Vanita is a transformational Leader with over 20 years of Lean and continuous improvement experience, working in Manufacturing and the Energy industry. Vanita’s career span includes training, workshop/Kaizen facilitation, strategic planning, and coaching leadership teams through a Lean transformation. As a Director for Consumers Energy, Vanita has the great opportunity to lead a high-performing team that is responsible for the design, development, and deployment of a Lean Operating System. In addition, she leads the Governance Council for Operational Excellence. She specializes in partnering with organizations and functional areas throughout the company to drive overall operational maturity.
Vanita holds a bachelor’s degree in Public Administration from Eastern Michigan University and a master’s degree in Organizational Change and Leadership from Central Michigan University. She has a Greenbelt and has successfully completed the Lean Office Certification Program at the University of Michigan. In her free time, she likes to travel with her family but is not opposed to curling up with a good book in the comfort of her home.