Lifeway Foods, Inc. Appoints Dorri McWhorter to its Board of Directors
July 06 2020 - 3:05PM
Lifeway Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq: LWAY), the leading U.S. supplier of
kefir fermented dairy and probiotic plant-based products, announced
its appointment of Dorri McWhorter, CPA and CEO of YWCA
Metropolitan Chicago, to its board of directors.
Since 2013, as the current CEO of YWCA Metropolitan Chicago,
McWhorter has expanded the company’s digital services to transform
the 140-year-old social service agency into a 21st century social
enterprise. Additionally, she recently led the development of an
exchange traded fund (ETF) for women’s empowerment (NYSE: WOMN) in
partnership with Impact Shares, which is the first non-profit
investment advisor to develop an ETF product.
“With an aligned goal to grow responsibly and leave the world a
better place than when we found it, we are proud to welcome Dorri
to our board,” says Julie Smolyansky, CEO of Lifeway Foods, Inc.
“We are lucky to have such a dedicated, socially-conscious leader
on our team to help guide our business approach. Dorri brings with
her invaluable perspectives and business acumen from her years of
experience as a pillar of the business community.”
McWhorter joins Lifeway Foods, Inc. board of directors with more
than 20 years of experience in management consulting and accounting
experience. Prior to joining YWCA Metropolitan Chicago, McWhorter
was a partner at Crowe Horwath LLP. She remains active in the
accounting profession as the current Chairperson of the Board of
Directors for the Illinois CPA Society.
Her civic and philanthropic leadership includes roles as a board
of directors member for the Chicago Center for Arts and Technology,
1871 (a technology business accelerator), Civic Consulting Alliance
and the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. She was included in the
inaugural list of “The Blue Network,” comprised of the top 100
innovators in Chicago, by Chicago Tribune’s Blue Sky Innovation and
received the National Association of Women Business Owners
Visionary Leader Award. She is also a 2019 Inductee in the Chicago
Innovation Hall of Fame.
About Lifeway Foods, Inc. Lifeway Foods, Inc.,
which has been recognized as one of Forbes' Best Small Companies,
is America's leading supplier of the probiotic, fermented beverage
known as kefir. In addition to its line of drinkable kefir, the
company also produces non-dairy Plantiful, cupped kefir and cheese,
frozen kefir, specialty cheeses, probiotic supplements and a
ProBugs line for kids. Lifeway's tart and tangy fermented dairy and
non-dairy products are now sold across the United States, Mexico,
Ireland and the United Kingdom. Learn how Lifeway is good for more
than just you at www.lifewaykefir.com.
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Media Contact: Derek MillerEmail:
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