Board Appointments

The 2023-2024 OnBoarding Women class marks the ninth year of building this community of board-ready women. We are pleased to report that since starting the program participants have been placed on at least 136 public and private company boards. 

Robin Mendelson

Board of Directors, Mynd.ai
December 2023

Alissa Hsu

Board of Directors, The Honest Company
December 2023

Natasha Chand

Board of Directors, HanesBrands
November 2023

Robin Mendelson

Board of Directors, Acadeum
August 2023

Susanna Morgan

Board of Directors, Payoneer
June 2023

Wei Gao

Board of Directors, ASOS
February 2023

Amy McCullough

Board of Directors, Boundless Immigration
January 2023

Amy McCullough

Board of Directors, Skilljar
January 2023

Vanessa Pegueros

Board of Directors, LivePerson
December 2022

Jeanne Hillman

Board of Directors, Clearwater Paper Corporation
October 2022

Booga Gilbertson

Board of Directors, Advanced Clean Energy Storage, LLC
September 2022

Sheila Rege

Board of Directors, Mirion Technologies
September 2022

Jennifer Ceran

Board of Directors, Flock Safety
August 2022

Barbara Hulit

Board of Directors, Novanta Inc.
July 2022

Lisa Nelson

Board of Directors, Limeade
July 2022

Sue Taylor

Board of Directors, Lancium
June 2022

Mary Egan

Board of Directors, Urban Outfitters
June 2022

Laura Peterson

Board of Directors, Accelya Group
June 2022

Melanie Allen

Board of Directors, Naked Wines PLC
June 2022

Sielen Namdar

Board of Directors, Parametrix
June 2022

Liz Tinkham

Board of Directors, Atos
May 2022

Diana Birkett Rakow

Board of Directors, Puget Sound Energy
May 2022

Michel Feaster

Board of Directors, Mezmo, Inc.
February 2022

Christine Daines

Board of Directors, United Launch Alliance
February 2022

Tracy Knox

Board of Directors, Babylist
February 2022

Palvi Mehta

Board of Directors, 5E Advanced Materials, Inc
January 2022

Gayle Sheppard

Board of Directors, Nutanix
January 2022

Elissa Fink

Board of Directors, Zipstorm
January 2022

Gail Giacobbe

Board of Directors, Heritage Financial Corporation
January 2022

Barbara Hulit

Board of Directors, Envista Holdings Corporation
December 2021

Palvi Mehta

Board of Directors, Aeluma
December 2021

Elissa Fink

Board of Directors, Daitaku
December 2021

Zabrina Jenkins

Board of Directors, Retail Opportunity Invest. Corp.
December 2021

Bavan Holloway

Board of Directors, Callaway Golf Company
December 2021

Lisa Nelson

Board of Directors, Seattle Bank
November 2021

Laura Peterson

Board of Directors, Sarcos Technology and Robotics
October 2021

Chloe Harford

Board of Directors, Roofstock
September 2021

Lisa Nelson

Board of Directors, Astra
August 2021

Beth Birnbaum

Board of Directors, Recycle Track Systems
August 2021

Alissa Hsu Lynch

Board of Directors, Pulmonx
August 2021

Bavan Holloway

Board of Directors, T-Mobile
June 2021

Jessie Woolley-Wilson

Board of Directors, Quizlet
March 2021

Kelly Wright

Board of Directors, Gong
March 2021

Jennifer Ceran

Board of Directors, Wyze Labs
January 2021

Ferrol McCartney

Board of Directors, OAC Services
January 2021

A-P Hurd

Board of Directors, OAC Services
January 2021

Valerie Woerner

Board of Directors, Matot Inc.
December 2020

Elissa Fink

Board of Directors, Conversica
December 2020

Kelly Suter

Board of Directors, Timberland Bancorp Inc.
November 2020

Pamela Neferkara

Board of Directors, Hanna Andersson
November 2020

Kate Johnson

Board of Directors, UPS
November 2020

Elissa Fink

Board of Directors, Talend
November 2020

Elissa Fink

Board of Directors, Intellimize
November 2020

Beth Birnbaum

Board of Directors, Fandom
September 2020

Sherilyn Anderson

Board of Directors, First NW Bancorp
July 2020

Jenne Pierce

Board of Directors, CIE Tours Int'l
March 2020

Jennifer Ceran

Board of Directors, True
January 2020

Elissa Fink

Board of Directors, Pantheon
January, 2020

Leasa Mayer

Board of Directors, eventcore
November 2019

Sue Taylor

Board of Directors, Boise Cascade
October 2019

Nancy Pellegrino

Board of Directors, Homestreet, Inc
October 2019

Leasa Mayer

Board of Directors, Opus Agency
August 2019

Vanessa Pegueros

Board of Directors, BECU
April 2019

Chloe Harford

Board of Directors, JetClosing
April 2019

Joanna Monroe (Sennett)

Board of Directors, MultiCare
January 2019

Kelly Wright

Board of Directors, Even Responsible Finance
January 2019

Beth Birnbaum

Board of Directors, Wiley
October 2018

Julie Averil

Board of Directors, Indochino
October 2018 

Vanessa Pegueros

Board of Directors, Carbon Black
February 2019

Julie Eastland

Board of Directors, Pascal Biosciences
July 2018

Mona Locke

Board of Directors, Concure Oncology
February 2017

Mary Egan

Board of Directors, American Campus Communities
September 2018

Liz Tinkham

Board of Directors, Delphix
May 2018

Kelly Wright

Board of Directors, Fastly
July 2018

Laura Peterson

Board of Directors, Air Transport Services Group
June 2018

Adriane Brown

Board of Directors, Raytheon
March 2018

Kelly Wright

Board of Directors, Lucidchart
May 2019

Barbara Gordon

Board of Directors, Puget Sound Energy
December 2017

Rhonda D. Hunter

Board of Directors, Schnitzer Steel
October 2017

Kelly Wright

Board of Directors, Amperity
October 2017

Adriane Brown

Board of Directors, eBay
September 2017

Michelle Goldberg

Board of Directors, Legg Mason
September 2017

Erin Lantz

Board of Directors, TrueCar
November 2016

Erin Lantz

Board of Directors, Washington Federal, Inc.
September 2016

“My OnBoarding Women experience has helped me to be considered for public company board positions and in turn for the Stanford’s Directors’ Consortium this spring and for my recent ATSG board appointment. Both the Consortium and ATSG were focused on prior, public and private, board experience of applicants and the OnBoarding Women program placed me in the active candidate pools for both.”

