Uma Gopaldass, CDI.D ACE Board Candidate Appointed to Cascade Energy Board
Congratulations to Uma Gopaldass for her appointment to the Cascade Energy Board. Uma’s Board appointment is the 80th for ACE Graduates.
Congratulations to Uma Gopaldass for her appointment to the Cascade Energy Board. Uma’s Board appointment is the 80th for ACE Graduates.
FOR RELEASE – December 9, 2022 -- Portland, OR
ACE LLC Announces the board appointment of ACE Graduate, Uma Gopaldass, CDI.D to the Cascade Energy Board.
Cascade Energy, Inc. brings unrivaled expertise to industrial energy efficiency, offering utilities and facilities novel ways to meet their sustainability, emission reduction, decarbonization and/or energy savings goals. Specializing in energy efficiency program design, training and coaching, carbon tracking and reporting, Cascade is a 100% employee-owned company, known throughout North America and Canada for high-quality work and a values-centered culture.
The journey to diversifying the Cascade Energy board has been years in the making. Since the company’s inception in 1993, the board has been internal-only, made up of the original Cascade founders. The addition of the first two independent board members brings the total number of board members to six. Furthermore, this fulfills a key 2022 corporate goal: Meaningfully diversify our Board of Directors. “We know that we will benefit greatly from the addition of independent directors. They bring very different backgrounds and perspectives, along with a wealth of experience and knowledge that will surely make us better,” says Dan Brown, CEO. “They will also guide our biggest decisions and improve our performance through their objective view of our market, our operations, and our customers.”
Read more about Cascade Energy HERE.
About Uma:
Umadevi Gopaldass is a leader in natural resources, energy, construction, manufacturing, and technology industries with 30+ years of global operating experience. She is well regarded for driving transformation of global supply chains, capital developments, and international risk governance. Uma champions diversity, inclusion, and talent engagement. She was awarded “Woman of the Year” by the National Association of Professional Women as a result of her excellence, commitment, and passion in bettering leadership.
Prior to this, Uma managed multiple global re-organizations, including mergers, acquisitions, and restructurings for industry-leaders, including Schlumberger, Accenture, Newmont, and Fortune 500 clients, Unilever, Deutsche Bank, and Chevron.
A native of Singapore, Uma enjoys mountain living in Colorado for the past 10 years, where she champions Diversity, Inclusion, and Talent engagement as a public speaker. She was awarded "Woman of the Year" by the National Association of Professional Women for leadership and commitment to mentoring young professionals.
Congratulations Cascade Energy Inc. for electing Uma Gopaldass to your Board. We know she will bring value and serve the board, company and stakeholders well.
Uma is board certified (CDI.D) by Corporate Directors International and advocates for minority representation in the Boardrooms.
Evelyn Foo, CDI.D ACE Board Candidate Appointed to Olive Resource Capital Board
Congratulations to Evelyn Foo for her appointment to the Olive Resource Capital Board. Evelyn's Board appointment is the 79th for ACE Graduates and the first graduate of the ACE Online Course to get a board position.
Congratulations to Evelyn Foo for her appointment to the Olive Resource Capital Board. Evelyn's Board appointment is the 79th for ACE Graduates and the first graduate of the ACE Online Course to get a board position.
FOR RELEASE – December 5, 2022 -- Toronto, ON
ACE LLC Announces the board appointment of ACE Graduate, Evelyn Foo, CDI.D to Olive Resource Capital Board.
Olive is a resource-focused merchant bank and investment company with a portfolio of publicly listed and private securities. The Company’s assets consist primarily of investments in natural resource companies in all stages of development.
Samuel Pelaez, the Company’s President, CEO, CIO and Director stated: “We are pleased to welcome Evelyn Foo to our Board of Directors. Evelyn brings over 30 years of experience in the asset management industry. Her expertise in finance, operations, and compliance is highly complementary to Olive’s Board.”
Read more HERE.
About Evelyn:
Evelyn is a “results-oriented” financial services professional with deep and broad experience in all aspects of the asset management industry specializing in operational execution, financial analysis, regulatory compliance, risk infrastructure development and analysis, securities valuation, investment product structure, merger and acquisition strategy.
Evelyn Foo, CPA, CA, has over 30 years of experience in the asset management industry specializing in operational execution, financial analysis, regulatory compliance, risk infrastructure development and analysis, securities valuation, investment product structure, and merger and acquisition strategy. Previously Evelyn was President, CFO, COO and CCO at Galileo Global Equity Advisors Inc. a boutique asset management firm. Prior to that, Evelyn held numerous senior positions at Canadian banks and independent investment fund families in Toronto. Evelyn holds a Bachelor of Commerce from University of Toronto and is a Certified Professional Accountant of Canada and Ontario.
Congratulations Olive Resource Capital for electing Evelyn Foo to your Board. We know she will bring value and serve the board, company and stakeholders well.
Evelyn has her board certification from Corporate Directors International LLC, USA. Her designation, CDI.D, recognizes her as a qualified corporate board candidate for a public or private board.
Uma Gopaldass, CDI.D ACE Board Candidate Appointed to VECKTA Board
Congratulations to Uma Gopaldass for her appointment to the VECKTA Corporation Board. Uma’s Board appointment is the 78th for ACE Graduates.
Congratulations to Uma Gopaldass for her appointment to the VECKTA Corporation Board. Uma’s Board appointment is the 78th for ACE Graduates.
FOR RELEASE – September 27, 2022 -- San Diego, CA
ACE LLC Announces the board appointment of ACE Graduate, Uma Gopaldass, CDI.D to VECKTA Corporation Board.
VECKTA Corporation, is an energy transition marketplace platform that connects commercial and industrial energy users with capital, services, and equipment suppliers, announced today Uma Gopaldass as their newest board member.
"Team VECKTA is very excited to welcome Uma," said Gareth Evans, VECKTA Founder and CEO. "Uma brings incredible global experience and cross-sector expertise in industries that will benefit the most from embracing the energy transition as an opportunity and not a threat. Uma perfectly rounds out our board to ensure we are positioned for huge success. I am personally delighted to have the opportunity to work with and learn from Uma as her passion, energy and experience is phenomenal. Our values are well aligned and we are collectively committed to empowering a more sustainable, resilient and profitable future."
Read more about VECKTA HERE.
