Rashmi Sharma is an assistant clinical professor in the Smeal College of Business and the managing director of Laboratory for Economics Management and Auctions. Sharma has been a faculty member with the college since fall 2018 and teaches a number of courses in supply chain management and information systems, specifically analytics and programming. Tune in…

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…

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…

Kara Harvey is the Director of Operations at ALDI Center Valley, also known as the busiest distribution center for ALDI in the United States. Harvey joined the organization upon her graduation in 1993, enjoying a fulfilling career featuring several roles with ALDI, who is also a CSCR® corporate sponsor. She started as a District Manager…

Emily Irvin is currently a senior at Penn State, serving as a THON chair position for the Sapphire Leadership Academic Program, an honors business program representing the top 5% of her class. Most notably, Irvin worked as a liaison between the distribution center and corporate employees in LBrands’ Columbus headquarters as a 2020 co-op and…

Johanna Amaya is currently an associate professor of supply chain management at the Smeal College of Business. She just joined the faculty this past summer in June 2021 and has shared with students her knowledge of handling consumer claims and supply chain transportation logistics. Amaya is an experienced researcher skilled in operations management, humanitarian logistics,…

Ashley Myers is the Senior Manager of Capital & Government Property at The Boeing Company. Myers started working at Boeing in 2007, and has since held roles as a procurement agent, a procurement analyst supporting compliance/audit, and management roles leading teams. She’s primarily supported the defense aerospace market and has experience in the commercial aerospace and…

Hear from Penn State supply chain student Arielle May on her tips of the trade for all supply chain students at Smeal ranging from accessing resources to her advice on confidence and how she knew supply chain was the major for her!

Dr. Felisa Preciado Higgins is the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education and a Clinical Professor of Supply Chain Management at the Smeal College of Business. In addition to pivoting to pandemic related issues, Higgins has been researching ways to improve the food supply chain. Prior to joining Penn State, Higgins worked for Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KCC),…

 Kristyn Harkins is a supply chain professional with 18 years of experience.  In her career at Johnson & Johnson (J&J), Kristyn has worked across the Supply Chain pillars of Plan, Source, Make & Deliver and in multiple business sectors, including Consumer Products and Medical Devices.  She has held leadership roles in Customer Logistics, Transportation,…