​Hilton St. Louis At the Ballpark
1 S Broadway
St. Louis, MO 63102

Friday, April 30 - Saturday, May 1

Raven Hoffman
Midwest Region Director

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MWR Spring Forum Schedule of Events
Schedule Updated 04.25.21
FINAL SCHEDULE TO BE RELEASED ON 4/27/21


Thursday, April 29th
3:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Job Site Tour – ​Bar K St. Louis / Green Street & HDA
Sponsored by: Green Street Building Group
Drinks and Dinner immediately after tour at Rockwell Beer Co.
 
Friday, April 30th
9:00 – 9:45 am
General Session

9:45 – 11:15 am - KEYNOTE
Valuing Diversity: How to Connect in Cross-Cultural Conversations
Amy Narishkin, PhD – Chief People Officer, Empowering Partners

11:30 – 11:50 am
General Session

Noon – 12:45 pm
Lunch
St. Louis’ Next Decade
Sarah Arnosky – Vice President, Greater St. Louis Inc.

1:00 – 2:00 pm
Breakout Sessions
Building Your Confidence in the Wake of COVID-19
Stephanie Hardt, CPA and Cheryl Foster - Brown Smith Wallace, LLP
NAWIC 101 – “Not Your Normal NAWIC 101”
Midwest Region Director, Raven Hoffman and
​                                            NAWIC National President-Elect Doreen Bartoldus
 
 2:15 – 3:15 pm
Breakout Sessions 
Connecting Outside Your Bubble 
Katrina Scott – Senior Manager, Diversity & Sustainability
​The Resource Group

Utilizing 21st Century Multi-Dimensional Digital Imagery in Construction
John Davis, Stacy Kotis and Andrew Mishev, VIZIONWORX
 
3:15 – 4:30 pm - KEYNOTE
Unconscious Bias Training – the First Step of Leadership Development
Deborah Henry, PhD – Professor, St. Louis Community College
 
4:30 – 5:15 pm
First Timers Meeting
 
7:30 – 10:00 pm
Awards Gala - Dinner and Cash Bar
 
Saturday, May 1, 2021
7:00 – 8:30 am
President’s Meeting
 
9:00 – 10:30 am
General Session
 
10:30 – 11:30 am
The State of NAWIC
NAWIC National President-Elect Doreen Bartoldus
 
Noon to 12:45 pm
Lunch – Distracted Driving
Kaylee Cannon and Jessica Cannon, GOLD Sponsor: Terracon 
 
1:00 – 2:30 pm
Collaborating with Women in Construction: Baker’s Build Project Recap
Beth Barton – Carpenter and Sheena Jones – Sheet Metal Worker
Board Members of Missouri Women in Trades Organization (MOWIT)

PANEL DISCUSSION: How the Pandemic has changed the way we
Connect, Collaborate and Communicate
Beth Barton – Carpenter, McCarthy
Sheena Jones – Sheet Metal Worker, Charles E Jarrell Contracting
Vanessa Byrd – Accountant, Shannon & Wilson, Inc.
Diana Wilhold – Deputy Executive Director and COO, Construction Forum
Cindy Thorne – Owner & Operator, Midwest Construction
Emily Thorne – Contract Administrator, Tarlton

2:45 – 3:15 pm
OSHA Alliance Video
           
3:15 – 4:30 pm
General Session & Closing
 
5:00-10:00 pm
Networking/Dinner at Ballpark Village
Reserved Area on North Patio of Sports & Social
                                    
Amy Narishkin, PhD
Sarah Arnosky
Katrina Scott
Deborah Henry, PhD
NAWIC National President-Elect Doreen Bartoldus