WRISE Webinar Series: Closing the Gender Gap in the Field
August 3, 2023
WRISE Webinar Series: Closing the Gender Gap in the Field
NWiR offers new webinars approximately 1-2 times a quarter on a variety of topics to benefit the roofing industry through the lens of empowering women. The upcoming webinars are listed on the events calendar.
NWiR members may watch our archive of pre-record webinars addressing the labor shortage, advantages of a multi-generational workforce, networking, mentoring, and much more. The title of each webinar is linked to the recording; it may ask you to provide your name and email address.
August 3, 2023
WRISE Webinar Series: Closing the Gender Gap in the Field
The webinar panel will discuss the inequitable distribution of the impacts of heat and what efforts are being done to mitigate the impacts. Panelists from the nonprofit and manufacturing sectors will share examples of what their respective organizations are currently doing to increase heat equity in the built environment.
A broad discussion of Vegetated Roof Systems, including their history, the variety of types, and the various components that comprise these systems, as well as their numerous benefits.
This presentation will provide an overview of how cool roofs work to keep individuals, neighborhoods, and cities cooler while producing a multitude of other benefits; how these materials are evaluated and labeled; and how third-party product ratings support the implementation of policies and programs that require or promote the use of these materials as strategies for reducing building energy use and mitigating urban heat islands.
About the Cool Roof Rating Council
The CRRC is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization formed in 1998 to develop fair, accurate, and credible methods for evaluating and labeling the radiative properties of roofing products. In addition to conducting research and education about the impacts of reflective building materials, the CRRC also operates a third-party roof rating program that includes a public directory of rated roofing products.
About the Presenters:
Discussion with Sharon Hughes on the importance of women supporting women.
Sharon Hughes is a contributing author of the Amazon #1 new release, The Impact of Influence, Volume 3 and author of the award-winning book The Girl In The Garage: 3 Steps to Letting Go of Your Past. She has helped women from all walks of life gain the confidence to raise their hand in the boardroom, break up with people pleasing, and step into their leadership skills.
She is the founder of Confidence Academy and host of Called to Confidence podcast. When she’s not coaching women, recording her podcast or plotting her next book, you can find her gazing at a California sunset, petting every dog that crosses her path and eating obscene amounts of popcorn.
During this tour, we will explore the exterior of several buildings on the West side of the National Mall including the United States Capitol, the Library of Congress Jefferson Building, The United States Supreme Court building, the Smithsonian Arts and Industries building, the Smithsonian Castle, the National Gallery of Art and others. Learn about their architectural history and materiality including the many types of roofs.
The tour is being conducted by Julie Butler who has dedicated her career to understanding and preserving historic buildings. A graduate from The University of Mary Washington, she is an expert on the History and Historic Preservation of Famous and not so Famous Buildings throughout the world with , a resume of work which includes such places as St. Trophime Cathedral in Arles, France, Eisenhower Executive Office Building (EEOB) in Washington DC., and Annaburg Manor in Manassas, Va.. Her expertise spans many disciplines, such as mortar analysis, plaster casting, detail preservation and material analyses and relationships, especially for structures experiencing extreme weather conditions. Julie has been with Durable Slate and Durable Restoration for the last six years, leading their preservation initiatives in the Mid-Atlantic.
Roof restoration has been a growing segment for decades and has witnessed a steep growth over the last two years in response to material outages necessary for re-roof projects. Restoration can be an excellent solution to revitalize and extend a roof’s serviceable life, postponing or completely avoiding tear off costs and wastes, but done incorrectly, it can become a short-lived Band-Aid or a complete mess.
• Sound, Clean & Dry (not Clean, Dry & Sound)
• To 3-Course or not to 3-Course
• Acrylic vs. Silicone
• The Benefits of Granulation
We are bringing you stories and experiences from a range of women on how they’ve gotten involved in advocating within and for the roofing industry. This educational webinar will be a compilation of stories from local involvement to Roofing Day 2022. We’re hoping to encourage members to tune in and gain knowledge on how they may be able to advocate within their State Roofing Associations as well as plan for Roofing Day 2023.
