Ann is President of Midwest Equipment Company.  Headquartered in Fenton, MO, Midwest is an award winning distributor of industry leading food service equipment providing sales & service to commercial food service establishments across a three state region.  Ann began her career in 1984 in corporate account sales into the telecommunications industry with a fortune 50 company.  She then moved to middle market and spent the next several years in sales management, marketing management and as Co-President of a national health science book distribution company and a regional cleaning & restoration company.  After serving several years on the Advisory Board, Ann joined Midwest as President in 2010.  In addition to her corporate roles, she has fueled her career-long passion for effective leadership through the development & delivery of custom training programs, speaking engagements & facilitation for numerous corporate, civic & professional organizations.  Throughout her professional life, Ann has served as an advisor & board member to privately held companies, founded Speaking for Charity, a project that donates speaking and training honorariums to local charitable organizations, and has been an avid ambassador, volunteer and past board member of Ronald McDonald House Charities of St. Louis.  She and her husband have been married for 41 years.  They are the proud parents of 3 amazing children, 3 wonderful in-law kids and 7 perfect grandchildren!