About Uma:
Uma is a Board-certified governance counsel with over 30 years of global operating experience across the Natural Resources, Technology, and Engineering industries. She is active as an independent board director including for the Leadership Board of TEDx MileHigh, VECKTA Energy and as the Vice Chair for Essteem Corp., previously. Her company, Leading Lotus, guides executives to navigate a myriad of business challenges including securing financing, building investor confidence, targeting strategic markets, and executing on revenue plan.
Prior to this, Uma managed multiple global re-organizations, including mergers, acquisitions, and restructurings for industry-leaders, including Schlumberger, Accenture, Newmont, and Fortune 500 clients, Unilever, Deutsche Bank, and Chevron.
A native of Singapore, Uma enjoys mountain living in Colorado for the past 10 years, where she champions Diversity, Inclusion, and Talent engagement as a public speaker. She was awarded "Woman of the Year" by the National Association of Professional Women for leadership and commitment to mentoring young professionals.
Uma is board certified (CDI.D) by Corporate Directors International and advocates for minority representation in the Boardrooms.
Congratulations VECKTA Corporation for electing Uma Gopaldass to your Board. We know she will bring value and serve the board, company and stakeholders well.
Uma has her board certification from Corporate Directors International LLC, USA. Her designation, CDI.D, recognizes her as a qualified corporate board candidate for a public or private board.
Natalie Levy, CDI.D ACE Board Candidate Appointed to Corporate Advisory Board
Congratulations to Natalie Levy for her appointment to the advisory board at KYTO Technology and Life Science, Inc. Natalie's appointment represents the 77th Board appointment of Certified ACE Graduates to date.
Congratulations to Natalie Levy for her appointment to the advisory board at KYTO Technology and Life Science, Inc. Natalie's appointment represents the 77th Board appointment of Certified ACE Graduates to date.
FOR RELEASE – June 14th, 2022 -- Boulder, CO
ACE LLC Announces the board appointment of ACE Graduate, Natalie Levy, CDI.D to KYTO Technology and Life Science, Inc.
KYTO is a Silicon Valley-based investment company focused on creating an ETF-like vehicle of diversified and thoroughly vetted start-ups thus defining an entirely new non-correlated asset class.
Advisory board responsibilities include deal sourcing and diligence efforts alongside KYTO’s network of strategic investors and advisors to scope and recommend capital deployments across growth stage life sciences and technology businesses.
KYTO has deployed capital through 150 transactions across 75 businesses to-date.
Read more about KYTO Technology and Life Sciences, Inc. HERE.
About Natalie:
Engineer and mathematician turned Wall Street derivatives trader, growth technology investor, and business-to-business (B2B) enterprise technology sales leader. Ms. Levy marries a deep understanding of data, data science, and technology paired with strong interpersonal skills. Natalie has over a decade of angel investing experience and 20 years of hands-on operational experience across revenue execution, operational, and leadership roles selling into 34 countries. Her Angel investing portfolio prior to 2018 has returns of 5-70X. Successfully exited 3 out of 15 investments and experienced liquidity opportunities through multiple Series D and Series E financing rounds.
Levy has acquired additional institutional and operational experience through running deal sourcing efforts for a San Francisco-based private equity firm through evaluating hundreds of investment opportunities and active participation in operational recommendations for portfolio investment companies.
Natalie is a fractional revenue executive with deep expertise in real estate, financials, and technology, who serves on two private company boards today. She is an advisor delivering expertise around go-to-market optimizations and financing strategy. Natalie also runs an investment club for women under her impact business She's Independent. Natalie will be supporting both companies with business and gotomarket strategy and offering strategic support around financing and raises.
Congratulations KYTO Technology and Life Science, Inc. for electing Natalie Levy to your Board of Advisors. We know she will bring value and serve the board, company and stakeholders well.
Natalie has her board certification from Corporate Directors International LLC, USA. Her designation, CDI.D, recognizes her as a qualified corporate board candidate for a public or private board.
Merri Sanchez, CDI.D ACE Board Candidate Appointed to the Board of Directors of McEwen Mining, Inc.
Congratulations to ACE Graduate, Merri Sanchez for her appointment to the Board of Directors of McEwen Mining Inc.
ACE LLC Announces ACE Graduate, Dr. Merri Sanchez CDI.D, is appointed to the Board of Directors of McEwen Mining Inc. Merri's appointment represents the 76th Board appointment of Certified ACE Graduates to date.
FOR RELEASE – May 23, 2022 -- Denver, Colorado.
Dr. Merri Sanchez was appointed to the Board of Directors of McEwen Mining Inc., effective February 25, 2022, and announced in a press release from the company on May 10, 2022. She is a Technical Fellow with The Aerospace Corporation where she provides technical and strategic advice on matters concerning civil, commercial, and government spaceflight programs. She has more than 40 years of spaceflight engineering and operations experience. She previously served as the Chief Scientist of the U.S. Air Force Space Command, as a senior executive for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and as Senior Director of a commercial space company.
From McEwen Mining Inc:
Our Board believes that Ms. Sanchez’s expertise in cutting edge science and technology as well as her experience in operations, engineering, safety, risk management and decision making for both human and robotic spaceflight makes her an asset to our Board.
About Merri:
She received a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering from Texas A&M University, a Master of Science in Physical Sciences (Planetary Geology) from the University of Houston — Clear Lake, a Master of Mechanical Engineering from the University of Houston, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Industrial Engineering (Human Factors) from the University of Houston. Dr. Sanchez has over 40 years of spaceflight engineering and operations experience, and previously served as the Chief Scientist of the U.S. Air Force Space Command.
About McEwen Mining Inc.:
McEwen Mining (NYSE: MUX) (TSX: MUX), is a diversified gold and silver producer and explorer focused in the Americas with operating mines in Nevada, Canada, Mexico and Argentina. It also has a large exposure to copper through its subsidiary McEwen Copper, owner of the Los Azules copper deposit in Argentina.
Merri has her board certification from Corporate Directors International LLC, USA. Her designation, CDI.D, along with her extensive experience uniquely qualify her to bring value to a public or private board, including technical, finance, compensation, and governance committees.
Yolanda Higdon, CDI.D ACE Board Candidate ACE Board Candidate Selected As Woman of the Year
Congratulations to ACE Graduate, Yolanda Higdon, CDI.D Selected Among 100 Outstanding Women of the Year 2022.
