PDA Board Elects Standing Committee Chairs

Three members of the Private Directors Association Board of Directors have been elected to chair standing committees of the Board. 

Tamara Gracon will serve as Compensation Committee Chair, while Joan Netzel was tapped to serve as the Chair of the Audit & Finance Committee, and Cathy Skala as Chair of the Nominations and Governance Committee.

Along with her new role as Compensation Committee Chair, Gracon also serves as the San Francisco Chapter president.  

"I am honored to serve as the Compensation Committee Chair," she said. "Our committee is primarily involved in overseeing executive compensation and evaluating executive performance. We also develop overall compensation philosophy for the organization."

Netzel, a member of the Atlanta Chapter, will lead the Audit & Finance Committee. She outlined the committee's crucial oversight role, stating, "The responsibility of the Audit and Finance Committee is to oversee financial processes and ensure strong internal controls, as well as compliance with regulatory requirements." 

Netzel added that the committee will meet quarterly and focus on overseeing the audit of the 2024 financial statements, while actively discussing risk areas with input from the full board of directors.

Completing the committee chair appointments, Cathy Skala, an At-Large member, has been named Chair of the Nominations and Governance Committee. 

"I am honored to Chair the Nominating and Governance Committee this year," Skala said. "The committee will continue to improve PDA's governance practices, keeping our core principles of clarity, simplicity, and flexibility in mind."