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Marcella Prado and Amie Gilmore have been selected to serve on the ten-person Women In Stone steering committee

May 23, 2015 1:00 PM CDT

Prado and Gilmore selected to "Women In Stone" Steering Committee

Committee to focus on WIS education and programming

By Helen Distelhorst

Marcella Prado (Laticrete) and Amie Gilmore (Informa Exhibits US) have been selected to serve on the ten-person Women In Stone steering committee (powered by MIA).

Brie Pfannenbecker, WIS Steering Committee chair, said “We had a lot of great applications from powerful and inspiring women in our industry. Being selected to serve on the steering committee is a great honor. The steering committee plays a crucial role in setting priorities for this relatively new MIA initiative/program.”

Marcella Prado has been involved in the stone industry for over 13 years and will be focused on upcoming WIS events and education. Amie Gilmore has been involved in the stone industry for over 9 years, and given her role with StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas will be assisting to elevate WIS programming to a broader scale.

Additional 2015 WIS committee appointments:

Brie Pfannenbecker(Connecticut Stone Supplies, Inc.) has been selected to serve a second term as committee chair.
Kim Dumais (Miller Druck) and Allyson Humphries (Walker Zanger) have been named to serve as co-vice chairs.

Jim Hieb, MIA Executive Vice President and CEO, said "The leadership and passion offered by the WIS steering committee is the primary reason this new initiative is gaining so much momentum. They are laying the ground work for some outstanding networking and education events."