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SPIRIT OF LEADERSHIP
2004 AWARD RECIPIENTS |
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Linda
Miller,
Manufacturing Director
Ford Motor Company
Ms. Miller was named Manufacturing Director, Small V6
Engine and Casting & Forging Operations, |
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2001. During this time, she has led the formation of an aluminum
joint venture and has responsibility for 9 Manufacturing Plants.
Ms. Miller has held a variety of manufacturing and strategic
positions during her career. She was the first woman to become
a Plant Manager in the history of Ford Motor Company. While
Manager of the Dearborn Engine and Fuel Tank Plant, the plant
became the first of the Company’s North American facilities
to achieve the prestigious Total Quality Excellence Award.
Ms. Miller has also held positions as the Chair of the Advisory
Board for the University of Detroit-Mercy and a Foundation
Board member for Truman State University.
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Kathleen
Sims,
President
Coeur d’Alene Honda & Kia
Ms. Sims is co-owner and general manager of Coeur d’Alene
Honda and Kia, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. |
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Ms. Sims is a member of the National Automobile
Dealers Association’s board of directors. Elected
in 1998, she was elected and became one of the two first women
in 75 years to join the NADA Board
of Directors. Ms. Sims currently serves on the Association’s
Convention, Government Relations,
Public Affairs and Regulatory Affairs committees and is a member
of the Idaho Auto Dealers
Association’s board of directors. Sims is also a state
legislative director for the American International Automobile
Dealers Association (AIADA), from which she received its Top
Gun Award in 1995.
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Marjorie
Staten,
Executive Director
GM Minority Dealers Association
Ms. Staten currently serves as the Executive Director
of the General Motors Minority Dealers
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Association (GMMDA). She oversees the day-to-day
operation of the association, which represents
over 200 General Motors Minority-owned dealerships across the
country. She is actively involved in
developing and implementing GMMDA’s strategic action plans,
and thus serves as liaison with
senior automotive manufacturer executives at General Motors
Corporation. |
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