"She has clearly demonstrated a commitment to achieving and surpassing goals in high-visibility and critical channel-related positions, driving market share growth and profitability." Lear is an active member of the IT industry and her local community. She is president of Women in Channels (WiC), an industry-related non-profit board, and has also served as an elected public official, president of the Little Elm Economic Development Corporation, a member of the board of trustees for a local school district, and various community non-profit boards in her home state of Texas. She has received numerous awards for leadership, sales, management, and community achievements, including being inducted into the YWCA Academy of Women Leaders, named to CRN 's Power 100 Women in the Channel, and selected as a CRN Channel Chief. Follow Avnet Technology Solutions, North America, on Twitter: @AvnetAdvantage, @AvnetTSChannels and @AvnetLAC.