Caitlin Dunn is currently the lead of supply chain optimization for the supply chain strategy and analytics team at American Eagle Outfitters. Her primary focuses include network design and orchestration as well as inbound optimization. Dunn’s overall role involves problem-solving through data analytics and creative thinking to innovate the company’s supply chain while also streamlining…
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Shradha Muktidoot, Senior Group Manager at Lyft
Shradha Muktidoot is currently a Senior Group Manager of Global Supply Management at Lyft. She leads a team of diverse and talented individuals who manage all of Lyft’s indirect spend; looking after the savings, the influence, and the change that is able to be made on the business in an impactful way. In her role…
Jess Isenberg, Senior Manager Global Production at Smartwool
Jess Isenberg is currently the Senior Manager of Global Production at Smartwool, a VF Company. She helps lead her team in risk mitigation and supply chain strategy so Smartwool continues to grow their business in natural performance products with the right set of partners. Isenberg believes the key to a successful team is the ability…
Emma Scott, Penn State Student
Emma Scott is a third-year student at Penn State, studying supply chain management with a minor in information systems. An ambitious student, she is heavily involved with the Sapphire Leadership Academic Program, the Schreyer Honors College, THON, the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals as well as Schreyer for Women. The Sapphire program is a…
Claudia Aguero Ruiz, Senior Supply Chain Manager at Dropbox
Claudia Aguero Ruiz is a Senior Supply Chain Manager at Dropbox. She is a rising supply chain professional with experience in global sourcing (EMEA, APAC, LATAM) across of variety of product categories, supplier relationship management, import and export as well as forecasting and inventory management. She has a track record of successfully leading global projects…
Kelly DiMuccio, Demand Manager at Mondelez International
Penn State Smeal College of Business introduced Kelly DiMuccio to supply chain and many possibilities the career can bring. The more that she learned about the field, the more she felt a calling to pursue the degree. Through courses such as BA 297A, which taught her how to market herself and speak confidently as a…
Yuwuxia Li, Penn State Student
Yuwuxia Li will be a senior at Penn State in fall 2022. She is an international student from China who has contributed to Penn State and Smeal community through her involvement in the Sapphire Leadership Academic Program, the Nittany Lion Consulting Group, and her role as a Resident Assistant to over 50 students. Li shares…
Donna Palumbo-Miele, CEO of Concordia Supply Chain Group LLC
Donna Palumbo-Miele is the founder and CEO of Concordia Supply Chain Group, LLC and a 1997 graduate from the Penn State Smeal College of Business. She is proud to be a woman in STEM, finding that “women make tremendous contributions to the supply chain profession.” For Donna, it’s the innovation and determination that women bring…
Abby Motsch, Procurement Leader at BP
Abby Motsch is an aspiring senior leader pursuing a dynamic career in the energy and technology industries. Her background in procurement and vendor management has helped her build a strong commercial foundation which she would like to continue and develop through contributions on projects that require critical thinking, partnerships, and innovative solutions. She appreciates a…
Kusumal Ruamsook, CSCR® Research Associate
Dr. Kusumal Ruamsook is a vital part of the Center of Supply Chain Research®, supplying key research and leadership skills as the center’s research associate and an assistant research professor in the Department of Supply Chain & Information Systems. Dr. Ruamsook was first exposed to the concept of logistics during her undergraduate education when she…
Ana Sparages, Penn State Student
Ana Sparages is a junior at Penn State studying supply chain & information systems. Sparages shares her enthusiasm for the supply chain discipline and her plans to maintain a positive a work/life balance in the future by taking time off to fully focus on family. Sparages is a proud Penn Stater whose work with THON…
Maria Karamanos, Penn State Student
Maria Karamanos is a junior at Penn State, studying supply chain & information systems. Karamanos is a part of Smeal’s renowned Sapphire Leadership Academic Program and envisions a world where every woman has a seat at the table. A proud Penn Stater, Karamanos acknowledges the value add of Smeal offerings and expresses her thanks for…