Personnelity

Tune in for an inspiring conversation with a trailblazer in the construction industry, Doreen Cannon. Doreen is a Journeylevel Plumber at Plumbers Local 55 in Cleveland, Ohio. She is the President of the nonprofit Greater Cleveland Council of Tradeswomen. Doreen is also the Past President of Plumbers Local 55, the first woman elected to that position. She currently serves as the Northeast Region Director for the American Society of Sanitary Engineering (ASSE). She is also a retired instructor for Plumbers Local 55, where she taught a number of courses, including a harassment course she developed to ensure all plumbers in her local could feel safe on their job sites.

Join me for an inspiring and informative conversation about building family-sustaining careers in construction with Tracey Griffith, the new Executive Director of the Building and Construction Trades Council of South Central Wisconsin, the second woman to serve in that role. She is a dynamic leader with over 20 years of experience in workforce development and outreach, specializing in the union construction industry.

Please join me for an inspiring and fun conversation with plumbing superhero Judaline Cassidy. Judaline is a plumber in New York City with UA Local 1 and the founder of Tools and Tiaras Inc., a nonprofit that shows girls that Jobs Don’t Have Genders® through workshops and summer camps where they learn how powerful tools feel in their hands and how creative, fulfilling and lucrative a career in trades can be.

The Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism recently released a report called Bullying in the Legal Profession: A Study of Illinois Lawyers’ Experiences and Recommendations for Change. The studies’ authors are joining us to discuss their findings and recommendations.

Did you know your employees or potential employees could lose access to their public benefits, like childcare subsidies or Medicaid, if they accept a new position or even a small wage raise? This is a phenomenon known as the “benefits cliff,” which could impact your ability to recruit new employees or retain the ones you have. Learn strategies to avoid costly employee turnover during this conversation with Lana Wood, founder of Parsley Employer Software Solutions.

Join me for a discussion of the important work the empowHER organization is doing to recruit women into the construction trades, to retain them once they are in the trades, and to encourage them to take on leadership positions in their organizations. Kilah Engelke is a cement mason who was recently elected the first woman Business Manager of the Operative Plasterers’ and Cement Masons’ International Association (OPCMIA) Local 599 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Christina Breitlow is a plumber currently working as a foreman for Mattox Plumbing in Madison, Wisconsin.