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CONTENTS WELCOME FROM WELD & OTTERBEIN UNIVERSITY ..................................................................................... 4

2020 WELD BOARD OF DIRECTORS, ASSOCIATES & CHAPTER LEADERSHIP ................................................. 5

LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ....................................................................................................... 6

CONFERENCE & CORPORATE BOARD TRACK SPONSORS ............................................................................. 7

2020 NATIONAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE CORPORATE BOARD TRACK .................................................... 8

2020 CONFERENCE AT A GLANCE ............................................................................................................... 10

OPENING SESSION BIOGRAPHIES ................................................................................................................ 11

HIDDEN FOR-PROFIT BOARD SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES ............................................................................. 15

HOT TOPICS IN THE BOARDROOM .............................................................................................................. 16

JOURNEY TO MY FIRST BOARD SEAT .......................................................................................................... 17

PANELISTS BIOGRAPHIES ............................................................................................................................ 18

MODERATOR BIOGRAPHIES ........................................................................................................................ 25

JOIN WELD TODAY ...................................................................................................................................... 26

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WELCOME FROM WELD & OTTERBEIN UNIVERSITY

We at WELD and Otterbein understand that 2020 has been a year like no other. This is the 10th anniversary year of the WELD and Otterbein annual leadership conference. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us have gone through so much that has been beyond our control. Times like these call for reinvention. With this in mind, we are excited to announce that the 2020 conference will be fully virtual. As in prior years, we will have the extraordinary line up of speakers and topics that you have been accustomed to and will deliver the content straight to you in your home or office. This one-day national event features over 50 accomplished speakers presenting on a variety of timely career topics. Centered on this year’s overarching theme, Control Your Next, participants will spend a day on a variety of topics to help them identify thoughtful strategies to move forward and “get them to their next,” however they may define it. Register early to obtain a discount! WELD’s mission is to develop and advance women’s leadership to strengthen the economic prosperity of the communities it serves. We do this by building programs, events, and a community to support leadership development and business growth. Research has proven that the prosperity of a region increases when women share leadership roles in businesses, educational institutions, non-profit organizations, and government entities. Otterbein is an inclusive community dedicated to educating the whole person in the context of humane values. Our mission is to prepare graduates to think deeply and broadly, to engage locally and globally, and to advance their professions and communities. An Otterbein education is distinguished by the intentional blending of the liberal arts and professional studies, combined with a unique approach to integrating direct experience into all learning. The main conference will feature over 25 breakout sessions on a variety of topics that will include elements of this year’s conference Control Your Next. These sessions will offer something for everyone and will provide attendees with key takeaways that they can implement in their careers and businesses to enhance their leadership efficacy. Our corporate board specialty track will provide targeted content for those who aspire to serve on for profit boards. Please see the online brochure for more information about this dynamic offering with premier speakers and registration requirements. We are offering a new track this year – the WELD Government Boards and Commissions Skills Certification Program for those aspiring to serve on these types of boards. We thank you for making it a priority to invest in your leadership development by choosing to spend the day with us! Make it a great day! Sarah, John & Barb

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2020 WELD BOARD OF DIRECTORS, ASSOCIATES &

CHAPTER LEADERSHIP

BOARD CHAIR - Sarah Mueller, LEED AP, Director Business Development, The Beck Group

BOARD TREASURER - Lisa G. Shuneson, CPA, PFS, Partner, Whalen & Company, CPAs

BOARD SECRETARY - Rita McNeil Danish, Partner, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP

• Beth Alloway, Senior Vice President, Commercial Banking Team Leader, Huntington National Bank

• Vinita Bahri-Mehra, Director + Leader + Global Business Practice, Kegler, Brown, Hill + Ritter

• Amy Bonitatibus, Managing Director, Chief Marketing & Communications Officer, Chase Home Lending, Chase

• Irina Ceaparu, Senior Manager, Enterprise Information Management, Business Information Delivery, Alliance Data

• Marsha Conaway, Partner, J L Conaway Consulting, LLC

• Aparna Dial, MS, MBA, LEED AP, WMC Senior Sustainability Consultant, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

• Joy Gallo, Chief Procurement Officer, Performance Health

• Sara Goldhardt, CPA, Director, State & Local Tax Services, GBQ Partners LLC

• Susan Barrett Harty, Partner, Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

• Lori Kendall, Operating Partner, Morgan Hill Partners; Adjunct Faculty, Case Western Reserve University &

The Ohio State University

• Michael Kiene, CPA, Partner, EY Columbus

• Purba Majumder, President, Cybervation, Inc.

