2017-2018 BOARD PRESIDENT

LAURIE PARKER

VICE PRESIDENT

JACKIE BEAU

TREASURER

CHRISTINE BARNHILL

SECRETARY

MIKI HAAS

DIRECTOR

NANCY LANDERS

IMMEDIATE PAST-PRESIDENT

MIKI HAAS

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Northshore

Chapter #339

April 2018

ENHANCING THE SUCCESS OF WOMEN IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

A Message from the President: Laurie Parker

SUCCESS

To laugh often and much;

To win the respect of intelligent people

and the affection of children;

To earn the appreciation of honest critics

and endure the betrayal of false friends;

To appreciate beauty, to find the best in others;

To leave the world a bit better,

whether by a healthy child,

a garden patch or a redeemed social condition;

To know even one life has breathed easier

because you have lived.

This is to have succeeded.

– Bessie Stanley

We are all guilty of “sweating the small stuff”. I challenge

each of you to take a moment; yes, STOP what you are doing

right NOW. Close your eyes, take a deep breath. Do it again,

inhaling and exhaling very slowly. Now, SMILE. You are a

powerful, beautiful, courageous person. Reflect for just a

moment of all of the things you have to be grateful for, even

the small stuff!

Slow down every day in this hectic world we live in to smile,

be grateful, meditate, listen to uplifting music, show an act of

kindness (to someone who deserves it AND someone who is

eligible for grump of the day). Acts of kindness benefit the

giver, the receiver, and everyone they encounter.

Wishing you all a very Blessed Spring!

We Can MAKE A MEASURABLE DIFFERENCE!

Laurie Parker

"Carry out a random act of kindness,

with no expectation of reward,

safe in the knowledge that one day

someone might do the same for you."

Princess Diana

UPCOMING EVENTS

May 4-5, 2018 SCR Spring Forum Tulsa, OK

May 14, 2018 Membership Meeting

Tour of Clerk of Courts Office

June 2018 Membership Meeting

Workshop - Building a 3-Pendant Light

Fixture from Cypress & Mason Jars

Aug. 15-18, 2018 National Conference Orlando, FL

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED IN OUR CHAPTER

WIC WEEK EVENTS TO MAKE IT A VERY SUCCESSFUL WEEK

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Awesome Employers who Support

Women In Construction

Every Day of Every Week

A very Big Thank You to Wendy Jarred, Northshore WIC Week Chair

for getting Proclamations from

Parish President Pat Brister and LA. Governor John Edwards

and for organizing our annual “Day at the Races”.

WIC

WEEK

WRAP-

UP

In true

Louisiana

Tradition

Nothing says “Appreciate ya” Like a Seafood Lunch

A relaxing Friday evening with Dinner & Theatre

(and recruiting our newest member : )

Kelly LeGrand United Rentals

Brittanie Heaney & the Girls from Sherwin Williams

South Central Region 2018 Spring Forum “Scoot your Boots Along Route 66 where we are Making a Measurable Difference”

Tulsa Oklahoma, Spring 2018

May 4-5, 2018

REGISTER @ WWW.NAWICSOUTHCENTRALREGION.ORG

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Forum Agenda NAWIC Representative:

Dove Sifers-Putman, President-Elect Agenda details are subject to change

Friday, May 4 9:00am - 10:00am: Workshop - "Women's Safety:

Speaker: Lori Fulbright

10:30am - 12:00pm: Job Site Tour - REGISTER HERE The tour is of the newly built Hotel, meeting rooms and the

grounds around the Riverspirit Casino & Hotel- the Hotels

Construction Manager will be our tour guide. You will learn

about the construction of the hotel and obstacles that the

construction team had to be overcome in order for this hotel

to be built on the river. Transportation will be provided by

for all Forum Attendees to and from the tour location.

12:00pm - 2:15pm: Lunch/Free Time

Lunch will be on your own

2:30pm - 3:30pm: Workshop - “Scrutinizing your

Inspections”

Speaker - Melissa Coon, Inspection Connection

3:40pm - 4:40pm: Workshop - “Employment LAW

Trends: Myths and Myth Understandings”

Speaker - Michael Redman- Attorney

Overview - discussing the use of electronic evidence in

lawsuits – i.e. social media, text messages, etc. Basically

how the use of electronic communications in the workplace

can bite a company in the ass if there is a lawsuit

Saturday, May 5 Morning Session: NAWIC Business & Speakers

Keynote Speaker - Becca Wilson, Spherexx

Overview - “Communicating across the Generational

Lines (Millennials, Gen X and Baby Boomers)

12:00pm - 1:00pm: Lunch

Lunch will be hosted by NAWIC

Afternoon Session: NAWIC Business

Awards Dinner/Banquet: Details coming soon

SMART GOAL SETTING SEMINAR

Most people waste energy when not focused on

goals that will translate a vision into an action

plan.

January 27, 2018 the Northshore chapter

sponsored a goal setting seminar open to

members and the public, that would provide

tools to establish SMART goals and teach

attendees tools to help turn their goals into

projects, tasks and ACHIEVEMENTS.

Andrea Picou, owner of “On Your Business

Coaching” and a Goldman Sachs 10K Small

Business Faculty member was an excellent

teacher! She challenged us to consider our

thinking process and how effective we are at

achieving our goals. She then led us thru

working on our goals, establishing the values

that guide our decisions, strategizing and

systematizing our business and personal lives.