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2023 EMPOWERING WOMEN AWARDS

Empowering Women 2023 Winners

Emerging Leader of the Year - DeIla Ray

Tradeswoman of the Year- Jenny Crozier

Innovator of the Year- Melanie Adams

Leadership in DEI- Shannon Bumgarner

Industry Advocacy- Meaghan Ziemba

Mentor of the Year- Jessica Brysch

Marketer of the Year- LaShonda Brown

Leadership in STEM / STEAM- Dr. Kimberly Fiock

Engineer of the Year- Stephanie Slocum

Saleswoman of the Year- Becky Henderson

Leadership in Reliability & Operations- Ashley Cruz

Leadership in Manufacturing- Cheryl Merchant

Empowering Woman of the Year- Dianne McMaster

Tradeswoman of the Year

Fanina Limon, Grundfos

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Katy Kothmann Abraham, Construction Cost Management

Jasmin Medina, Grundfos

Viviana Valencia Zuluaga, EMCALI

Leslie Varela, GCB

Jennifer Crozier

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Demi Clark Knight

Engineer of the Year

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Zainab Al Obaidi, Grundfos

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Kalyn Jones, GPU

Tracey Simmons, Grundfos

Viviana Valencia Zuluaga, EMCALI

Dr. Parul Baranwal, Brunswick County Public Utilities

Lindsey Busch, Carollo Engineers

Loletta Wong, Grundfos CBS Inc.

Jennifer Sifuentes, GPU

Leonor Diaz, Grundfos Pumps Manufacture

Kara Branch, Black Girls Do Engineer Corporation

Caeley Looney, Firefly Aerospace

Dede McEllhiney, Grundfos

Stephanie Slocum, Engineers Rising, LLC

Leadership in STEM/STEAM

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Christine Walker, Grundfos Canada

Shannon Bumgarner, Fem Inspired

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Angelique Mesch, Deloitte

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Kara Branch, Black Girls Do Engineer Corporation

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Katy Kothmann Abraham, Construction Cost Management

Dr. Kimberly Fiock, University of Iowa

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Dr. Parul Baranwal, Brunswick County Public Utilities

Jamie Dandar McKinney, JMD Consulting, Inc.

Stephanie Slocum, Engineers Rising, LLC

Saleswoman of the Year

Becky Henderson, Grundfos

Loletta Wong,

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Ashley Dirou, Grundfos CBS Inc.

Brooke Edwards, Grundfos

Rachel Lee, LAI, ltd.

Rachel Hairston, CEM Solutions Co.

Rebecca Turner, Industrial Flow Solutions

Tracey Simmons, Grundfos CBS Inc.

Marketer of the Year

Jena McClary, A.W. Chesterton Company

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Sara Bonham, Xylem

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Christina Cagliotti-Diglio, Taco Comfort Solutions

LaShonda Brown, Bootstrap Biz Advice

Jessica Gorman, Grundfos

Skye Nguyen, Grundfos

Natalia Monteiro, Grundfos IND AMERICAS

Rachel Hairston, CEM Solutions Co

Innovator of the Year

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Melanie Adams, Embher

Andrea Barnes, Big Metal Additive

CaLae Miller, CEM Solutions Co.

LaShonda Brown, Bootstrap Biz Advice

Leadership in Manufacturing

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Janet Moon, GRUNDFOS

Doris Wallace, Grundfos Pumps Manufacturing Corporationa

Selena Her, Grundfos Pumps Manufacturing

Tessie Luttrell, ABB

Suraya Isabel Houston, Grundfos

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Michelle Taylor, Trane Technologies

Cheryl Merchant, Taco Comfort Solutions

Andrea Barnes, Big Metal Additive

Fanina Limon, GCB-CBS

Leadership in Reliability & Operations

Trayla Beal, Peerless Pump

Andrea Barnes, Big Metal Additive

Fanina Limon, Grundfos

Raquel Aguado, GCB-CBS

Kelsey May, MESA

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Shari Hugunin, Grundfos

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Ashley Cruz, Grundfos

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Aimee Boyer, GRUNDFOS CBS Inc.

