Let’s Get Together . . . .
And we sure did! It was great getting together at our annual Conference held held May 22-23, 2022, at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, CT. This year’s event featured an empowering two-day program filled with education, networking, and even some tabletop exhibitor displays.
Our annual dinner was well attended and the recipients of our Awards were outstanding. You can read more about the awards by visiting our our Blog.
We appreciate all that sponsored our event and those that attended it. We also want to thank all of our Speakers – all were outstanding! Stay tuned for the date and location of our 2023 Conference!
Yes, we achieved our Mission, of Connecting and Empowering Women working in the Energy Industry. We did it by providing career resources, creating networking and mentoring opportunities, promoting educational courses, and developed strategies to minimize obstacles women may face in the industry. Here are a few more photos of our sessions, attendees, Keynote Speaker, Ana Kraft and, our President, Erin Haskell having fun with member, Pippy Ostrow, Energy Kinetics!
Please note: We are keeping this schedule available so that people can see the types of programming we offered in 2022.
Our panel includes four accomplished professional women in leadership roles throughout various sectors of the energy industry. They will share valuable career advice and discuss how they’ve successfully led their teams during these unprecedented times.
Our Panel includes:
Esther Angell, V.P., Cargas Systems
Tina Bennett, President/CEO CMC Energy
Leslie Konsig, Sr. Marketing Representative, Federated Insurance
Cheryl Merchant , CEO Taco Comfort Solutions
About the Presentation:
Communication is the transmission or exchange of information, knowledge, or ideas, by means of speech, writing, mechanical or electric media. You will learn and explore the:
About the Presenter:
Christine Griffin has been a real estate paralegal since 1996. Joining Energy North in 2020, as Support General Counsel in a fast growing company in acquisitions of gasoline and convenience stores, from drafting Non-Disclosure Agreements to due diligence to closing, including project management of data rooms to ensure review of critical documents by the team; maintain data in connection with acquisitions, including compiling and organizing closing documents and working with outside counsel to deliver necessary documentation.
Christine is a Paralegal, CPC, CRC and a Candidate Juris Doctor 2022. She is also a Certified Performance Coach, Certification Relationship Coach and Author of Divorced: So What, Now What?
Connect with friends, meet new connections and visit the tabletop displays. This is something new we are offering. If you know someone who offers professional services, wants to promote their company and services or more personal – sales of custom jewelry, wine, for example – encourage them to buy a space.
The tabletops will remain in the room for at least the duration of the evening.
About the Presenter:
Ana Kraft is the Founder and CEO of Xena Workwear – a company that creates fashionable safety shoes and functional apparel for women in STEM and the Trades. This new category of workwear helps professional women be safe and feel confident in any work environment. Transitioning between the office, to the construction site or manufacturing floor has never been so easy. Ana holds a degree in International Project Engineering from Reutlingen University in Germany and currently resides in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The causes that drive her include sustainable development, education and maximizing opportunities for women.
About the Presentation:
SLII® is the world’s most taught leadership model—because it works! This Situational Approach to Leadership helps both leaders and individual contributors by creating a common language and approach to development. In our two hours together, participants will be introduced to the SLII® model, explore the leadership styles and development levels to facilitate interaction between managers and their team. Whether you are a “leader” or a member of the team, this session will help you understand what talents and behaviors you bring to the dynamics of your team.
SLII® is an easy-to-understand, practical framework that enables participants to diagnose the development level of an individual (or self) for a task: D1 – Enthusiastic Beginner; D2 – Disillusioned Learner; D3 – Capable, but Cautious, Contributor; and D4 – Self-Reliant Achiever. Managers then use the appropriate directive and supporter behaviors to help them succeed: S1 – Directing; S2 – Coaching; S3 – Supporting; and S4 – Delegating.
About the Presenter
Owner and Chief Experience Officer of Angela Evans Training. My number one goal is to help people, and businesses have better days.
Since my first “real job” (over 30 years ago), I’ve been training amazing people to discover and learn new skills that help them building stronger relationships, be more efficient and/or just have a great attitude and have fun in what they do!
