Women of Gases and Welding Committee

Mission – To enhance the success of women in the gases and welding industry

Strategic Objectives

1. Build awareness of Women of Gases & Welding
2. Engage participation in WGW through events at national conferences and other activities
3. Promote scholarships for women
4. Engage sponsors to support future programming and new scholarships

Leadership Team

Judy Miller, Committee Co-Chair, WESCO Gas & Welding Supply
Sue Reiter, Committee Co-Chair, Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.
Colleen Kohler, Noble Gas Solutions
Melissa Heard, Weldcoa
Allyson Kostalnick, Superior Products
Monica Pfarr, American Welding Society
Linda Smith, Chemweld, Inc.
Liz Standley, ILMO Products, Inc.

Upcoming Events

Past Events

• 2018 GAWDA Spring Management Conference
• 2018 Annual Convention

Fund a New Scholarship

• Help Our Industry…Create Your Legacy…Make A Difference!
  Learn more about College Scholarships for Women
  Judy Miller – womenofgasesandwelding@gmail.com

Resources for Women Owners

• Small Business Administration
  https://www.sba.gov/content/women-owned-businesses
  https://www.sba.gov/content/women-owned-small-business-program

• Women’s Business Enterprise National Council
  http://www.wbenc.org/

Other Resources

• How to become a certified woman-owned business
  http://www.inc.com/guides/2010/05/women-owned-business-certification.html

• Women in Manufacturing
  http://www.womeninmanufacturing.org/home

Education and Executive Training

• Executive Program for Women Leaders
  http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/exed/epwl/

• The Women’s Leadership Forum
  http://www.exed.hbs.edu/programs/wlf/Pages/default.aspx

Available Scholarships

• AWS Foundation http://www.aws.org/about/page/scholarships
• College Scholarships For Women http://www.collegescholarships.org/women.htm

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