Corporate Boardbound Participants

• Maggie Biggs VP, Enterprise Risk Management, VF Corporation

• Pamela Bunz Chief Operating Officer, Bright Rock Energy

• Karri Callahan Chief Financial Officer, RE/MAX Holdings

• Tracey Campbell CEO, BRIDGE Healthcare Partners

• Kendall Carbone Former Chief Accounting Officer, Cloud Peak Energy, CPA

• Heidi Cooley SVP & Chief Marketing Officer, Crocs

• Missy Devillez VP, Infor

• Tara Dunn Founder, President & Attorney-at-Law, HighMark Law

• Cecelia Espenoza Senior Associate General Counsel, US Department of Justice

• Julie Goodrum Operations Director, Product Owner - Client Experience, Wealth Enhancement Group

• Christinne Johnson CRHO, First Bank

• Mary Beth Loesch CEO, MB Loesch & Associates

• Dena Lund President and CEO, Anvil

• Deon MacMillan EVP, Summit Materials

• Melanie Margolin Chief Legal Officer, Thumbtack

• Gloria Neal Director, Public Affairs, Mayor’s Office

• Lisa Prassack CEO, LaserAg

• Beverly Razon Senior Vice President of Public Affairs, COPIC

• Melissa Rosas Senior Vice President, CONSOR Engineers, LLC

• Benilda (Benny) Samuels Chief Executive Officer, Imaginable, Inc. & AYA Foundation

• Diane Scott CEO, Aspen Distribution

• Maria Sepulveda SVP, Community & Government Partnerships, Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver

• Elizabeth Suarez Leadership & Negotiation Strategist, Avanza Business Group

• Ginger Susman Executive Chair, Owner, Voting Board Member, ARCHER Systems

• Julie Taylor CEO, HCA MountainView Hospital

• Camila Tobon Partner, Shook, Hardy & Bacon

• Elisa Castaneda Young Vice President Internal Audit, DaVita

Corporate Boardbound Program Staff

Sue Williamson, Women’s Leadership Foundation Executive Director. Email: sue@womensleadershipfoundation.org.

Kate Frazier, Women’s Leadership Foundation Board Director—Corporate Boardbound Program Committee Chair—Principal, Resolve Resources

Polly Buster Senior Vice President Relationship Banker, First Western Trust—Corporate Boardbound Governance Co-Lead

Bill Heck Managing Principal, Harlon Group—Corporate Boardbound Governance Co-Lead

Georgia Phifer Vice President Human Resources, DCP Midstream

Jo Lynne Whiting, Women’s Leadership Foundation Board Director—Corporate Boardbound Board Journey Lead. Email: jolynne@womensleadershipfoundation.org.

Gloria Zamora CEO of Success Innovators

Workshops

Check out the syllabus for the year.

Click on the date of each workshop to find all of the materials for that workshop—agenda, pre-reading, exercises due, bios of speakers.

2022-23 schedule

All workshop programs are from 4:30 pm – 7:30 pm, unless otherwise noted. For the in-person meetings, you are invited to join at 4:15 for appetizers, drinks and networking.

• Sept. 15, 2022 — Graduation & Launch In-person (click here to see pictures)

• Oct. 13, 2022 — Virtual: Board Governance 101 / Board Trends/ Board Readiness / Skill Match with Requirements

• Nov. 17, 2022 — In-person encouraged with hybrid backup: Bio, Resume, LinkedIn, Value Statement

• Jan. 12, 2023 — In-person encouraged with hybrid backup: Finance for Directors /Plan for Remaining Workshops: Search Strategy & Mock Interview / Evaluating Board Opportunities / Case Study

• Feb. 9, 2023 — Virtual: Leadership (CEO) / Human Capital / Compensation Committee / Culture / Board Search Strategy / Target List of Industries & Companies / Case Study

• March 16, 2023 — Virtual: Start Up and Public Company Boards / Using Role Play to Prepare to be Director / Enterprise Risk Management

• April 13, 2023 —In-person encouraged with hybrid backup: Being a Valued Corporate Director / Case Study

• May 18, 2023 — In-person encouraged with hybrid backup: Small Company Boards / Cybersecurity / Search Strategy / Board Interview Prep

• July 13, 2023 — In-person encouraged with hybrid backup - Mock Interviews with Board Directors based on Case Study / Program Overview Refresher

• Sept. 18, 2023: Graduation & Launch (5 pm – 8 pm) — In person celebration event

Library Resources for reference throughout program.

Milestone Deadlines

10/28/22—Board Bio/Resume/LinkedIn Profile due for review

1/12/23—Board Bio and Resume published on website

6/15/23—Board Search Strategy complete. Here is your Search Strategy template.

9/18/23—Graduation Celebration with Headshot and Value Statement

Bolster Database

Boardbound by Women’s Leadership Foundation also has an agreement with Bolster through our affiliation with the ION group which allows Corporate Boardbound participants to set up their profiles on Bolster at no charge. Bolster is a marketplace for on-demand executive talent that matches experienced executives with startup and scaleup companies for interim, fractional, advisory, and board roles. All you need to do is click here to become a Member of Bolster. In the “how did you hear about us” field, please specify ION.