ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA – MAY 6, 2014 – The National Women’s History Museum (NWHM) today announced the addition of Susan E. Danish to its Board of Directors. She joins the Board as Treasurer. Ms. Danish has served for more than a decade as Executive Director of The Association of Junior Leagues International, Inc. (AJLI), one of the largest, oldest and most respected women’s organizations in the world.
Prior to joining AJLI, Susan served as Executive Director of the Center for Women’s Leadership at Babson College. She has also held senior management and marketing positions with Christie’s (the world’s oldest fine art auction house) and the 600-store fashion retailer, Express, and built several successful brands, including Calvin Klein hosiery and tights and HUE.
“We are delighted to welcome Susan to the NWHM Board of Directors. Her vast experience with women’s organizations and women’s great contributions to society – through philanthropy and good works -- will add tremendous value to the Board,” said NWHM President & CEO Joan Wages.
“I am thrilled to join the Board of an organization dedicated to celebrating the contributions of women at all levels of our country’s history, from contemporary life to its earliest days,” Ms. Danish said. “Beginning with our founder, Mary Harriman, Junior League members have included women like Eleanor Roosevelt, Katharine Hepburn and Sandra Day O’Connor, among many others, who refused to conform to the roles that many expected of them and, instead, went on to blaze trails so others could follow.”
About The Association of Junior Leagues International, Inc.
Founded in 1901 by New Yorker and social activism pioneer, Mary Harriman, the Junior Leagues are charitable nonprofit organizations of women, developed as civic leaders, creating demonstrable community impact. Today, The Association of Junior Leagues International, Inc. (AJLI) is comprised of more than 155,000 women in 293 Junior Leagues throughout
About the National Women’s History Museum: Founded in 1996, the National Women’s History Museum (NWHM, Inc.) is a nonpartisan, 501©3 nonprofit organization dedicated to educating the general public about the diverse historic contributions of women and raising awareness about the critical need for a national women’s history museum in our nation’s capital. Currently located online at www.nwhm.org, the Museum’s goal is to build a world-class, permanent museum on or near the National Mall that will herald and display the collective history of American women. Current legislation is underway to create a Congressional Commission that would be charged with producing a feasible plan which would include the governance, estimated cost, location and organizational structure of the museum. For additional information visit NWHM.org or follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
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