An elevator speech is a clear, brief message about you, which is typically 30 seconds or the time it takes an elevator to get to its destination. It should communicate who you are, your interests, and how you can be a resource. This short “speech” has the potential to connect you to future employers, collaborators, or spark interest in customers. Knowing your audience is key and your elevator speech will likely change depending on the circumstance.
Watch Gary Howe from Durable Slate Company for a little history on slate roofing and a unique demonstration.
Metal Roofing Seminar presented by ATAS Aluminum with NWiR member Minnie Robles
Objectives:
Observe and recognize the history of metal roofing
Explain the manufacturing process
Describe the difference between low slope roofing and steep slope for metal roofing
Understand the environmental benefits, sustainable technology and features of metal roofing
Guest Speaker, Erin Hoffman of Certified Financial Services, will speak to us about developing financial security and share other tips for women. Register today and please share with others in your organization.
Working drawings and specifications are the primary documents contractors use to bid and execute a project. We will learn how to untangle inconsistent drawings and specifications and avoid flaws and damage claims against the contractor. Presented by the NWiR Education Committee.
Join Erica Farver of the NWiR Education Committee and Lisa Thompson of BluWave Wellbeing in an exploration of Social Resilience. BluWave Wellbeing is a women-owned professional development company that makes wellbeing achievable for everyone. Learn how the Pillars of Play can help to alleviate stress throughout your day at work and at home. By simply adding “play” in your day you can increase your overall resiliency and change your life.
Webinar Learning Objectives:
Learn about the mainstream usage of the Cold Fluid Applied and Liquid Resin Roofing & Waterproofing Membranes. It is necessary to obtain the technical knowledge used to provide QC inspections. This seminar will provide attendees basic “what to look for” information, science related to the information, and corrective course of actions that may be possible. As well as discuss using Liquid Resin for Flashings with other types of roofing systems including asphalt shingles, metal roofing, slate, clay tiles, single ply, and many other types of roofing materials.
The trend toward greater resilience in roof design has come into sharp focus in recent years. The forces driving this trend include the decline in skilled labor among roofing contractors and allied trades; changes in the building code that have been influenced by severe weather patterns; and the increasing application of sustainable and “green” technologies. The urgency of this trend has challenged both design and construction professionals to find both human and technological solutions in a dynamic work environment. This presentation will explore how the trend toward greater roof resilience has effected the application and performance of roofing systems over time. It will also discuss ways to meet the changing demands.
Learning objectives:
Join us in celebrating the month of June by adding to your continuing education and discover the science of wind uplift. NWiR’s own member, Shelly Higgins – S-5 Architectural & National Accounts Director will be our presenter. Learn how the changes are impacting codes and roof material choices. Learn about testing and specification techniques for metal roof options and accessories to improve wind uplift resistance.
The Learning Objectives Include:
Join the NWiR in celebrating the month of May by learning about Green Roof Design. We are proud to offer insight into the design of Green Roofs with our presenter Angie Durham.
Angie Durham started AD GREENROOF based in Minneapolis in 2012. For over 18 years she has designed and managed a wide variety of green roofs throughout the USA and researches system performance. Her team has developed GREENFORMATION® a budget friendly maintenance system working with contractors and owners.
During this hands-on demo, the GAF C.A.R.E. team will be teaching us how to install asphalt shingles (just like the ones that are on your roof)! The Charlotte Metro, Nashville, and Cleveland Councils will be participating at their select locations and showing us what they have learned.
Have you ever wondered what is on your roof? The NWiR Education Committee is here to help! Join us to learn about the basics of asphalt shingles!
