Landing a seat on a corporate board can be challenging – but the opportunities have never been more robust for women interested in serving. 

"It's not about who you know anymore," Christine Scheuneman, a veteran corporate director currently serving on the board of Farmers and Merchants Bank of Long Beach, told a packed audience this week at GlobeSt's ELITE Women of Influence conference.  "It used to be — but not now."

Scheuneman and co-panelist Jennifer Litwak, executive director of Housing on Merit, outlined best practices to follow when pursuing board service opportunities, and cautioned attendees to stay away from pay-to-play subscription models that purport to help candidates nab spots.