Discussion at RILA LINK2020 Aims at Moving the Needle on Diversity

The Women in Supply Chain Breakfast Session at RILA LINK 2020 on February 25 in Dallas, Texas, will be powered by AWESOME. Nancy Nix, AWESOME Executive Director Emeritus, will interview Amy Carovillano, Vice President, Supply Chain, The Container Store Inc. Following their conversation, Kirsten Castillo, AWESOME’s Director of Member Engagement, will lead the group in an interactive discussion of the AWESOME Action Agenda: Seven Smart Moves to Make Bigger Waves for Women’s Leadership. Continue reading

2019 List of Most Influential Board Members Includes Awesome Leader

Valerie Bonebrake, an AWESOME leader and former Senior Vice President, Tompkins International ,has been named to WomenInc.’s 2019 list of Most Influential Board Members. Valerie serves on the Board of Directors for Forward Air Corporation. Continue reading

Kirsten Castillo speaks to first-year MBA students at TCU’s Boot Camp

A recent “Boot Camp” at TCU – which offered first-year students pursuing an MBA at TCU’s Neely School of Business insights into a career in supply chain management – included a talk by Kirsten Castillo, AWESOME’s Director of Member Engagement. 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