Individual Donors

DirectWomen is incredibly grateful for the support of its alumni and other donors. The generosity of DirectWomen’s donors makes it possible for the organization to continue its important work. 

Thank you to DirectWomen’s 2025 individual donors: 

Contributed $25,000

Contributed $5,000 - $24,999

Michelle Banks

Megan Belcher

Christine J. Chao

Maria C. Green

Jenny Hochenberg

Lily Yan Hughes

Susan S. Lanigan

Vivian Maese Bannon

Contributed $1,000 - $4,999

Rosemary Berkery

Cboe

Cynthia J. Cole

Michele L. Connell

Lance Drummond

Veronica Foley

Mark J. Gentile

Pat Gillette

Peggy A. Heeg

Laura Heltebran

Eve N. Howard

Stacy Kanter

Gloria Lee

Kim Yapchai

Andrea L. Zopp

Contributed up to $999

Beth I.Z. Boland

Kimberly Y. Chainey

Yen D. Chu

Pauline Debré

Monica Johnson

Tom Kim

Victoria Mandell

Angela McDonald-Fisher

SUCCESS STORIES

Mallun Yen

As a repeat founder, operator, public company officer, and tech executive, Mallun Yen is known for launching and growing enterprise businesses using a data-driven approach to disrupt industry conventions and

Christine J. Spadafor

Christine J. Spadafor is an experienced corporate, private equity, university, and nonprofit board director with deep expertise in enterprise-wide transformations, with a focus on turnarounds in both domestic and global

Stasia D. Kelly

Stasia Kelly, Senior Advisor to the Chair and Executive Director of Client Relations at DLA Piper, has extensive experience as both outside counsel and as a general counsel and brings