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Mission Statement
The mission of Women in Logistics is to provide resources for women in the business of logistics, transportation, supply chain management and technology. Our goal is to maintain an information resource network for career development, mentoring, and educational opportunities.
Our History
Women in Logistics (formerly Women in Transportation) was founded by Stacy Roth, in response to the lack of networking groups for women in the industry. In the late 70's and early 80's, women who worked in the field of transportation had few resources available to fulfill their needs to support career growth.
Our initial meetings were roundtable forums where we brainstormed about how to structure the group to suit our professional career goals. From these informal gatherings, we determined that women wanted and needed a professional environment where they could network with each other and develop business contacts. They also wanted an avenue to keep abreast of current events in the industry. Ultimately, our focus on “hot issues” and providing unique insight into current events led to our success as a viable organization. We are the only logistics organization in the United States that provides mentoring resources for its members.
Today, WIL has over 200 members. Each year, the baton changes over to a new group of officers and directors whose responsibility is to keep our organization flush with new ideas and promote our growth for the future.
2008 Officers
To view a brief biography of each WIL officer, pass your cursor over the name of the member whose information you wish to see. To send email, click on the address link provided beneath each name. This page works best with the browser font size set to “Normal” or “Medium” or “100%” as the case may be. Please adjust your browser font size if necessary.
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Barbara Dubbs has worked in both the international ocean transportation and logistics fields as well as for an international export trading firm. She is from the Bay Area and has been in the industry for over 15 years. She is currently an account executive for Hamburg Sud working in sales and marketing. She has also worked for APL, Fesco and Mitsui Trading in the past. Barbara graduated with a degree in international business and a minor in Japanese at California State University Sacramento and also spent a year abroad at Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan. She has been a member of WIL for the past six years.
Theresa Brennan has enjoyed a successful career in ocean transportation since 1987 with “K”Line America, Inc., a fully integrated global transportation company, and is currently the Regional General Manager in Northern California for “K”Line America, Inc. Prior to relocating to the Bay Area in 2000, she has worked primarily in the Pacific Northwest in sales management with “K”Line America in Seattle, WA; and prior to that in traffic management with a furniture importer and a wearing apparel importer. Love of languages and Mt. Fuji is what first caught her interest in import, export, and the transportation industry. Beginning as a boarding agent and dock runner for a Customs House broker in Seattle is what first inspired her curiosity in ships, cranes, trains, and docks — the underbelly of transportation. Theresa is a graduate of Seattle University. She has been an active officer of Women in Logistics for the past five years.
Diana Mason has been a participant in Bay Area transportation for the past 20 years, particularly with ocean freight carriers. She is a certified member of the American Society of Transportation and Logistics. Her latest endeavor is the successful commencement of her business Opera International Customhouse Brokers. Diana has been a member of WIL for many years, serving as past president (1999) and chairperson (2000).
Mary Thomson has been actively working in the field of marketing for 15 years, developing strategies for traditional “bricks and mortar” organizations as well as start-ups. She joined Integres from Amphire solutions, a pre-IPO e-commerce distribution and supply chain management company, where she managed product marketing, public relations, and brand development. In 2002, Mary was featured in the Journal Of Commerce magazine honoring women in international trade. She has an extensive background in marketing, strategic planning, and technology research, including regional marketing and program management for GTECH, the $1 billion online gaming systems conglomerate. She has held key managerial positions in the consumer packaged goods industry, including Gallo Winery, Dun & Bradstreet’s Dataquest, and A.C. Nielsen Company. Mary holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from University of California, Santa Cruz, and a Master’s degree in Economics from San Jose State University.
Kyra Kindon, an Account Manager for APL in Oakland, CA, has been with APL for five years working on both the east and west coasts. Kyra received her bachelor's degree in Management and International Business from Penn State University and her MBA from San Francisco State University. Having studied abroad in Sweden and in Spain, Kyra enjoys traveling whenever possible. Since 2005 she has been a Women in Logistics member, and she looks forward to taking an active role in Women in Logistics.
Susan Rosin is a founder of Reclipse Group, a management consulting company that works with companies who want to think outside the box and optimize their business chain to increase their productivity and profitability. She has extensive experience in operations, technology, and business process improvement in the areas of supply chain, international network logistics, and transportation/distribution. Susan has helped companies to optimize their international logistics networks, implement new supply chain visibility and contract management systems, as well as conducted site and service provider selection projects. In her over 25 years of business experience she has researched and recommended transportation and distribution process and technology solutions, managed people and projects for 3PL service providers and ocean carriers, and conducted supply chain optimization projects for international manufacturers and retailers.