• Manuel Martinez, Dean of Undergraduate Studies; Associate Professor of Spanish, Ohio Dominican University

• Jeff Milgrom, President & CEO, Event Marketing Strategies

• Mary Sheehan, Principal Research Scientist, Battelle

• Sapna Welsh, Partner, Leverage HR

PRESIDENT & CEO - Barb Smoot, WELD

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT - Peggy Potter, Owner, The Ultimate Assistant LLC

NATIONAL MEMBER & EVENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES - Danielle Callaghan, WELD

NATIONAL CHAPTER MANAGEMENT OFFICER - Deepa Kellar, WELD

NATIONAL OPERATIONS OFFICER - Mindy Koenig, WELD

CHAPTER LEADERSHIP

• Charleston Co-Chairs: Amy Condaras and Danielle Waltz

• Cleveland Co-Chairs: Colleen Dugarte and Jodi Olivo

• Columbus Co-Chairs: Katie Morris and Diana Rife

• Pittsburgh Co-Chairs: Laurie Barkman and Meagan Bond

• Southern Ohio Chair: Lynda Kline

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LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE COMMITTEE

CO-CHAIRS

• Jennifer Borer, Manager, Customer & In-store Experience, Big Lots

• Bryn Sowash, Senior Leadership, Acceptd

LOGISTICS AND FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

• Kelly Mohr, Covetrus

• Rachel Schutt-Hinsch, The Rubicon Advisory Group

• Julie Battles, JobsOhio

MARKETING MANAGEMENT

• Melissa Rovtar, Manager of Special Projects, Big Lots

• Maegan Richards, Graphic Designer, Bath & Body Works

SPEAKER RELATIONS

• Diana Westhoff, Speak 4 You, LLC

• Kelli Cannon, COTA

• Maria Guthrie, Attorney, Kegler Brown Hill + Ritter

SPONSOR RELATIONSHIP & GIFT BAG MANAGEMENT

• Jennifer Borer, Manager, Customer & In-store Experience, Big Lots

• Bryn Sowash, Senior Leadership, Acceptd

DAY-OF-EVENT VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT

• Carla Cole, Vice President, Change 4 Growth Consulting

• Yolanda Burgess, Office Manager, Avation Medical, Inc.

SURVEY MEASUREMENT MANAGEMENT

• Malikah Cotton, Senior Analyst, Capability Implementations, Alliance Data Card Services

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CONFERENCE & CORPORATE BOARD TRACK SPONSORS

About Huntington

Huntington Bancshares Incorporated is a regional bank holding company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, with $109 billion of

assets and a network of 868 full-service branches, including 12 Private Client Group offices, and 1,448 ATMs across seven

Midwestern states. Founded in 1866, The Huntington National Bank and its affiliates provide consumer, small business,

commercial, treasury management, wealth management, brokerage, trust, and insurance services. Huntington also provides

vehicle finance, equipment finance, national settlement, and capital market services that extend beyond its core states. Visit

huntington.com for more information.

WELD wishes to thank co-presenting sponsor, Otterbein University, for its support of WELD’S mission and this event. Without Otterbein’s commitment and support, this event would not have been possible

SILVER PROGRAM SPONSOR BRONZE PROGRAM SPONSOR

MEDIA PARTNERS

RIVETER AWARD SPONSOR

CORPORATE BOARD TRACK SPONSOR

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2020 NATIONAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE CORPORATE

BOARD TRACK A wealth of studies shows that when corporate boards include three or more women on them, these companies financially outperform those companies with no women on their boards. In addition, companies with more women on their boards give back more philanthropically to their communities. Therefore, it is vitally important for companies to make inclusion of women on their boards a pivotal strategy to increase the economic performance of their organizations. It is also critical that women be proactive in creating and implementing a personal development plan and strategy to maximize interest in them by corporate board nominating committees. WELD is excited to announce its 2020 corporate board track that will be conducted in parallel with the main WELD | Otterbein University “Control Your Next” leadership conference. This track consists of three breakout sessions that will feature corporate directors and experts on public and private company board service. The directors serve on a diverse list of boards that span across a range of industries and geographies. These sessions will provide attendees the unique opportunity to hear from directors from outside their immediate geography, an important element in the process of searching for board opportunities. To ensure attendees have ample opportunity to pose questions to the directors session attendance will be capped. The target audience for the corporate board training track is C-suite executives or senior leaders with a strong interest in or actively pursuing public and/or private company board service. More detailed information about the breakout sessions and the outstanding lineup of panelists and moderators is included in this brochure.

DATE: Thursday, June 11, 2020

9:00am-10:15am Opening Session and Keynote

10:30am-12:00pm Conference Breakout Session #1

12:15pm-1:00pm Lunchtime Keynote

1:15pm-2:45pm Conference Breakout Session #2

3:00pm-4:30pm Conference Breakout Session #3

LOCATION: Online Virtual Event – via the ZOOM platform

Important Information: Submission of Board Bios Attendees have the option of submitting their board bios for inclusion in a packet that will be given to the directors who will be serving as panelists for this track. Submitting a bio is not a requirement to attend the session, however, this is a great opportunity to establish valuable connections with directors on for-profit boards. These connections could possibly lead to your first for-profit board position. We encourage you to make the time to create a true board bio that shows the value that you would bring to serving on a board and sets you apart from the rest. A board bio is not the same as a resume. Your board bio is an important representation of your brand – consider hiring a professional or a coach to assist you with your bio. If you need assistance with creating or updating your board bio and/or executive resume, WELD has partnered with Nolan Branding for a discount as an option that you may consider using. Information on Nolan Branding is included on our website in the corporate board training section of the leadership conference. Your content must be submitted to Nolan Branding by May 14th if you wish to enter into an engagement with them to develop your board bio in order for it to be completed by the May 31st submission deadline!* Please contact Barb Smoot (smootb@weldoh.org) for more information.

