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WOMEN DIRECTORS DURING TIMES OF CRISIS

Wednesday, November 18: 11:30am - 1:30pm pt

120-minute Conversation

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Chair & Co-chairs

Robin Tompkins

Founder & Principal — Olive Hill

robin@olive-hill.co

MardiLyn Saathoff

Senior Vice President & General Counsel — NW Natural

MardiLyn.Saathoff@nwnatural.com

Katie Kelley

Senior Vice President — Lee Hecht Harrison

A division of The Adecco Group—the world’s leading HR solutions partner—LHH’s 4,000 coaches and colleagues work with more than 7,000 organizations in over 60 countries around the world. LHH has the local expertise, global infrastructure, and industry-leading technology to manage the complexity of critical workforce initiatives and the challenges of transformation during these times of crisis. In her position as SVP, Talent Development, Katie is charged with establishing talent development strategy, driving sales, and managing LHH's coaching and consulting regional practices for the United States western states. Katie primarily works with Fortune 500 and top technology companies along the West Coast. Katie successfully brought the 2020 Women on Boards inaugural campaign to Portland in 2019 to a sold out crowd and we look forward to growing the awareness of this essential campaign state-wide in 2020. Ms. Kelley earned a B.A. in Psychology at Boston College and a Masters in Social Work at Smith College. She went on to complete her post graduate clinical work as a psychotherapist at New York Presbyterian Hospital-Cornell Medical Center. After three years in sales management at Novartis in New York City, Katie relocated to Portland and ran her own company Katie Kelley Networks for six years. Katie's first book, "Career Courage" was published by Harper Collins in 2016.

Anddria Clack-Rogers Varnado

Head of Strategy, VP & GM — Macy’s

Anddria Clack-Rogers Varnado is committed to enhancing the quality of lives and businesses through her work with next generation consumer brands – overseeing acquisitions, new brand and business developments, and critical business transformations. Anddria is the youngest Black public board director in the country, serving on the board of Umpqua Bank, where she is a member of the Finance and Capital Committee and Compensation Committee. Anddria received a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Clark Atlanta University. Her professional work and development insights have earned recognition in several publications, including Forbes, Architectural Digest, Black Enterprise, and The Everygirl.

Corporate Boards: Umpqua Bank, Diligent Corporation

Vada O. Manager

President & CEO — Manager Global Consulting Group, LLC

Vada O. Manager is Founder/CEO of Manager Global Holdings, LLC and Sr. Counselor of APCO Worldwide. Previously, Vada was a member of the Corporate Leadership Team at Nike Inc. and served on several M&A transaction teams. Mr. Manager served in a very similar role at Levi Strauss & Co. and was also an investment banker. Mr. Manager serves as G&N Board Chair for leading automotive lubricants company Valvoline. He is also a board member for the Helios Education Foundation, where he serves on the Finance and Nominating Committee. He recently served as chairman of West Point’s Civilian Public Affairs Committee. Vada is a graduate of Arizona State University, where he was also inducted into its CLAS Hall of Fame. His other affiliations include: the London School of Economics; American Council on Germany; ASU’s Center for Race & Democracy; Spread The Vote and, the Mannie Jackson Center for the Humanities.

Corporate Boards: Valvoline, Helios Education Foundation

Cathy Stauffer

Independent Director

Cathy is an experienced public and private company board member, private equity board chair and advisor across a variety of industries including industrial technology, consumer, retail, CPG and real estate. With 30+ years’ experience driving high growth businesses Cathy is a collaborative partner to boards and management teams, with a focus on growth, innovation and business transformations. Committed to strong governance, leadership, ESG and culture, Cathy is highly attuned to board effectiveness and diversity and CEO development and succession planning and is a member of the Consumer Technology Association Board of Industry Leaders and a NACD Board Leadership Fellow.

Corporate Boards: FLIR Systems, BevMo!, The Swig Company

Kelly Williams

Chair & Co-CEO — Private Equity Women Investor Network (PEWIN)

Kelly Williams is the Founding Chair and Co-CEO of the Private Equity Women Investor Network, the largest organization for senior women in the Private Equity industry. She also serves as CEO of The Williams Legacy Foundation, focusing its philanthropy on advancing opportunities for women and minorities in the financial services industry, as well as promoting opportunities for fellowship among diverse groups. Kelly is a Member of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, a Trustee of the New York School of Interior Design, a Board Trustee for the Nantucket Historical Association, the Vice Chair of the Board of Commissioners for the Smithsonian American Art Museum, and a Trustee of the National Philanthropic Trust.

Corporate Boards: The Greenbrier Companies, Grasshopper Bank