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Discussion at RILA LINK2020 Aims at Moving the Needle on Diversity

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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

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

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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

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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

Kathy Wengel receives DSA Award at CSCMP EDGE

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Kathy Wengel, EVP and Chief Supply Chain Officer, Johnson & Johnson, and an AWESOME Advisor, became the third woman in more than 50 years to receive the Distinguished Service Award from the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP). The award was presented at the Opening General Session of CSCMP EDGE on September 16 in Anaheim, California. Continue reading

Distinguished Service Award Honoree engenders awe and inspiration

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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

DC Velocity  names three AWESOME leaders as Rainmakers

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Among the eight supply chain professionals named as 2019 Rainmakers by DC Velocity, three are AWESOME leaders. They are Dr. Nancy Nix, Executive Director Emeritus of AWESOME, Annette Danek-Akey, SVP of Fulfillment for Penguin Random House, and Kathy Fulton, Executive Director of the American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN). Continue reading

AWESOME leaders take part in Ocean Plastics Leadership Summit

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Four AWESOME leaders joined an expedition to get a rare look at the collection of plastic waste in the North Atlantic gyre off the coast of Bermuda. The participants of the “Ocean Plastics Leadership Summit,” numbering approximately 140, included plastics industry executives from all parts of the supply chain, ranging from petrochemical producers, plastics packagers, consumer packaged goods, and logistics providers, as well as individuals representing NGOs, media and think tanks. Continue reading

Powered by AWESOME  panel focuses on empowering women in supply chain

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A panel of supply chain leaders, led by Nancy Nix, AWESOME Executive Director Emeritus, discussed how to empower women as an important aspect of Supply Chain Talent Management at an event presented recently by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) in Chicago. The day’s program also addressed themes such as tapping into alternative talent pipelines like veteran talent and cultivating the next generation of supply chain leadership. Continue reading

Maria Nieradka joins AWESOME Advisors

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Maria Nieradka, former SVP, Global Supply Chain, Biogen, has joined other leading women in supply chain as an AWESOME Advisor. AWESOME Advisors provide direction and input for goals, priorities and plans for AWESOME, working with AWESOME leadership: Heather Sheehan, Executive Director; Ann Drake, Founder; and Nancy Nix Executive Director Emeritus. Continue reading