Laura Peterson
Independent Board Member ATSG
OnBoarding Women 2017-2018

Robin Mendelson

Board of Directors, Mynd.ai
December 2023

Alissa Hsu

Board of Directors, The Honest Company
December 2023

Natasha Chand

Board of Directors, HanesBrands
November 2023

Robin Mendelson

Board of Directors, Acadeum
August 2023

Susanna Morgan

Board of Directors, Payoneer
June 2023

Wei Gao

Board of Directors, ASOS
February 2023

Amy McCullough

Board of Directors, Boundless Immigration
January 2023

Amy McCullough

Board of Directors, Skilljar
January 2023

Vanessa Pegueros

Board of Directors, LivePerson
December 2022

Jeanne Hillman

Board of Directors, Clearwater Paper Corporation
October 2022

Booga Gilbertson

Board of Directors, Advanced Clean Energy Storage, LLC
September 2022

Sheila Rege

Board of Directors, Mirion Technologies
September 2022

Jennifer Ceran

Board of Directors, Flock Safety
August 2022

Barbara Hulit

Board of Directors, Novanta Inc.
July 2022

Lisa Nelson

Board of Directors, Limeade
July 2022

Sue Taylor

Board of Directors, Lancium
June 2022

Mary Egan

Board of Directors, Urban Outfitters
June 2022

Laura Peterson

Board of Directors, Accelya Group
June 2022

Melanie Allen

Board of Directors, Naked Wines PLC
June 2022

Sielen Namdar

Board of Directors, Parametrix
June 2022

Liz Tinkham

Board of Directors, Atos
May 2022

Diana Birkett Rakow

Board of Directors, Puget Sound Energy
May 2022

Michel Feaster

Board of Directors, Mezmo, Inc.
February 2022

Christine Daines

Board of Directors, United Launch Alliance
February 2022

Tracy Knox

Board of Directors, Babylist
February 2022

Palvi Mehta

Board of Directors, 5E Advanced Materials, Inc
January 2022

Gayle Sheppard

Board of Directors, Nutanix
January 2022

Elissa Fink

Board of Directors, Zipstorm
January 2022

Gail Giacobbe

Board of Directors, Heritage Financial Corporation
January 2022

Barbara Hulit

Board of Directors, Envista Holdings Corporation
December 2021

Palvi Mehta

Board of Directors, Aeluma
December 2021

Elissa Fink

Board of Directors, Daitaku
December 2021

Zabrina Jenkins

Board of Directors, Retail Opportunity Invest. Corp.
December 2021

Bavan Holloway

Board of Directors, Callaway Golf Company
December 2021

Lisa Nelson

Board of Directors, Seattle Bank
November 2021

Laura Peterson

Board of Directors, Sarcos Technology and Robotics
October 2021

Chloe Harford

Board of Directors, Roofstock
September 2021

Lisa Nelson

Board of Directors, Astra
August 2021

Beth Birnbaum

Board of Directors, Recycle Track Systems
August 2021

Alissa Hsu Lynch

Board of Directors, Pulmonx
August 2021

Bavan Holloway

Board of Directors, T-Mobile
June 2021

Jessie Woolley-Wilson

Board of Directors, Quizlet
March 2021

Kelly Wright

Board of Directors, Gong
March 2021

Jennifer Ceran

Board of Directors, Wyze Labs
January 2021

Ferrol McCartney

Board of Directors, OAC Services
January 2021

A-P Hurd

Board of Directors, OAC Services
January 2021

Valerie Woerner

Board of Directors, Matot Inc.
December 2020

Elissa Fink

Board of Directors, Conversica
December 2020

Kelly Suter

Board of Directors, Timberland Bancorp Inc.
November 2020

Pamela Neferkara

Board of Directors, Hanna Andersson
November 2020

Kate Johnson

Board of Directors, UPS
November 2020

Elissa Fink

Board of Directors, Talend
November 2020

Elissa Fink

Board of Directors, Intellimize
November 2020

Beth Birnbaum

Board of Directors, Fandom
September 2020

Sherilyn Anderson

Board of Directors, First NW Bancorp
July 2020

Jenne Pierce

Board of Directors, CIE Tours Int'l
March 2020

Jennifer Ceran

Board of Directors, True
January 2020

Elissa Fink

Board of Directors, Pantheon
January, 2020

Leasa Mayer

Board of Directors, eventcore
November 2019

Sue Taylor

Board of Directors, Boise Cascade
October 2019

Nancy Pellegrino

Board of Directors, Homestreet, Inc
October 2019

Leasa Mayer

Board of Directors, Opus Agency
August 2019

Vanessa Pegueros

Board of Directors, BECU
April 2019

Chloe Harford

Board of Directors, JetClosing
April 2019

Joanna Monroe (Sennett)

