
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
Cynthia Cole
Maria C. Green
Jenny Hochenberg
Lily Yan Hughes
Susan S. Lanigan
Contributed $1,000 - $4,999
Rosemary Berkery
Cboe
Michele L. Connell
Mark J. Gentile
Peggy A. Heeg
Laura Heltebran
Eve N. Howard
Kim Yapchai
Andrea L. Zopp
Contributed up to $999
Kimberly Y. Chainey
Yen D. Chu
Pauline Debré
Monica Johnson
Victoria Mandell
SUCCESS STORIES

Deborah A. Golden
Deborah A. Golden is an independent board director, corporate advisor and senior executive with over 25 years of experience leading businesses. She currently serves on the board of directors of

Kimberly T. Ellwanger
Kimberly Ellwanger serves as a board member of Heritage Bank, a full-service commercial bank headquartered in Olympia, WA, with 67 branches in Washington and Oregon, and Heritage Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:

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 the U.S., Mexico, Brazil and