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Erica White, CCE, Named Robert M. Healy Credit Executive of the Year Lillian Novak, CGA Vice President of Education, Marketing, and Member Services NACM Connect
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hile it is our norm to announce the year’s winner at our April Annual Meeting, circumstances we are all too familiar with made that impossible. We were hoping that there would be an opportunity to get together this fall, but that didn’t come to fruition either. Instead of waiting any longer, Phil Lattanzio, NACM Connect President and Patrick Nelson, Chairman of the Board presented the award to Erica White on October 12th in an event more private than usual. Nominated by three of her peers and voted in by unanimous decision, White has been involved with NACM National since joining Ferguson Enterprises’ Credit Department and NACM Connect since relocating to Chicago. Her history with NACM Connect includes chairing the local Builders Suppliers Credit Group and participating in the Northern Illinois Heating Wholesalers Group. In 2015 White was instrumental in getting the Elite Membership program off the ground – a program designed to get young credit professionals involved in the Association. This highly successful program has led to year-over-year interest in the group as well as increased participation in committees and other leadership positions, including the Board of Directors, from this demographic. The program now includes members from all regions within NACM Connect.
Erica White, CCE, NACM Connect Councilor, former NACM Connect Chairperson, poses at the NACM Connect Illinois Credit Conference in October, 2019 . Ms. White is the 2020 Robert M. Healy Credit Executive of the Year.
White strongly promotes and supports education and the advancement of her staff and all members of the credit profession. Luz Moreno, CCE, CICP with Klein Tools met Erica at the Graduate School of Finance and Credit Management. Moreno commented, “Erica was very helpful and offered to help me with preparing for my CCE exam. A good leader will motivate, encourage and support others to excel. These are the qualities I see in Erica White.” White has also spoken several times at NACM’s Credit Congress and the NACM Connect Conferences and Annual Meetings. In 2019 White was awarded NACM National’s CCE Designation of Excellence Award which recognized her involvement and contribution to the Association on both the National and local levels. As stated, she is a graduate of the Graduate School of
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Finance and Credit Management and she holds a BA/BS Degree in Finance from the University of Missouri. She is currently the Councilor of the Board of Directors of NACM Connect as well as a Board member of NACM National. She is also a member of the Association of Credit Executives, an independent organization comprised of Senior Credit Executives. Her career with Ferguson has also expanded and she currently holds the position of Regional Credit Manager. Please join the past recipients of this distinguished award, the staff and the Board of Directors of NACM Connect in congratulating Erica White for this award and for all her accomplishments both personally and professionally.■
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