DUE DATE FOR BIO SUBMISSION TO WELD: May 31, 2020, 5:00pm (We are sorry, but extensions cannot be granted under any circumstances.)

SUBMIT TO: Barb Smoot at smootb@weldoh.org

FORMAT: Word document, limited to one page, with your contact information included along with high resolution head shot

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Board Track Registration Information The number of seats is limited, and seats will be offered on a first-come first served basis. These sessions are not open to

general conference attendees.

* This rate is only available for those who own the corporate member slots.

Refunds are not available for this conference. Session attendees may not assign their registrations to other attendees without

express written approval from WELD. Registrations that are part of the Signature Event or Breakout Session sponsorship

packages may be applied to this track for an additional fee. Contact Barb Smoot for more information.

Registration closes at midnight on June 5th!

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EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION

(UNTIL MAY 22ND)

REGULAR REGISTRATION (CLOSES JUNE 5TH)

Corporate Member Slot Owners* $175.00 $200.00

Member Rate $200.00 $250.00

Non-Member Rate $300.00 $325.00

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2020 CONFERENCE AT A GLANCE

TIME ACTIVITY – ZOOM WEBINAR PLATFORM

Connect to Opening Session – Sponsored by Huntington National Bank

9:00am-10:15am Welcome: John Comerford, Ph.D., President, Otterbein University Kathy Krendl, Ph.D., President Emerita, Otterbein University Sarah Mueller, LEED AP, Director Business Development Healthcare, The Beck Group; WELD National Board Chair Speaker Introduction: Barb Smoot, President & CEO, WELD Keynote Address: “Control Your Next,” featuring The “Amazing” Tei Street Wrap Up & Conference Overview: Jennifer Borer, Manager, Customer & In-Store Experience, Big Lots Bryn Sowash, Senior Leadership, Acceptd

Connect to Morning Breakout Session

10:30am-12:00pm Hidden For-Profit Board Service Opportunities

Connect to Lunch Keynote

12:15pm-1:00pm Lunch Keynote

Connect o Afternoon Breakout Sessions

1:15pm-2:45pm Hot Topics in the Boardroom

Connect to Final Session

3:00pm-4:30pm My Journey to My First Board Seat

Sponsored by:

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OPENING SESSION BIOGRAPHIES

THE “AMAZING” TEI STREET STREETTALK WITH THE “AMAZING” TEI STREET

The “Amazing” Tei Street has more than 25 years of experience in higher education, curriculum development, training in sexual assault prevention, domestic violence prevention, ATOD prevention, diversity & inclusion, as well as advocacy, education and youth leadership development. She has a B.A & an M.A. from The Ohio State University. The “Amazing” Tei Street is a national motivational speaker, trainer and education consultant. Her love and passion for positively affecting the lives of people, comes through each time she pops on a stage, gymnasium floor…or ZOOM screen. Tei’s masterful use of humor, coupled with her gift for storytelling makes her a crowd favorite. Tei challenges her audiences to take the knowledge they gain to move from motion to action; walking in what makes them “amazing!” Tei is prepared to engage, inspire and motivate audiences to move into action to change their lives, communities, and their worlds. www.amazingteistreet.com

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OPENING SESSION BIOGRAPHIES

JOHN COMERFORD, PH.D. PRESIDENT, OTTERBEIN UNIVERSITY John L. Comerford, Ph.D. Otterbein’s 21st President John Comerford comes to Otterbein with over 20 years of experience in university leadership, including the past 13 years at liberal arts institutions. His most recent role was at Blackburn College in downstate Illinois, where he served as president. During his time there, the institution achieved enrollment growth through a focus on underserved populations, a record-breaking fundraising campaign, the launch of new academic and co-curricular programs, investments in faculty/staff compensation, and the renovation of four major campus buildings. Prior to Blackburn, Comerford worked at Westminster College (Missouri), Missouri Western

State University, and Ball State University (Indiana). He studied political science as an undergraduate student at Western Illinois University and thought he was headed to law school until a mentor told him he might enjoy a student affairs profession. That led him to earn a master’s degree in student personnel administration at the University of Central Missouri. He earned his doctorate degree in higher education administration at the University of Kansas, where he also worked on a Lumina Grant to study student migration patterns. Comerford has been married 16 years to Rachel Rumple Comerford, and they have three children: Garrett, Reagan and Grant.