Women are naturally gifted negotiators, especially once we recognize our own unique negotiation talents. With engaging, playful opportunities to practice negotiations, you’ll leave with a sense of confidence and optimism along with concrete strategies for negotiation success.
Brendan Vigorito will lead us in a discussion about resilience. What is resilience? In this portion of the series, Brendan will discuss the importance of resilience, what it takes to build resilience and the description of a stress-hardy personality. We will figure out how to hone our skills to build resilience and set a plan!
Weathering the storm – resilience series. We will be talking with Bonnie Ashby Sewell about 5 Top Financial Disruptions for Women. Bonnie has been working as a Certified Financial Planner for families since 1992. Previous to that she owned a tax practice. She also earned the Accredited Investment Fiduciary, AIF®, designation and Certified Divorce Financial Analyst designation, CDFA™.
A high-energy “pick me up” she calls a Joy Infusion. This is not an hour to get tips and tricks to mitigate burnout. Instead, this is a fun interactive session, all about finding joy and playfulness even in uncertain, challenging times.
We have all had those days where we have a roller coaster of emotions from the time we start work until the time we leave and sometimes past that. We aren’t able to shut our brains down and thoughts are always racing through our heads. It has only gotten more common for people during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Please join National Women in Roofing in our discussion about Employees in a Heightened Emotional State led by Greg Banks. He will give us strategies to help work in altered work environments, prepare for the uncertain and give advice on creating action plans to help regulate emotions.
Talking to Your Children about the Next Phase
Social distancing has been especially difficult for children and experts are predicting that additional extended school closures could have lasting psychological effects. Regardless of your parenting style, it is important to be able to talk to your children openly about the pandemic and to allow them to express their fears. This program will help parents explore appropriate boundaries with children and to be able to reassure them and prepare them for the future without raising false hopes or expectations.
Ellen Thorp, Executive Director of NWiR presented the 2020 Annual Report of the association and also touch on the association’s goals and priorities for 2021. This webinar will take place at 1 pm eastern time.
In this webinar, the discussion will cover how to identify if your child is struggling, how to set up a plan to keep your child safe and happy, and how to help plan for the future when the future is uncertain.
In the third session, Laurie Andries joins us to discuss managing fear and anxiety. She will discuss different factors of fear and anxiety and different techniques to help soothe.
Join OC and NWIR for a Mentoring Session where a panel of experienced women within the industry will talk about navigating their careers. These women will offer advice on career growth, and overcoming obstacles like gender bias and work-life balance. There will also be plenty of time to ask them for any advice you’ve been wanting! More details…
Managing people during unprecedented times can be a difficult task. As a manager, you are needed to be an encouragement to your team when things are difficult and still fulfill your daily workload. That can cause strain on your daily life and you may not always recognize when your employees need extra assistance.
Join NWiR to discuss managing employees in a heightened emotional state. NWiR is joining forces again with Optum for part two of our Mental Health Matters Series. Whether you are a manager or not, this will be a great webinar to help your team recognize and support struggling employees and focus on self-care so that you can thrive through these uncharted waters. #UnmaskingNWIR
Beacon will have Christina Vlassis, their IT Training Team Lead present.
Christina Vlassis is a training professional with 19+ years of experience in live and virtual training including delivering engaging training sessions, directing learners toward job improvement, and providing a memorable learning experience. She has made a career of taking complicated technology and re-arranging it into manageable learning bites for any level of learner to be successful. In her 17 years in the building industry, she has provided effective training to truck drivers on tablets, dispatchers on delivery tracking software, and the sales team on point of sale software. More details…
Mommas at Work: Real Talk about Being a Working Parent. We’ve gathered a panel of working moms to have an open and honest conversation about what it means to be a working parent in today’s day in age. We’ll be discussing work/home life balance, schedules, self-care, mom-guilt, and anything in between. Come prepared to ask questions and share best working mama practices.
Women Adapting and Leading Change
Presented by Mardee Billingsley with Tremco.
