Carli Kistler-Miller Director of Programs and Marketing

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Roles of Women in Manufacturing Series: Manufacturing Shop Owners — Adria Bagshaw and Tanya DiSalvo

Two women share their journeys to ownership and give advice to anyone seeking a career in manufacturing.

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Roles of Women in Manufacturing Series: Marketing Manufacturing — Debra Beevers and Courtney Ortner

Two women share their journeys to manufacturing and marketing, and give advice to anyone seeking a career in manufacturing.

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Roles of Women in Manufacturing Series: Human Resources — Brenda Diehl and Diane Ferrera

Two women share their journeys to manufacturing and human resources, and give advice to anyone seeking a career in manufacturing. 

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Roles of Women in Manufacturing Series: Quality: Anisa Ali and Lisa Carrothers 

Two women share their journeys to manufacturing and quality, and give advice to anyone seeking a career in manufacturing.  

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Roles of Women in Manufacturing Series: Machinists Julia Dister and Sarah Grieve

Julia and Sarah share their journeys to becoming machinists and give advice to anyone seeking a career in manufacturing.  

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Manufacturing Management: Laura Carter and Britany Dittmer

Roles of Women in Manufacturing Series: Laura and Britany share their manufacturing journeys to management and give advice to anyone seeking a career in manufacturing. 

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Manufacturing Skills Training: Virginia Martinez and Laiken Carrillo

Roles of Women in Manufacturing Series: A precision machining career starts with skills. Virginia and Laiken share their journey and how they help prepare the next generation.

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Choosing Work Perks

Workforce is tight and there are a lot of ideas to retain your skilled workers. How do you choose?

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You Didn’t Read My Email?

Communication between customers, co-workers and vendors needs to be clear and concise. 

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Don’t Mistake Movement for Advancement

Advancement is essential for a sustainable and viable shop. Make sure your shop is advancing and not just moving. 

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Strategy and Teamwork: Better Together

A company can have a strategy.  A company culture can promote teamwork. Put those two together and you get results.

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Useful Emotionally Intelligent Phrases

It is not always easy to communicate your message in a way that your employee is willing to hear it. Emotionally Intelligent (EI) managers have to be able to translate.

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