Professional Diversity Network, Inc. Announces Board and Committee Changes
March 26, 2019 at 01:52 am IST
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Professional Diversity Network, Inc. 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.
Professional Diversity Network, Inc. is a developer and operator of online and in-person networks that provides access to networking, training, educational and employment opportunities for diverse individuals. The Company serves a variety of such communities, including Women, Hispanic-Americans, African-Americans, Asian-Americans, persons with disabilities, Military Professionals, and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ+). The Company operates through three segments: Professional Diversity Network (PDN Network), National Association of Professional Women (NAPW Network) and RemoteMore USA (RemoteMore). The PDN Network segment includes online professional networking communities with career resources tailored to the needs of various diverse cultural groups. The NAPW Network segment is a women-only professional networking organization. The RemoteMore segment provides companies with talented engineers to provide solutions to their software needs.