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Meet the team helping to pave the way for women in the construction industry.

Staff

Jayne Vellinga

Executive Director

Lauren Sugerman

Strategic Advisor and Founding Director of Chicago Women in Trades

Training Programs

Renee Jones

Director of Programs

Ca’Ron King

Program Coordinator

Symone Holmes

Coordinator

Outreach and Youth Engagement

Taylor Swain

Data Entry

Desiree Guzman

Welding Program Coordinator and Instructor

Shanee Norfleet-Brown

Case Manager

Technical Opportunities Program (TOP)

Sandra Brudent

Case Manager

Women Build Illinois

Tonnickie Singleton

Case Manager

Women in Welding

Kitty Thompson

Instructional Coordinator

Career and Workforce Development

Renee Richardson

Career Developer

Ana Herrera

Workforce Case Manager

Arlena Hampton

Retention Specialist

Policy and Advocacy

Beth Berendsen

Director of Policy

Rabail Sofi

Policy Associate

Equity Resource Center

Lark Jackson

Director
Equity Resource Center

Cristina Barillas-McEntee

Director

Tradeswomen Building Infrastructure (TBI)

Nkosa Barrett

Project Coordinator

Tradeswomen Building Infrastructure (TBI)

Amanda McGrane

Administrative Manager

Vonetta Robinson

Program Manager

Tradeswomen Building Infrastructure (TBI)

Finance

Nadia Chathappuram

Director of Finance and Administration

Eileen Pollard

Accountant

Development

Wendy Moylan

Director

Communications

Christina Timmins

Director of Communications and Marketing

Lindsey Wright

Digital Content Manager

Administrative

Mercedez Gonzalez

Administrative Assistant

Janan Robinson

Office Manager

Board

Officers

Japlan “Jazz” Allen

Board Chair

Iron Worker
Local 1

Jocelyn Woodards

Secretary

Popular Education Community Engagement Coordinator
AFL-CIO

Chantay Moore

Treasurer


Certified Financial Educator
Heartland Institute of Financial Education

Maurice King


Vice President

IBEW Local 134
Assistant Director, IBEW-NECA Technical Institute

Sarah Joy Liles


Pipefitter

Local 597
MEP Manager, Turner Construction

Kina McAfee


Carpenter

Local 1
Assistant Coordinator, Mid-America Council of Carpenters Apprentice and Training Program

Tamara McCollough

Operating Engineer

Local 150

Jamillah Muhammad


Director

Education-To-Careers
CISCO

Tradeswomen Council

Liz Albertson

Plumber

Local 130

Delia Alfich

Insulator

Local 17

Japlan “Jazz” Allen

Ironworker

Local 1

Helen Chung

Painter

District Council 14

Lisa Czaplicki

Ironworker

Local 63

Alyssa Gutierrez

Sprinkler Fitter

Local 281

Pam Hamilton

Pipefitter

Local 597

Maria Riojas

Electrician

IBEW 134

Shea Smith

Sheet Metal Worker

Local 73

Policy Committee

Sean Abernathy

Electrician

IBEW 134

Esther Camacho

Electrician

IBEW 134

Helen Chung

Painter

District Council 14

Lunetta Ellison

Insulator

Local 17

Sarah Joy Liles

Pipefitter

Local 597
MEP Manager
Turner Construction

Kina McAfee

Carpenter

Local 1
Assistant Coordinator
Mid-America Council of Carpenters Apprentice and Training Program

Ashley Margentina

Insulator

Local 17

Wendy Pollack

Director, Women’s Law and Policy Initiative

Shriver Center on Poverty Law

Co-founder of Chicago Women in Trades

Robbie Robinson

Electrician

IBEW 134

Janin Sebastian

Painter

District Council 14

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