Two Board Experts Join Line-up of Speakers at Regional Event

Update March 5: This event has been postponed due to travel and conference restrictions currently in place with many companies.
It will be rescheduled for a future date. Watch for more details.
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AWESOME announces two additions to the line-of of speakers for the March 12 Regional Event focusing on board membership responsibilities and rewards – and how supply chain leaders can prepare for that extension of their career. Hilary Krane will be the keynote speaker and Nancy Calderon joins the panel discussion. Continue reading

AWESOME Announces Speakers for March 12 Regional Event

Update March 5: This event has been postponed due to travel and conference restrictions currently in place with many companies.
It will be rescheduled for a future date. Watch for more details.
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To address the topic of board readiness, including what it entails and why supply chain women executives can bring value to a board – AWESOME will present a line-up of speakers with first-hand experience at a Regional Event on March 12. The event, which is sponsored by C.H. Robinson, will be held during the day on March 12, with content also provided by Nike leaders at Nike’s Word Headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon, in the Portland Metro Area. Continue reading

Two upcoming events feature AWESOME’s executive director

Heather Sheehan, AWESOME Executive Director, will be featured as a panelist and panel moderator and at two events in January. On January 16, she will moderate a powered by AWESOME panel of supply chain leaders at a CSCMP (Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals) Round table in Southern California. On January 28, Heather will serve as a panelist at the SMC3 Jump Start 20 Conference in Atlanta. Continue reading

New EVP, Supply Chain of Penguin Random House will be interviewed at regional event

Annette Danek-Akey has been promoted to EVP, Supply Chain, Penguin Random House and named to the company’s U.S. board. Annette and AWESOME Executive Director Heather Sheehan will open the November 14th Regional Event in Jersey City, New Jersey, with an Up-Close Conversation. Continue reading

AWESOME educator reaches back to inform and inspire future leaders

The University of Arkansas recently hosted a two-day symposium for WISE (Women Impacting Supply Chain Excellence) Future Leaders. The event was organized by Stephanie Thomas, Clinical Assistant Professor of Supply Chain Management at Arkansas and a member of the AWESOME community. Continue reading

AWESOME announces new director of member engagement

Kirsten Castillo has joined the AWESOME leadership team as Director of Member Engagement. She brings experience as CEO of her family-owned transportation and logistics services company – Logistics Planning Services (LPS) — and as COO of GlobalTranz. She also has been actively involved in the advancement of women, including founding “Ladies of Logistics” at LPS, an initiative that was adopted at GlobalTranz. Continue reading

Distinguished Service Award Honoree engenders awe and inspiration

Since the day Johnson & Johnson’s Kathy Wengel began speaking on a panel of supply chain leaders at AWESOME’s first symposium in 2013, she has been an inspiring model of what a leader with courage and competence can do. For the many accomplishments of her 30-year career at Johnson &Johnson and her impact beyond the J&J business, the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) has selected Kathy to receive the 2019 Distinguished Service Award. Continue reading

Heather Sheehan takes an active role in UTK’s Supply Chain Forum

The annual Supply Chain Forum hosted by University of Tennessee Knoxville’s Haslam School of Business included participation by AWESOME Executive Director Heather Sheehan. In addition to being a speaker and holding a roundtable, she was named Outstanding Woman in Supply Chain by UTK’s chapter of the student organization NeXxus. Continue reading

Heather Sheehan receives recognition from UTK student organization

Heather Sheehan, Executive Director of AWESOME will be honored as the Outstanding Woman in Supply Chain on April 10 at the Global Supply Chain Institute at the University of Tennessee Knoxville’s Haslam College of Business. The award, recognizing an outstanding role model, is given by the NeXxus Chapter at the University. Continue reading