Louisville, Ky. (November 3, 2024) – Greater Louisville Inc. (GLI) graduated the second cohort of its Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics Network (AML) Fellows in October. AML Fellows was launched last year to unite industry leaders and enhance collaboration across the advanced manufacturing and logistics industry, two of the region’s largest and fastest-growing industries.  The 17 graduating fellows include:

• Luke Bade, Business Relationship Manager, Shippers Solutions
• Justin Cary, Director, Sales & Business Development, Equipment Depot
• Joe Culleeney, Plant Manager, Reynolds Consumer Products
• Earl Daniels, Customer Experience/Launch Manager, HJI Supply Chain Solutions
• Mustapha Debbabi, Materials and Logistics Manager, American Printing House
• Becky Faith, Director, Business Development, FocustApps
• Cole Fisher, Director, Sales & Business Development, KCC Heating & Cooling/KCC Manufacturing
• Heather Ford, Director, Finance, UPS Airlines
• Tyrone Frazier, Director, Manufacturing Operations, GE Appliances, a Haier Company
• Dan Harty, Vice President, Operations, ISCO Industries, Inc.
• Erika Kuhn, Senior Director, Aircraft Technical Operations, UPS Airlines
• Melissa Marvel, Chief Executive Officer, Zoom Group, Inc.
• Jeff McNeill, Vice President, Operations, Air Hydro Power
• Lisa Morris, Account Executive, Kelly Services
• Cameron Morris, Account Manager, Green River Waste
• Carlos Patton, Chief Executive Officer, Founder, CAP Trucking
• Brandon Young, Chief Executive Officer, Founder, Pascal Tags

“Greater Louisville is home to a robust advanced manufacturing and logistics industry, so it is important that we foster the next generation of leaders,” said Sarah Davasher-Wisdom, president and CEO of GLI. “I cannot wait to see how our 17 graduates take the lessons they learned in the program to grow and innovate this evolving industry.”

Over the past 10 months, the AML Fellows met monthly to discuss different subsectors of the advanced manufacturing and logistics industry. This included discussions focused on automation and innovation, aerospace and Kentucky life sciences logistics, E-commerce, and more. Participants also heard from leaders from GE Appliances, UPS Airlines, BlueOval SK, Cimtech, and more.

To learn more about the AML Fellows program, click here.

Applications are now open to rising manufacturing and logistics executives interested in joining the 2025 Cohort of AML Fellows. The nomination/application period will close December 13 and the program will kick off in February.

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About Greater Louisville Inc.

Greater Louisville Inc. is the Metro Chamber of Commerce and represents 15 counties in Kentucky and Indiana. GLI’s mission is to grow businesses and the regional economy. GLI supports businesses during every stage of development and represents the collective needs of the business community by advocating for pro-growth policies and economic development investment, and deploying programming centered around attracting and developing talent and economic inclusion. GLI is the 2019 National Chamber of the Year and is one of only three percent of chambers nationally certified with 5-star accreditation status by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Learn more on social media @GLIchamber or visit www.greaterlouisville.com.