Leading and Building Our Future

NOVEMBER 2022

PRESIDENT'S LETTER

Hello NAWIC Silicon Valley Chapter #99 Members,

I want to touch on NAWIC’s, core purpose:

“To strengthen and amplify the success of women in the construction industry”

What that means to me is helping women have a voice in an industry where we are only 14% of the workforce. Amazingly, the industry has been around forever, and women only make up a small portion of this industry. The good news is that we were at 10% in 2019 and have grown by 4% in 2022. I feel very confident that women will continue to grow, by engaging, learning, and supporting all women in construction. We have to stick together and collaborate and share what has worked and what hasn’t worked. Together we are better!

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CHAPTER MEETINGS & EVENTS

All events with details are posted on our website

NOVEMBER MEMBERSHIP MEETING

MEP Blueprints 101

Wednesday, November 16, 2022, 5:45 PM

Daley's Drywall and Taping

960 Camden Ave, Campbell

RSVP

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We are collecting garment donations for the Grateful Garment Project at the November & December membership meetings. New items only, please. Click here for more info.

CHAPTER EVENTS

All events with details are posted on our website.

For full calendar scroll further down the page.

Board of Directors:
December 7

Membership Meeting:
November 16
December 14

We're planning Block Kids for January 2023!

Get more info here

REGIONAL EVENTS

All events with details are posted on our website

2023 PNW Spring Forum - Hotel Captain Cook | Anchorage, AK | May 5-6, 2023

NATIONAL EVENTS

Full Calendar/Sign Up

2023 NAWIC 68th Annual Conference - Portland, OR | August 9-12, 2023

MEMBERSHIP MEETING RECAP

The October meeting at Stanford Health Care was a great success! We were able to tour a patient care unit and an operating room suite under renovation. Be sure to check out pics on Instagram or Facebook.

Thank you to Alyanna Espina, April Vicchrilli and Angie Ramos for coordinating the event!

Meeting Minutes

October

2022 PNW FALL CONFERENCE RECAP

Nine chapter members attended the 2022 Fall Conference in Bend, Oregon. The region event had over 100 attendees! Angie Ramos served as the meeting secretary and Laura Grabar assumed her role as 1st year Region Trustee.

Our chapter's bid to host the 2024 Region Fall Conference was accepted! Laura Grabar is the committee chair and will reaching out to get the planning started.

Our chapter sponsored the attendance of:

Click on their names for a recap of their experience.

Some pictures are on our website and more will be posted on Facebook and Instagram.

NAWIC APPAREL

Want to show your support of NAWIC? Buy some merch!

National NAWIC Store (new stickers)

NAWIC Apparel

NAWIC Supplies Store

NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS

Nicole Johnson – 11-8

April Vicchrilli – 11-15

Misha Homara – 11-17

Andrea Frizzel – 11-19

Muna Ahmed – 11-28

Alyanna Espina – 11-30

Angie Ramos – 11-30

NEW MEMBERS

Carrie MacIntosh - Rosendin Electric
Janet Lee - Rosendin Electric
Sariah Ortega - Student, Gunderson High School

(Click each name to connect via LinkedIn)

SOCIAL MEDIA UPDATES

Our Social Media team is ramping up and we need your support!

Between now and Nov 15 do the following:

Follow @nawicsiliconvalley on Instagram
Share our Instagram contest post to your story
Tag 3 amazing women!

Membership Meeting Attendance Contest

All members in good standing who attend all membership meetings this fiscal year (October 2022-September 2023) will be entered to win a $100 Amazon gift card.

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CHAPTER BYLAWS

Our Chapter Bylaws aka Standing Rules have been updated. You can find the updated version here.

CHAPTER GUIDELINES

The Board of Directors have been working on updating our Chapter Guidelines. You can find the draft version here. Pending a quorum, the guidelines will be voted on in the November meeting so be sure to review them and come with any questions/comments.

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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

Several of our members have one or more of these certifications. Reach out to Angie Ramos, CIT, Becky Watson, CIT or Shawna Alvarado, CIT, CBT to learn more!

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