Leading and Building Our Future
MAY | 2022
PRESIDENT'S LETTER
Hello NAWIC Sisters,
 
Our 57th Birthday aka Charter Dinner was held April 27th. Thank you to Donna Serrano for planning a fun evening and Daley’s Drywall & Taping for hosting the evening. We honored three members celebrating milestones! Marlene O’Donnell and Diane Urata-Lyons both for 45 years as NAWIC members and Pat McDonald for 30 years as a NAWIC member. Congratulations to these wonderful and inspiring women. Thank you for all you have done and continue to do for Silicon Valley Chapter 99. We also installed 2 new members, please welcome Ashley Barnes and Jenice Condie.

MAY BIRTHDAYS
Hannah Pettinichio – 5/1
Rose Arnaudo – 5/4
Sara Noto – 5/7
Erin Heck – 5/9
Kayla Alvarado – 5/20
CHAPTER MEETINGS & EVENTS
The Mind Body Connection and Your Health
MAY MEMBERSHIP MEETING

Wednesday May 25, 2022, 5:45PM
President Grabar's Outdoor Patio
19120 Cox Avenue, Saratoga
LONGEVITY AWARDS
Marlene O'Donnell - 45 Years
Diane Urata-Lyons - 45 Years
Pat McDonald - 30 Years
UPCOMING CHAPTER EVENTS
  • Membership Meeting: Job Site Tour | June 22
  • Casino Night | July
  • Membership Meeting: Sponsor Appreciation Night | August 24
  • Membership Meeting: 2022-2023 Board of Directors Installation Dinner | September 28
NATIONAL EVENTS
UPCOMING CONFERENCES AND FORUMS
MEETING MINUTES AND CHAPTER REPORTS

WHO'S HIRING?

James E. Roberts-Obayashi Corp
Superintendent - Job Description Here

Do you have a position to fill? Send the job description and hiring contact info, and we'll include it in the next newsletter!
HAVE SOMETHING TO SHARE?
Have exciting news you would like to share with the group? Get a new job or finish a project? Let us know!
IT'S TIME TO GET INVOLVED!
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Do you keep telling yourself you're going to start to get more involved with NAWIC? Well, now's your chance!

Two taskforces need your help
  1. Sponsorship
  2. Chapter Strategic Planning

Sponsorship
The Sponsorship task force will work to review and update the structure and documents of our sponsorship options. It is anticipated that we will meet twice over Zoom and complete the rest of the work through email. A draft set of documents will be presented to Board of Directors June 15 with the final package completed by June 30.

Strategic Plan
The Strategic Plan task force will meet to discuss, develop, and document high level goals for our chapter's future. It is anticipated that this group will meet once in person to kick off planning and then will meet one to two more times over Zoom to finalize content. The plan will be reviewed by both the current and future Board of Directors in August.

Interested?
Email April Vicchrilli at april.vicchrilli@gmail.com by Wednesday, May 25 with which task force you are interested in and why you want to be involved. Task forces will be formed by May 27 with initial meetings set up shortly thereafter.
Blocks Chance Change
TIME FOR SOME CAREER DEVELOPMENT?
The NAWIC Education Foundation (NEF) provides educational courses and certifications recognized by the American Council on Construction Education (ACCE). Courses are self paced with a certificate of completion granted following a passing score of an online test.

Certifications Include:
  • CBT - Construction Bookkeeping Technician
  • CDT - Construction Document Technician
  • CIS - Construction Industry Specialist
  • CIT - Construction Industry Technician
  • ESP - Estimating and Scheduling Practitioner
OUR NEWEST NAWIC BABY
Irma and Josh Freeman welcomed Mason William Freeman on Sunday, January 9 at 4:38am weighing 6lbs and measuring 19.5 inches.

Congrats, Irma!
EMERGING PROFESSIONALS CONTEST
WOMEN OWNED BUSINESSES
Check out our growing list of Women Owned Businesses
Do you know any Women Owned Businesses? Let's get the word out to support them! Click here to submit new names to the list.
USEFUL RESOURCES & INFORMATION
Here are some useful resources we thought you might appreciate.

NAWIC APPAREL
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