Leader Of Tomorrow Award Finalist Shine A Light On Up And Coming Women In The RV Industry

Amelia has been pivotal to Patrick Industries’ Investor Relations and ESG team. Within a year of working at Patrick Industries and being only 23 years old, she has already become a key player in all public communication, our Inaugural sustainability report, and is very active in the Patrick and broader Elkhart community. She helps leadership development within the accounting and finance department, advocating for women coming into the industry through various events and meetings with company leaders.

Alyssa created a brand ambassador program for Rockwood, designed customer awareness programs, and established the social media presence for Rockwood and Flagstaff brands. Using customer input, she has helped the rest of her team make improvements for a better customer experience. Thanks to her engagement and leadership the Rockwood/Flagstaff brands set the benchmark for customer engagement and product attention. She is not only a leader of the RV industry now but will continue to be one far into the future.

Halle started in the warehouse of a supplier where her boss saw potential in her and that her talents were being wasted. He went out of his way to find her a job with a different company, Furrion, where she really started to get her legs. She then joined the RV Technical Institute, where she has flourished into a young lady who likes to take charge of projects and put her signature on everything she touches. Halle volunteers on many RVWA projects and impresses her peers with her leadership.

Natalie is the first woman Sales Manager at East to West and is the first rep to manage Camping World independently. With over 100 accounts, Natalie has made a difference in the RV industry and paving the way for this type of salesperson in the future. Today other dealers are requesting this type of experience and some competitors are replicating. Natalie has a tough and challenging job, but she is also paving the way for more women to be in RV sales.

Nicole started with Dometic in a customer service role where she quickly differentiated herself with her ability to swiftly learn product and work with customers to solve issues with significant supply chain issues. Her personal skills and reputation for getting things done led her to be promoted to inside sales, then outside sales. She now covers some of Dometic’s most important accounts and is often leading the sales team. She’s also Dometic’s Ambassador of Fun, spearheading the company’s efforts to build better internal relationships and to have fun.