KATHY KRENDL, PH.D. PRESIDENT EMERITA, OTTERBEIN UNIVERSITY Kathy A. Krendl, Ph.D., served as the 20th president and the first woman to lead Otterbein University from 2009 to 2018. During her tenure at Otterbein, the university completed the largest comprehensive campaign in its history, exceeding the goal of $50 million. She also led planning and fund-raising efforts, yielding $6 million in public and private funding, for The Point, a facility that serves as the crossroads for student learning through collaboration with community and corporate partners. During her tenure President Krendl served on a number of central Ohio boards including the Osteopathic Heritage Foundation, YWCA Columbus, Ohio Campus Compact, Westerville Area Resource Ministry, and I Know I Can. She also co-chaired the Ohio Foundation for Independent Colleges Women’s Scholarship Initiative.

Dr. Krendl taught in the area of Women and Leadership and established the Otterbein Women’s Leadership Network to develop regional partnerships promoting opportunities for women of all ages. She also founded the Otterbein Women’s Leadership Advisory Council. President Krendl was awarded the Global Women’s Summit Leadership Award, Living Faith Award, Ohio’s Most Powerful and Influential Women Award, and Deloitte’s WISE Woman Award. In 2015, she was honored by WELD (Women for Economic and Leadership Development) as the first recipient of the Riveter Award. In December 2016, she was a finalist for the CEO of the Year (Large Nonprofit Category) by Columbus CEO magazine. In 2017 President Krendl received the Smart Business magazine Progressive Woman award, and in 2018 the Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges (OFIC) Volunteer of the Year award, and the Helping Hands of Central Ohio Ambassador for Education award. She was also named a 2018 YWCA Woman of Achievement honoree and selected as the Westerville Area Chamber of Commerce Business Person of the Year. President Emerita Krendl now serves as Senior Consultant with RH Perry and Associates, an executive search firm specializing in higher education.

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OPENING SESSION BIOGRAPHIES

SARAH MUELLER, LEED AP DIRECTOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT HEALTHCARE, THE BECK GROUP & WELD NATIONAL BOARD CHAIR

Sarah Mueller is a healthcare strategist with more than 20 years of experience in helping healthcare providers streamline their operations to realize new efficiencies and improve outcomes. She spent 15 years in administration, operations and facility planning at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center before founding her own consultancy specializing in healthcare logistics and back-of house operations. She also led a healthcare operational planning consultancy, housed within a large architecture firm, before joining The Beck Group as Director Business Development – Healthcare.

Prior to joining The Beck Group, Sarah was Healthcare Practice Leader at NBBJ. At NBBJ, Sarah focused on building personal relationships and new business with the firm’s healthcare clients, as well as oversaw healthcare projects throughout the Midwest. Responsible for noticing trends and opportunities in the market and implementing strong solutions for each client, she used a personal approach to collaboration, getting to know all stakeholders to build consensus and trust. Sarah has served on the board of the Upper Arlington Library. She has her Bachelor of Science from The Ohio State University.

BARB SMOOT PRESIDENT & CEO, WELD

Barb Smoot is the President & CEO of Women for Economic and Leadership Development (WELD), the organization that develops and advances women’s leadership to strengthen the economic prosperity of the communities it serves. As WELD’s first president, Barb is the driving force behind WELD’s rapid growth. She serves as primary community liaison, overseeing fundraising, collaborative partnerships and development and implementation of WELD’s new strategic initiatives, including WELD’s national expansion. Barb is very active in the Columbus community in a variety of ways. She is a commissioner on the Columbus Women’s Commission and chairs the Equity in the Workplace Committee. Barb is on the national board of National Church Residences where she chairs the Audit,

Finance & Risk Committee and serves on the National Church Residences Foundation Board. Barb is also on the City of Westerville Board of Zoning Appeals. Barb is on The Overcomer Foundation Advisory Board and has served on the Board Development Committee for the Girl Scouts of Ohio’s Heartland and on the boards of the Nationwide Federal Credit Union, the Martin Luther King Arts Complex, St. Joseph Montessori School, and WELD. Barb represents WELD on the national stage in organizations such as The Women Business Collaborative and InterOrganization Network. Barb is a 2020 YWCA Woman of Achievement and was selected as Columbus CEO 2017 CEO of the Year for Small Nonprofits. She is one of Smart Business’ 2016 Smart 50 award winners and was recognized as the 2014 NAWBO Columbus Women’s Business Champion. Under Barb’s leadership, WELD was featured as Community Network of the Year by The Women’s Book. Barb has 20+ years of financial services experience and is a past Fellow in the Society of Actuaries. She is a graduate of Amherst College with a Bachelor of Arts in Physics.

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OPENING SESSION BIOGRAPHIES

JENNIFER BORER MANAGER, CUSTOMER & IN-STORE EXPERIENCE, BIG LOTS

A five year volunteer of WELD, Jen Borer is no stranger to the WELD Leadership Conference. Her passion for giving back extends to multiple organizations within the community, understanding her position provides her a unique opportunity to make a difference. If Jen isn’t working at the Big Lots Corporate Headquarters supporting stores, you may find her teaching as an instructor at barre3 in Powell, a facet of her life that provides balance in body and empowerment from within.

