Navigating Your Path to the Boardroom
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NACD New Jersey
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Gina Barberio
Chapter Coordinator
NACD New Jersey Chapter
293 Route 18 South, Suite D 313
East Brunswick, NJ 08816
ginabarberio@comcast.net
732-698-7771
Kristin Hassan
Executive Director
NACD New Jersey Chapter
kristin.hassan@outlook.com
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About The Event
This event featured discussions on a women's journey to the boardroom and how to navigate their own path. It was designed for women who are searving on a board or aspiring to join one.
Agenda & Speakers
8:00 a.m. - Registration/networking, & breakfast
8:30 a.m. - Welcoming Remarks
8:35 a.m. - Session 1: Women Board Members and their Journey to the Boardroom
Tanuja Dehne: Independent Board Director
Daria Torres: Managing Partner, Walls Torres Group; Independent Director, Columbia Bank New Jersey; Advisory Board Member, DigiStream Investigations
Michele Siekerka: President & CEO, New Jersey Business & Industry Association (NJBIA)
9:35 a.m. - Mini-Session: The Courage Gap
Dr. Margie Warrell: Leadership Advisor, Speaker, Author
9:50 a.m. - Session 2: The Resources To Help You Get There
Alice Brennan: Independent Board Director
Jeanmarie Dunn-Kane: Counsel, Riker Danzig LLP
Gloria Mirrione: Executive Director, Head of Financial Services, Americas, Acre
Scott Raymond: Corporate Issuer, Account Manager, Broadridge
10:35 a.m. - Networking break / Move to Concurrent Sessions
10:55 a.m. (concurrent sessions) -
Session 3A: Board Oversight of Fast Growing Private & PE backed Companies - Challenges and Opportunities
Isela Bahena: Managing Director, Private Equity Infrastructure, Nuveen
Mary Madeski: President and CFO, Board member, Tierpoint Data Centres, Member of the Board of Trustees, Cornell University
Sharon Manewitz: Co-Founder of Manewitz Weiker Associates LLC; Independent Board Director
Susan Gray: Independent Board Director; Director, NACD New Jersey Chapter
Session 3B: Not-for-Profit Session
Sara Pena: Director of External Affairs, PSEG
Sherise Ritter: Board Member & Former Chairman, RWJ University Hospital Foundation; Former Chair, MIDJersey Chamber of Commerce; Former President, YWCA of Trenton
Robin Doyle (Moderator): Independent Board Director
11:55 a.m. - Closing Remarks
Speakers
Resources
Thank you to our chapter sponsors for providing the following thought leadership pieces:
Broadridge
EY
Grant Thornton
Morgan Lewis
OnBoard
PwC
- Elevating board performance: The critical role of director onboarding
- Going public? What you need to know about corporate governance
- Overseeing cyber risk: the board’s role
- PwC’s 2024 Annual Corporate Directors Survey
- Seeking a corporate board seat
- Trends shaping corporate governance in 2025
NACD New Jersey
Contact Us
Gina Barberio
Chapter Coordinator
NACD New Jersey Chapter
293 Route 18 South, Suite D 313
East Brunswick, NJ 08816
ginabarberio@comcast.net
732-698-7771
Kristin Hassan
Executive Director
NACD New Jersey Chapter
kristin.hassan@outlook.com
Find a Chapter
Final Days to Save $1,500 on
NACD Directors Summit™
2026 Registration
Register by Thursday, April 30 to take advantage of this exclusive discounted pricing.
October 11-14, 2026
The Gaylord National Harbor | Washington, DC Area
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