Officer Bios

Roger W. Woody, Chair of the Board of Directors

Roger W. Woody was elected in October 2008 as CSCMP’s Chair of the Board of Directors. He currently works as a supply chain management consultant, developing strategic supply chain and logistics solutions for a wide range of companies. Previously, he served as the supply chain strategy for EMBARQ Logistics where he was responsible for the development and design of supply chain and logistics solutions for both the company’s core business as well as for non-affiliate customers.

A 20-year logistics and supply chain management veteran, Woody has held management positions with Hallmark Cards, Yellow/Roadway Corporation, Delfour, and Sprint. His responsibilities included business development, supply chain and inventory process development/ improvement, marketing, operations, procurement, project management, and sourcing.

Woody also serves on the Kansas State University School of Management and Business Advisory Council and the Kansas University Supply Chain Management Business Advisory Council. He currently teaches a supply chain class at the US Army’s Command & General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas through the University of Kansas, and is a frequent speaker at various colleges and universities in the Kansas City area. He received his BA degree from Baylor University and his MBA from Keller Graduate School of Management.

Robert Silverman, Board Chair Elect

Robert B. Silverman, vice president, IT business systems for Tommy Hilfiger USA, Inc., was elected to the office of Board Vice-Chair of CSCMP’s Board of Directors in October 2007. He oversees the development and support of information technology systems that support product de-sign, supply chain operations, and finance at Tommy Hilfiger USA, one of the worlds' most recognized fashion apparel brands.

Prior to joining Hilfiger, Mr. Silverman was president of Gross & Associates, a logistics consulting firm headquartered in Woodbridge, New Jersey. Gross specializes in areas such as sup-ply chain network optimization, distribution center sizing and design, operations improvement, and computer simulation modeling. At Gross & Associates, he directed hundreds of consulting assignments in Europe, Asia, and South America, as well as throughout North America.

Keith Turner, Board Vice Chair

Keith Turner, general manager, alumina and bauxite sales for ALCOA, Inc., was elected to the office of Secretary and Treasurer of CSCMP’s Board of Directors. At ALCOA, he has responsibility for the purchase and sale of bauxite and sales of smelter grade alumina. Turner also manages the Alcoa Steamship organization and implements strategies for the movement of alumina, bauxite, and other materials.

In his previous role, Mr. Turner was vice president, logistics and transportation for ALCOA, with accountability for transportation sourcing and contracting, logistics solutions, international transportation, trade compliance, and freight payment. He also led the North American Logistics Lead Team, comprised of the top logistics professionals in the business units.

Turner joined ALCOA as director, international transportation and systems with the Reynolds Metals Company acquisition and was named to his previous position in November 2003. He began his career at Reynolds in 1974 as a buyer in the corporate purchasing department and held various assignments in the purchasing and logistics areas at the plant, business unit, and corporate levels. In 1987, Turner was named purchasing director of materials for Reynolds. He later became director of transportation for the company. At the time of the acquisition by ALCOA, he was director, procurement and transportation.

A native of Richmond, Virginia, Mr. Turner earned a BS degree in commerce from the University of Virginia and an MBA from Virginia Commonwealth University.

Turner is a past member of the National Freight Transportation Association and the Manufacturers Alliance Logistics Council. He was president of CSCMP’s Central Virginia Roundtable and a member of CSCMP’s Roundtable Advisory Committee.

Dr. Nancy W. Nix, Secretary & Treasurer

Nancy W. Nix, executive director, EMBA Program and associate professor of supply chain practice at the Neeley School of Business, Texas Christian University (TCU) in Fort Worth, Texas, was elected to the office of Secretary and Treasurer of CSCMP’s Board of Directors.

Dr. Nix teaches global supply chain management, supply chain information technology, and supply chain strategy courses at TCU, where she has received MBA Faculty Awards for teaching and innovation in curriculum development. She has 15 years of management experience with the DuPont Company, with progressive managerial responsibilities in operations, logistics, procurement, contract management, and customer service. She also spent one-and-a-half years as the VP of logistics for Reliance Industries Ltd., in Mumbai, India.

She completed her doctorate in logistics and marketing at The University of Tennessee, where her research focused on global supply chain management and demand forecasting. She conducts executive education programs and consults with companies to help them improve supply chain performance. Dr. Nix is an invited speaker on supply chain management issues at industry and academic forums, serves on the Advisory Board of Directors for DSC Logistics, and has served as the Research Strategies Chair on CSCMP’s Board of Directors since 2005.

Richard Murphy, Jr., Immediate Past Chair of the Board of Directors

Richard Murphy, Jr. was elected Chair of the Board of Directors on October 23, 2007. As president and chief executive officer of Murphy Warehouse Company, a supply chain logistics and transportation services provider for domestic and international clients, Murphy represents the fourth generation of family management and ownership in the business, which was started in 1904. His company is ISO 9001-certified, and in 2003, it became OSHA MnSHARP-Certified, the first warehouse to achieve this national designation.

Mr. Murphy received a Master of Landscape Architecture from the Harvard Graduate School of Design in 1980, an MBA from the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management in 1986, and a bachelor of landscape architecture and bachelor of environmental design from the Institute of Technology in 1975. He is a licensed landscape architect in Minnesota.

Murphy is currently chair of the Executive Committee at the Center for Transportation Studies at the University of Minnesota. 2007 marked his 21st year as an adjunct professor at the College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. He previously served on the board of the International Warehouse Logistics Association and has been actively involved in ergonomics. He testified at the OSHA Ergonomics Hearing in Washington, DC, the US Department of Labor’s Public Forum on Ergonomics, and at the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry’s Ergonomics Review Board.

Rick Blasgen, President and CEO
Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP)

Rick D. Blasgen is the president and chief executive officer of CSCMP, serving in the association’s Lombard, Illinois, USA headquarters. Mr. Blasgen began his career with Nabisco where he held various logistics positions in Illinois, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. He was appointed senior director, product supply, and later, became vice president of supply chain for Nabisco in 1998. Until mid-2003, Mr. Blasgen led Kraft’s supply chain management programs and initiatives. In 2003, he joined ConAgra Foods, Inc. as senior vice president of integrated logistics.

Blasgen received a BA in business administration with an emphasis in finance from Governors State University.

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Madeleine Miller-Holodnicki, ABC
Manager of Communications
Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP)
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Lombard, Illinois 60148-5617 USA
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