Connect with Directors and PE Firms hiring for board roles
Build key skills in high-impact workshops on today's hottest topics
Stay ahead with the latest trends in the boardroom landscape
Network with powerhouse women serving on corporate boards
Get inspired by those who’ve already kicked down the doors
Why You Can’t Miss #GetOnBoard WEEK
2000+
Attendees
100+
speakers
30+
sessions
7th
ANNUAL
The How Women Lead events always inspire me to engage with others. I learn a ton and feel 'full' after the time spent in the company of these amazing women.
2026 #getonboard week schedule
SEPTEMBER 14
8 AM PT / 11 AM ET
Virtual
Opening Session
50-minute session
SEPTEMBER 14
9 AM PT / 12 PM ET
Virtual
Mastering the Key Pillars That Signal Your Board-Readiness
Nancy Sheppard, Shelly Lombard, Millicent Tracey, Jennifer McFarlane
75-minute session
SEPTEMBER 14
10 AM PT / 1 PM ET
Virtual
Become a High-Value Director: Demonstrate Influence, Judgment, and Significant Shareholder Impact
Gayle Crowell, Barbara Turner, Evelyn Dilsaver
50-minute session
SEPTEMBER 14
11 AM PT / 2 PM ET
Virtual
Workshop: Build an AI-Powered Vision Board to Guide Your Next Steps
Rose Hartwig, Nadia Hansen
50-minute session
SEPTEMBER 14
1 PM PT / 4 PM ET
Virtual
Roundtable Networking
60-minute session
MEET our 2026 leaders
#getonboard week chairs
megan Schoettmer
Regional President, Northern California
PNC Bank
beverly bian
Business Development Director
Moss Adams
program leaders
nancy sheppard
Founder & CEO
Women2Boards
kristen anderson
Advisory/Board Member
EWMD, JGG, WOBAL
track leaders
nicole white
Founding Principal Emerita | Advisor
Newfront
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2026 LEADERSHIP COMMITTeE
Aarthi Belani
Carmen Park
Cindy Zamora
Deidre Boulware
Gwen Muse-Evans
Jean Nycz
Josette Ferrer
Keera Godfrey
Laura Provenzale
Maria Buchanan
Melody Kronbach
Olga Camargo
Rose Hartwig
Shawnte Mitchell
Sue Harnett
Tamara Gracon
Amy Fields
Carolyn Valentine
Corean Canty
Elise Brownell
Heather Jerrehian
Jennifer Lee
Julie Teer
Kenyokee Crowell
Lisa Abendroth
Marva Bailer
Nancy Sheppard
Pippa Scarlett
Sandra Rivera
Shreya Jain
Summer Poletti
Teri Reinseth
Anne Moser
Cathy Skala
Dawn Zappetti
Essye Miller
Jane Tam
Jenny Kay Pollock
Karen Silverman
Kristen Anderson
Lucia Valero
Megan Schoettmer
Nelly Montoya
Rebecca Getz
Sandy Fiaschetti
Siddika Demir
Susie Steinhagen
Theresa Wright
Brandeis Parkman
Chathuri Daluwatte
Deborah Snow Walsh
Gayle Crowell
Janet Miller Evans
Jodi Kaelle
Karina Diaz
Kristen Robinson
Margrette Newhouse
Melanie Gross
Nicole White
Reetu Gupta
Sara Lord
Stacy Chick
Suzanne Burns
Wendy Morton-Huddleston