Board of Directors, MultiCare
January 2019

Kelly Wright

Board of Directors, Even Responsible Finance
January 2019

Beth Birnbaum

Board of Directors, Wiley
October 2018

Julie Averil

Board of Directors, Indochino
October 2018 

Vanessa Pegueros

Board of Directors, Carbon Black
February 2019

Julie Eastland

Board of Directors, Pascal Biosciences
July 2018

Mona Locke

Board of Directors, Concure Oncology
February 2017

Mary Egan

Board of Directors, American Campus Communities
September 2018

Liz Tinkham

Board of Directors, Delphix
May 2018

Kelly Wright

Board of Directors, Fastly
July 2018

Laura Peterson

Board of Directors, Air Transport Services Group
June 2018

Adriane Brown

Board of Directors, Raytheon
March 2018

Kelly Wright

Board of Directors, Lucidchart
May 2019

Barbara Gordon

Board of Directors, Puget Sound Energy
December 2017

Rhonda D. Hunter

Board of Directors, Schnitzer Steel
October 2017

Kelly Wright

Board of Directors, Amperity
October 2017

Adriane Brown

Board of Directors, eBay
September 2017

Michelle Goldberg

Board of Directors, Legg Mason
September 2017

Erin Lantz

Board of Directors, TrueCar
November 2016

Erin Lantz

Board of Directors, Washington Federal, Inc.
September 2016

“The OnBoarding Women Program gave me the confidence to put myself out there. With the education and support, I knew I was ready to serve, and put myself in a situation to be asked. I am quite certain I would have missed the opportunity to serve on the MultiCare Board if I had not participated in this program.”

Joanna Moore
Board Member MultiCare
OnBoarding Women 2017-2018

 

