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By Elisa Reed
D
anielle Roszko has a com-
petitive drive and perse-
vering spirit that sets her
apart from most people. She is the
President of Supply Chain and Pratt
Logistics, LLC., a wholly owned sub-
sidiary of Pratt Industries, headquar-
tered in Conyers, Georgia. Roszko,
passionate about all things supply
chain, heads the purchasing and
transportation teams of the leading
recycle paper and packaging com-
pany.
Roszko entered the trucking industry
while still a student at Michigan State
University, where she earned a degree in
Logistics. For someone living in Michi-
gan, working for Ford after graduation
was a natural next step. She spent ten
years with the automobile manufacturer,
mostly in operations and purchasing with
Danielle Roszko –
Pratt Logistics’ Team Captain

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intermittent periods in transportation,
before joining the team at Pratt Industries
as the vice president of purchasing and
logistics. Within 5 years, she was also
running the company’s transportation
division as its president.
When asked what her favorite part of
being in the supply chain industry is,
Roszko says she relishes the day to day
challenges of overseeing a vast nation-
wide network of people and equipment.
“We have the opportunity to be involved
in and impact so many different disci-
plines and industries,” she said. “Supply
chain management touches everything
that happens in life.”
Roszko also believes in building
relationship with her far-flung team, and
while her primary contact is with com-
pany leadership, her values and approach
to life touch each of her drivers.
“We are able to maintain the team
feeling and morale by interacting with
the drivers where they are based. There is
always someone onsite at every facility
they can turn to, and we have an incred-
ible operations, safety, and human re-
source leadership team that is constantly
visiting the sites and is always within
reach.”
Under Roszko’s leadership, Pratt can
boast a driver turnover rate of less than
10%, and the relationships she and her
senior management have forged with the
drivers play a critical role in this suc-
cess. Additionally, the company offers
many incentives that make, in Roszko’s
opinion, “a great quality of life.” Eighty
percent of the company drivers are home
daily; the other 20% are home weekly.
Pratt’s steady flow of business provid-
ing 100% recycled corrugated packaging
keeps work hours consistent and affords
the competitive pay and benefits.
Roszko laughs at the idea that she’s
able to keep it all together, instead giving
credit to the folks she surrounds herself
with, including her mentors and coaches.
She likes to bounce ideas off other people
in her high-energy way, which helps her
devise and execute a plan with the other
incredibly talented people at Pratt.
Part of leadership is allowing those
folks to occasionally bounce a few ideas
back…sometimes literally. One of Ro-
szko’s favorite times at work involved a
local charity, some drivers, herself, and a
dunk tank. During a driver appreciation
family picnic, Roszko led by example
by taking the hot seat first. “I couldn’t
believe how many of our team and their
family members were willing to stand
“...no matter how well trained and thought out
your plan of execution is, there will be unforeseen
hurdles along the way that you need to adjust
quickly to in pursuit of the goal.”

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in a long line and actually pay money to
dunk me! It was great fun with a lot of
smack talking, so I probably deserved it.”
While this is one of the memories that
stands out for her, Roszko relishes the
many memorable moments that happen
in the every day of life – the celebrations
of births and graduations and the shared
grief of losses. It is a credit to Roszko’s
leadership abilities that she is able to
draw these connections with her em-
ployees, especially in the hectic non-stop
world of logistics.
Roszko doesn’t feel she leads any dif-
ferently because of her gender but agrees
that she shares certain attributes with
other successful women. She is not afraid
to fight for what she believes is right, and
she tackles risks head on. When asked
about her leadership style, she shared a
quote from Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook’s
Chief Operating Officer:
“Leadership is not bullying and leader-
ship is not aggression. Leadership is the
expectation that you can use your voice
for good. That you can make the world a
better place.”
It’s this expectation of herself, that she
is going to make this world a better place,
that is Roszko’s strength in the trucking
industry. Speaking about her passion for
the supply chain again, she thinks the
industry’s importance is overlooked con-
sidering how it touches everyone “from
delivering food from our farmers to our
local markets to delivering the gas for our
cars (or if you prefer a bike, they deliver
those, too).”
Roszko is a resilient person; tenacity,
perseverance, and strength are traits that
she takes from the boardroom to after-
hours play. “Playing sports keeps me
sane, and spending time with my family
and friends keeps me grounded.”
Her idea of playing sports isn’t the
normal pick-up game of basketball in
the driveway or an easy-going company
softball game. Roszko is a successful
triathlete, having competed in three Iron-
man races. Those consist of a 2.4 mile
swim, a 112 mile bike ride, and 26.2 mile
run – all in a matter of hours. While most
people might consider a triathlon the
least likely thing to help keep them sane,
Roszko fully embraces the competitive-
ness of the event.
“I like to seek out challenges that keep
me pushing myself to reach new levels,
and it inspires me to find ways to get
better and continue to push what others
perceive as limits.” She could easily be
talking about her time at work as well.
The strengths of one feed and support the
other.
“Ironman races have also taught me
that no matter how well trained and
thought out your plan of execution is,
there will be unforeseen hurdles along
the way that you need to adjust quickly
to in pursuit of the goal.” Additionally,
while triathlons may be the ultimate solo
endeavor, the team sports Roszko enjoys
have helped her in the workplace - lever-
aging each player’s unique strengths for
the good of the whole team.
It’s that team mindset that makes Ro-
szko so good at what she does - leading a
very successful team in a highly competi-
tive industry. “We are part of an amazing
company that is growing at a very fast
pace. But no matter how quickly we
expand, I will continue to focus on the
fundamentals and surround myself with
talented people.” bdj