Congratulations to ACE Graduate, Yolanda Higdon, CDI.D Selected Among 100 Outstanding Women of the Year 2022
FOR RELEASE – May 11, 2022 -- Enterprising Women of the Year Magazine, White Plains, MD
The Enterprising Women of the Year event is the magazine’s annual celebration of the world’s top women entrepreneurs. Nominations for this prestigious award are submitted each Fall. The event draws heavy interest from the magazine’s readership and allows us to shine the spotlight on a remarkable group of outstanding women. The top organizations for women entrepreneurs partner with us to help assure wide support for this outstanding annual event.
The event is co-hosted by some of the country’s top corporations. It generates international media attention for the award winners and sponsoring companies who are a part of this very special event.
Now in its 20th year, the program recognizes top women entrepreneurs in categories that include women business owners with revenues up to $1 million annually, over $1 million and up to $5 million, over $5 million and up to $10 million, over $10 million and up to $25 million, over $25 million and up to $100 million, and over $100 million in annual revenues.
We recognized 100 outstanding women at our 2021 event. We have also inducted 50 women into the Enterprising Women Hall of Fame over the past 20 years and have presented a number of Advocacy Awards to nonprofit organizations and other advocates deserving of recognition.
About Yolanda:
Yolanda Higdon is an accomplished Executive and Business Owner specializing in corporate relocation services, business relocation services, business relocation, office move management and project management for municipal, government and commercial entities.
Ms. Higdon is the Principal/CEO of HH Logistics Planning, LLC providing turnkey Business Solutions, including Project Management, Facilities Support, Construction Management, and Furniture Procurement/Management for Federal, State, and Local Agencies.
She has over 28 years in the construction/project management industry, specializing in providing seamless transition/relocation services for clients from existing locations into newly constructed or renovated facilities. Interfacing with architects, construction managers, facility managers, contractors, and administrative teams, Ms. Higdon reviews plans for relocations to interim spaces, future operations, assessing equipment needs/purchases, information technology integration, and planning for grand openings and facility closures.
HH Logistic Planning, LLC is 8(a) Certified, B-Corp Certified, MBE/SBE/DBE certified through MDOT, WOSB (SBA), CBE, WBE (WBENC), SLBE/MBE (Charles County), and MBE certified through MSDC.
Yolanda Higdon will receive her corporate board certification and become a certified, qualified corporate board candidate from Corporate Directors International LLC, USA in June, 2022.
Congratulations @EnterprisingWomenMagazine for selecting Yolanda as one of the top 2022 Enterprising Woman of the Year. You can read the article here.
Natalie Levy, CDI.D ACE Board Candidate Appointed to Corporate Advisory Board
Congratulations to Natalie Levy for her appointment to NYC-based women-led Levvy Advisory Board. Natalie's appointment represents the 75th Board appointment of Certified ACE Graduates to date.
Congratulations to Natalie Levy for her appointment to NYC-based women-led Levvy Advisory Board. Natalie's appointment represents the 75th Board appointment of Certified ACE Graduates to date.
FOR RELEASE – March 18, 2022 -- Boulder, CO
ACE LLC Announces the board appointment of ACE Graduate, Natalie Levy, CDI.D to Levvy Advisory Board.
Natalie Levy is joining the advisory board of NYC-based women-led Levvy.
Levvy is a comprehensive financial operations platform that combines tech and collaboration delivered securely through the cloud to address pain points of financial professionals. Levvy allows customers to better manage the workflow and tasks of their client deliverables and seamlessly integrates logins and workflows in one place.
Natalie will be contributing to business strategy, go to market, and fundraising strategy.
Read more about Levvy HERE.
About Natalie:
Engineer and mathematician turned Wall Street derivatives trader, growth technology investor, and business-to-business (B2B) enterprise technology sales leader. Ms. Levy marries a deep understanding of data, data science, and technology paired with strong interpersonal skills. Natalie has over a decade of angel investing experience and 20 years of hands-on operational experience across revenue execution, operational, and leadership roles selling into 34 countries. Her Angel investing portfolio prior to 2018 has returns of 5-70X. Successfully exited 3 out of 15 investments and experienced liquidity opportunities through multiple Series D and Series E financing rounds.
Levy has acquired additional institutional and operational experience through running deal sourcing efforts for a San Francisco-based private equity firm through evaluating hundreds of investment opportunities and active participation in operational recommendations for portfolio investment companies.
Natalie is a fractional revenue executive with deep expertise in real estate, financials, and technology, who serves on two private company boards today. She is an advisor delivering expertise around go-to-market optimizations and financing strategy. Natalie also runs an investment club for women under her impact business She's Independent. Natalie will be supporting both companies with business and gotomarket strategy and offering strategic support around financing and raises.
Natalie has her board certification from Corporate Directors International LLC, USA. Her designation, CDI.D, recognizes her as a qualified corporate board candidate for a public or private board.
Congratulations Levvy for electing Natalie Levy to your Board of Advisors. We know she will bring value and serve the board, company and stakeholders well.
Dr. Anita Polite-Wilson, CDI.D ACE Board Candidate Appointed to Board of Directors
Congratulations to Dr. Anita Polite-Wilson for her appointment to Rehrig Pacific Board of Directors. This represents the 73rd Board appointment of ACE Candidates to date.
Congratulations to Dr. Anita Polite-Wilson for her appointment to Rehrig Pacific Board of Directors. This represents the 73rd Board appointment of ACE Candidates to date.
FOR RELEASE – February 24, 2022 -- Denver, CO
ACE LLC Announces the board appointment of ACE Candidate, Dr. Anita Polite-Wilson, CDI.D to Rehrig Pacific Board of Directors.
After a deliberate and thorough search, Rehrig Pacific has engaged Anita Polite-Wilson to the Board of Directors. We are very excited and honored that Anita was chosen to add her talents to Rehrig Pacific in a governance role. You can see her LinkedIn profile with the link below.
We knew that we were looking for people that would both fit and support Rehrig Pacific’s culture. Our desire in bringing on a Board of Directors is to have a governance body that supports future generations of management and ownership continues the fantastic legacy of our wonderful culture To culturally fit, we considered the skill and experience of the candidates. We looked for people with experience in large businesses and knowledge about industries like ours and our customers.’ We could not be happier with the quality of the people that have agreed to be on our Board of Directors.
