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A Letter to our Region Committee Chairs from Director Wiemerslage.
First and for most let me take this time to thank you all for helping me along during my first year as the MWR Director. I have learned a lot!! Here are a few of accomplishments and goals:
NEF – We have made great strides in our efforts to support NEF through our Regional Fundraising efforts. The Design Drafting program is slowly gaining more interest in our Region and our Block Kids events are phenomenal. I know Sarah has reached out to chapters to see when their Block Kids Events are happening so she can see if she can attend!! We have had a ton of support for NAWIC and have several members who are continuing their education with the adult certifications offered. One goal I have is to choose a certification to focus on as a region, set up a boot camp at Forum 2020, and test onsite.
Emerging Professionals – Allison Hill is a wonderful ambassador for us as our Regional Chair. So much that she has been recruited to the National Level as the incoming Co-Chair under President Diane Mike’s direction. I see her involvement at this level will be a direct benefit to our Region as she is a true Midwest Gal! This committee is still under construction so stay for what is in store.
WIC Week – The MWR Rocked this past year with WIC Week. I cannot tell you how many times I received compliments from members in and out of our Region who were sharing ideas for upcoming years. Let’s keep pushing for every week to be Women in Construction Week!
Strategic Planning – At Forum, we had a workshop on Strategic Planning and I can tell you it really kicked the excitement into our chapter leadership to do something. I know of several planning retreats that have gone on already and more planned as the new boards are settling in. My goal is to get every chapter started with a plan in place that they can move forward with.
Safety - This year there were several safety topics developed and shared with our chapters. I think there is still a long way to go to meet our OSHA Alliance needs. My goal this year is to request better communication with our National Chairs and Office. We need their guidance to better engage our members. We are going to work on this!!
PR Marketing - Our website and social media presence has really stepped up this year! Hats off Karen Mills!! Our National Office is working with a professional agency to help take our association to new heights. I look forward to sharing information so we can develop best practices for all chapters to streamline our brand. I see this as one of our most challenging tasks.
By-Laws – Yikes !! Who likes By Laws!! Julie did an outstanding job of reaching out to our chapters to help guide them through the By Law changes and updates last year. It is difficult to manage those who do not respond or refuse to make change. I see this year as our year to re-group so we are ready to be 100% in compliance by Fall 2020. That is the year we as a Region have to provide our chapter standing rules and by laws to National for review and approval.
Professional Development and Education – To new heights we went with our official Leadership Book Club! What a commitment from Michaelann and our members who faithfully read and participated on the discussion calls. As a piolet year – NAWIC did an amazing job. Our chapters are doing a great job in planning their meetings with leadership training and education sessions. My vision this year is for these chapters to share and be recognized for what they are doing to benefit our members. Sparking new ideas is the key to our success.
Membership – WE ARE GROWING! I love Karli’s challenges to the chapter membership chairs to share their ideas. I hope we can continue to excite each other with the new year at our feet!
NEF – We have made great strides in our efforts to support NEF through our Regional Fundraising efforts. The Design Drafting program is slowly gaining more interest in our Region and our Block Kids events are phenomenal. I know Sarah has reached out to chapters to see when their Block Kids Events are happening so she can see if she can attend!! We have had a ton of support for NAWIC and have several members who are continuing their education with the adult certifications offered. One goal I have is to choose a certification to focus on as a region, set up a boot camp at Forum 2020, and test onsite.
Emerging Professionals – Allison Hill is a wonderful ambassador for us as our Regional Chair. So much that she has been recruited to the National Level as the incoming Co-Chair under President Diane Mike’s direction. I see her involvement at this level will be a direct benefit to our Region as she is a true Midwest Gal! This committee is still under construction so stay for what is in store.
WIC Week – The MWR Rocked this past year with WIC Week. I cannot tell you how many times I received compliments from members in and out of our Region who were sharing ideas for upcoming years. Let’s keep pushing for every week to be Women in Construction Week!
Strategic Planning – At Forum, we had a workshop on Strategic Planning and I can tell you it really kicked the excitement into our chapter leadership to do something. I know of several planning retreats that have gone on already and more planned as the new boards are settling in. My goal is to get every chapter started with a plan in place that they can move forward with.
