by Women In ฮ็านสำฦต Staff, on Aug 4, 2020 10:53:04 AM
Plover, WI โ August 4, 2020 โ Redefining the Road magazine, the official magazine of the ฮ็านสำฦต (WIT), announced today the recipients of the 2020 โTop Woman-Owned Businesses in Transportation.โ
The list was created to recognize women in leadership and encourage more women to become proactive leaders in their organizations โ and even start their own businesses, according to WIT president and CEO Ellen Voie. The program supports WITโs overall mission: To encourage the employment of women in the trucking industry, promote their accomplishments, and minimize the obstacles they face.
Entrepreneurship is a viable means of economic self-sufficiency, and many women are choosing an enterprise connected to transportation to be part of their career aspirations, according to Brian Everett, publisher of Redefining the Road magazine.
Criteria used to identify qualified applicants include majority ownership by a woman, financial stability and growth, innovation, and entrepreneurial spirit. Each company was nominated and chosen based upon business success and accomplishmentsโincluding those related to gender diversity.
The list is comprised of companies from a diverse range of business sectors in the commercial freight transportation marketplace, including motor carriers, third-party logistics companies, and original equipment manufacturers.
Companies named to the 2020 โTop Woman-Owned Businessesโ list and the primary female business owners are:
- (Angela Eliacostas, President and Founder)
- (Arelis Gutierrez, President and CEO)
- (Joyce Brenny, CEO and Founder)
- (Jane Kennedy Greene, Owner Chairwoman)
- (Kristy Knichel, CEO and President)
- (Barb Bakos, President and Owner)
- (Kimberly Welby, President and CEO)
- (Kari Rihm, President and CEO)
- (Jennifer Mead, CEO)
- (Allyson Siegel, CEO and Owner)
- (Jen Behnke, President and Owner)
- (Karen Smerchek, President)
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Women In ฮ็านสำฦต, Inc. is a nonprofit association established to encourage the employment of women in the trucking industry, promote their accomplishments and minimize obstacles faced by women working in the trucking industry. Membership is not limited to women, as 17 percent of its members are men who support the mission. Women In ฮ็านสำฦต is supported by its members and the generosity of Gold Level Partners: Amazon, Arrow Truck Sales, BMO Transportation Finance, Daimler Trucks North America, Expediter Services, FedEx Freight, Great Dane, J.B. Hunt Transport, Michelin North America, PACCAR, Penske Transportation Solutions, Ryder System, Walmart, and Waste Management. Follow WIT on Twitter, Facebook, or LinkedIn. For more information, visit www.womenintrucking.org or call 888-464-9482.