While we expect the Board to maintain and strengthen our culture, we are fully expecting the additional benefit of the Board to help to increase our performance. Their skills and experience have driven remarkable results in their professional lives, and we know that they will help Rehrig Pacific achieve greater results. we are looking forward to the effect our new board will have on our company in the coming years!
About Dr. Anita:
Anita is a subject matter expert in workforce culture and sustainability with a focus on Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging. Over two decades of navigating leaders and teams through complexity and change for corporate, government, and nonprofit entities of all sizes across various industries. Trusted advisor and executive coach to both corporate senior executives and Air Force officers. Fourteen years serving the aerospace community collaborating with cross-functional, intergenerational workforce of over 5,000 college interns, engineers, scientists, business leaders and military professionals. Recognized with numerous awards and letters of commendationas the go-to designer of systems thinking teaming approaches for the Los Angeles Space and Missile Systems Center of The Air Force Command. Awarded the Aerospace Corporation’s Woman of the Year foran ability to link leadership development programs to bottom-line business results to attract and retain diverse, qualified professionals. Influential faculty member of the Elevate Leadership Program in association with the Center for Executive Development for the Rady School of Management at UC San Diego for developing and mentoring hundreds of technical leaders nationwide for Fortune 500 companies.
Dr. Anita is attending the Winter 2022 ACE Board Candidate Training Program to attain her Board Certification from Corporate Directors International LLC, USA.
Congratulations @RehrigPacific for electing Anita Polite-Wilson to your Board of Directors. We know she will bring value and serve the board, company and stakeholders well.
Lauren Evans, CDI.D ACE Board Candidate Appointed to The Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure Board of Directors
Congratulations to Lauren Evans for her appointment to The Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure Board of Directors. This is Lauren's 3rd Board appointment. It represents the 74th Board appointment of Certified ACE Graduates to date.
Congratulations to Lauren Evans for her appointment to The Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure Board of Directors. This is Lauren's 3rd Board appointment. It represents the 74rd Board appointment of Certified ACE Graduates to date.
FOR RELEASE – March 15, 2022 -- Denver, CO
ACE LLC Announces the board appointment of ACE Graduate, Lauren Evans, CDI.D, to The Institute For Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI).
Lauren Evans, PE ENV SP has more than four decades of experience in the environmental industry with a focus on environmental regulations, remediation, and sustainability. In 1993 she founded the Lakewood, Colorado based Pinyon Environmental, Inc. and the firm now employs approximately 70 staff members. Ms. Evans started the firm based on the belief that clients deserve ethical business practices and intelligent, cost-conscious solutions. During her tenure, her company has reached annual revenues of $10M and completed over 20,000 projects for over 1,450 clients across the US. She has implemented innovative corporate tools including open book management, the balanced scorecard, predictive leading indicators, an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP), and creation of an innovation & optimization department within the company to develop and implement new technologies for application on the company’s projects.
Ms. Evans is a past president of The American Council of Engineering Companies of Colorado (ACEC/CO). She has chaired or served on various ACEC committees, and actively participates in industry organizations. Her honors include being named ACEC/CO Outstanding Woman in Engineering, and Colorado Business in Ethics award winner. Ms. Evans is a long-standing champion of raising public awareness and understanding and appreciation of the engineering profession.
The Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI) welcomes its newest board members Lauren Evans, President of Pinyon Environmental Inc., and Sergio Pecori, Chairman and CEO of Hanson Professional Services Inc. They will fill the seats vacated by past-Chair of the Board John Williams (Autocase), and Gregs Thomopulos (Stanley Consultants), who completed their terms at the end of 2021 after serving for seven years with distinction. ISI thanks John and Gregs for their tireless leadership and commitment to ISI.
Learn more about The Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI) here.
Lauren Evans holds a designation as a qualified board candidate CDI.D from Corporate Directors International LLC. and is a 2020 Spring graduate of the ACE Board Certification Program
Congratulations @InstituteforSustainableInfrastructure for electing Lauren Evans to your Board of Directors. We know she will bring value and serve the board, company and stakeholders well.
Gretchen Rosenberg, CDI.D ACE Board Candidate Appointed to Marketing Advisory Board
Congratulations to Gretchen Rosenberg for her appointment to the Marketing Advisory Board, University of Denver’s Daniels College of Business.
Congratulations to Gretchen Rosenberg for her appointment to the Marketing Advisory Board, University of Denver’s Daniels College of Business.
FOR RELEASE – January 25, 2022 -- Denver, CO
ACE LLC Announces the appointment of ACE Graduate, Gretchen Rosenberg, CDI.D, to the Marketing Advisory Board, University of Denver's Daniels College of Business.
Gretchen Rosenberg’s experience as CEO of a major real estate company owned by Berkshire Hathaway, along with her extensive background in the field, make her a sought after board candidate in the real estate industry. Her additional roles with brokerage and Realtor association executive and board leadership positions, qualifies her to serve on a public or private board, to bring her valued experience to the board table.
The Executive Advisory Board at the University of Denver’s Daniels College of Business Marketing Department is a group of marketing leaders that meet once a quarter and are involved with the department, the students (mentoring, judging, guest speaking, etc.) and act as guides on curriculum strategy and department goals. Key initiatives are strengthening faculty connections, acting as guest speakers in the classroom and identifying internships and jobs for students and graduates.
Gretchen has her board certification from Corporate Directors International LLC, USA. Her designation, CDI.D, recognizes her as a qualified corporate board candidate for a public or private board.
Congratulations @UniversityofDenverDanielsCollegeofBusiness for electing Gretchen Rosenberg to your Marketing Advisory Board. We know she will bring value and serve the board, company and stakeholders well.
Uma Gopaldass, CDI.D ACE Board Candidate Appointed to Vice Chair
Congratulations to Uma Gopaldass for her election as Vice Chair of Essteem Board of Directors.
Congratulations to Uma Gopaldass for her election as Vice Chair of Essteem Board of Directors.
ACE LLC Announces the election of ACE Graduate, Uma Gopaldass, CDI.D, to Vice Chair of Essteem Board of Directors.
