Committee - Directorships & Corporate Governance
Mission
The mission of the Directorships & Corporate Governance Committee is three-fold:
- to educate members about cutting-edge corporate governance issues and for-profit/corporate board service, and
- to assist women who are board-ready or wish to become board-ready to network, hone the pertinent skills and identify opportunities (where possible) for potential board service;
- to participate in the process of placing our members on public and private company boards.
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Upcoming Events
Event schedule to be announced.
Accomplishments/Highlights
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Published The FWA 100 Study, the first-ever survey of women on for-profit/corporate Boards and in Executive Suites of the 100 largest companies in the New York Metropolitan Area. Research was provided gratis by FWA member, Dr. Susan McTiernan |
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Obtained 100% underwriting for the publication |
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Secured FWA Membership in ION and inclusion of The FWA 100 in IONs prestigious 2008 Report |
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Worked closely with the Deloitte Center for Corporate Governance to produce a workshop to help women become board-ready |
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Instrumental in identifying board opportunities that were or may potentially be filled by FWA members |
Special Thanks and Acknowledgements
- Lucille Corrier for her tireless effort and heroic feat in making the FWA 100 and ION Membership happen, and for her invaluable insight and assistance on everything the committee does
- Susan McTiernan for researching and taking a laboring oar in drafting The FWA 100
- Nicole Sanford and Ana Valentin for their assistance in coordinating programs, lending us space/meeting resources and arranging Deloitte underwriting for The FWA 100
- Deloitte for underwriting The FWA 100
- Ziporah Janowksi and Angelica Kalancha for their efforts in creating the basis of a data base that includes a list of CEOs of companies to which was sent the FWA 100 report, and which will be used as we go forward with the report and other Committee outreach activities
- Ziporah Janowski for her efforts in coordinating the speakers for the Directors Dinner
- CB Bowman and Cheryl Vollweiler for securing an event location and underwriting with NASDAQ for the Directors Dinner, and for pulling it all together
- Roseanne Sweeney for her consistent hard work and dedication on every project and administrative task of operating the committee, and generally being the glue.
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