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Tune in for an inspiring conversation with a trailblazer in the construction industry, Doreen Cannon. Doreen is a Journeylevel Plumber at Plumbers Local 55 in Cleveland, Ohio. She is the President of the nonprofit Greater Cleveland Council of Tradeswomen. Doreen is also the Past President of Plumbers Local 55, the first woman elected to that position. She currently serves as the Northeast Region Director for the American Society of Sanitary Engineering (ASSE). She is also a retired instructor for Plumbers Local 55, where she taught a number of courses, including a harassment course she developed to ensure all plumbers in her local could feel safe on their job sites.

Learn more about the host Lauri Rollings here.
Lauri Rollings is the CEO of Lauri Rollings and Associates, LLC. She is a lawyer by trade who has more than 20 years of experience providing strategic advice and solutions as an attorney, an executive director of construction trade associations, and as a consultant. Her services help businesses run more efficiently and promote recruitment and retention of a diverse, productive workforce. Rollings previously served as Executive Director of the Plumbing and Mechanical Contractors Association of Oregon and Executive Director of the Plumbing Mechanical & Sheet Metal Contractors’ Alliance of Milwaukee. Before joining the construction industry, she practiced law for more than a decade representing clients in a broad range of industries. Before that, she was a newspaper reporter. Rollings graduated with honors from both Stanford Law School and the University of Wisconsin.
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Join me for an inspiring and informative conversation about building family-sustaining careers in construction with Tracey Griffith, the new Executive Director of the Building and Construction Trades Council of South Central Wisconsin, the second woman to serve in that role. She is a dynamic leader with over 20 years of experience in workforce development and outreach, specializing in the union construction industry. In her new role, Tracey works with 17 local building trade unions, representing over 6,000 workers, to ensure fair wages, workplace safety, and worker protection on all construction projects. She supports union apprenticeship and initiatives that promote diversity and inclusion to expand the workforce. She also supports and advocates for ordinances and policies that promote and protect workers by building relationships with regional stakeholders.

Previously, she held leadership positions at Midwest Urban Strategies, Walbec Group, and WRTP | BIG STEP, where she worked with industry to develop strategies to meet their workforce needs, championed recruitment strategies, and successfully built diverse talent pipelines to ensure construction project success.

Tracey's contributions to workforce innovation have earned her prestigious accolades, including the 2022 Champions in Action Award and multiple Women in Construction Awards. A founding member of EmpowHER, she remains committed to driving diversity, collaboration, and growth in union trades.

Learn more about Building and Construction Trades Council of South Central Wisconsin here. Contact Tracey at executivedirector@btrades.com.

Learn more about apprenticeship here.

Learn more about the host Lauri Rollings here.
Lauri Rollings is the CEO of Lauri Rollings and Associates, LLC. She is a lawyer by trade who has more than 20 years of experience providing strategic advice and solutions as an attorney, an executive director of construction trade associations, and as a consultant. Her services help businesses run more efficiently and promote recruitment and retention of a diverse, productive workforce. Rollings previously served as Executive Director of the Plumbing and Mechanical Contractors Association of Oregon and Executive Director of the Plumbing Mechanical & Sheet Metal Contractors’ Alliance of Milwaukee. Before joining the construction industry, she practiced law for more than a decade representing clients in a broad range of industries. Before that, she was a newspaper reporter. Rollings graduated with honors from both Stanford Law School and the University of Wisconsin.
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Please join me for an inspiring and fun conversation with plumbing superhero Judaline Cassidy. Judaline is a plumber in New York City with UA Local 1 and the founder of Tools and Tiaras Inc., a nonprofit that shows girls that Jobs Don't Have Genders® through workshops and summer camps where they learn how powerful tools feel in their hands and how creative, fulfilling and lucrative a career in trades can be.
As a motivational speaker and podcast host, Judaline shares insights on grit, equality, leadership, and construction. She has spoken at numerous conferences and been featured on platforms like CBS News, BBC America, CNN, News Nation and Fox Business Network. She was named a L'Oreal Paris 2023 Woman of Worth and a CNN 2020 Champion for Change.
Learn more about Tools and Tiaras at https://www.toolsandtiaras.org/.
Learn more about the coloring book at https://iapmo.org/newsroom/press-releases/iapmo-publishes-children-s-coloring-book and https://iapmostore.org/my-mom-is-a-plumbing-superhero/.
Learn more about the host, Lauri Rollings, at laurirollings.com.
Lauri Rollings is the CEO of Lauri Rollings and Associates, LLC. She is a lawyer by trade who has more than 20 years of experience providing strategic advice and solutions as an attorney, an executive director of construction trade associations, and as a consultant. Her services help businesses run more efficiently and promote recruitment and retention of a diverse, productive workforce. Rollings previously served as Executive Director of the Plumbing and Mechanical Contractors Association of Oregon and Executive Director of the Plumbing Mechanical & Sheet Metal Contractors’ Alliance of Milwaukee. Before joining the construction industry, she practiced law for more than a decade representing clients in a broad range of industries. Before that, she was a newspaper reporter. Rollings graduated with honors from both Stanford Law School and the University of Wisconsin.
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