Uma’s three decades of extensive global operational and leadership experience in the Resources, Manufacturing, Construction, and Technology industries, including sitting on investor governance councils and advisory boards, uniquely qualifies her to serve on public boards in risk, executive, and governance committees.
Essteem is a New York-based company powering Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Environmental,Social, Governance (ESG), and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) success through their proprietary SaaS platform and virtual programs called Equalithons (Hacks for Equality). Essteem offers sponsors and clients including Clorox, Nasdaq, and Capital One Bank access to a larger talent pool while driving better employee experience, cultural impact, sense of belonging, employer branding, and direct recruitment of minorities. As Vice Chair, my responsibilities include business development, investor relations and risk oversight.
Uma has her board certification from Corporate Directors International LLC, USA. Her designation, CDI.D, recognizes her as a qualified corporate board candidate for a public or private board.
Congratulations @Essteem for electing Uma Gopaldass as Vice Chair. We know she will bring value and serve the board, company and stakeholders well.
Dr. Tamara Nall, Board Candidate Earns Doctorate in Engineering Management and Systems Engineering
Congratulations to Tamara Nall for earning a Doctorate in Engineering Management and Systems Engineering from George Washington University. This is a notable accomplishment, and you deserve to be recognized for it - well done.
Congratulations to Tamara Nall for earning a Doctorate in Engineering Management and Systems Engineering from George Washington University. This is a notable accomplishment, and you deserve to be recognized for it - well done.
ACE LLC Announces ACE Candidate, Tamara Nall, earns a Doctorate in Engineering Management and Systems Engineering.
ARLINGTON, VA (December 28, 2021)- Tamara Nall, CEO of The Leading Niche, has added to the depth of her qualifications and expertise, after earning a Doctorate in Engineering Management and Systems Engineering from George Washington University.
This latest achievement makes Nall one of only a few female Doctors in Engineering. She said: “I am so honored to be one of the few women to receive the highest level of academic accomplishment in engineering and specifically, machine learning. I dedicate this accomplishment to the millions of kids who have a passion for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) and encourage them to persevere against the odds and pursue a career in this field to change the world.”
Nall completed the Doctoral program with a dissertation that focused on machine learning. The dissertation was titled “Using Machine Learning to Predict Performance Issues with U.S. Federal Contracts” and explored how the federal government could reduce terminated or de-obligated contracts with Machine Learning.
Although the Federal Government incorporates data analytics programs, Dr. Nall studied awards from fiscal years 2014 to 2020, which showed that The U.S. Federal Government terminated or deobligated over $3.3 billion. Her research discovered that Machine Learning can be an effective tool in reducing the number of contract terminations. Through her research, she identified several influential variables to avoid performance issues in contracts awarded and provided a method to predict issues with contracts before they are awarded. The research also provided insights into federal contracting personnel concerning which variables (and their predictability) most strongly influence contract termination, so that decision makers can focus on them to avoid performance issues when awarding contracts.
Dr. Nall’s award-winning company, The Leading Niche, uses data and cutting-edge consulting to offer data analytics, machine learning and cloud solutions to her federal government clients. But with her new qualification, Dr. Nall, who is also tiktok's First Federal Contracting Expert, is positioning herself as a tech and machine leading authority. When asked how her new doctorate will influence her line of work, she explained: "Success is highly dependent on strategic decisions, but this new qualification has provided me with a more critical lens to view the future of strategic decisions and how machine learning can improve the outcome."
In addition to her newest qualification, Dr. Nall holds an MBA from The Harvard Business School in Boston, MA. She also boasts a BS degree in Chemical Engineering from The Georgia Institute of Technology and a BBA from Emory University in Atlanta, GA. But that’s not all, Nall is also the recipient of an honorary degree, Doctor of Humane Letters from Luther Rice College and Seminary in Atlanta, Georgia.
For further information about Dr. Tamara Nall, visit: tamaranall.com and www.theleadingniche.com.
Dr. Tamara Nall is attending Winter 2022 ACE Board Candidate Training Program to attain her Board Certification from Corporate Directors International LLC. (www.acellc.consulting).
Natalie Levy, CDI.D ACE Board Candidate Appointed to Two Board Positions
Congratulations to Natalie Levy for her appointment as Advisory Board Member with Essteem and Investor and Advisory Board Member with ChangeEngine. This represents the 70th and 71st Board appointment of Certified ACE Graduates to date.
Congratulations to Natalie Levy for her appointment as Advisory Board Member with Essteem and Investor and Advisory Board Member with ChangeEngine. Natalie's exceptional acumen in business, finance and technology will serve these boards well. This represents the 70th and 71st Board appointment of Certified ACE Graduates to date.
ACE LLC Announces the board appointment of ACE Graduate, Natalie Levy, CDI.D, to Essteem and ChangeEngine Boards of Directors.
Natalie Levy is an engineer and mathematician turned Wall Street derivatives trader, growth technology investor, and business-to-business (B2B) enterprise technology sales leader. She marries a deep understanding of data, data science, and technology paired with strong interpersonal skills. She has over a decade of angel investing experience and 20 years of hands-on operational experience through revenue execution, operational, and leadership roles selling into 34 countries. She experienced returns of 5-70x across all of her growth technology investments prior to 2018. She successfully exited 2 out of 15 investments, and experienced liquidity opportunities through Series D and Series E financing rounds.
Natalie ran investment deal sourcing efforts for a San Francisco-based private equity firm where she evaluated hundreds of investment opportunities and actively participated in operational recommendations for the firm’s investment portfolio companies.
She operates as a fractional revenue executive with deep expertise in real estate, financials, and technology and serves on two private company boards today. She is seeking opportunities with public and private companies with $100M-5Bn in market capitalization.
About Essteem:
New York-based Essteem offers Hackathons and a tech-driven approach to improving employee experience for DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion), CSR (corporate social responsibility), and ESG (environmental, social, and governance.)
About ChangeEngine:
San Francisco-based ChangeEngine increases employee adoption of people program from DEIB (diversity, equity, including, & belonging), onboarding, manager coaching, health & wellness, advocacy, CSR (corporate social responsibility), compliance, and culture & values.
Natalie will be supporting both companies with business and gotomarket strategy and offering strategic support around financing and raises.