BRYN SOWASH SENIOR LEADERSHIP, ACCEPTD

Bryn Sowash, an Otterbein alum, is pleased to see the WELD Leadership Conference return each year in partnership with the university and continue to provide valuable education to fellow leaders in the community. Bryn possesses a lifelong passion for the arts and proudly serves on the Senior Leadership Team at Acceptd, overseeing its sister brand, My College Audition, working to connect and provide coaching for young artists.

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HIDDEN FOR-PROFIT BOARD SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES 10:30am-12:00pm

Public company boards most often are in the spotlight when it comes to for-profit company boards. However, there are

multiple types of for-profit boards that individuals should consider. These boards include venture capital boards, advisory

boards and the boards of family-owned businesses. While these kinds of boards share many similarities as public company

boards, they also have many important differences that should be understood before pursuing positions on these boards.

The panel will cover the following subject areas:

• What is important to understand about these boards before pursuing director positions on them?

• What skill sets and networking strategies are needed to obtain a seat on one of these boards?

• How can one pivot from these opportunities to public company board seats?

• How is service on these boards the same or different from that on public company boards?

• What are the special factors and nuances that come into play on boards of family-owned businesses as a non-family

member? As a family member?

Moderator: Suzanne Sinclair, Co-founder, Marie Norman LLC

Panelists:

• Janice Co: Vice President, Marketing Center of Excellence, Prudential Retirement

• Tanny Crane: President and CEO, Crane Group; Director for Huntington Bancshares, Inc. (NYSE: HBAN)

• Venita Fields: Partner, Pelham S2K Managers, LLC; Independent Director for Derry Enterprises, Inc., LifeSpace

Communities, Inc., David’s Bridal Inc. (NASDAQ: DABR), Superior Group of Companies (NASDAQ: SGC) and IMA Financial

Group

Tanny Crane Venita Fields Suzanne Sinclair Janice Co

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HOT TOPICS IN THE BOARDROOM 1:15pm-2:45pm

Being up to date on hot topics in the board room will help prospective board members position themselves as ready and

conversant in key issues facing board directors. Session attendees will learn the role of the board in these discussions and be

exposed to how board members engage management to ensure organizational readiness and performance. In this moderated

panel discussion, the following topics will be covered:

• Cyber attacks • COVID-19 • Board and executive compensation • Diversity and inclusion • Data and governance • Crisis management

Moderator: Bruce Halbeck, Co-founder, Marie Norman LLC

Panelists:

• Steven A. Davis: Independent Director of PPG Incorporated (NYSE: PPG), Marathon Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: MPC),

and Albertsons Companies

• Donna A. James: Managing Director, Lardon & Associates, LLC; Independent Director of Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) and

L Brands (NYSE: LB); Board Advisor of Marathon Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: MPC); Board Member Xponance (formerly

FIS Group)

Steven A. Davis Donna A. James Bruce Halbeck

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JOURNEY TO MY FIRST BOARD SEAT 3:00pm-4:30pm

Embarking on the journey to secure one’s first board seat on a public company board will involve strategy, a range of activities

and being in the right place at the right time. There are several important considerations and steps along the way for those

beginning or restarting their journey. In this moderated panel discussion, the following topics will be covered:

• What types of internal discussions with one’s management chain need to take place first?

• What networking strategies proved effective for obtaining the first board seat?

• What were the critical career decisions and experiences that came into play that made your background appealing to the

board?

• What was the interview process like and how can one best prepare for it?

• What strategies are being used to balance the demands of a full-time career along with the director responsibilities? What

should individuals know before attempting a board seat while still in a C-suite role?

Moderator: Suzanne Sinclair, Co-founder, Marie Norman LLC

Panelist:

• Gale V. King: EVP and Chief Administrative Officer, Nationwide; Independent Director for AutoZone (NYSE: AZO)

• Nicole M. Ringenberg: Board Member, Darling Ingredients, Inc.; Former Executive, Monsanto

Gale V. King Suzanne Sinclair Nicole M. Ringenberg

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PANELISTS BIOGRAPHIES JANICE CO VICE PRESIDENT, MARKETING CENTER OF EXCELLENCE, PRUDENTIAL RETIREMENT

JANICE CO is vice president and head of marketing and strategy within Prudential

Retirement, a business unit of Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU). She is a leading

provider of defined contribution, defined benefit, nonqualified deferred compensation plan

administration, and institutional investment and risk management services. Prudential

Retirement serves nearly 7,800 public, private and not-for-profit organizations and more

than 4.2M individuals accounts for over $386.7B of retirement account values. Co leads the

Marketing Center of Excellence, which includes strategy, the Innovation Lab, and the

customer experience teams. She recently served as the senior vice president of strategy and CMO for IFG Companies, a small,

privately held insurance company, where she established the marketing, communications and sales discipline needed to drive

the company’s transformation. Prior to that role, she served as senior vice president and CMO for Tower Group International,

and vice president of strategy and CMO for the small business insurance division of The Hartford. Earlier in her career, she held

various leadership roles for A.T. Kearney, CNA Insurance Companies and GAB Business Services. Co earned an MBA in

accounting and finance from the University of Chicago and a BA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. @prudential

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TANNY CRANE PRESIDENT AND CEO, CRANE GROUP

Tanny Crane is President and C.E.O. of Crane Group. Crane Group, a 72-year-old,

privately-held diversified portfolio company, is comprised of four operating

businesses as well as an investment company that holds real estate, private

equity investments, equities / bond portfolio, and hedge funds.

