The industry’s Top Women of 2024
The mission continues.
Since 2020, HBSDealer and its industry partners have stepped up to promote the role of women in the hardware and building supply industry. That mission includes recognizing leaders who possess the traits of business excellence and the potential to make a difference in their companies and their communities.
Below, HBSDealer announces the class of 2024, drawn from more than 600 nominations from the hardware and building supply industry.
The honorees will be formally recognized at the fourth annual, live, Top Women in Hardware & Building Supply event in Chicago, Nov. 20-21.
According to Amy Grant, associate publisher of HBSDealer, the selection committee faced the challenge of an abundance of talent and potential across the industry.
Honorees were selected in two categories: “Rising Stars,” and “Business Excellence.”
Here are the Business Excellence honorees:
Janelle Armentrout, CFO/Co-Owner, Midwest Lumber
Lysette Aviles, Vice President, Human Resouces, House-Hasson Hardware
Jo Barney, Sr. VP-West, Boise Cascade
Libby Berman, VP, Chief Tax Officer, LP Building Solutions
Laura Chronister, Sr Director Store Operations, Lowe’s
Bethany Cypher, VP of Real Estate and Development, 84 Lumber
Robyn Edgell, National Sales Manager, Metrie
Junyi Eng, Director Global Supply Chain, Arrow Fastener Company
Patti Ferland, Assortment Planning
Jodi Foster, Marketing Manager, BlueLinx
Laura Freeman, Chief Human Resources Officer, Orgill
Brittany Goff, Director, Customer Service Center, National Gypsum Company
’Business Excellence’ criteria
This award recognizes a leader who has demonstrated achievement, growth and success in the hardware and home improvement industry; embraced education and community service, and inspired others to follow a similar path.
Laura Gorringe, General Manager, Builders FirstSource
Charlotte Green, VP, Central Selling and Installation Support, Lowe’s
Stacy Hackworth, Senior Direct - Sales & Sales Support, Ferguson
Shannon Hartley, Branch Manager, Frontier Building Supply
Jeri Hawkins, Senior Manager, PMO & VMO, Kodiak Building Partners
Shawnda Henderson, Market Director of Truss, Arizona Building Supply US LBM
Sarah Hounslow, President, Burlington Merchandising & Fixtures (BMF)
Brandy Humphries, Key Account Representative Builders FirstSource
Holly Kutcher, Vice President Retail Sales, Deckorators
Charla Lang, National Sales Manager, Metrie
Diane Latterell, Controller, Simonson Lumber
Donna Lazur, Retail Execution Efficiency Lead, Emery Jensen Distribution
Sarah Lee, Vice President - Purchasing, Blish-Mize Co.
Amber Little, Chief Human Resources Officer, Nation’s Best
Isabel Lockwood, Location Controller, Boise Cascade
Jessica Maki, Inside Sales Specialists, Cameron Ashley Building Products
Terrie McDaniel, General Manager, Hancock Lumber
Odessa Nelson, Sr Director HR Program Mgmt & M&A, Builders FirstSource
Amy O’Hara, Regional Sales Manager, Cornerstone Building Brands
Lisa Olson, Store Owner, United True Value
Laura Parson, Hardware Manager, Jeffries Hardware & Wholesale Electric
Corinne Pech, Product Data Manager, Metrie
Kelly Pehler, Director of Sales Operations, James Hardie
Carrie Pieper, HR Manager, Christensen Lumber Company
Tina Price, Controller, McCray Lumber Co.
Brenda Primano, CFO, Hingham Lumber Company
Wendy Radtke, Executive Vice President and CHRO, US LBM
Candy Rosebraugh, Inventory & Process Manager, Southeast Building Supply Interests
Laura Sampson, regional manager, Old Masters
Anea Scarle, Department Manager - Exterior Millwork, LMC
Lisa Schwartz, Sales Director, ITW - R&R Division
Monica Siverio, Vice President, Human Resources, Builders FirstSource
Stephanie Smith, Senior VP, Supply Chain, The Home Depot
Monica Smith, Supply Chain Director - Wood Products, Weyerhaeuser
Erica Snyder, General Manager, Dazey’s Hubbards
Jessica Thurston, Principal Solutions Architect, Do it Best
Margaret Walbridge, Communications Director, Taylor’s Do it Centers
Cicely Ware, Project Administration Specialist, Do it Best Corp.
Kimberly Watson, VP, Global Environmental, Health, Safety & Sustainability, Masonite
Kate Weissman, Member Sales Manager, LBM Advantage
Sheryl Wyatt, Regional Director, Plant Operations, Simpson Strong-Tie
Here are the Rising Stars of 2024:
Jen Alai, Sales Manager, Knoebel Lumber
Joanie Allen, Regional Safety Specialist, Colony Hardware
Meredith Baszkiewicz, HR Manager, Hamilton Building Supply
Courtney Batista, Area Sales Manager, The AZEK Company
Chantel Bender, Controller, Mandere Construction & Northwest Building Components
Chelsea Boisclair, Senior Estimating Coordinator, Arnold Lumber Company
Jacki Bregier-Poshak, CEO/President, KJ’s True Value Hardware
Sarah Burgos, Senior Director Finance, Lowe’s
Mindy Clark, Buyer, Jerry’s Home Improvement
Sarah Colpitts, Sales, Koopman Lumber
Brenda Corter, Director, Program Management Office, Masonite
Lisa Cravajal, Service & Solutions Department Manager, Allegheny Millwork & Lumber
Kait Dalton, Assistant General Manager, Delta Lumber
Vanessa Dim, Assistant Manager, Meeks Fayetteville
Jennifer Dobbins, Sales Team Lead - Hardware, ITW Global Brands
Kristina Eanes, Account Manager, Madison Wood Preservers, Inc.