I bring my 30 years of experience working with people and businesses in a number of different industries to your business! I will spend time getting to know you and your business, what you want to achieve and designing a custom approach to help you succeed.
Angela brings her passion for coaching, encouraging, and inspiring others to every class she leads. Growing up in Salt Lake City, Utah then moving to New York City to teach and later lead technical and developmental training, Angela creates a collaborate environment which helps learners learn. She has a BFA in Secondary Education and an MFA in Musical Theatre Performance. She uses her performance and engagement skills to deliver management, customer service and communications training in person and via webinars.
About the Presentation:
Purpose – To introduce staff and management to steps in building an inclusive workplace environment and the many benefits it brings.
As a result of the training, participants will learn how to:
About the Presenter:
Barbara Walters, President of The HR Advantage, brings 30 years corporate human resources experience to help companies become more profitable through:
She has been a Senior Recruiter for one of the largest international search franchises as well as a Vice-President of Human Resources. In an earlier role, she worked as a Director of Training and Organizational Development in both a union and non-union environment, serving as the head of the harassment investigation committee for thirteen years.
Barbara received a Master’s Degree with Distinction in Human Relations/Industrial Counseling from New York Institute of Technology, and, a Bachelor’s in Training and Organizational Behavior from the State University of New York.
She is also the author of “Your Employees Did WHAT? 7 Strategies for driving workplace performance.”
About the Discussion:
Each of our panelists will have a 10-15 minute presentation about marketing in general . Attendees will gain a more holistic approach to marketing vs. one specific piece of marketing. You will hear about examples of different campaigns/tactics they can utilize, they will share some success stories – including a specific success story about a successful campaign.
After their presentations, we will launch into a Q&A period.
Our panel will include:
Jennifer LeClerc, Consumer Focus
Gary Corbett, Warm Thoughts Communication
John Bruno, PriMedia
About the Presentation:
Every time the word “sales” is brought up, someone in the room cringes. Most people hate selling because they hate being sold to. So, with all the negative connotation wrapped around this word, let’s take a different approach on how to grow our businesses. Instead of selling something, let’s focus on providing a memorable, world-class customer experience. It’s the same thing but doesn’t sound as scary. Your customer experience will grow your business more than anything. Or it will break it.
In this session, come prepared to learn where the ball is most often dropped in the customer experience and what you can do to take your brand—and your business to the next level. You will learn specific and actionable tools to implement in your follow up sales process that will enhance your customer experience so that you can stand out, maximize your ROI, and feel comfortable presenting your products and services to your customer. The fortune is in the follow up, and you don’t want to be missing out.
About the Presenter:
Erica Leonor is a passionate leader in the Home Services Industry. She is a national speaker, trainer, and sales coach for the trades who helps business owners, and their companies thrive through her classes and workshops. She loves to help motivate and inspire teams to up-level their lives, relationships, and businesses through teamwork, sales, and the customer experience. She serves on the Board of Directors for Women in HVACR and enjoys creating opportunities for women to receive mentoring, networking, and relevant educational experiences. Erica has a bachelor’s degree in Anthropology and enjoys traveling the world. She is married, has a new baby daughter, speaks Spanish, and loves The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, and Star Wars.
About the Presentation:
Purpose – To educate staff and management in the laws enforced by the EEOC as well as how to prevent, respond and correct harassment and discrimination in the workplace.
As a result of the training, participants will learn how to:
About the Presenter:
Barbara Walters, President of The HR Advantage, brings 30 years corporate human resources experience to help companies become more profitable through:
She has been a Senior Recruiter for one of the largest international search franchises as well as a Vice-President of Human Resources. In an earlier role, she worked as a Director of Training and Organizational Development in both a union and non-union environment, serving as the head of the harassment investigation committee for thirteen years.
Barbara received a Master’s Degree with Distinction in Human Relations/Industrial Counseling from New York Institute of Technology, and, a Bachelor’s in Training and Organizational Behavior from the State University of New York.
She is also the author of “Your Employees Did WHAT? 7 Strategies for driving workplace performance
Our Roundtable Discussions will include a variety of topics that we are all facing today – below are some of the topics.
