Catherine Monson, CFE

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Honors & Awards

  • 2016 Leadership Award

    Women That Soar

    Women That Soar is an organization whose mission is to empower and encourage women to feel confident in their unique talents and capabilities, to understand the power of unity and to be strong in their journeys to productive, enriched lives.

  • Soderstrom Society Inductee

    Idealliance (formerly National Association of Printing Leadership)

    The Soderstrom Society is an honors association that recognizes the outstanding contributions of professionals whose careers have advanced the printing and graphic communications industry. I was one of twelve industry leaders who were inducted into the Soderstrom Society Class of 2016.

  • Women in Print Award

    Big Picture

    With the Women in Print awards, the Big Picture honors select, exceptional women who have advanced the digital printing industry through their innovation, vision in leading successful businesses and philanthropy.

  • Franchise Action Network FAN of the Year Award

    International Franchise Association

    Received the International Franchise Association's first ever FAN of the Year Award for commitment, dedication and efforts to champion franchise and small businesses locally and nationally through my work with the Franchise Action Network.

  • "Innovator and Influencer"

    Sign and Digital Graphics Magazine

  • Top 25 Women Industry Leaders

    Dallas Business Journal

  • Bonny Levine Award

    International Franchise Association

    Given by the International Franchise Association, this prestigious award is bestowed upon a female franchisor or franchisee who has demonstrated ability in franchising through contribution to the growth of the business; contributions to her community through board positions, volunteer work and activities that promote the professional advancement of women; and contributions as a mentor to women in franchising.

Organizations

  • International Franchise Association

    Board of Directors

    - Present

    An advocate for small business enterprise and franchising, I spend much of my time and energy serving on the Board of Directors for the International Franchise Association (IFA), the world’s oldest and largest organization representing franchises worldwide. Recently, I was elected Secretary of the IFA after serving on the Board of Directors, the IFA Executive Committee and Chair of the Franchisor Forum. Past committees I have served on include the Educational Foundation's Research Committee,…

    An advocate for small business enterprise and franchising, I spend much of my time and energy serving on the Board of Directors for the International Franchise Association (IFA), the world’s oldest and largest organization representing franchises worldwide. Recently, I was elected Secretary of the IFA after serving on the Board of Directors, the IFA Executive Committee and Chair of the Franchisor Forum. Past committees I have served on include the Educational Foundation's Research Committee, Franchise Relations Committee, the Benchmarking Task Force, and the Franchise Relations Best Practices Task Force. Through my service with the IFA, my goal is to help further the IFA’s mission of protecting and promoting franchising through government relations, public relations and educational programs. In 2014, I testified before the US House or Representatives Workforce Subcommittee on the potential negative consequences of the NLRB’s expected expansion of the definition of “Joint Employer.”

  • Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Light the Night Walk

    Dallas/Fort Worth Corporate Walk Chair

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