Michelle Caveness leads global adhesives manufacturing at Eastman, driving safety, reliability and growth across six sites while mentoring future leaders and supporting community education programs.

Global Supply Chain Innovations Manager Manufacturing makes ideas and inventions available to the world through mass production. These products make life easier and more comfortable in very affordable ways. I love working in the manufacturing industry because it brings teams together to innovate products and processes that delight customers.” Deborah is a business visionary with…

President and CEO It is exciting to see the pride our employees gain when they combine lean, process driven flow, with an engaged employee culture to create an agile foundry that outperforms the competition and exceeds customer expectation. And that lean strategy allows us to invest back into employees, facilities and the community.” Beginning her…

Quality Supervisor My passion for manufacturing stems back to my childhood when my father would talk to me about his struggles as a machine operator. As a leader and engineer, I now have the opportunity to address frustrations others face through strong communication, empowering and connecting to all levels of the organization.” Upon her hiring…

Deirdre Brockwell develops lower-cost ceiling products at USG, improving manufacturing speed and quality while mentoring women in STEM and supporting community STEM and charity initiatives.

Harley-Davidson engineering manager Gretchen Borden has driven new product development, cut lead times from 30 to 6 days, and boosted revenue and on-time delivery. She also mentors students and supports women in engineering.

Boeing Salt Lake City GM Laura Bogusch leads airplane parts manufacturing and champions women in manufacturing, STEM education, and community philanthropy.

Kristine Boehnke led process safety improvements at Marathon Petroleum, helped raise over $80K for leukemia and lymphoma research, and mentors students to pursue engineering careers.

Ayla Bitter leads quality and process improvements at Arconic, helping launch multi-alloy casting, streamline audits, and mentor teams. She also champions STEM outreach, reaching more than 1,300 students and educators.