Ms. Crane received her M.B.A. from Northwestern University and her B.S. from

The Ohio State University. She began her career in sales as a National Account

Manager at AT&T in Chicago, then with Quaker Oats where she managed: Aunt

Jemima frozen waffles, new cereals, and the Cap’n Crunch cereal brand. She joined Crane in 1987 as Director of

Human Resources, then led the Sales group and became President of Crane Plastics in 1996 and President of Crane

Group in 2003.

Ms. Crane is active in the community on a variety of board trustee positions. She serves as a director of Huntington

Bancshares, Inc., and is a board member of the following organizations: The Columbus Partnership, OhioHealth, The

Ohio State University Foundation, Fisher College advisory board, Future Ready Columbus, I Know I Can, chairs the

Reeb Avenue Center board and serves on the executive committee of the Ohio Business Roundtable. Ms. Crane

served on the Federal Reserve Bank board, was on the governing committee of The Columbus Foundation and was

past Board Chair of the United Way of Central Ohio as well as Action for Children. She also served as 1999 United

Way Campaign Chair.

Ms. Crane resides with her husband, John Wolff in New Albany, Ohio. They have four daughters: Kristin, Stephany,

Tally and Ali, and two grandchildren.

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STEVEN A. DAVIS

Steven A. Davis served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Bob Evans

Farms, Inc. from 2006 to 2015. Bob Evans Farms is a $1.8B diversified and integrated

restaurant and packaged foods company (NASDAQ:BOBE). Before joining Bob Evans, Davis

worked for Yum! Brands. He was President of Long John Silver’s A&W All-American Food

Restaurants from December 2002 to May 2006. Prior to his presidency, he served in a variety

of operations management and other executive positions in Yum! Brands from 1993 to 2002;

including Senior Vice President of Pizza Hut, where he and his team introduced the first

WingStreet® concept into the Pizza Hut brand. There are now over 4,000 WingStreet®

locations nationwide. Before Yum! Brands, Davis was employed by Kraft General Foods from

1984 to 1993 in a series of brand leadership positions where he launched several successful

new products and successful marketing campaigns for household brands such as Philadelphia® Brand Cream Cheese, Deluxe

Slices®, Cheez Whiz®, Velveeta® ,and the Budget Gourmet® .

In 2019, Davis joined the Board of Directors of PPG Incorporated, a global, diversified coatings company. He serves on the

Nominating and Corporate Governance, the Technology and Innovation and the Special Litigation Committees.

Since 2015, Davis has been a board member for the Albertsons Companies grocery store chain, the second largest privately held

company in the US. He is a member of the Audit Committee and the Risk and Compliance Committee.

Since 2013, Davis has been a board member for the Marathon Petroleum Corporation and has served on the Audit Committee,

the Compensation Committee and the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. Marathon Petroleum Corporation is

the nation’s largest refiner of crude oil, and owns or operates over 11,000 Speedway and Marathon Brand retail outlets in 17

states across the country (NYSE:MPC).

From 2015 to 2017, Davis was a board member for the Sonic Corporation, America’s largest drive-in restaurant chain with over

5,000 locations. He was a member of the Audit Committee.

From 2009 to 2015 he was a member of the board of directors of the Walgreen Co., the nation’s largest drugstore chain, which

operates more than 8,200 locations worldwide, and served as the chair of the Nominating and Corporate governance

committee and was a member of the Compensation committee, and previously served on the Finance committee

(NASDAQ:WAG).

From 2006 to 2009, Davis served as a director of CenturyLink (NYSE:CTL), a $18.1B telecommunications firm and was on the

Audit committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance committee.

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VENITA FIELDS PARTNER, PELHAM S2K MANAGERS, LLC

Ms. Fields is an experienced independent corporate board director and has also served on numerous company boards as an investor. She has more than thirty-five years of financial management in banks and investment firms and serves as a financial expert on boards. Ms. Fields is a NACD Board Leadership Fellow. In 2015 Ms. Fields joined the board of Derry Enterprises, Inc. (“Derry”) as an Independent Director. Derry is a distribution company providing inventory management and supply chain services for fasteners and other Class C items in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. In

