May 7, 2020—The Women in Manufacturing Association (WiM) announced the election of 25 members to its 2020 Board of Directors. WiM is a national association specifically dedicated to supporting, promoting and inspiring women who have chosen a career in the manufacturing sector. The board is led by Chair Lynn Kier, Vice President, Corporate Communications, Diebold Nixdorf, Charlotte, NC. Additional WiM board officers are Vice Chair Erika Ferrell, Application Development Director, Hy Cite, Middleton, WI; Secretary Jessica Kinman, Aerospace & Defense Industry Solution Experience Senior Manager, Dassault Systemes, Mukilteo, WA; and Treasurer Karen Norheim, President and COO, American Crane Equipment Corp., Douglassville, PA.
First-term members of the 2020 WiM board are:
- Jai Aja, Customer Success Manager, Rockwell Automation, Norristown, PA
- Karen Bazela, VP Speed Services, Southwire Company, Carrollton, GA
- Sandra McNeil, Global Manufacturing Chief Engineer, General Motors, Warren, MI
- Misti Rice, Executive Director of Government Affairs, Magna International Inc., Troy, MI
- Valerie Salera, PMO Leader, AQE, Ingersoll Rand, Davidson, NC
Additional board members who are continuing their service include:
- Veronica Braker, Senior Vice President of Global Operations, Archer Daniels Midland, Decatur, IL
- Leah Curry, President, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana, Inc., Princeton, IN
- Bill Good, Vice President, Supply Chain, GE Appliances, Louisville, KY
- Virginia Harn, Principal, CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, Minneapolis, MN
- Amanda Hendry, Director, International HR Operations, The Sherwin-Williams Co., Cleveland, OH
- Katie Kelley, US Vice Chair, BMO Harris Bank, Minneapolis, MN
- Susanne Lauda, Director, Global Advanced Manufacturing Technology, AGCO Corporation, Duluth, GA
- Tammy LeBlanc, CFO, MIS Solutions, Inc., Atlanta, GA
- Cara Madzy, Vice President Operations, Coatings Americas, BASF, Southfield, MI
- Amy Meyer, Vice President, Technical Services, Kohler Co., Kohler, WI
- Zoi Romanchuk, President, Slick Automated Solutions, Inc., Ontario, OH
- Caitlin Sickles, Director, Bracewell LLP, Washington, DC
- Bill Smith, CEO, Termax Corporation, Lake Zurich, IL
- Steve Speich, Global Director of Facilities Engineering and Factory Automation, John Deere, Moline, IL
- Adrienne Temple, Regional Vice President, South Carolina Manufacturing Extension Partnership, Columbia, SC
- Lisa Yankie, SVP, Chief Human Resources Officer and Communications, Dentsply Sirona, Charlotte, NC