Natalie Levy holds a designation as a qualified board candidate CDI.D from Corporate Directors International LLC. and is a 2021 graduate of the ACE Board Certification Program (www.acellc.consulting).
Congratulations @Essteem and @ChangeEngine for choosing Natalie Levy to join your Board of Directors. We know she will bring value and serve the board, company and stakeholders well.
Dessa Bokides, CDI.D ACE Board Candidate Appointed to COO / CFO
Congratulations to Dessa Bokides for her appointment to Chief Operating and Financial Officer of NEOM Tech & Digital Company, Saudi Arabia. Dessa has strong leadership skills and experience and was sought out to be the COO of this prestigious project in the Middle East.
Congratulations to Dessa Bokides for her appointment to Chief Operating and Financial Officer of NEOM Tech & Digital Company, Saudi Arabia. Dessa has strong leadership skills and experience and was sought out to be the COO of this prestigious project in the Middle East.
ACE LLC Announces the appointment of ACE Graduate, Dessa Bokides, CDI.D, to Chief Operating and Financial Office of NEOM Tech & Digital Co., Saudi Arabia.
For more than three decades Dessa Bokides has forged a formidable career with some of the most recognized organizations in the financial and technology sectors. As Chief Operating and Financial Officer at NEOM Tech & Digital Co., she is responsible for setting the strategic financial and operational direction of the company and ensuring that it has the people and technology in place to create lasting value. Created to power the world’s first cognitive ecosystem, NEOM Tech & Digital Company is developing and implementing the foundational infrastructure as well as a network of AI enabled technological solutions to seamlessly connect the physical and digital worlds. NEOM, it’s parent, is a planned giga-project in Saudi Arabia incorporating cutting edge, sustainable and advanced technologies to re-imagine and create the city of the future.
Before joining NEOM Tech & Digital Co., Bokides served as the COO and CFO of Galvanize, a technology learning company. Her work lay the foundation for its sale to K-12, a public company, for $165 million. Throughout her career, Bokides has fulfilled several executive level financial and operational leadership roles for banking giants, including Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank. She has also been a C-suite executive for Fortune 500 companies, private equity-backed and startup firms. They include Global Corporate Treasurer for GMAC and Chairperson for GMAC Bank (now Ally Financial) during the financial crisis, CFO of the global logistics and real estate firm Prologis and Corporate Treasurer of the international e-commerce and business services company, Pitney Bowes.
Bokides received an MBA from Columbia University and a BA in Anthropology from Colorado College. She serves on the Board of PBS12 in Denver and is a founder of the Hidden Brain Drain Task Force, a coalition of companies committed to global talent innovation and issues affecting women and minorities.
About NEOM, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia:
NEOM is a planned mega-city in the Tabuk Province of Saudi Arabia. Our goal is to reimagine the way people live by creating a cognitive city that uses real-time intelligence to fundamentally change the way people interact and work. The city is being constructed with sustainability technologies at its core—a true City of the Future.
Check out the video: https://www.neom.com/en-us/sectors/technology-and-digital
Dessa Bokides holds a designation as a qualified board candidate CDI.D from Corporate Directors International LLC. and is a 2019 graduate of the ACE Board Certification Program (www.acellc.consulting).
Congratulations @NEOM for choosing Dessa Bokides as the COO/CFO for NEOM Technology & Digital Sector. We know she will bring value to the company.
Rachel Goldman, CDI.D ACE Board Candidate Appointed to Board of Directors
Congratulations to Rachel Goldman for her appointment to Indiva Limited Board of Directors. This represents the 70th Board appointment of Certified ACE Graduates to date.
Congratulations to Rachel Goldman for her appointment to Indiva Limited Board of Directors. This represents the 70th Board appointment of Certified ACE Graduates to date.
ACE LLC Announces the board appointment of ACE Graduate, Rachel Goldman, CDI.D, to Indiva Limited Board of Directors.
LONDON, Ontario – December 16, 2021 – Indiva Limited (the “Company” or “Indiva”) (TSXV:NDVA
(OTCQX:NDVAF), the leading Canadian producer of cannabis edibles and other cannabis products, is pleased to announce that Ms. Rachel Goldman has been appointed to the board of directors of the Company.
“We are very pleased to have Ms. Goldman join our board of directors. Ms. Goldman's deep experience in the areas of finance, capital markets and corporate strategy will expand the skills matrix of the overall board,” said Niel Marotta, Chief Executive Officer of Indiva Limited.
Ms. Goldman has 20 years of experience in institutional sales, financings and corporate transactions during her career while at several Canadian brokerage firms where she developed an extensive list of investor relationships. In February 2020, she was appointed to the role of Chief Executive Officer and Director of Paramount Gold Nevada Corp (NYSE American: PZG). Ms. Goldman also serves as an independent director of Red Pine Exploration (TSXV: RPX). Ms Goldman is a Certified Board Candidate (CDI.D) and holds a Bachelor of Commerce, Major in Finance, from Concordia University. She is fluent in French and English, and resides in Montreal, Quebec.
ABOUT INDIVA:
Indiva sets the standard for quality and innovation in cannabis. As a Canadian licensed producer, Indiva produces and distributes award-winning cannabis products nationally, including Bhang® Chocolate, Wana™ Sour Gummies, Slow Ride Bakery Cookies, Jewels Chewable Tablets, Ruby® Cannabis Sugar, Sapphire™ Cannabis Salt, Grön edibles, as well as capsules, pre-rolls and premium flower under the INDIVA and Artisan Batch brands. Click here to connect with Indiva on LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, and here to find more information on the Company and its products.
Rachel Goldman holds a designation as a qualified board candidate CDI.D from Corporate Directors International LLC. and is a 2019 graduate of the ACE Board Certification Program (www.acellc.consulting).
Congratulations @IndivaLimited for choosing Rachel Goldman to join Indiva Limited Board of Directors. We know she will bring value and serve the board, company and stakeholders well.
Kay Henze, CDI.D ACE Board Candidate Appointed to Board of Directors
Congratulations to Kay Henze for her appointment to Ent Credit Union Board of Directors. This represents the 69th Board appointment of Certified ACE Graduates to date.
Congratulations to Kay Henze for her appointment to Ent Credit Union Board of Directors. This represents the 69th Board appointment of Certified ACE Graduates to date.