Robin Mendelson

Board of Directors, Mynd.ai
December 2023

Alissa Hsu

Board of Directors, The Honest Company
December 2023

Natasha Chand

Board of Directors, HanesBrands
November 2023

Robin Mendelson

Board of Directors, Acadeum
August 2023

Susanna Morgan

Board of Directors, Payoneer
June 2023

Wei Gao

Board of Directors, ASOS
February 2023

Amy McCullough

Board of Directors, Boundless Immigration
January 2023

Amy McCullough

Board of Directors, Skilljar
January 2023

Vanessa Pegueros

Board of Directors, LivePerson
December 2022

Jeanne Hillman

Board of Directors, Clearwater Paper Corporation
October 2022

Booga Gilbertson

Board of Directors, Advanced Clean Energy Storage, LLC
September 2022

Sheila Rege

Board of Directors, Mirion Technologies
September 2022

Jennifer Ceran

Board of Directors, Flock Safety
August 2022

Barbara Hulit

Board of Directors, Novanta Inc.
July 2022

Lisa Nelson

Board of Directors, Limeade
July 2022

Sue Taylor

Board of Directors, Lancium
June 2022

Mary Egan

Board of Directors, Urban Outfitters
June 2022

Laura Peterson

Board of Directors, Accelya Group
June 2022

Melanie Allen

Board of Directors, Naked Wines PLC
June 2022

Sielen Namdar

Board of Directors, Parametrix
June 2022

Liz Tinkham

Board of Directors, Atos
May 2022

Diana Birkett Rakow

Board of Directors, Puget Sound Energy
May 2022

Michel Feaster

Board of Directors, Mezmo, Inc.
February 2022

Christine Daines

Board of Directors, United Launch Alliance
February 2022

Tracy Knox

Board of Directors, Babylist
February 2022

Palvi Mehta

Board of Directors, 5E Advanced Materials, Inc
January 2022

Gayle Sheppard

Board of Directors, Nutanix
January 2022

Elissa Fink

Board of Directors, Zipstorm
January 2022

Gail Giacobbe

Board of Directors, Heritage Financial Corporation
January 2022

Barbara Hulit

Board of Directors, Envista Holdings Corporation
December 2021

Palvi Mehta

Board of Directors, Aeluma
December 2021

Elissa Fink

Board of Directors, Daitaku
December 2021

Zabrina Jenkins

Board of Directors, Retail Opportunity Invest. Corp.
December 2021

Bavan Holloway

Board of Directors, Callaway Golf Company
December 2021

Lisa Nelson

Board of Directors, Seattle Bank
November 2021

Laura Peterson

Board of Directors, Sarcos Technology and Robotics
October 2021

Chloe Harford

Board of Directors, Roofstock
September 2021

Lisa Nelson

Board of Directors, Astra
August 2021

Beth Birnbaum

Board of Directors, Recycle Track Systems
August 2021

Alissa Hsu Lynch

Board of Directors, Pulmonx
August 2021

Bavan Holloway

Board of Directors, T-Mobile
June 2021

Jessie Woolley-Wilson

Board of Directors, Quizlet
March 2021

Kelly Wright

Board of Directors, Gong
March 2021

Jennifer Ceran

Board of Directors, Wyze Labs
January 2021

Ferrol McCartney

Board of Directors, OAC Services
January 2021

A-P Hurd

Board of Directors, OAC Services
January 2021

Valerie Woerner

Board of Directors, Matot Inc.
December 2020

Elissa Fink

Board of Directors, Conversica
December 2020

Kelly Suter

Board of Directors, Timberland Bancorp Inc.
November 2020

Pamela Neferkara

