Dear DirectWomen Network,

We are happy to announce that three DirectWomen Board Institute alumnae and one current class member have recently been appointed to corporate boards. 

Priscilla Almodovar (Class of 2008) has been appointed to the board of VEREIT, Inc. (NYSE: VER), a full-service real estate operating company that owns and manages one of the largest portfolios of single-tenant commercial properties in the U.S. Click here to read the press release. This is Priscilla's first board appointment.

Laurie B. Keating (Class of 2018) has been appointed to the board of Immuneering Corporation, a company that provides unparalleled computational biology services to leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. Click here to read the press release. This is Laurie's second board appointment. Laurie previously served on the board of Imbria Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Jannie K. Lau (Class of 2020-2021) has been appointed to the board of Arduro Sustainable Rubber, Inc., a company dedicated to the economic and environmentally friendly disposal of waste rubber. This is Jannie's first board appointment.

Kathleen Wilson-Thompson (Class of 2007) has been appointed to the board of Wolverine World Wide, Inc. (NASDAQ: WWW), one of the world's leading marketers of branded footwear, apparel, and accessories. Click here to read the press release. This is Kathleen's fourth board appointment. Kathleen also serves on the board of Tesla, Inc., and previously served on the boards of Ashland Global Holdings, Inc. and Vulcan Materials Company. 

To date, more than 35% of DirectWomen alumnae have been elected to serve on at least one corporate board and, in total, alumnae have held 126 corporate board seats. Congratulations, Priscilla, Laurie, Jannie, and Kathleen!

Best regards, 
Catharine 


Catharine Biggs Arrowood
Chair, DirectWomen