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SMART Women are leading the way in the North American construction trades when it comes to changing and modernizing the workplace.  Visit here to find updates and news about the value SMART Women are bringing to the jobsite and to the labor movement.  

Current title/position? Apprentice, Local 285

  1. Local and Location L.U. 104 - Northern & Central California.

The following three enries were winners of the recent SMART Women's Committee member photo contest.  Click on the link to view the image:

Current title/position?

First year Apprentice

Years in the trade?

6 Months

What unique strengths do you bring to your trade?

Creativity and Determination

What do you love to do when you are not at work?

Fostering animals and arts/crafts.

Goals in the future--any ambitions or changes to your career, growth or education?

Position/title?

Retired sheet metal worker

What did you do before sheet metal?

I was a bridge painter before sheet metal

How did you hear about sheet metal?

NEW tricked me into going for an interview that turned out to be a test

Favorite sheet metal myth exposed

My favorite myth exposed about sheet metal is that you don’t have to be very strong, you have to be use your brain to work smarter not harder

Current title/position?

2nd year service apprentice

Years in the trade?

Two

What unique strengths do you bring to your trade?

Being small, I can fit into tight spaces

What do you love to do when you are not at work?

Spending time with my 2 children and 4-wheeling

Goals in the future--any ambitions or changes to your career, growth or education?

Don't miss out! SMART Women In Construction Week coming March 7-13. Link to live & pre-recorded events to be held here on this page and on all SMART social media platforms. Please note, Fitness session has been moved to Tuesday March 9 at 8pm and will be a live class for all participantsSign up at this link

Current title/position?

Journeyman sheet metal worker 

Years in the trade?

 8 years

What unique strengths do you bring to your trade?

Grit, organization, and  passion

What do you love to do when you are not at work?

Coaching softball, volunteering and mentoring Up and coming tradeswomen 

Current Title/Position?  I am currently the department Lead Person in the Silk Screening Department at Dualite, Inc., which is one of the largest identification sign companies in the world, located in Williamsburg, Ohio, and part of SMART Local #24 with 120 sheet metal production members. 

Years in the Trade?  Over 35 years.

In our fifth episode of Talking SMART, we hear from members of the SMART Women's Committee. While at the Partners in Progress conference in Las Vegas in February, we had a chance to sit down and talk with four SMART sisters who have taken the lead in breaking new ground for women in the building trades. They discussed how they got into the industry, growing diversity in construction and opportunities for women in the sheet metal trade. We hear from two of them in this episode, and two more in our next episode.

In our fifth episode of Talking SMART, we hear from members of the SMART Women's Committee. While at the Partners in Progress conference in Las Vegas in February, we had a chance to sit down and talk with four SMART sisters who have taken the lead in breaking new ground for women in the building trades. They discussed how they got into the industry, growing diversity in construction and opportunities for women in the sheet metal trade. We hear from two of them in this episode, and two more in our next episode.