Cheri Husney, president of OnBoard presented the results of the 2018 study. Last year OnBoard called out what seemed to be new momentum in the increasing number of “Power of 3” companies, those with three or more women on the board. This year Cheri noted that this momentum continues with the major statistics increasing more than is the usual trend year over year. She called it “Leaping Forward”. For instance the number of Georgia companies that have women on their board increased by 13% over last year 60.5 % to 68.3%. She also noted that The Coca-Cola Company increased to 5 women on the board, more than any other company in Georgia. More details can be found in the Study Brochure.

Tilray Inc., a global pioneer in cannabis cultivation, processing, distribution and research, today announced the appointment of Christine St.Clare, founder of St.Clare Advisors and formerly a Partner at KPMG; Rebekah Dopp, a Principal in Global Partnerships at Google; and, Maryscott “Scotty” Greenwood, CEO of the Canadian American Business Council and a Principal at Dentons to the company’s Board of Directors. Tilray Inc., currently a private Canadian company, has recently filed an IPO on Nasdaq.

What a fantastic time we had at the June breakfast with the panel discussion of our 2018 Executive Leadership Honor Roll Lauren Childers, Chief Financial Officer of North Highland, Katharine Mobley, Chief Marketing Officer of First Advantage, and Juliette Pryor, Senior Vice-President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary of Cox Enterprises, Inc., moderated by Ceree Eberly, Ret. Chief People Officer of The Coca-Cola Company! Some of the key takeaways from the panel were: men mentors can be important too; choose the timing of your family for what is right for you and not your employer but involve them; be sure to do things to sustain you; first and last impressions mean a lot; relationships matter as much as the way you do your job; remember the only constant is change, own it and embrace it; take control of your own career and figure out what is necessary to get to your goal both internally and externally. Pictures from the event.

The 2018 OnBoard Development Group class will accept up to 10 women who are board ready for private or public for-profit boards. The six monthly sessions, starting in April, prepare the participants to raise their visibility for board candidacy. Past participant Terri Johdahl, CEO of CAB Incorporated, said: “You really do an awesome job on (OBDG)…What a wonderful service you are providing for aspiring women board members”. Application deadline is March 28, 2018 but early submission is recommended as the seats will be filled as qualified participants are accepted. More information and application form.

If you missed the February reception last week, you miss a fun time. There were many new faces to OnBoard and of course plenty of the regular participants. View a few of the pictures here. The evening was sponsored by State Bank & Trust.

The next OnBoard event is lunch on March 14th, on the topic of Demystifying Shareholder Activism: What Opportunities Come with It?” Patricia Lenkov who heads up Agility Executive Search will share her experience working with some of the world’s leading activist investors recruiting board directors for activist slates. She will give her view about this as an avenue to board opportunities for women. She is also a Strategic Partner of The Koblentz Group collaborating to resolve their clients’ most sensitive board recruitment and boardroom governance matters. Register now through OnBoard’s website.