washington, November 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The Women’s Business Collaborative (WBC) Announces Today’s Hiring Shelly Kapoor Collins and Gerry Mason Hall to its board of directors. Both have joined the WBC board with immediate effect.
“We are incredibly excited to welcome Shelly and Gerry to our board,” said Eddie FraserWBC CEO. “These amazing women leaders have made significant contributions to the advancement of diversity and inclusion throughout their professional careers, and we are thrilled to welcome their thought leadership as we head into 2023 and beyond.”
Shelly Kapoor Collins is a Partner at Self Ventures and a Founding Partner of Shatter Fund, a venture capital fund that invests exclusively in high-potential disruptive technology companies led by women entrepreneurs. Collins, who previously served as technical advisor to the Vice President kamala harriswas recognized by the WBC earlier this year Trailblazer in the 2022 Gender Equality and Diversity Awards.
“I am honored to be asked to join the board of the Women’s Business Collaborative,” said Collins. “I look forward to joining this dedicated group of leaders committed to achieving full equality, especially access to capital and inclusivity for all women in business.”
A lifelong champion for diversity in the workplace, Gerry Mason Hall Serves on the boards of UNCF and Generations United. Mason Hall Previous leadership roles include Vice President, Global Diversity, Inclusion and Engagement at NetApp and Chief Diversity Officer at Sodexo and Amtrak.
“I look forward to working with this amazing team to advance the WBC mission,” said Mason Hall, “I’m especially excited to support leaders and companies of purpose and leverage our strength in numbers.”
The WBC Board of Directors is the governing body that oversees an unprecedented coalition of more than 75 professional organizations and hundreds of business leaders who are building a movement to achieve equal status, pay and power for all women in business.
“The WBC has made significant progress in accelerating change for women in business, but as our own research has shown, much work remains,” commented Paula BennettCo-Chair of the WBC Nomination Administration Committee. “We are delighted that Shelley and Gerry have chosen to share their insight and expertise with WBC as part of our board as we work to advance all women at all levels in business and in all industries “
For more information about WBC, please visit wbcollaborative.org.
About Women Business Correspondent (WBC)
The Women’s Business Collaborative (WBC) is an unprecedented coalition of over 75 women’s business organizations and hundreds of business leaders building a movement to achieve equal positions, pay, and power for all women in business. Through collaboration, advocacy, action and accountability, we mobilize thousands of diverse professional women and men, business organizations, public and private companies to accelerate change. For more information on the Women’s Business Collaborative, visit wbcollaborative.org
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