Ms. Fields is an experienced independent corporate board director in both public and private companies and also has served on numerous company boards as an investor. With more than 30 years of financial and investment management experience, many years of Audit Committee board experience, and her MBA from Northwestern University, she often serves as a Qualified Financial Expert. Ms. Fields was recognized by Board Prospects in 2023 as one of the Top 25 Black Board Members in the US. Ms. Fields was also named by the NACD to the 2021 NACD Directorship 100 in August 2021. Currently, she serves as an Independent Director for the public company, Superior Group of Companies (NASDAQ:SGC). SGC was established in 1920, and has operations in the United States, Brazil, China, Costa Rica, Haiti, and India.In addition, she serves as an Independent Director for these TWO private businesses: 1) Lifespace Communities, Inc., an owner and operator of seventeen (17) senior care living communities throughout the Midwest and Florida; 2) IMA Financial Group, the fifth largest independently owned broker in the United States. The Company provides insurance and wealth management solutions to individuals and privately-held businesses. IMA has primary operations in Colorado, Kansas, Michigan and Texas.In her career, Ms. Fields is Partner for Pelham S2K Managers, LLC, providing junior capital and private equity investments for middle market companies. Formed in 2016, Pelham S2K is the Manager and General Partner of Pelham S2K SBIC, a $100 million Limited Partnership and Pelham S2K SBIC II a $140 million Limited Partnership. Ms. Fields was honored as one of 35 dealmakers named in Mergers & Acquisitions’ 2021 Most Influential Women in Mid-Market M&A. https://www.themiddlemarket.com/list/most-influential-women-q-a-venita-fields-pelham-s2k-managers
Listed skills include Corporate Governance, Risk Management, Capital Raising, Private Equity, and 8 others.