January 2018, Ms. Fields joined the board as an Independent Director for LifeSpace Communities, Inc., a provider of fifteen (15) senior care living communities in the United States. In January 2019, Ms. Fields joined the boards of David’s Bridal Inc., (“DBI”) and Superior Group of Companies (NASDAQ:SGC). DBI is an international clothier that specializes in bridal dresses, formal wear and bridal accessories. DBI operates more than 300 stores in 45 states, Canada and the United Kingdom. SGC, established in 1920, is a combination of companies that helps customers unlock the power of their brands by creating brand experiences for customers and employees. SGC has operations in the United States, Brazil, China, Costa Rica, Haiti and India. In April 2019 Fields was appointed to the board of IMA Financial Group, the 5th largest privately held, employee owned broker in the U.S. In her career, Ms. Fields is Partner for Pelham S2K Managers, LLC (“Pelham S2K”), providing junior capital and private equity investments for privately held middle market companies. Formed in 2016, Pelham S2K is the Manager and General Partner of Pelham S2K SBIC, a $100 million Limited Partnership. She manages the Firm’s Illinois office, where she generates investment opportunities in the Midwest. Previously for eighteen years, Ms. Fields was a Partner with Smith Whiley & Company. She was also a senior member of Smith Whiley’s Investment Committee and oversaw the investment and commitment of 38 mezzanine and private equity transactions that the Advisor directed and managed in its three private equity funds: SW Pelham Fund, L.P., Fund II and Fund III, As an investor, she has served as a Board Director on a dozen portfolio companies in the food and beverage, manufacturing, retail, and business services sectors. Prior to 1998, Ms. Fields served as Senior Vice President for seven years at Bank of America in Chicago. She led a team of originators of highly leveraged transactions throughout the Midwest. Expanding to the North, she opened the Toronto Loan Production Office and initiated asset-based lending in Canada. During her eighteen-year banking career, Ms. Fields has structured, closed and/or managed approximately $2 billion in investments in the automotive, aviation, environmental, food, industrial manufacturing, retail, and service sectors. In the community, Ms. Fields is an active and energetic leader in several major community and business organizations in the greater Chicago area. Currently, she serves as a Trustee for the Ravinia Festival in Highland Park. Ms. Fields was Board President for the Association for Corporate Growth, Chicago Chapter from 2016-2018. She is a Founding Member, and on the Chicago Board for the Private Directors Association. She served on the International Board for the Private Directors Association from 2016-2019. Ms. Fields has a Master of Management degree from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management and a B.A. degree from Northwestern University. In addition, she joined the faculty at Kellogg as a Guest Lecturer teaching Entrepreneurial Finance from 2010-2012. For the fourth consecutive year (2017-2020) Ms. Fields was nationally recognized in the annual edition of Mergers &

Acquisitions Magazine as one of “The Most Influential Women in Mid-Market M & A”. Ms. Fields was also recognized in the

August 2019 edition of Directors & Boards Magazine as “A 2019 Director to Watch”.

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GALE V. KING EVP AND CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, NATIONWIDE

Gale King is Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) for Nationwide,

a Fortune 72 financial services company with 28,000 associates. In this role, Gale is

responsible for providing strategic and operational leadership for the company’s Human

Resources, Diversity and Inclusion, Corporate Real Estate, Corporate Security and Aviation

operations.

Under Gale’s leadership, the company has been recognized for its leading Human Resources practices and as an employer of choice for its strong culture, performance orientation, engaging work environment and commitment to diversity and inclusion. The company has

received numerous recognitions to include: six consecutive years on the Workforce 100 list for its wholistic and best-in-class approach to HR, Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For list (six years), Gallup’s Great Workplace Award (six years) Catalyst Award, 100 percent on Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index (16 years), Black Enterprise Best Workplaces for Diversity, Fortune’s 50 Best Workplaces for Diversity, and many others.

King has more than 30 years of broad leadership experience in the financial services industry, including strategic oversight of

enterprise staff functions and operational experience in business operations. She is an independent director for AutoZone

(AZO) and serves on the compensation committee.

Gale is an education advocate and has established endowment funds at the University of Florida and Santa Fe Community

College. She is active in the community and serves as a board trustee (and former board Chair) for the University of Florida

Foundation, board trustee for the Executive Leadership Council and co-Chair for the membership committee. Additionally, she

was an inaugural member of the Columbus Women’s Commission. King is a graduate of the University of Florida with a

bachelor's degree in journalism and a master's degree in public administration.

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DONNA A. JAMES Donna A. James is a trusted resource and advisor to leaders in the public and private sector, ranging from entrepreneurs to C‐suite executives of Fortune 500 companies. As the managing director of Lardon & Associates, LLC, Donna’s expertise includes corporate governance, business strategy and development, human capital management, financial and risk management and leadership development. She serves on the board of directors for public companies Boston Scientific and L Brands, as board advisor for Marathon Petroleum, and board member of the private company Xponance (formerly FIS Group). She is a past board member of Marathon Petroleum Corporation, Time Warner Cable, Coca‐Cola Enterprises, Inc., Intimate Brands and CNO Financial Group. Prior to starting her own business, Ms. James retired after 25 years as President of

