Pam Daugherty Receives Pam O’Toole Trusdale Woman in Manufacturing Award

Pam Daugherty Receives Pam O’Toole Trusdale Woman in Manufacturing Award

By Meghan Ryan, NATM Assistant Director

The National Association of Trailer Manufacturers (NATM) named Pam Daugherty, co-owner and CFO of Red Fern Dynamics, Inc., as the recipient of the 2021 Pam O’Toole Trusdale Woman in Manufacturing Award. NATM presented the award during the 2021 Membership Meeting held virtually on Feb. 18, 2021.

The Pam O’Toole Trusdale Woman in Manufacturing Award, aptly named after NATM’s long-time Executive Director, seeks to celebrate the accomplishments and contributions of women in the light- and medium-duty trailer industry. It is estimated that by 2025, U.S. manufacturing will face a shortage of two million workers, and women remain the most underutilized workforce population in manufacturing. A key to effectively tapping into this talent pool is to begin recognizing women in the industry and showcasing female representation in the light- and medium-duty trailer industry—a field many women may not have previously considered.

The recipient of the 2021 Pam O’Toole Trusdale Woman in Manufacturing Award, Pam Daugherty, has over 35 years of experience in the business world and has managed companies from $2 to 15 million in revenue. Daugherty and her husband Charles own and operate two companies, Red Fern Dynamics and Patriot Crime Defense. Located in Cleveland, Georgia, Red Fern Dynamics specializes in the ground-up manufacturing of high quality, custom built mobile kitchens. These are fully functioning commercial kitchens, built to all regulatory codes, that just happen to be on wheels. Patriot Crime Defense produces a security product that hardens your door jamb to help guard against door kick ins.

Daugherty enjoys learning and education, especially when she is able innovate processes for her and her husband’s businesses. She enjoys working on creative solutions and building products that fulfill dreams for their customers.

“She is excellent at what she does, and she is the glue that holds it all together,” said Charles Daugherty, Co-Owner of Red Fern Dynamics. “She handles all of our financials, marketing and advertising, along with inventory. She is my wonderful bride of of 25+ years and is an amazing business woman. I could not and would not want to run this business without her. She is the love of my life and my best friend.”

Daugherty has been married to the love of her life for three decades and has three sons.

“Our hobbies are experiences,” Daugherty said. “We love to seek out life-worthy, memory-making experiences.” With this in mind, Daugherty and her husband spend time gardening to help fuel their love of food and cooking, and gardening allows them to spend more time outdoors.

For more information about her company Red Fern Dynamics, visit www.RedfernDynamics.com.

Pam Daugherty, NATM award winner.