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Dr. Anita Polite-Wilson, CDI.D ACE Board Candidate Appointed to Board of Directors

Congratulations to Dr. Anita Polite-Wilson for her appointment to Rehrig Pacific Board of Directors. This represents the 73rd Board appointment of ACE Candidates to date.


FOR RELEASE – February 24, 2022 -- Denver, CO

ACE LLC Announces the board appointment of ACE Candidate, Dr. Anita Polite-Wilson, CDI.D to Rehrig Pacific Board of Directors.

After a deliberate and thorough search, Rehrig Pacific has engaged Anita Polite-Wilson to the Board of Directors. We are very excited and honored that Anita was chosen to add her talents to Rehrig Pacific in a governance role. You can see her LinkedIn profile with the link below.

We knew that we were looking for people that would both fit and support Rehrig Pacific’s culture. Our desire in bringing on a Board of Directors is to have a governance body that supports future generations of management and ownership continues the fantastic legacy of our wonderful culture To culturally fit, we considered the skill and experience of the candidates. We looked for people with experience in large businesses and knowledge about industries like ours and our customers.’ We could not be happier with the quality of the people that have agreed to be on our Board of Directors.

While we expect the Board to maintain and strengthen our culture, we are fully expecting the additional benefit of the Board to help to increase our performance. Their skills and experience have driven remarkable results in their professional lives, and we know that they will help Rehrig Pacific achieve greater results. we are looking forward to the effect our new board will have on our company in the coming years!


About Dr. Anita:

Anita is a subject matter expert in workforce culture and sustainability with a focus on Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging. Over two decades of navigating leaders and teams through complexity and change for corporate, government, and nonprofit entities of all sizes across various industries. Trusted advisor and executive coach to both corporate senior executives and Air Force officers. Fourteen years serving the aerospace community collaborating with cross-functional, intergenerational workforce of over 5,000 college interns, engineers, scientists, business leaders and military professionals. Recognized with numerous awards and letters of commendationas the go-to designer of systems thinking teaming approaches for the Los Angeles Space and Missile Systems Center of The Air Force Command. Awarded the Aerospace Corporation’s Woman of the Year foran ability to link leadership development programs to bottom-line business results to attract and retain diverse, qualified professionals. Influential faculty member of the Elevate Leadership Program in association with the Center for Executive Development for the Rady School of Management at UC San Diego for developing and mentoring hundreds of technical leaders nationwide for Fortune 500 companies.

Dr. Anita is attending the Winter 2022 ACE Board Candidate Training Program to attain her Board Certification from Corporate Directors International LLC, USA.


Congratulations @RehrigPacific for electing Anita Polite-Wilson to your Board of Directors. We know she will bring value and serve the board, company and stakeholders well.