DirectWomen Board Institute Alumnae
Through its alumnae events, DirectWomen hopes to grow an active network of both seasoned directors of public companies and its class members. Members of the DirectWomen Board Institute Class of 2007 and 2008 will meet in New York during the 2009 DirectWomen Board Institute. The alumnae events will include not only networking, but also roundtable discussions of current topics facing boards today.Class of 2008
Class of 2007
Class of 2008
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Priscilla Almodovar President and Chief Executive Officer New York State Housing Finance Agency and State of New York Mortgage Agency New York, NY |
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Virginia L. Aronson Partner Sidley Austin LLP Chicago, IL |
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Emily Berlin Senior Managing Director Helm Holdings International, Inc. Miami, FL |
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Sharon Y. Bowen Partner Latham & Watkins LLP New York, NY |
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Shirley Hanna Buccieri Retired Partner Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Menlo Park, CA |
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Rhea Kemble Dignam Former principal and Americas Leader of Law Firm Services Ernst & Young LLP New York, NY |
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Lena Genello Goldberg Senior Lecturer Harvard Business School Retired EVP and General Counsel Fidelity Investments Boston, MA |
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Carol Graebner Deputy General Counsel PNM Resources, Inc. Albuquerque, NM |
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Alyce C. Halchak Director Gibbons P.C. Newark, NJ |
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Elizabeth Holtzman Counsel Herrick, Feinstein LLP New York, NY |
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Julie M. Jacobs Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel AOL LLC Dulles, VA |
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Sheila M. McDevitt Of Counsel TAkerman Senterfitt Tampa, FL |
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Judith D. O'Neill Shareholder Greenberg Traurig, P.A. New York, NY |
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Marla S. Persky Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corporation Ridgefield, CT |
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Helen P. Pudlin Executive Vice President and General Counsel The PNC Financial Services Group Pittsburgh, PA |
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Jennifer J. Raab President Hunter College New York, NY |
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Karen H. Rothenberg Marjorie Cook Professor of Law and Former Dean University of Maryland School of Law Baltimore, MD |
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Marianne D. Short Managing Partner Dorsey & Whitney LLP Minneapolis, MN |
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Christine J. Spadafor Chief Executive Officer St. Jude's Ranch for Children Boulder City, NV |
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Alice Young Partner and Chair, Asia Pacific Practice Group Kaye Scholer LLP New York, NY |
Class of 2007
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Pinney L. Allen Head of School The Atlanta Girls' School Atlanta, GA |
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Marlene Alva Senior Counsel Davis Polk & Wardwell New York, NY |
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Cynthia Augustine Senior Vice President, Human Resources Scholastic Corporation New York, NY |
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Susan G. Boswell Partner Quarles & Brady LLP Tucson, AZ |
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Karen O. Cottle Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Adobe Systems Incorporated San Jose, CA |
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Mary B. Cranston Firm Senior Partner and Past Chair Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP San Francisco, CA |
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Jane Landes Foster Retired Managing Partner Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP Merion, PA |
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Kathleen M. Franklin Partner Boies Schiller & Flexner LLP New York, NY |
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Patricia Frobes Retired Group Senior Vice President & General Counsel The Irvine Company Portland, OR |
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Nesa E. Hassanein Former Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary The Sports Authority, Inc. Greenwood Village, CO |
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Mary Ann Hynes Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer Corn Products International, Inc. Westchester, IL |
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Catherine Lamboley Retired General Counsel Shell Oil Company Houston, TX |
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Patricia A. McQuater Senior Corporate Counsel Solar Turbines Incorporated San Diego, CA |
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Annette M. Mulee Attorney and Mediator Gleneden Beach, OR |
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Mary W. Quazzo Vice President and Principal Counsel Bechtel Group, Inc. San Francisco, CA |
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Barbara Paul Robinson Of Counsel Debevoise & Plimpton LLP New York, NY |
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Lynn Schenk Former Congresswoman San Diego, CA |
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Wendy C. Shiba Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary KB Home Los Angeles, CA |
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Elisse B. Walter Commissioner U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Washington, DC |
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Kathleen Wilson-Thompson Senior Vice President, Global Human Resources Kellogg Company Battle Creek, MI |
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Joan S. Wise Executive Vice President and General Counsel AARP Washington, DC |
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