Services, a leading consumer credit, payments and online banking

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Judy K. Mencher

Seasoned executive seeking Board of Director opportunities in order to utilize vast skill set which includes co-founding private equity firm that specialized in high yield

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Shelley Milano

Shelley Milano is a nationally recognized attorney and business leader in retail and manufacturing environments. She is known in the legal and business communities for

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Aleksandra (Aleks) Miziolek

Aleks Miziolek is an experienced public company director and C-Suite leader having most recently served as the Chief Transformation Officer, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and

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Karen G. Narwold

Karen G. Narwold is an accomplished C-level executive and Board member who brings a wide breadth of expertise spanning global business strategy, risk management, ESG,

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Annette L. Nazareth

Annette Nazareth is a Senior Counsel of Davis Polk & Wardwell. She also currently serves as the Operating Lead of a private-sector-led international Taskforce on

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Carla Newell

Carla Newell is a seasoned business leader and experienced board director with more than 30 years of success facilitating growth in the technology and digital

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Lisa M. Palumbo

Lisa M. Palumbo has served public and private companies as a C-suite executive and board member in the engineering & construction, defense, natural resources and

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Marla S. Persky

Marla Persky is CEO and President of WOMN LLC, a company dedicated to helping women succeed in the business of law by increasing their knowledge

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