Board of Directors, Hanna Andersson
November 2020

Kate Johnson

Board of Directors, UPS
November 2020

Elissa Fink

Board of Directors, Talend
November 2020

Elissa Fink

Board of Directors, Intellimize
November 2020

Beth Birnbaum

Board of Directors, Fandom
September 2020

Sherilyn Anderson

Board of Directors, First NW Bancorp
July 2020

Jenne Pierce

Board of Directors, CIE Tours Int'l
March 2020

Jennifer Ceran

Board of Directors, True
January 2020

Elissa Fink

Board of Directors, Pantheon
January, 2020

Leasa Mayer

Board of Directors, eventcore
November 2019

Sue Taylor

Board of Directors, Boise Cascade
October 2019

Nancy Pellegrino

Board of Directors, Homestreet, Inc
October 2019

Leasa Mayer

Board of Directors, Opus Agency
August 2019

Vanessa Pegueros

Board of Directors, BECU
April 2019

Chloe Harford

Board of Directors, JetClosing
April 2019

Joanna Monroe (Sennett)

Board of Directors, MultiCare
January 2019

Kelly Wright

Board of Directors, Even Responsible Finance
January 2019

Beth Birnbaum

Board of Directors, Wiley
October 2018

Julie Averil

Board of Directors, Indochino
October 2018 

Vanessa Pegueros

Board of Directors, Carbon Black
February 2019

Julie Eastland

Board of Directors, Pascal Biosciences
July 2018

Mona Locke

Board of Directors, Concure Oncology
February 2017

Mary Egan

Board of Directors, American Campus Communities
September 2018

Liz Tinkham

Board of Directors, Delphix
May 2018

Kelly Wright

Board of Directors, Fastly
July 2018

Laura Peterson

Board of Directors, Air Transport Services Group
June 2018

Adriane Brown

Board of Directors, Raytheon
March 2018

Kelly Wright

Board of Directors, Lucidchart
May 2019

Barbara Gordon

Board of Directors, Puget Sound Energy
December 2017

Rhonda D. Hunter

Board of Directors, Schnitzer Steel
October 2017

Kelly Wright

Board of Directors, Amperity
October 2017

Adriane Brown

Board of Directors, eBay
September 2017

Michelle Goldberg

Board of Directors, Legg Mason
September 2017

Erin Lantz

Board of Directors, TrueCar
November 2016

Erin Lantz

Board of Directors, Washington Federal, Inc.
September 2016

Nominate & Recruit

Today’s program provides practitioner-led education on corporate governance issues, builds meaningful connections in the business community, and is open to women with the interest and experience to be considered for nomination to a corporate directorship.

Participants share and gain the knowledge needed to position themselves effectively for board placement, have the opportunity to network with their peers, and are introduced to a cadre of sitting public company board members who serve as mentors to accelerate participants’ readiness for board service.

Nominations are accepted year round for the program that begins in September and runs through March.  Participants commit to one afternoon session a month during the course of the program. Each class consists of candidates selected for their likelihood to be placed on a public company board and with an eye for a balance of industries. 

Nominate Someone

If you are seeking a board member please email OnBoardingwomen@perkinscoie.com