Anne Landstrom is a native of Colorado and a graduate of University of Colorado. She moved to the Bay Area in 1981 to pursue a career in international business after having studied abroad in France and Spain during college. She has been in the international transportation and logistics industry for over 25 years and is currently working for a transportation consulting company called TranSystems as a Senior Consultant. She is very excited to bring all of the various experience and expertise she has had in the industry to the consultant role. She has worked in the industry in various capacities for APL, UPS Supply Chain Solutions, DHL Exel Supply Chain and Hapag Lloyd. Anne has been a member of Women in Logistics since it was founded in the early 1980s and is very excited about her new role as Vice President.
Jane has enjoyed a career in ocean transportation for the past 20 years. She is currently employed with Hyundai Merchant Marine Company. She is a Graduate of University of Oregon and has been on the boards of Women in Logistics and Pacific Transportation Association for five years.
Christina Angstenberger, an Operations Support Manager in Oakland, CA, has been with APL for eight years working at both the Middle Harbor Terminal and Americas corporate office. Christina received her bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Naval Science from the California Maritime Academy as well as her USCG Third Mates Unlimited Tonnage License. Having spent a great deal of her career in the IT sector developing and implementing global business solutions, she enjoys traveling abroad, golf and karaoke, all of which are job requirements. This is the first year for Christina as a WIL member and she is excited about her participation in the upcoming network opportunities and events.
Helene has been an Export Customer Service Team Leader since July 1, 2000 and has been in the International Division since February 1992. In this position, Helene leads a team of 5 people that have responsibility for Clorox’s expanding operations in Asia, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Europe, Middle East, Russia and Africa, known as the Asia Pacific Division. Helene has 35 years of experience in International business, including management positions at steamship lines prior to joining Clorox. A native of New Orleans, La., she is a graduate of Soule’ Business College in New Orleans.
Katie has her BS in Business Logistics from Penn State and has worked in Operations since graduation. She has worked for Toys "R" Us in their operations department and then moved on to Cooking.com which brought her out to the West Coast. She now works for Down Etc. which is a small manufacture/importer of Top of Bed products selling mostly to the hospitality industry as a manager in their Operations department.
Susan has shuttled back and forth between academia and industry for the past 15 years. She has worked as a consultant for Aspen Technologies implementing supply chain solutions in manufacturing and distribution and as a project manager specializing in replenishment systems for Evant. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Decision Sciences at the SFSU College of Business, where she teaches Operations Management and Supply Chain Management. Even when she is not in the classroom or at her computer, logistics pervades her life as she enjoys recreational travel and exploring the great outdoors. Susan earned her BSE in Electrical Engineering at Princeton University and her Ph.D. in Operations Research at Stanford University. She advocates closer ties between industry and academia and is very excited to take on the role of WIL Scholarship Director.
Mindy Arhontes has enjoyed a successful career primarily in ocean transportation for 26 years. She is currently the Director of Inland Transportation and Port Services for The Pasha Group. A Bay Area native she has held a variety of positions with APL, Ltd., “K” Line America, Hapag Lloyd and Kerr Steamship. Mindy has been a member of WIL since 1999 and is also an officer of Pacific Transportation Association and National Defense Transportation Association.
Rand Careaga lives in Oakland and works in the other largish city across the water. He inherited the job of maintaining the WIL site back around the turn of the century when the original designer was obliged to enter the Federal Witness Protection Program, and does this on a pro bono basis, asking only for an occasional cup of gruel or now and again a stale crust of bread. The present site design—its strengths, such as they are, and its sundry infelicities—is his work, although he wishes to go on record as stating that his original, inexplicably rejected color scheme was way cooler than this one.
Karen Vellutini has been in the international transportation industry for nearly 20 years. Her professional experience encompasses many facets of the industry including, ocean carriers, terminal operators and trucking companies. She is currently Vice President, Sales & Marketing for Devine Intermodal, an intermodal trucking company headquartered in Sacramento, CA. Karen's previous positions include sales and marketing with Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) and American President Lines (APL). She is a Northern California native and a graduate of the California State University, Fresno in International Business. Karen has been a WIL member for a few years and is excited about her new role as a Board Member.
Stacy Roth has enjoyed a career in Logistics and Supply Chain Management for 27 years. Stacy’s career path has focused on New Product Development and Business Development managing large multi-national accounts. Past employers include APL Logistics and UPS Supply Chain Solutions. Today, Stacy is employed by FedEx Trade Networks offering a wide portfolio of services including Origin Consolidation, ocean/air freight transportation, warehousing, order fulfillment, customs brokerage, and IT solutions. As the Founder of Women in Logistics, Stacy continues her involvement with the organization and serves as its current Chairman.
