
DirectWomen is incredibly grateful for the support of its alumnae and other donors. The generosity of DirectWomen’s donors makes it possible for DirectWomen to continue to grow and find new ways to support women lawyers with board service aspirations.
Thank you to DirectWomen’s 2024 individual and corporate donors:
Contributed $25,000
Contributed $5,000 - $24,999
Jenny Hochenberg
Lily Yan Hughes
Susan S. Lanigan
Contributed $1,000 - $4,999
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
SUCCESS STORIES

Susan S. Lanigan
Susan Lanigan has over thirty years of professional experience as a senior executive of three publicly-traded retail companies, as a current member of the boards of directors of two publicly-traded

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 Scaling Voluntary Carbon Markets. Until

Valerie L. Banner
Valerie L. Banner is a member of the Board of Directors and Nominating Committee of Main Street Capital Corporation (NYSE:MAIN), an investment firm providing debt and equity capital to lower