Nationwide Strategic Investments, a division of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company. A formal education and experience as an accounting professional with PricewaterhouseCoopers provided the foundation for her effectiveness in both business and community endeavors. In her community, Ms. James is the co‐founder and former board chair of the Center for Healthy Families, a non‐profit focused on transforming the lives of pregnant and parenting teens and their children. Ms. James is also a board trustee for OhioHealth, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and Co‐Executive Director for the African American Leadership Academy. Past community roles include: An appointment by President Obama as chair of the National Women’s Business Council; Co‐Chair for the Columbus Celebrate One initiative to reduce infant mortality; Co‐Chair of the Women’s Fund of Central Ohio; trustee for The Health Policy Institute of Ohio; the United Way of America Board of Governors; Bennett College for Women Board of Trustees; Central State University Board of Trustees, I Know I Can; Wexner Center for the Arts Board of Trustees; NC A&T State University School of Business Advisory Board and chairwoman of the YWCA of Columbus. Ms. James has received several recognitions – Columbus Hall of Fame; Who’s Who in Black Columbus Lifetime Achievement Award; King Arts Complex Legends Award; Columbus Metropolitan Library Celebration of Learning Award; Columbus Museum of Art Honoree; Center for Healthy Families Honoree; Red Cross Humanitarian of the Year; Ohio River Valley Women’s Business Council Trail Blazer Award; the National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Hall of Fame; named by Black Enterprise Magazine as one of the top 75 in Corporate America; received the national Beta Gamma Sigma Business Achievement Award and the YWCA Women of Achievement Award. She is the recipient of three honorary doctorates from Otterbein University, Tiffin University and her alma mater, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. She is the wife of attorney Larry James, partner with Crabbe, Brown & James in Columbus, Ohio. They have two adult children, Christopher and Justin, and five grandchildren.

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NICOLE M. RINGENBERG BOARD MEMBER, DARLING INGREDIENTS, INC.; FORMER EXECUTIVE, MONSANTO COMPANY

BACKGROUND SUMMARY

Nicole M. Ringenberg is a board member of Darling Ingredients, Inc. since 2018 and a

member of the Audit and Finance Committee of the board. She is formerly Vice President

and Controller of Monsanto Company which was a Fortune 200 company prior to the 2018

acquisition by Bayer AG. Her career with Monsanto spanned over 32 years resulting in a

unique blend of financial expertise, strategic acumen, global business leadership, risk

management, and board committee experience. As member of the Monsanto Executive

Team, Nicole shared senior financial executive responsibilities with Monsanto's CFO, overseeing financial planning and analysis,

SEC reporting, forecasting, and the financial shared services.

Prior to the Controller role, Nicole served as Monsanto's CEO of Asia Pacific, based in Singapore, where she developed strategy

and maintained full P&L responsibilities. She navigated new cultures and regulations, protected and positioned the company's

intellectual property, and established partnerships across the supply chain, with farmers, government officials, distributors, and

local manufacturers.

Nicole is a strong board candidate and qualifies as an audit committee financial expert. Her P&L leadership experience, strategic

mindset, and global perspective would add tremendous value to a board.

LOCATION PERSONAL

Bonita Springs, FL / St. Louis, MO Married; two daughters

EDUCATION

Masters in International Business, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC (1985)

BA, French, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (1983)

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MODERATOR BIOGRAPHIES

BRUCE HALBECK MARIE NORMAN LLC, CO-FOUNDING PARTNER Bruce brings thirty years of experience serving corporate boards and executives, including as an industry practice head for three of the world’s largest executive search firms. Prior to co-founding Marie Norman, Bruce founded and led for seven years Parker Snowe, an executive search firm focused on serving the CEO and executive team needs of a select group of clients. Before building Parker Snowe, Bruce co-led the global insurance practices at Spencer Stuart and Russell Reynolds Associates and led the global insurance practice at Heidrick & Struggles. Earlier in his career, he served for seven years with Kidder, Peabody, an investment banking firm, where he helped clients around the globe execute mergers, acquisitions,

divestitures and capital markets offerings, in both public and private markets. Bruce has worked extensively with board members, private equity owners, CEOs, and other senior executives across the globe. He has represented both the largest and smallest of companies, and all forms of ownership: privately held, publicly traded, mutual and reciprocal. Bruce earned a master’s degree with distinction from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and holds a bachelor’s degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Wisconsin. He currently serves as a founding member of the board of directors of the Wolcott School, and until recently, he served as a member of the board of the Southeast Chicago Commission.

SUZANNE SINCLAIR MARIE NORMAN LLC, CO-FOUNDING PARTNER Suzanne built her practice and reputation in board search and advisory over many years following twenty years of executive experience with leading global companies. Prior to co-founding Marie Norman, Suzanne led Sinclair Board Advisors, a boutique firm offering board assessment, executive search and consultative services. Suzanne’s expertise includes director recruitment, reconstituting legacy boards, assembling boards for corporate spinouts and IPO’s, and advising CEOs and their executives in their goal of board service. Suzanne’s strength is combining her business acumen from decades of executive

experience with the freedom to provide outcome focused results governed only by her clients’ best interests. Suzanne’s thirty-year career spans several industries as a senior officer Her versatility in her leadership have been rooted in her relationship and strategic skills which she employs today to service her clients. Suzanne currently serves as Chairman Emeritus of the Dean’s Advisory Board at DePaul University’s College of Communications, is a member of the Economic Club of Chicago and is a featured speaker at board and industry events. She earned a B.S. degree,

with honors, from Marquette University.

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