IPDN Announces New Board Appointments
March 25 2019 - 4:22PM
Professional Diversity Network, Inc. (NASDAQ: IPDN), a global
developer and operator of online and in-person networks that
provide access to networking, training, educational and employment
opportunities for diverse individuals, announced the appointment of
Ms. Courtney C. Shea as a new independent director to the Board and
a member of the audit committee of the Board, effective March 22,
2019. The Company also announced the appointment of Michael Wang,
CEO of Professional Diversity Network as the new Chairman of the
Board, and Michael Belsky, as the new chair of the Audit Committee,
effective March 4, 2019.
Ms. Shea has over 30 years of professional experience in
municipal advisory and investment banking. Ms. Shea is a managing
member of Columbia Capital Management, LLC, which she joined in
2013. She served as the head of Chicago office and senior vice
president at Acacia Financial Group, Inc. from 2009 to 2013. She
was also the head of Chicago office and managing director of
Siebert Branford Shank & Co, LLC from 2006 to 2008. She served
as the national department manager at LaSalle Financial Services
from 2001 to 2006.
Ms. Shea has been a member of the Board of Center for Municipal
Finance at Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago
since 2016 and a member of the National Association of Bond Lawyers
since 2010. She chaired the Illinois State Securities Advisory
Committee from 1995 to 1998 and was a member there from 1991 to
1995. She was also a member of the State of Illinois Banking Board
from 2001 to 2002. In addition, Ms. Shea established the National
Women in Public Finance as a co-founder in 1996. Ms. Shea received
her MBA degree from the University of Chicago in 1985, her Juris
Doctor degree from Loyola University Law School in 1983 and her
bachelor degree in Economics from University of Notre Dame in
1980.
"We are excited to welcome Courtney as our new independent
director. Given the diverse backgrounds and impressive
track-records, I am confident that her inputs will have a
meaningful impact on IPDN's future growth," says Michael Wang,
Chairman and CEO of Professional Diversity Network.
About Professional Diversity Network
Professional Diversity Network, Inc. (NASDAQ: IPDN) is a global
developer and operator of online and in-person networks that
provides access to networking, training, educational and employment
opportunities for diverse professionals. We operate subsidiaries in
the United States and China including International Association of
Women (IAW), which is one of the largest, most recognized
networking organizations of professional women in the country,
spanning more than 200 industries and professions. Through an
online platform and our relationship recruitment affinity groups,
we provide our employer clients a means to identify and acquire
diverse talent and assist them with their efforts to comply with
the Equal Employment Opportunity Office of Federal Contract
Compliance Program. Our mission is to utilize the collective
strength of our affiliate companies, members, partners and unique
proprietary platform to be the standard in business diversity
recruiting, networking and professional development for women,
minorities, veterans, LGBT and disabled persons globally.
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