Press Release

At its annual meeting held on Tuesday, September 21, 2021, the Thirty Percent Coalition Board of Directors voted for the appointment of two new Directors:

• Susan Angele - Senior Advisor, Board Governance, at KPMG's Board Leadership Center
• Anna Mok - Co-Founder, President & Chairman of The Board, Ascend

The Executive Committee was elected for a one-year term and includes:

• Julie Kanak, Chair – Managing Director, Diversified Search
• Susan Clark, Vice Chair - Managing Director, Sun Capital
• Patti Gazda, Secretary – Corporate Governance Officer, Ohio Public Employees' Retirement System
• Dawn Jones, Treasurer - Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer & Vice President of Social Impact, Intel
• Charlotte Laurent-Ottomane - Executive Director, Thirty Percent Coalition<

“We would like to extend a warm welcome to our new board members. The Coalition continues to gain national recognition for our work to increase corporate board diversity. I look forward to continue working with the board to achieve our goals. I would also like to extend a warm thanks to our outgoing board members for their service and dedication to the Coalition’s success,” said Charlotte Laurent-Ottomane, Executive Director of the Thirty Percent Coalition.

Coalition Board members at large include:

• Esther Aguilera – CEO, Latino Corporate Directors Association
• Susan Angele - Senior Advisor, Board Governance, at KPMG's Board Leadership Center
• Karlie Ilaria – Head of Diversity & Inclusion, Paul Hastings
• Renaye Manley – Deputy Director, Service Employees International Union
• Gianna McCarthy – Director of Corporate Governance, New York State Retirement Fund
• Holly McMullan – Head of Business Development - North America, Apollo Global Management
• Anna Mok - Co-Founder, President & Chairman Of The Board, Ascend
• Marybeth Schmitz – Managing Director, Global Head of Administration & HR, Vista Equity Partners
• Christine Shaw – Assistant Treasurer for Policy State of Connecticut Office of the Treasurer