BENTON HARBOR, Mich. (August 11, 2008) – Whirlpool Corporation’s annual “Whirlpool Industry & Community Service Award” was presented to Carmen Cazares and Psychelia Terry, both Contract Channel account managers in the Whirlpool Corporation Western region. Honored during the 2008 PCBC(R) The Premier Building Show, Cazares and Terry received the award for their incomparable leadership, countless contributions to the building industry and relentless involvement within the community. Since joining Whirlpool Corporation in 2004, Terry has been actively involved in every community she’s called home. As a resident of Las Vegas only since 2006, Terry has quickly become a driving force in the community. Terry is an active volunteer for several different organizations and activities throughout her community, including the monthly Salvation Army clothing drive and Feed the Homeless program; the March of Dimes "March for Babies”; the Las Vegas Martin Luther King Celebration Community Enlightenment Parade; and the Alpha Kappa Alpha high school student youth program, silent auction and scholarship ball. Terry also is involved in the Southern Nevada Home Builders Association, mentors local high school and college students, is part of the Big Brothers Big Sisters program, and volunteers for gift-giving programs for homeless children. Additionally, she is working on completing an Executive MBA in an advanced program offered by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. “Psychelia is a very strong employee with high moral standards,” said Alexander Holton, Southern Pacific contract division director. “Staying true to her rapid advancement history, she performs extremely well as an account manager in the Las Vegas area and has become a strong go-to person for me and others on the team. She is extremely engaged in community service and builder industry activities, and a leader in almost everything she sets out to accomplish.” Cazares joined Whirlpool Corporation in 2000. Since that time, she has been active in the Home Builders Association (HBA) of Northern California, is a member of the HBA Women’s Council, and co-chairman of the HBA Homes of Our Own committee, which educates fourth grade through high school students on the home building process. Carmen also is an active Habitat for Humanity(R) volunteer, working on several home builds, and a member of the Family Selection Committee for Habitat for Humanity(R) East Bay, where she serves as a Spanish translator for current and future homeowners. According to Edward Lindner, North Pacific contract division director at Whirlpool Corporation, “In addition being a high performing account manager, which is a very time demanding position, Carmen just received a degree in business management and marketing from the University of Phoenix after taking night courses for four years. She has developed into an extremely dynamic person in the building industry and her community. Carmen is certainly an inspiration and positive influence on all of her co-workers, especially, me.” Whirlpool Corporation is the world's leading manufacturer and marketer of major home appliances, with annual sales of approximately $19 billion, more than 73,000 employees, and 72 manufacturing and technology research centers around the world. The company markets Whirlpool, Maytag, KitchenAid, Jenn-Air, Amana, Gladiator and other major brand names to consumers in nearly every country around the world. For more information on Whirlpool Corporation’s offerings for the building community, please visit insideadvantage.com or call 800-253-3977.
