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Today on #MadameArchitect: Janiece L. Williams, Co-Founder and Executive Director of LeaderFlow, a nonprofit dedicated to accelerating the pipeline to leadership for professionals of color in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry. LeaderFlow operates in Los Angeles, Seattle, and Houston, with plans to expand nationally. Janiece is a Houston native and Howard University alumna with ten years of experience in architectural design and project management. She is Actively involved in NOMA, she served on the Southern California Chapter's Executive Board, and helped launch the SoCal NOMA DEI Challenge. Janiece believes that attracting and retaining top talent requires a focus on creating inclusive work environments that encourage diverse career paths and an investment in personal and professional development training for individuals at various career stages. In her interview with Julia Gamolina, Janiece talks about developing LeaderFlow out of her own personal experiences, advising those just starting their careers to challenge the status quo in our industry: #leaderflow https://lnkd.in/edc8HFpN

We are proud to announce that 13 of our experts will be sharing their knowledge and insights at American Institute of Steel Construction's upcoming NASCC Steel Conference! With a total of 11 presentations, they will cover a wide range of topics including leveraging technology, performance-based design, structural stability failures, seismic provisions, and project case studies. Connect with our #MooreExperts in San Antonio March 20-22! Mark Waggoner | Rafael Sabelli | Nick R. | Amanda Dean, PE | Viral Patel | Dirk Kestner | Priscilla Nguyen, P.E., S.E. | Gulzat Atymtayeva, P.E., S.E. | Brent Hungerford | Shruti Sharma | Nicholas Danney | Clint Woods | Andrew Zucker https://lnkd.in/grCPKV2h #NASCC20 #steelconference

Do you have your #NASCC2024 app downloaded? The #nextstep is to build your #schedule. We have a full #WorkforceDevelopment session track this year, so be sure to star some, if not all, of them to add them to your #NASCC schedule. Learn different approaches the folks in the #AECindustry use to solve the #skilledtradeshortage in their #communities. #LookfortheW https://lnkd.in/gEm9CGsk Full Workforce Development Track Schedule: - Do's and Don't's of Hiring in the Trades Rich Camacho, Carly Hurd - Effective Shop Staff Recruitment and Development: Key Collaborations and Training Program Elements that Get Them Working on the Floor and Making Money Adam MacDonald - AISC Fabricator Education Training Program - Accelerated Onboarding Mark Trimble Joel Landsverk - Skilled Trades Competitions: Their Roles in Bridging the Skills Gap and Investing in your Recruitment Pipeline Joshua Merrill, Carly Hurd - Empowering Diverse Voices in Corporate Leadership: Strategies for Advancing Employee Leadership Development Erin Conaway, PE, Amanda Dean, PE, Janiece L. Williams, NOMA, Paige Freeman - Priming the Space for Talent Retention through Self-Reflection, Humility and Belonging Shani Dellimore Barrax (Barrax Moore), Cathleen Jacinto, PE, SE - Building on Today: Workforce by the Numbers - A Data-Driven Interactive Panel Discussion Priscilla Nguyen, P.E., S.E., Derwin Broughton, AIA, NOMA, NCARB, WELL AP, Jordan Jarrett, Ph.D., P.E., Parley Dixon - Crafting Career Success: Candid Discussions on Steel Industry Career Paths Stephanie Green, Tony McGee, Charles Todd - It’s OK to Use Your Hands: Elevating the Skilled Trades Amy Rogers, Dakota Pharr, Caleb Echols, Andrew Parker - Be That One Guy – Diversity, Harassment Prevention & Retention Training Vicki O'Leary, Harvey Swift - How to Attract the Next-Gen Workforce: Embracing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Flexibility, and More Jessica Brown, EIT, Charlie Carter, Christine Freisinger, Johnah Hrabowy, E.I.T., Max Puchtel, SE, PE, LEED Green Associate - Steel Trade Apprenticeships: Know Enough to Be Dangerous, or Really Safe, Actually Lee Worley, Lucie Kinney - Revolutionizing the Workforce: Unveiling Upcoming Equipment Innovations and Their Transformative Impact Adam MacDonald, Christian Colombo, Louis Dicaire, Michael Flagg, Erik Michener, Kris Sikes - Industry Collaboration to Solve a Statewide Skilled Trades Shortage Eric Fisher, Chris Raebel American Institute of Steel Construction #skilledtrades #skilledtradesgap #careerpath #construction #manufacturing #IBUILTTHAT #structuralsteel #steelfabrication #fabricators #erectors #ironworkers #welding #workforcezone 👷👷♀️👷♂️👩🏭👨🏭👩🔧👨🔧🔩🔧💪

AIA Houston's Women in Architecture Committee hosted it's 7th Annual Equity Series panel last Friday! This was an important and engaging conversation about JUST Design in the built environment, discussing design's transformative power for a more just and sustainable future. Lindsey Slay Williams, Assoc. AIA, NOMA crushed it as the panel's moderator!

Have you registered to attend Friday's, WiA Houston Equity Series event? We are excited for our lineup of speakers. Daniella Flanagan, Executive Director, Liberty Road Community Development Corporation; Danielle Getsinger, PG, Cofounder & CEO, Community Lattice; Luis Guajardo, AICP, Director of Planning & Community Development, Harris County Precint 4 Infrastructure Devision; and Elaine Morales-Díaz, Assoc. AIA Director of Partnerships and Policy, Connective. Hope you will join us. Click here for more information https://lnkd.in/gFaYYRxF #WiAHouston #WomeninArchitecture #AIAHouston #JUSTDesign #EquitySeries