DORRI MCWHORTER - Corporate Board Profile

Lifeway Foods, Inc.

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2020-09-03	Ms. McWhorter is the CEO of the YWCA Metropolitan Chicago, a social enterprise which includes an e-commerce platform, YShop.org and health platform, WomensHealthExchange.org. Dorri is a CPA by background and her experience includes partner at Crowe Horwath (2008-2013) and head of internal audit at Snap-on Tools (2006-2007). Dorri is an independent board director of William Blair Funds (since 2019) and a board director and Audit Committee Chairperson of Skyway Concession Company (since 2018). Dorri is the 2020 Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Illinois CPA Society. Dorri holds a BBA in Accounting from University of Wisconsin – Madison and MBA from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
2021-09-01	Dorri McWhorter, Director Age: 48 Director Since: 2020 Board Leadership Roles: • Independent Director • Audit Committee Financial Expert • Audit Committee Member • Compensation Committee Member Fiscal Year 2020 Director Compensation Dorri McWhorter Total: $85,201
2022-08-03	Dorri McWhorter was elected as a Director of the Company in August 2020. ... Ms. McWhorter became CEO of YMCA Chicago in 2021. ... Ms. McWhorter is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). ... Ms. McWhorter serves on the boards of directors of Green Thumb Industries, William Blair Funds and Skyway Concession Company. ... Ms. McWhorter serves as a member of the Audit and Corporate Governance Committee and the Compensation Committee. ... The table below describes the cash and stock award portions of the annual retainer paid to each non-employee director who served in fiscal year 2021. ... Dorri McWhorter's total compensation was $147,502.
2023-04-28	DORRI MCWHORTER was elected as a Director of the Company in August 2020. Ms. McWhorter became CEO of YMCA Chicago in 2021. From 2013 until 2021, Ms. McWhorter was the CEO of YWCA Metropolitan Chicago transforming the organization from a traditional social service organization to 21st Century social enterprise. Increasing impact and organizational sustainability, YWCA Metropolitan Chicago27s operating budget quadrupled. The organization has been an active contributor to many critical initiatives across the region, and under Ms. McWhorter27s leadership, YWCA Metropolitan Chicago expanded its service footprint to 10 new locations, completed seven mergers and acquisitions, implemented paid family leave and developed a retirement plan to include retirement options for thousands of childcare providers and small business owners. Ms. McWhorter led the effort to develop an exchange-traded fund (ETF) for women27s empowerment (NYSE: WOMN) in partnership with Impact Shares, which is the first non-profit investment advisor to develop an ETF product. Ms. McWhorter is a 2019 Inductee in the Chicago Innovation Hall of Fame. Ms. McWhorter is also a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). Prior to joining the YWCA, she was a partner at Crowe Horwath, LLP, one of the largest accounting firms in the U.S. She also held senior positions with Snap-on Incorporated and Booz Allen Hamilton. Ms. McWhorter serves on the boards of directors of William Blair Funds and Skyway Concession Company (Chicago Skyway), NexPoint Capital, and LanzaTech Global Inc. (NASDAQ: LNZA). She is also active in the accounting profession and serves on the Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council and having served as a member of the Board of Directors of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and a past Chairperson of the Board of Directors for the Illinois CPA Society. Ms. McWhorter also serves as Co-Chair of the Advisory Board of the First Women27s Bank. Ms. McWhorter received a BBA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, an MBA from Northwestern University27s Kellogg School of Management, and an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Lake Forest College.
2024-04-29	Dorri McWhorter was elected as a Director of the Company in August 2020. Ms. McWhorter is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and serves on the Audit and Corporate Governance Committee and the Compensation Committee. Dorri McWhorter received total compensation of $127,750 in 2023.