Most of the issues that are part of day-to-day Operations Management are not gender specific, or "women's" issues per se, however women often bring a different perspective, than that of their male counterparts, to the many considerations that make-up Operations Management.  Not the least of these issues has been how to break the 'glass-ceiling' -- and when broken, how to help pull other women past it.  Hear from women who are successful Operations Managers.  The considerations that will be discussed are important for anyone in or considering a career in Operations.  APICS members and other Operations professionals, University faculty, staff and students from NEIU and from all other area Universities and Colleges are invited and encouraged to attend.

Panelists:

Jennifer Green is a Senior Analyst at Bearing Point, Inc. Currently, she is the Director of Quality and Membership on the Chicago Chapter of APICS Board of Directors. She is Certified in Production & Inventory Management (CPIM) certified.  She was a Business Administration major at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

MaryBeth Ingberg created Welcome Change™ in 2003, a leadership and organization development consulting practice, with over 20 years professional experience as counsel to individuals, groups, organizations and communities around issues of change and resilience.  She is a Professional Member of the Institute of Management Consultants (IMCUSA) since 2002, and is now serving a term on the IMC Chicagoland Chapter Board of Directors. She is a lifetime member of Beta Gamma Sigma, International Honor Society. She earned a Master of Divinity (MDiv) from the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago and is ordained in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). She earned a Master of Science in Organization Development (MSOD), with Dean’s Honors, at the Graduate School of Business, Loyola University Chicago.

Janet Steiner Soukup is Director of Distribution and Logistics at Westell.  She oversees the warehousing, shipping, customs, transportation and inventory control functions for Westell.  She has lead lean implementation projects and has done Lean and Kaizen training at Westell. Previously, Jan was Production Planning Manager at Ace Hardware’s Paint Manufacturing Division.  She has worked on two different enterprise system implementations and has worked towards defining and refining inventory control processes at both companies. Additionally, her job experience includes positions as a system analyst and an accountant. She has been on the APICS Board of Directors as both a Vice President of Customers and a Regional Vice President and is both CPIM and CSCP certified. 

Diane A. MacDonald assists clients in all aspects of the regulation of international trade with specific emphasis on U.S. customs counseling and enforcement proceedings, export control matters and unfair trade practice proceedings.  Since 2003, she had been a member of the board for the Chicago Chapter of Organization of Women in International Trade (OWIT).  She received her B.A. degree from Bucknell University, her M.Sc. from the London School of Economics, and her J.D. degree from IIT-Chicago Kent College of Law (with honors).  She received her LL.M. (Taxation) degree from Golden Gate University School of Law (with honors).  She is licensed in California, Illinois and New York.

 APICS members receive 2 certification maintenance points for attending this event.

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