Greater than 80 attendees participated in management improvement, networking and fundraising occasions supporting ladies within the HVACR business
Girls in HVACR (WHVACR), a nonprofit group devoted to empowering ladies within the heating, air flow, air con and refrigeration trades, welcomed greater than 80 business professionals to its Step Into Your Energy regional assembly in Houston in Might. The occasion supplied networking, management coaching and collaboration, in addition to the disclosing of the group’s new emblem.
Launched in the course of the welcome reception, the refreshed model emblem displays WHVACR’s dedication to have fun every girl’s distinctive strengths whereas fostering the connections that create a strong community of help, mentorship and alternative inside the business. The assembly additionally featured management circles, vision-boarding workout routines and peer discussions centered on private progress, skilled improvement and constructing strategic connections amongst ladies within the trades.
“Our Houston regional assembly showcased the unimaginable energy, expertise and momentum of ladies all through the HVACR business,” WHVACR President Jane Sidebottom stated. “The occasion gave attendees an opportunity to step again, take into consideration their targets, share their experiences and study from each other whereas celebrating an thrilling milestone for our group with the reveal of our new emblem.”
Occasion raises funds to help ladies in HVACR
The occasion raised greater than $18,000 to additional the group’s mission, and the next corporations sponsored varied gadgets and occasions:
- Hunton Distribution: SWAG sponsor
- Daikin Industries: Ink Manufacturing facility and Imaginative and prescient Boarding sponsor
- Pipefitters Native 211: Management Circle sponsor
- The Sauermann Group: Break sponsor
Attendees heard from keynote speaker Angela Gargano, who delivered an brisk presentation centered on resilience, confidence and private progress. The occasion additionally featured native business leaders Tanya Gaitz, proprietor of Gaitz HVACR, and Connie Schroder, director of residential product advertising and marketing at Daikin Consolation Applied sciences, who shared insights from their careers and mentioned alternatives and challenges going through ladies within the trades.
A novel function of the occasion was a partnership with The Ink Manufacturing facility, whose staff captured displays and discussions by reside visible note-taking. The ensuing illustrations highlighted key themes and takeaways from the occasion whereas creating an enticing and interactive expertise for attendees.
Looking forward to the annual convention
The occasion concluded with a registration drawing for a complimentary ticket to the 2026 Girls in HVACR Annual Convention, Constructed for Pace, scheduled for Sept. 27-29 on the JW Marriott Indianapolis. Belinda Byers, an HVAC expertise recruiter at AC Designs in Jacksonville, Florida, was chosen because the winner.
For extra details about Girls in HVACR, go to https://www.womeninhvacr.org/.