Emerging Leader of the Year

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Angelique Mesch, Deloitte

Dr. Brittanie Buckley, Pratt & Whitney

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Courtney Tripp, GRUNDFOS

Catalina Leal, Baker Hughes

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Ashley Dirou, Grundfos

Jena McClary, A.W. Chesterton Company

DeIla Ray, Davis H. Hart Career Center

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Jamie Lambertz, Associated General Contractors (AGC) of South Dakota Building Chapter

Trayla Beal, Peerless Pump

Dr. Parul Baranwal, Brunswick County Public Utilities

LaShonda Brown, Bootstrap Biz Advice

Skye Nguyen, Grundfos

Tessie Luttrell, ABB

Suraya Isabel Houston, Grundfos

Natalie Mallow, Spirit Aerosystems

Lauren Dreher, Living Life With Lauren

Mentor of the Year

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Angelique Mesch, Deloitte

Kara Branch, Black Girls Do Engineer Corporation

Dr. Brittanie Buckley, Pratt & Whitney

Becky Henderson, Grundfos

Catalina Leal, Baker Hughes

Fanina Limon, Grundfos

Daryl Anne Estill, TDIndustries

Julie Bostian, CEM Solutions Co

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Jessica Brysch, Southwest Research Institute

LaShonda Brown, Bootstrap Biz Advice

Industry Advocacy

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Jamie Elrod & Massiel Diez, Baker Hughes / SLB

Shannon Bumgarner, Fem Inspired

Meaghan Ziemba, Mavens of Manufacturing

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Jamie Lambertz, Associated General Contractors (AGC) of South Dakota Building Chapter

Jennifer Crozier,

Viviana Valencia Zuluaga, EMCALI

Kelsey May, MESA

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Courtney Tripp, GRUNDFOS

Dr. Brittanie Buckley, Pratt & Whitney

Catalina Leal, Baker Hughes

Daryl Anne Estill, TDIndustries

Leadership in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Shannon Bumgarner, Fem Inspired

Dr. Brittanie Buckley, Pratt & Whitney

Catalina Leal, Baker Hughes

Kelsey May, MESA

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Michelle L. Taylor, Trane Technologies

Jane Sanchez, Grundfos

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Angelique Mesch, Deloitte

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Ashley Dirou, Grundfos

Additional Nominees Not Listed Above

Tradeswoman of the Year

Ali G.

Cynthia Morris

Shanen Aranmor

Engineer of the Year

Ali G.

Kristen Kowal

Leadership in STEM/STEAM

Blima Ehrentreu

Ali G

Cecillia Chiluba Mwanza

Eve Rodriguez-Re

Lamont Hatcher

Shanen Aranmor

Saleswoman of the Year

Beth Coffey

Allison Williams

Joleen Sayegh

Mackenzie Christie

Rachel Anstaett

Selam Shimelash

Sherry Primm

Marketer of the Year

Amye McDearmon

Desirae Thomas

Fatima Figueroa

Katie Schauer

Kelly Kane

Shae Eichele

Stefanie Casimir

Innovator of the Year

Cristy Aphimonthol

Sherry Primm

Leadership in Manufacturing

Lamont Hatcher

Menchie Calesa

Shanen Aranmor

Sherry Primm

Leadership in Reliability & Operations

Cristy Aphimonthol

Eve Rodriguez-Re

Emerging Leader of the Year

Anushree Verma

Ashley Krebill

Blima Ehrentreu

Karen W. Cooper

Naledi Kgalalelo Moeti

Shae Eichele

Tamela Bello (Walker)

Vivian Sun

Mentor of the Year

Blima Ehrentreu

Cecillia Chiluba mwanza

Dana Hatch

Eve Rodriguez-Re

Karen W. Cooper

Maureen Crawford Hentz

Naledi Kgalalelo Moeti

Omenesa Oruma-Akomolafe

Shanen Aranmor

Sherry Primm

Tamela Bello (Walker)

Industry Advocacy

Cecillia Chiluba mwanza

Karen W. Cooper

Sherry Primm

Tamela Bello (Walker)

Leadership in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Beth Coffey

Cristy Aphimonthol

Eve Rodriguez-Re

Lamont Hatcher

Sabrina Cuaron Lyles

Shanen Aranmor

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