Safety - This year there were several safety topics developed and shared with our chapters. I think there is still a long way to go to meet our OSHA Alliance needs. My goal this year is to request better communication with our National Chairs and Office. We need their guidance to better engage our members. We are going to work on this!!
PR Marketing - Our website and social media presence has really stepped up this year! Hats off Karen Mills!! Our National Office is working with a professional agency to help take our association to new heights. I look forward to sharing information so we can develop best practices for all chapters to streamline our brand. I see this as one of our most challenging tasks.
By-Laws – Yikes !! Who likes By Laws!! Julie did an outstanding job of reaching out to our chapters to help guide them through the By Law changes and updates last year. It is difficult to manage those who do not respond or refuse to make change. I see this year as our year to re-group so we are ready to be 100% in compliance by Fall 2020. That is the year we as a Region have to provide our chapter standing rules and by laws to National for review and approval.
Professional Development and Education – To new heights we went with our official Leadership Book Club! What a commitment from Michaelann and our members who faithfully read and participated on the discussion calls. As a piolet year – NAWIC did an amazing job. Our chapters are doing a great job in planning their meetings with leadership training and education sessions. My vision this year is for these chapters to share and be recognized for what they are doing to benefit our members. Sparking new ideas is the key to our success.
Membership – WE ARE GROWING! I love Karli’s challenges to the chapter membership chairs to share their ideas. I hope we can continue to excite each other with the new year at our feet!
Check out each regional committee below and visit the Committee pages on our website!
Professional Development & Education
Offering Professional Development and Educational (PD&E) opportunities is at the foundation of what NAWIC stands for. Chapters offer PD&E sessions that pertain to their local interest, often presented by members or member companies. Sharing knowledge and developing leadership is fundamental to NAWIC PD&E meetings.
Regional and National gatherings offer PD&E 'at the next level'. By gathering together in larger groups at Regional and National events, NAWIC can offer nationally known Keynote Speakers on a wide variety of topics. Click the button below to go out the Midwest Regional PD&E Page for more information and some of the presentations our speakers have generously shared for our members!
NAWIC National also offers webinars that at available free to all members of NAWIC. Check out the Member Center on the National website for the latest Members Only Webinar Series.
Regional and National gatherings offer PD&E 'at the next level'. By gathering together in larger groups at Regional and National events, NAWIC can offer nationally known Keynote Speakers on a wide variety of topics. Click the button below to go out the Midwest Regional PD&E Page for more information and some of the presentations our speakers have generously shared for our members!
NAWIC National also offers webinars that at available free to all members of NAWIC. Check out the Member Center on the National website for the latest Members Only Webinar Series.
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Block Kids Building Competition
Block Kids Building Competition is a National building competition that is sponsored on the local level by NAWIC chapters and other organizations. The award-winning program introduces children in grades K-6 to the construction industry in an effort to create awareness and promote careers in the industry. REGIONAL CHAIR: Sara Tufly |
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Since 1997, the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) has been sponsoring the annual Women in Construction Week held during the first week in March. It is designed to increase awareness of the importance and visibility of women in the construction industry.
NAWIC Chapters throughout America and Canada will celebrate the week with a variety of special events and activities that are designed to promote construction and the value of women's contributions to the industry while furthering NAWIC’s involvement in community projects. Throughout the year, NAWIC chapters give back to their communities, but these efforts increase substantially during WIC Week. REGIONAL CHAIR: Tania Bowman |
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Professional Development & Education starts at the chapter level with monthly meetings. Meetings are geared at networking and team building, developing and/or enhancing your professional skills and educating you on new practices, market trends or policies in the construction industry.
REGIONAL CHAIR: Michaelann Agoranos |
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Safety & Health Awareness & OSHA Alliance
Through the Alliance, OSHA and NAWIC will work together to provide NAWIC members and others with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect the health and safety of workers, particularly by reducing and preventing exposure to ergonomic hazards, sanitation hazards, and issues related to personal protective equipment selection in the industry, with the focus on a subset of construction workers with unique needs. REGIONAL CHAIR: Tayler Klobnak |
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Strategic Planning Committee:
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