Women in Manufacturing Association Announces 2025 Board of Directors
WiM welcomes the election of 20 members headed into 2025, including first-term members and those who are continuing their service.
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The Women in Manufacturing Association (WiM, Cleveland, Ohio) has announced the election of 20 members to its 2025 board of directors, who begin their terms on April 1, 2025. WiM is a national and global trade association specifically dedicated to supporting, promoting and inspiring women who have chosen a career in the manufacturing sector.
The board will be led by:
- Chair Danielle Schneider, applications engineer, Pridgeon and Clay, (Grand Rapids, Michigan)
- Vice Chair Jane Thomas, president, Teijin Holdings USA Inc. and Teijin Ltd. (Sausalito, California)
- Secretary Joanna Cooper, general manager, Daimler Truck North America (Mount Holly, North Carolina)
- Treasurer Angela Sams, analyst, Toyota (Georgetown, Kentucky)
- Past Chair Jana Gessner, senior vice president – environment, health and safety, PepsiCo (Waterville, Ohio).
First-term members of the 2025 WiM board are:
- Lisa Caldwell, manufacturing and automotive industry leader, Marsh (Orlando, Florida)
- Victor Coronado, vice president of manufacturing, Ventura Foods LCC (Los Angeles, California)
- Bonnie Jenkins, senior director environmental, health and safety, GE Appliances, a Haier Co. (Louisville, Kentucky)
- Andrea Sohns, principal, CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA, Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
- Rosalyn Wallace, vice president, strategy and corporate development, Magna International Inc. (Toronto, Ontario, Canada).
“It is an honor to welcome the newest members of the WiM board of directors on behalf of our entire organization,” says WiM president and founder Allison Grealis. “Their wealth of experience and deep commitment to manufacturing will be invaluable to our association as we continue advancing our mission to support, promote and inspire women in this industry.”
Additional board members who are continuing their service include:
- Myoshi Aubain, senior director operations and supply chain, Industrial Solutions, DuPont (Wilmington, Delaware)
- Heather Bishop, global director operations and strategic manufacturing, John Deere Power Systems, John Deere (Cedar Falls, Iowa)
- Ester Codina, president, Alfa Laval (Richmond, Virginia)
- Natalie Cruz, partner, M&A transaction services, Deloitte & Touche LLP (Los Angeles, California)
- Cara Herzog, chief inclusion officer, Southwire Co. (Atlanta, Georgia)
- Molly Jacobs, business process improvement specialist II, Greenheck Group (Schofield, Wisconsin)
- Tiffanie Lewis (Westland, Michigan)
- Cara Madzy, senior director EHS, security and site services, Geismar Sites, BASF (Geismar, Louisiana)
- Yirla Morehead, senior director, world class supply chain, Molson Coors Beverage Co. (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
- Kim Ziomek (West Bloomfield Township, Michigan).
Grealis also thanks outgoing members of the WiM board for their exceptional service to the industry: Sheree Gaus, Sodexo; Peggy Gulick, General Motors; Virginia Harn, CLA; Lisa Skidmore, GE Appliances, a Haier Co.; and Jeff White, Robinson+Cole.