Market Industry Update
Join Johns Manville as they provide an overview of the commercial roofing industry and a manufacturer’s perspective on changes and market trends. Learn about the latest products added to the JM portfolio, including game-changers in the adhesives and cover boards categories. Your presenters are Jennifer Ford-Smith-Director of Product Management and Marketing, and Matt Sayer-Senior Product Manager. More details…
Normal policy and practice is for NWiR to only promote our own webinar content OR content from sponsors and partners that is open to the public and is also eligible for continuing education credit. However, these are unique times and since our industry has had to cancel several in-person meetings over the past few months, we are allowing our Diamond sponsors an additional opportunity to speak directly to you on any topic they wish.
Join Cynthia, she will be discussing how to brand yourself for your next position, what to highlight on your resume, interview prep, and salary negotiation skills.
Cynthia Lang is the Director of Talent Acquisition at SRS Distribution, Inc. She has a solid foundation in everything from Recruiting, Interviewing, Personal Branding, and any other area of Talent Acquisition.
Normal policy and practice is for NWiR to only promote our own webinar content OR content from sponsors and partners that is open to the public and is also eligible for continuing education credit. However, these are unique times and since our industry has had to cancel several in-person meetings over the past few months, we are allowing our Diamond sponsors an additional opportunity to speak directly to you on any topic they wish.
Join Stephanie Baird, NWiR Board Member (Bliss Roofing) and Ellen Thorp, NWiR Executive Director and other special guests as we discuss our experiences in staying connected with adult children, grandchildren, and aging parents during the time of COVID. We’ll share some strategies we’ve learned along the way and will ask audience members to share their tips and tricks too.
Working with anxiety and anxiety release techniques. Monica Vornbrock Co-Chair of NWiR Events Committee will host Debbie Gottlieb with MindBrandMethod to help us deepen our focus and leverage meditation and breathing techniques to navigate these uncertain times.
She will address:
Working with uncertainty (not knowing what will happen to their business, their jobs)
Creating space where there isn’t any (meaning creating personal breathing room when you are constantly surrounded by family)
Dealing with things you cannot change
Working with anxiety and anxiety release
There will be an opportunity to share what activities and techniques you have been using to stay focused and sane while working remotely and dealing with daily challenges.
Life is always uncertain. Women are called to rise and to lead now more than ever. We see this in our industry, our businesses, our communities and our homes.
In the face of uncertainty and fear, we must choose to pivot toward hope and possibility. This ultimately requires us to accept what we cannot change, and to see ourselves as the co-creators of our lives. You are the hero of your story. Shine!
Presented by Jill Keuth, this three-week webinar series is designed to ignite the authentic power- empowerment – within each woman so that she can live her life with more enthusiasm, purpose and meaning. Jill is a marketing director turned life & career coach with extensive experience coaching business women.
Part 1 on Friday, 4/24 at 3pm ET: Empowerment Through Belief of Self
Part 2 on Friday, 5/8 at 3pm ET: Fueling Your Empowered Energy Through Radical Self-Care
Part 3 on Thursday, 5/21 at 3pm ET: The Courage to Live an Empowered Life
Living Your Empowered Life Starts with Courageous Empowered Questions
You may remember Lelia Gowland from her keynote on negotiations for our 2018 National Conference in New Orleans. We’ve invited her back to share in our Wine Wednesdays programming with an interactive session entitled, Maintain Your Sanity: Powerful Practices to Enjoy Work in Uncertain Times.
Using a strengths-based approach, Lelia provides a fun and interactive opportunity to develop skills for this new work landscape.
Over 13,000 people have benefited from the strategies Lelia provided to increase peace of mind and productivity in her Forbes article at the beginning of the pandemic.
As jobs continue to evolve, this workshop will provide powerful skills to adapt. With a healthy mix of conversation, networking, and content, Lelia offers tangible strategies that clients say “instill courage and optimism.” Participants will:
*Unfortunately the webinar was not recorded, please use the attachments below from the webinar.
