ABOUT DONNA D. FRAICHE
Donna D. Fraiche, Founder and President of Fraiche Strategies, LLC, retired from over 45 years in the active practice of law. Having opened the offices in New Orleans and Baton Rouge of the national law firm Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, Ms. Fraiche chaired its Nominating Committee and its Women’s Initiative. She advises clients, including mature and start- up businesses, with their strategic and public policy needs, including governance, diversity, disaster recovery, health care and leadership advancement. Ms. Fraiche serves on the Boards of three Nasdaq listed public Companies’ boards, where she is the Lead Independent Director of two boards and chairs the Nominating and Governance and Compensation Committees. She also serves on certain audit committees. Ms. Fraiche is the Honorary Consul-General of Japan for New Orleans. She is on the Executive Committee of the Louisiana Consular Corps as Treasurer and Chairs its Finance Committee. She also serves as the President of the Louisiana Supreme Court Historical Society.
leadership positions
Honorary Consul for Japan at New Orleans, Louisiana
Five Star Senior Living, Inc. (Nasdaq: FVE), formerly Five Star Quality Health Care, Inc.: Board of Directors, Lead Independent Director, Chair of Nominating and Governance Committee, Member Audit Committee, Member Quality of Care Committee
Office Properties Income Trust (Nasdaq: OPI), formerly Select Income REIT (Nasdaq: SIR): Board of Trustees, Chair, Compensation Committee, former Chair and current Member, Nominating and Governance Committee, former Member Audit Committee
Service Properties Trust (Nasdaq: SVC), formerly Hospitalities Properties Trust (Nasdaq: HPT): Board of Trustees, Chair, Compensation Committee, former Chair and current member, Nominating and Governance Committee, Member Audit Committee
Supreme Court of Louisiana Historical Society, Inc: President
International Women’s Forum: Louisiana Forum, Chapter President; Member, President’s Council Forum Development, At Large Member Committee
American Health Law Association (AHLA): First female president and first class of designated fellows
Baton Rouge Area Foundation: Board Member, Secretary, Executive Committee, Investment Committee
Woman’s Hospital Foundation: Immediate Past Chair of the Board; Past Chair Real Estate Committee, Past Chair Development Committee/Capital Campaign; current Board Member
St. Andrew’s Village: Board Member
Louisiana Consular Corp: Honorary Consul, Japan
Japan Society of New Orleans: Board Member
Louisiana State University Museum of Art: Advisory Board Member
Greater New Orleans, Inc.: Coalition for Coastal Resilience and Economy, member; Co-Chair, Marketing Committee
Loyola University: Past Chair of the Board, Emeritus Board Member
Loyola University College of Law: Visiting Committee
Vision 2020—National Initiative to Advance Women’s Social and Economic Equality Through Collaboration: Delegate
American Heart Association: Spokesperson, Louisiana Go Red Campaign, Circle of Red
American Hospital Association: Current member, Leadership Development Committee; Past Member, Committee on Governance
American College of Health Care Executives: Diplomate, (Fellowship application in progress)