ACE LLC Announces the board appointment of ACE Graduate, Kay Henze, CDI.D, to Ent Credit Union Board of Directors.
Kay Henze is a Board Director, two-time Scale-Up CEO, Strategic Advisor and CMO with a multi-disciplined career in technology, telecommunications, retail and entrepreneurial ecosystem building. She is champion for growth and innovation having expanded scaleup to Fortune 15 businesses, leading all aspects of business strategy and operations with P&L accountability ranging from $10M to $1.7B and end to end business operations supporting up to 2,200 teammates and 28M customers. Kay spent over 20 years at Verizon Wireless driving consumer and B2B adoption of mobile technologies including serving as the CMO of the Northeast Area, the largest area within Verizon in terms of customers and revenue and President of the Houston and Gulf Coast Region.
Currently, Kay serves on the Board of Directors for Beyond Campus Innovations, an eLearning and content development company that is accelerating the adoption of interactive eLearning across higher education, government and enterprise customers. She is also the CEO/ED of the Blackstone Entrepreneurs Network (BEN) , where she has served as a Lead Advisor since 2016. BEN champions the growth of scale-up entrepreneurs to grow their companies, elevate their community and be a force for good.
Kay is looking forward to leveraging her unique skills as a member of the Ent Board of Directors and Governance Committee.
"I am delighted to be joining the strong board and team at ENT Credit Union, Colorado's #1 credit Union for four consecutive years, according to Forbes. ENT is uniquely and well positioned to continue to provide the tools, education and services that help improve the financial quality of life of its members." Kay Henze
About Ent Credit Union:
Founded in 1957, Ent Credit Union is a different kind of financial institution, committed to improving members’ financial quality of life and returning value through better rates, lower fees and dividends. As Colorado’s leading credit union, Ent has more than $7.0 billion in assets, more than 400,000 members and more than 45 convenient service center locations along the Front Range. Forbes’ “Best-In-State Credit Unions” survey ranked Ent #1 in the state of Colorado for 3 consecutive years. As a not-for-profit, community-chartered credit union, Ent’s membership is open to businesses and individuals who live, work, worship or attend school in Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, El Paso, Elbert, Fremont, Jefferson, Larimer, Pueblo, Teller and Weld counties. Ent is an Equal Housing and Equal Opportunity Lender, federally insured by the NCUA.
Learn more about Ent Credit Union Here
Kay Henze holds a designation as a qualified board candidate CDI.D from Corporate Directors International LLC. and is a 2019 graduate of the ACE Board Certification Program.
Congratulations @EntCreditUnion for choosing Kay Henze to join Ent Credit Union Board of Directors. We know she will bring value and serve the board, company and stakeholders well.
Cody Teets, CDI.D ACE Board Candidate Appointed to Interim President
Congratulations to Cody Teets for her appointment to Interim President of Regis University. Cody is the first female and lay leader of the 144-year-old Jesuit Catholic institution.
Congratulations to Cody Teets for her appointment to Interim President of Regis University. Cody is the first female and lay leader of the 144-year-old Jesuit Catholic institution. We are so proud of you.
ACE LLC Announces the appointment of ACE Graduate, Cody Teets, CDI.D, to Interim President of Regis University.
The Regis University Board of Trustees has named alumna and trustee Cody Teets to become Interim President effective Jan. 1, 2022. Teets grew up in North Denver and rose through the ranks to vice president at McDonald’s Corporation.
Teets, who is also a Regis affiliate business faculty member, will succeed the Rev. John P. Fitzgibbons, S.J., who announced last month he will step down on Dec. 31, 2021, after nearly 10 years as Regis’ 24th president.
Teets is the first female and lay leader of the 144-year-old Jesuit Catholic institution. She will serve until a permanent president is selected. The national search will launch in early 2022 and is expected to be completed in the summer.
Speaking on behalf of the Board of Trustees, Chair Robert B. Engel said, “We are delighted that Cody has enthusiastically agreed to serve as our Interim President. There is no one in a better position to build on the good works of Fr. Fitzgibbons and provide leadership to the Regis community until we can complete an exhaustive search for the 25th President. As an alum and a faculty member, she deeply understands and supports our Jesuit Catholic identity and the high quality of our faculty and staff. She will drive our commitment to the education and growth of a highly diverse student population creating leaders in service to others.”
"I am honored and appreciative to have the confidence of Bob Engel and the Board of Trustees to serve in the role of Interim President. Regis has a strong cabinet and faculty that I am proud to partner with," Teets said. "I look forward to working in partnership with the Regis community to build upon excellence in higher education. I am excited to be in a collaborative position where together we will continue to be more, to seek more, and give more."
About Cody:
Teets started working at McDonald’s while attending Pomona High School in Arvada. While an employee, she earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Colorado-Boulder and later a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) from Regis. Shortly after graduating from Regis in 1998, Teets rose to divisional operations director and later was promoted to Market CEO with oversight of the 8th largest global market
In her final role as vice president for franchise relations, she managed engagement with 1,800 independent franchisees representing 14,000 restaurants and 550,000 employees. She also authored a book, Golden Opportunity: Remarkable Careers That Began at McDonald's, to demonstrate how entry-level jobs, often the butt of jokes, can launch very successful careers, including that of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. All proceeds from the book benefit the Ronald McDonald House, which provides a home-away-from-home for families of seriously ill children being treated at hospitals.
Teets left McDonald’s in 2017 to start her own consultancy firm advising private equity, small businesses and universities on operations, reinvestment, and training challenges. She has been a Regis trustee since 2013, and an affiliate professor in the Regis MBA program since 2018. Teets resides in Arvada with her husband Dan. They have two adult children.
Cody Teets holds a designation as a qualified board candidate CDI.D from Corporate Directors International LLC. and is a 2020 winter graduate of the ACE Board Certification Program. She is a qualified board candidate for a private or public company board.
Congratulations @RegisUniversityBoardofTrustees for choosing Cody Teets as Interim President. We know she will bring value and serve the board, faculty and staff well.
Giselle Bonzi, CDI.D., ACE Board Candidate Recognized as 2021 50 Fastest Growing Women-Owned / Led Companies
Congratulations to Giselle Bonzi, CDI.D, President at Washington Capital Partners, for her recognition as 50 Fastest Growing Women-Owned / Led Companies.
