BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2296a884b5a9b84aa02b41f916fd9c2881 CATEGORIES:Events SUMMARY:WofA Session at National Pavement Expo 2023: Women in the Workforce: Recruit, Retain and Promote DESCRIPTION:
WofA’s session, “Women in the Workforce: Recruit, Retain and Promote,” will take place on Thursday, January 26, 2023, from 8:30-10:00 a.m. A pane l of industry leaders will address the importance of attracting qualified w omen and addressing the needs of women to keep them in the asphalt industry , while developing a culture of inclusivity. Key learning objectives includ e understanding why women are underrepresented in the industry, learning wh at organizations are currently doing for women in the asphalt industry, and best practices to apply in an organization’s recruitment and retaining eff orts. Panel speakers include Paul Battista, Founder and CEO of Brothe rs National, Latrell Cates, HR Business Partner and EEO Officer of Reeves C onstruction Company, Mary Katherine Harbin, VP Foothills Division of Maymea d, Inc., and Ashly Rieman, Project Manager of Milestone Contractors. The se ssion will be moderated by WofA Board Member Victoria Taffet, Corporate Soc ial Responsibility Director of Colas USA. Paul Battista started buil ding Brothers National in 1998, and has made critical decisions along the w ay including expanding its services offered, surviving the great recession of 2008, and expanding customer segments, which has led to the continued su ccess of the company. In addition to the expansion of his professional netw orks while attending Harvard Business School’s OPM Program, Paul is signifi cantly invested in the paving and concrete network including organizations like Women of Asphalt. Paul’s expertise has contributed to taking the small paving and concrete company from Manassas, VA, to expanding nationally by partnering with Trivest Partners, L.P. and creating the new Brothers Nation al holding company. Latrell Cates graduated with a Bachelor’s in Int erdisciplinary Studies with a focus on Business and Organizational Communic ation from USC-Upstate in Spartanburg, SC. Latrell is the HR Business Partn er and EEO Officer for Reeves Construction Company, a Colas Company. She ha s been with the group for 17 years. Latrell sits on several committees with in Reeves/Colas, including the Colas USA DEI Committee and the Women Enterp rise USA Subcommittee, both focusing on building a more diverse and inclusi ve community at all levels of the organization. Latrell has been a proud me mber of WofA since 2019. Mary Katherine has been with Maymead for 15 years, and currently serves as the company’s Vice President of the Foothill s Division. During her time at Maymead, she has also served as the Assistan t Area Manager, Area Manager, and EEO Officer. In 2016, in conjunction with Mitchell Community College, Mary Katherine developed the curriculum for Ro adway Construction Basics—a classroom curriculum that was initially taught by herself and various Maymead managers and has been used throughout North Carolina by the Board of Workforce Development, to prepare individuals to e nter the construction industry. In November 2017, Mary Katherine helped fou nd Western Carolina Safety, LLC, to provide traffic control services for Ma ymead, Inc.’s highway construction projects. Since 2018, this company has b een tasked with providing advanced work zone signs, highway closures, and t raffic diversions on projects located throughout western North Carolina. Ma ry Katherine holds a Bachelor of Arts in English and Political Science from Furman University. She has found a passion for workforce development—speci fically working to develop the role of women in the asphalt industry. Most notably, she started an all-women’s paving crew to help attract women into the construction trades and has become a nationally recognized speaker on t he topic. Mary Katherine is an active member of the Carolina Asphalt Paveme nt Association Executive Committee, serving as its 2022 Vice President and 2023 President. Ashly Rieman graduated with a degree in Construction Engineering Management. Ashly started out interning for the Heritage Group in the asphalt mix design lab. She later transitioned to Milestone Contrac tors and became full time in 2018. Ashly is a Project Manager for the gener al construction division, and is currently working on the I-69 finish line project as the pavement coordinator. She enjoys working with every division in road construction, but holds a special place for asphalt. She advocates for those in the field any chance she gets. Victoria Taffet graduate d with a Bachelor’s in Organizational Management from Warner University in 2005 and a Master’s in Management & Leadership from Webster University in 2007. Victoria started her construction career in 2011 with Reeves Const ruction Company, a Colas Company, as their Continuous Improvement (CI) Mana ger and went on to become the Colas US CI Manager focusing on national stra tegic projects. Before starting with Reeves Construction Company, she was r esponsible for managing maintenance on Launch Pads A & B for United Spa ce Alliance, contractor for NASA on the space shuttle program at Kennedy Sp ace Center. While there she earned her Lean Six Sigma Blackbelt certificat ion and launched her career in change management and process improvement. V ictoria was a founding member of the Colas Women’s Initiative to increase d iversity within Colas and lead the team on creating Colas’ Mentorship Progr am. Victoria became a WofA Board member in March of 2022. In November of 20 22, Victoria became the Director of Corporate Social Responsibility for Col as USA. |