Join Michelle Boykin, Renae Bales, and Jennifer Long and strategize on working from home with school aged kids and preparing for the summer time! We’ll share what is working for us, commiserate a little bit, and figure it out together!
Life is always uncertain. Women are called to rise and to lead now more than ever. We see this in our industry, our businesses, our communities and our homes.
In the face of uncertainty and fear, we must choose to pivot toward hope and possibility. This ultimately requires us to accept what we cannot change, and to see ourselves as the co-creators of our lives. You are the hero of your story. Shine!
Presented by Jill Keuth, this three-week webinar series is designed to ignite the authentic power- empowerment – within each woman so that she can live her life with more enthusiasm, purpose and meaning. Jill is a marketing director turned life & career coach with extensive experience coaching business women.
Spend some time with Jennifer Keegan, NWIR Executive Committee Member and Director Building and Roofing Science at GAF, who will host a support and strategy session on surviving the quarantine with teenagers. We’ll share what is working for us, commiserate a little bit, and figure it out together!
In times like these, so much falls on a woman’s shoulders. In times like these, we stand up. We rise.
Life is always uncertain. Women are called to rise and to lead now more than ever. We see this in our industry, our businesses, our communities and our homes.
In the face of uncertainty and fear, we must choose to pivot toward hope and possibility. This ultimately requires us to accept what we cannot change, and to see ourselves as the co-creators of our lives. You are the hero of your story. Shine!
Presented by Jill Keuth, this three-week webinar series is designed to ignite the authentic power- empowerment – within each woman so that she can live her life with more enthusiasm, purpose and meaning. Jill is a marketing director turned life & career coach with extensive experience coaching business women.
Part 1 on Friday, 4/24 at 3pm ET: Empowerment Through Belief of Self
NWiR-Who Am I Worksheet v1
NWiR-Validate Your Personal Success Worksheet
Part 2 on Friday, 5/8 at 3pm ET: Fueling Your Empowered Energy Through Radical Self-Care
Part 3 on Thursday, 5/21 at 3pm ET: The Courage to Live an Empowered Life
Spend some time with Jennifer Keegan, NWIR Executive Committee Member and Director Building and Roofing Science at GAF, who will host a support and strategy session on surviving the quarantine with toddlers. We’ll share what is working for us, commiserate a little bit, and figure it out together!
Access password: t7@14PBN
Download: NWIR Quarantined with Toddlers Resources (732 KB pdf)There has been a lot of information provided over the past three weeks from the roofing industry on the COVID crisis. The NRCA Town Hall Meeting, webinars at Roofing Contractor and RoofersCoffeeShop; as well as an education session hosted by the NRCA and General Counsel, Trent Cotney on how COVID-19 is affecting the roofing industry nationwide and what’s happening from a regulatory, legal and business perspective. These have been excellent presentations and coupled with the NRCA COVID page provide extensive resources for roofing professionals.
Coping with these challenging times can be made a little bit easier by gaining knowledge and receiving support from each other. To that end, NWiR is creating a series of online-based meetings that focus on both of these aspects of navigating this new normal. Over the next few weeks, we will be hosting 1-2 webinars/virtual meetups every week alternating between substantive educational content and light-hearted chatting around some issues we have in common. All of these webinars and meetups will be publicized on the NWiR calendar, will be sent to members via email, and shared on social media. Many of the local councils will also be holding virtual meetings, so stay tuned to your council communications for details there.
To kick off this national series, the NWiR Executive Committee is going to host some real talk about their efforts to stay sane. The members of the executive committee will present on “We Are Just Like You … Maybe A Little Crazier: Maintaining Your Sanity in These Virtual Times.” Please check out this conversation and strategy sharing session.
