The International Franchise Association (IFA) today named Kimberly Roman, owner of senior placement franchise Owl Be There in Delaware and southeastern Pennsylvania, as a 2024 Franchisee of the Year. Roman was honored at the 65th IFA Annual Convention in Las Vegas being an outstanding franchise establishment owner-operator.
“Franchisees of the Year represent the very best of franchising,” said Matt Haller, President and CEO of the International Franchise Association. We are proud to recognize Kimberly Roman with the highest honor the IFA awards to individual franchisees, and we salute her tireless efforts to lift up all those she serves.”
Kimberly Roman has been an Owl Be There franchisee since 2022, a perfect fit considering her illustrious career path in health care. She spent over three decades as a registered nurse (RN), specializing in both community health and post-acute care settings. Prior to launching her Owl Be There franchise, Roman previously held director-level positions at ChristianaCare HomeHealth and BAYADA Home Health Care, gaining valuable clinical and operational experience in assisted living, home health, and hospice care. She’s also a member of Owl Be There’s Founders Circle Advisory Group, which promotes the organization’s best practices and mentors new franchisees.
“Since launching her home-based Owl Be There business over three years ago, Kimberly Roman has become a model of excellence for the brand, as well as for her fellow franchisees,” stated Laura Greenwood, president of Owl Be There. “She has become an invaluable senior-inspired diplomat for the senior care network in the Wilmington, Delaware and southeastern Philadelphia communities she serves, having become a key resource for expert senior living and care guidance.