Women in HVACR (WHVACR) announced it has appointed industry sales and marketing expert and licensed HVAC contractor Amy O'Grady as its first executive director. O’Grady will draw on her experiences as a marketing professional and an HVAC contractor to lead the nonprofit women’s advocacy group.

Incoming Women in HVACR Executive Director Amy O’Grady will draw on her experiences as a marketing professional and an HVAC contractor to lead the noprofit women’s advocacy group.

O'Grady brings more than 13 years of experience as a licensed contractor, sales and marketing director and events manager to the WHVACR family. She also served four years as the executive director for the North Florida Air Conditioning Contractors Association (NFACCA).

"Women in HVACR has always been a completely volunteer-only organization, but since we now offer such a long list of networking events, educational programs and scholarship funds to our members, we needed someone on our permanent staff to manage all the good work that we do," said 2024 WHVACR President Lori Tschohl.

O'Grady is a graduate of Florida State University with a bachelor's degree in textiles and consumer sciences. After starting her career as a product developer and assistant buyer in the fashion industry, O'Grady began honing her leadership skills in business development, marketing and event planning as a marketing manager for a regional grocery chain and for Charlie's Tropic Heating & Air Conditioning in Atlantic Beach, Florida.

She also became a licensed contractor at the company, which helped put her on her current career trajectory.