Ashley Elliott-Davis, General Manager, Southeast Building Supply Interests
Ellen Erlenbusch, Account Coordinator, Dakota County Lumber Co.
Tiffany Flores, Assistant Store Manager, Central Valley Foster Lumber Yard
Alycia Frazier, Operations Process Developer, Nisbet Brower Building Materials
‘Rising Stars’ criteria
This award recognizes a talented professional with the potential to make a significant positive difference within her company and within the industry for years to come.
Kayla Garrett, Ad Group Administrator, NorCal Ace Group
Becka Gieseking, Outside Sales Representative, Moore Lumber & Hardware
Sheila Gjevre, Business Development Consultant, PLM
Vanessa Graves, HR Manager, Buffalo Framing and Truss
Karly Grimaldi, Sales & Operations Planning Manager, OMG, Inc.
Lindsey Grove, Director of Marketing, Windsor Mill
Christine Hall, Implementation Program Manager, Toolbx
Julie Hein, Project Coordination Manager, Orgill
Ceirah Heyneman, Forest Product Trader, Do it Best
Sara Holliday, Accounts Payable, Garner Building Supply
Charla Hosman, General Manager, Builders FirstSource
Kailey Jackson, Continuous Improvement Project Manager, Kodiak Building Partners
Amanda Joiner, Inside Sales Rep, Great Southern Wood Preserving
Jessica Jones, Inside Sales Coordinator, Builders FirstSource
Jolene Kahalioumi, Assistant Manager, White Cap Construction
Becky Kendall, Inventory Specialist, Builders FirstSource
Huda Khan, Inside Sales, National Accounts, CertainTeed Gypsum
Shelly Kleinhenz, Outside sales rep, Dixieline, Lumber and Home Centers
Jodie Kozler, Gypsum Category Merchant, Cameron Ashley Building Products
Leona Krajcik, Outside Sales Representative, Beacon Building Products
Kristyl Lawson, Learning & Talent Development Director, Orgill
Cristina Leaver, Market Development Manager, Azek Company
May Lee, Receiving Manager, Ashby Lumber
Becca Lewis, Floor Manager, Montana Ace Hardware
Virginia Lewis, Vice President, Tart Lumber Company
Jennifer Loeffel, Multi-Store Development Manager, Ace Hardware
Erin Lundstrom, Senior Buyer, US LBM
Bree-Anna Maxwell, Sales Coordinator, Home Improvement Warehouse, Weyerhaeuser
Rikki McQueary, Logistics Supervisor, Sun Mountain Lumber
Breanne Mee, Ecommerce Content Manager, UFP Retail Solutions
Niyati Mehta, Sales Management Trainee, Metrie
Allison Meyer, Communications Director, Do it Best
Chelsea Mongell, Senior Process Improvement Analyst, 84 Lumber
Maria Monsalve, Senior Contracts Administrator, Builders FirstSource
Stephanie Murphy, Commodity Product Manager, Boise Cascade
Mandie Pandola, People and Culture Generalist, Metrie
Brianne Papa, Mid Atlantic Regional Sales Director, Oldcastle
Lauren Parsons, Sales Manager, Bliffert Lumber
Kristin Peterson, Marketing Manager, Nation’s Best Holdings
Monica Reese, Director, Trend & Style, Lowe’s
Lauren Romero, Learning & Development Professional, National Nail
Kristin Russell, Specialized Sales Manager, Cincinnatus Home Center
Victoria Schrowang, Panel Products Trader, LBM Advantage
Lesia Shamp, National Account Manager, National Gypsum Company
Justine Simmons, National Strategic Accounts Manager, James Hardie
Kimberly Starling, General Manager - Lumber Products, American Builders Supply
Megan Sumner, Outside Sales Representative, San Antonio Lumber Company
Tara Takano, Domestic Sales Support Supervisor, Hampton Lumber
Janelle Thurlow, Office Manager/ Accountant, Flynn Lumber and Supply Co.
Diana Tronzano, National Account executive, BlueLinx Corporation.
Marcy Whitlock, Safety Specialist, Boise Cascade
Narom (Natt) Yin, Office Administrator, National Lumber Co.
Afton Yount, Product Line Manager, Ridout Lumber Company
Victoria Zimmerman, Human Resources Manager, Shepley Wood Products
Along with the class of 2024, all professionals with growting the industry are invited to participate and network at the 2024 Top Women in Hardware & Building Supply event.
“We congratulate all the honorees, and we thank everyone who has helped support this important industry initiative,” Grant said.
