Meet the Team
Keilly Witman • Department Head
Keilly started her career in refrigerant management 15 years ago when she launched the EPA’s GreenChill Partnership – the organization widely credited with changing the way the supermarket industry approaches refrigerant management. Her most recent position prior to coming to the Refrigerant Management Solutions group was as H-E-B’s Director of Refrigerant Management and Sustainability, where she created their refrigerant management program and implemented it across their H-E-B, Central Market, Mi Tienda, H-E-B Plus, and Joe V’s stores. Keilly has held over 100 webinars on refrigerant management and co-authored numerous best practice guidelines for the food retail industry. Keilly’s motto is “every problem is an opportunity – you just might have to hunt for a while.” See her full bio here.
Leia Waln • Program Manager
Leia brings over 12 years of refrigerant compliance experience to our RMS clients. She is well-known within the food retail industry as a refrigerant compliance and reporting subject matter expert. Since starting with RMS at the inception, she has consulted for some of the largest supermarket chains in the country. She has an unparalleled breadth and depth of experience with regulatory requirements and how they apply to the real-world scenarios that retailers face. In addition to overseeing the day-to-day operations of RMS, Leia keeps on top of the ever-changing regulations and provides regulatory updates and training to owners, contractors, and other industry stakeholders. Leia’s motto is “We’re all in this together.”
Amanda Lee • Compliance Manager
Amanda has over a decade of experience in compliance and has been with RMS since 2017. Her exceptional attention to detail and knack for uncovering discrepancies have proven invaluable and pivotal to the success of our clients. Managing RMS’s longest-standing client, she ensures their compliance through process enhancements, tackling complex tasks that require the analysis of copious amounts of data, and ad-hoc and regulatory reporting. Amanda’s expertise extends to understanding the gaps in refrigerant tracking software and identifying areas for improvement. She’s also pursuing her BA in Digital Innovation and Design, focusing on UX research/design and data analysis at Boise State University. Amanda lives by the motto, “Compliance doesn’t happen by accident,” highlighting her dedication to meticulous compliance practices.
Felicia Lucero • Program Manager
Felicia holds a Juris Doctorate degree and brings 20+ years of legal experience to the RMS Team. She has been with RMS since 2020, having previously worked as a litigation attorney. Her experience interpreting statutes and regulations adds to the RMS team’s ability to implement compliance plans for our clients. Felicia works tirelessly to keep our food retail end-users in compliance, hunting down discrepancies in clients’ paper trails, solving issues with compliance records and invoices, and figuring out “what really happened.” Felicia’s motto is “I love it when the solution to a compliance problem also saves our client money. Now if only I got a percentage … ”
Mercedes Strickland • Compliance Manager
Prior to coming to the RMS team, Mercedes worked as a licensed Workers’ Compensation Claims Adjuster, so she’s used to taking complex regulations and interpreting them for real-life situations. With a combination of professional experience and a degree in Legal Studies, it’s safe to say keeping people in compliance is in her nature. Mercedes continues to put her expertise to work chasing down records from service technicians, auditing refrigerant records, and working with end users to fix compliance issues. Mercedes’ motto is “Show Me the Records.”