Awards & Recognition
★Recognized as 25th woman leading Fortune 500 company according to Fortune magazine
★Member of 4-H Luminaries - exclusive group of most influential alumni
★Board member of Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA)
★Featured in Women in Retail magazine as retail industry leader
Notable Facts
→CEO of JCPenney (2018-2020), previously CEO of JOANN Stores (2015-2018)
→30-year retail industry veteran with Fortune 500 CEO experience
→Current board member at AutoZone Inc. and previously served on Southwest Airlines board
→First female CEO of JCPenney in company's 118-year history
→Led JCPenney through bankruptcy proceedings during COVID-19 pandemic
→Testified before Trump administration opposing tariffs on Chinese goods
→Graduate of University of Wisconsin-Stout retail merchandising program
→Career progression from Carson Pirie Scott through Sears, Kohl's, Shopko, JOANN to JCPenney