Janice is Chief Executive Officer and Chair of PALCO, a global Reverse Logistics company, with locations
in Huntsville, Alabama, El Paso, Texas, The Netherlands, Asia Pacific, and Mexico. PALCO provides world
class solutions in Supply Chain Management by redefining Reverse Logistics with innovative solutions
and cutting-edge capabilities for Fortune 100 and 500 corporations and the Department of Defense and
all government entities. PALCO is a Tier 1 diversity owned company as well as a nationally certified
Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) and
a Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB) by the Small Business Administration. PALCO is also certified
by Underwriter’s Laboratories to the ISO 9001:2008, TL9001, TFar, and R2, with compliance in additional
certifications. All workmanship is performed to IPC standards.
Active in many national, state, and community organizations, she was honored as a Women’s Business
Enterprise National Council 2011 WBE Star, Women’s Business Enterprise Council South (WBECS) 2013
Advocate of the Year, WBECS 2014 Champion of the Year, WBECS 2019 Outstanding Service Award,
Women’s Enterprise USA magazine 2017 TOP CEO, Girl Scouts USA 2018 Woman of Distinction, Girl
Scouts USA 2018 Cookie of the Year, and Minority Business Entrepreneur magazine’s 2018 WBEs Who
Rock. Most recently, PALCO was honored and received the 2019 Professional Services Business of the
Year Award at the Small Business Awards, Huntsville Madison County Chamber of Commerce.
A Forum Team Leader for the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council Forum (WBENC) since
2013, Janice now serves as Second Vice-Chair for the Government committee and is active in the
Membership committee. Janice also serves as a board member for Women’s Business Enterprise
Council South, is a WBECS Champion Circle Sponsor, and assists in facilitating WBECS events and WBE
certification in Alabama. She is a graduate of WBENC Tuck Executive Program, Robert Half Accelerated
Leadership Development Program, WBENC Energy Executive Program, The University of Texas at Austin,
and Dell Women in Technology Executive Program. Janice holds a Bachelor of Science degree and a
Master’s degree in Public Administration (MPA).
As a Board of Director for the Huntsville Madison County Chamber of Commerce and the Women’s
Business Council, a Chamber organization which mentors, supports, and provides opportunities to
women owned businesses and entrepreneurs, she chaired a committee which established the first
Woman Small Business Award initially presented at the 2016 Huntsville Madison County Chamber of
Commerce Small Business Awards celebration. She also established a committee which created three
proclamations for a designated Women’s Business Day in the cities of Huntsville, Madison, and the State
of Alabama. These proclamations are updated annually and proclaimed and celebrated in March with
the city mayors and dignitaries during Women’s History Month. Currently, she heads a committee to
provide business opportunities between women business owners throughout Alabama.
Additionally, Janice is also a member, with various leadership roles, in the Women’s Economic
Development Council, Greater Huntsville Humane Society Advisory Council, Huntsville Committee of 100
and Creative Cities board member, and Women’s Economic Development Council Foundation.
As a staunch advocate and mentor for women entrepreneurs/business owners, diversity businesses and
their growth, and WBENC certification, she continues to speak at various national, regional, and local
events and knows it is an honor to be asked and to participate.