Lisa Thompson, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Self Love Beauty presented on how to “Leverage Emotional Intelligence” based on the five principles of emotional intelligence. The webinar took place in mid-March. A recording can be viewed from the link on the calendar. https://www.nationalwomeninroofing.org/event/nwir-webinar-leveraging-emotional-intelligence/
Please join National Women in Roofing for our webinar on the Cultural Competency in a Complex World. Ricardo Gonzalez, Founder and CEO of Bilingual America, will be speaking about how to build and encourage cross-cultural trust, improve the current work environment, and how to create effective ways to work together.
Leading roofing industry experts will share their perspectives on the trends, challenges and solutions for the roofing industry in the next 10 years. Attendees will receive insights on what to prepare for personally and in their companies to see success with a changing landscape of labor issues, technology, diversity and more. Upon completion, you’ll be ready with definable tactics to prepare your business and your career development for the next ten years. Panelists include:
Are you fed up with the revolving door of employees through your company?
Are you looking for ways to better develop & retain your existing workers?
Learn what your company can do solve one of the biggest problems facing the construction trades. During the session you’ll learn specific tactics in the areas of onboarding, mentorship, increasing efficiencies, and you’ll hear actual case studies from other contractors.
Hosted by Sue Drummond (Harness) of the NWiR Education Committee.
Lorna Mendez, Schwickert’s Tecta America (NWiR Education Committee) and Cynthia Lang, SRS Distribution Inc. (NWiR Board member 17-18) discussed how to recruit, train and place women on roofing-oriented career paths. Key outcomes of this webinar included:
For the first time in history, five generations are working side by side, each with different leadership, communication and career development styles. Whether you’re part of a multi-generational family business, or part of a generationally diverse team, understanding what motivates each generation and how to communicate with each other will help you thrive in this diversity and leverage the competitive advantage.
Understanding the circumstances, attitudes and values that influence each generation and their skill sets can lead to a dynamic team. Our multi-generational panel will discuss these differences and skill sets, highlight the strengths of each generation and their natural roles within your organization, and review the blueprint of successful multi-generational teams.
This webinar focuses on the basics of networking and how to elevate your networking into netweaving to better benefit professional and business development. NWIR member panelists discuss successful techniques and strategies to help you during your next meeting or conference, as well as how professional development oppotunities can be an avenue to netweaving.
Hear from two companies who have formed mentoring circles. Learn from their challenges and solutions.
Kayla Schlicker (Duro-Last) and Heather Estes (IBHS) of the Education Committee presented “Mentoring 102: Real-World Examples of Successful Mentorships” in late March. The webinar highlights different types of working mentorship/mentee relationships and ask panelists questions about how to succeed. We are excited to continue the discussion about mentoring, and we hope you can log in and join us!
Presented by the NWIR Education Committee, Sponsored by NWIR
Presenters: Jennifer Keegan, Intertek
Kayla Schlicker, Duro-Last Roofing
Jennifer Keegan and Kayla Schlicker of the NWiR Education Committee present “Mentoring: How to be successful once you have your foot in the door!” The webinar reviews how one becomes a mentor/mentee and what it means for the women in these roles. The presenters highlight some real-world examples of mentor/mentee relationships based off of the content that NWIR members submitted.
Access the webinar here (a quick registration is required) – the first couple minutes are cut off, so the slide deck can be downloaded immediately below.
Download: Education Committee webinar on mentoring (2 MB pdf)Presented by the NWIR Education Committee, Sponsored by NWIR
Presenters: Jennifer Keegan, Intertek
Courtney Bynum, Guardian Building Products
Presented by: NRCA
Presenters:
Moderator Heidi Ellsworth – HJE Consulting Group / RoofersCoffeeShop.com / Chair of National Women in Roofing
Panelist Jennifer Stone – Nations Roof, NW President & NWIR Secretary
Storytellers Lee Lipniskis (Core Contractors Roofing Systems), Michelle Boykin (Rackley Roofing Company, Inc.), Greta Bajrami (Golden Group Construction Corp.)