SELLARS ABSORBENT MATERIALS EXECUTIVE RECOGNIZED AS “WOMEN OF INFLUENCE”

Nilda Cintron-Cortez, chief people officer with Sellars Absorbent Materials, has been selected for a 2025 “Women of Influence” award. The recognition is given by the Milwaukee Business Journal to women throughout southeastern Wisconsin who are making the area a better place to live and work.

“I’m humbled to receive this honor,” says Cintron-Cortez. “Employee growth and servant leadership have always been what drives me as chief people officer each and every day.”

Cintron-Cortez, who has a Ph.D. in leadership for the advancement of learning and service, is a multi-faceted leader in business and the Milwaukee community. At Sellars, she is deeply dedicated to training, skills development and employees’ well-being and has a strong commitment to fostering a supportive workplace culture and enhancing satisfaction.

Her focus on understanding employees’ social determinants has led Sellars to collaborate with a local nonprofit to establish a transportation program to support employee mobility and a housing program to help employees achieve home ownership and personal stability. Cintron-Cortez was also instrumental in securing a nearly $400,000 grant to create a maintenance pre-apprenticeship program.