Congratulations to Giselle Bonzi, CDI.D, President at Washington Capital Partners, for her recognition as 50 Fastest Growing Women-Owned / Led Companies.
ACE LLC Announces the Recognition of Giselle Bonzi , CDI.D, President at Washington Capital Partners, as 50 Fastest Growing Women-Owned / Led Companies.
The Women Presidents' Organization (WPO), in collaboration with JPMorgan Chase Commercial Banking, released the 14th annual ranking of the 50 Fastest Growing Women-Owned/Led Companies. The companies on this year's 50 Fastest Growing Women-Owned/Led Companies list span a range of industries, from consumer products to STEM-related fields. From January to December of 2020, the 50 Fastest generated a combined $4.1 billion in revenue and collectively employed more than 24,000 people.
"In a time when the normal course of business has been upended in nearly every sector, we are thrilled to celebrate the talent and resilience of these 50 accomplished leaders," said Camille Burns, CEO of the Women Presidents' Organization. "Thanks to JPMorgan Chase Commercial Banking, we are excited to highlight the crucial role these diverse and vibrant women-owned and -led companies play in creating jobs and growing the global economy."
Read the full article HERE
“It is an immense honor to be recognized along with other brilliant and resilient women who have worked relentlessly during the pandemic to create impactful growth in their businesses. We all had to wear multiple or additional hats in 2021; in our businesses and at home. We had the pressure to perform not only to ensure our businesses thrived and flourished, but to also ensure that our team members were safe, healthy, and continued to be able to support themselves and their families. Every decision, every day, and at times, every hour, counted last year. There was no roadmap for what to do and what were best practices under those circumstances. I have always believed that there isn’t a limit to what one can accomplished with hard work, preparation, and dedication when surrounded by, and when influenced by, the right group of people. In that sense, I am proud to be part of WPO, and to be an ACE alumna. As we look forward to wrapping up another challenging year, I am inspired by what all of us 50 honorees were able to accomplish during these trying times. If we were all able to successfully navigate 2020 and 2021, I cannot wait to see what the future holds for each one of us.”
-Giselle Bonzi
Giselle holds a designation as a qualified board candidate CDI.D from Corporate Directors International LLC and is a 2021 Spring graduate of the ACE Board Certification Program.
Thank you @WPO and @JPMorganChase for honoring Giselle Bonzi
Sally Sommers, CDI.D., ACE Board Candidate Appointed to Board of Trustees
Congratulations to Sally Sommers for her appointment to the Iliff School of Theology Board of Trustees.
Congratulations to Sally Sommers for her appointment to the Iliff School of Theology Board of Trustees.
Sally Sommers has been a trusted advisor to corporate boards of directors, CEOs, and executive management.
ACE LLC Announces the board appointment of ACE Graduate, Sally Sommers, CDI.D, to the Iliff School of Theology Board of Trustees.
Sally Sommers is a seasoned executive corporate attorney who has been C-suite corporate counsel for Fortune 500 financial and payment companies’ boards of directors, CEOs, and executive management. In her role, she led the strategic development, delivery and management of all employment related legal matters in 59 countries in addition to serving on the ethics, DEI, and risks committees. In her 20 plus years as a trusted advisor to board of directors and CEOs she gained valuable experience in managing the issues facing many boards today such as global human capital management matters, labor relations, global expansions and transformations, M&A, remote work, talent management and retention, succession planning, ESG, and DEI.
Sally is a frequent presenter at industry and professional conferences and has received numerous awards. She is respected for anticipating trends in complex global environments and her skill in identifying and mitigating legal risk.
"I am honored to share that I have joined the Iliff School of Theology Board of Trustees, serving on the DEI Committee. Founded in 1892, the Iliff School of Theology, located in Denver, Colorado, is recognized nationally and internationally for its emphasis on social justice, inclusiveness, and religious diversity. Iliff offers programs that educate and develop leaders with courageous theological imagination."
-Sally Sommers
Learn more about the Iliff School of Theology here.
Congratulations @IliffSchoolofTheology, for choosing Sally Sommers to join the Iliff School of Theology Board of Trustees. We know she will bring value and serve the board, and school well.
Sally Sommers holds a designation as a qualified board candidate CDI.D from Corporate Directors International LLC. and is a 2018 graduate of the ACE Board Certification Program (www.acellc.consulting).
Angela Reddix, Ph.D., ACE Board Candidate Recognized as Ebony's 2021 Power 100
Congratulations to Angela Reddix for her recognition as Innovation Leader in Ebony's 2021 Power 100!
Congratulations to Angela Reddix for her recognition as Innovation Leader in Ebony's 2021 Power 100!
ACE LLC Announces the Recognition of Angela Reddix, Ph.D. as Ebony's 2021 Power 100
EBONY is proud to announce the return and reimagining of its signature program with the 2021 EBONY Power 100. Taking place in Los Angeles on October 23, the star-studded awards ceremony will honor the remarkable achievements of African-Americans across industries and mark the culmination of the brand’s 75th anniversary year.
Spanning 10 categories, this year’s list highlights outstanding leaders across a variety of fields and disciplines from business, sports, media, activism and music to entertainment and more.
INNOVATION LEADERS
DR. ANGELA REDDIX, BEST-SELLING AUTHOR, TEDX SPEAKER AND FOUNDER OF ARDX AND ENVISION LEAD GROW
BEATRICE DIXON, CO-FOUNDER AND CEO, THE HONEY POT COMPANY
SONGE LARON AND DAVE SALVANT, CO-FOUNDERS, SQUIRE
ISAAC HAYES III, FOUNDER, FANBASE
JOY BUOLAMWINI, FOUNDER, THE ALGORITHMIC JUSTICE LEAGUE
MC HAMMER, TECH INVESTOR
DR. PATRICE HARRIS, PSYCHIATRIST AND CO-FOUNDER AND CEO OF EMED
TANYA VAN COURT, FOUNDER AND CEO, GOALSETTER
ARLAN HAMILTON, FOUNDER AND MANAGING PARTNER, BACKSTAGE CAPITAL
Read the full article HERE.
Angela is a participant in the 2021 Fall ACE Board Certification Program (www.acellc.consulting), due to graduate in November 2021 with her board certification from Corporate Directors International LLC, USA.
Thank you @Ebony for honoring Angela Reddix #leadership #womenpower