Nina Grimes, vice chair of ReMA’s Women in Recycling Council, strongly believes in the Council’s annual Mentorship Program. But she wishes there was a better term to describe the participants. “I don’t necessarily like the word ‘mentee’,” she explained. “Both the mentor and mentee are learning from each other. It’s really a partnership.” Since it…
Laura Davis, chief strategy officer at Midland Davis, was initially hesitant to join the third cohort of ReMA’s Women in Recycling mentorship program as a mentee. “I felt that I was in between being a mentor and mentee, but then Paula [Summers] recommend that I just take the leap and sign up now as a…
Recognizing the importance of celebrating women in the recycled materials industry and the work done to raise visibility and create opportunities for others, the ReMA Women in Recycling Council (WIR) is launching the association’s first-ever ReMA Woman of the Year Award. The award will be presented annually during the Great Lakes Regional Conference. “The Women…
As a traditionally male dominated space, it hasn’t always been easy for women to rise through the ranks of the recycled materials industry. In 2021 the Census Bureau reported that the workforce of waste management and remediation services was 486,126 people with 16.7% women and 83.3% men. Making a meaningful change in your company’s workforce…
January is National Mentoring Month, which is dedicated to raising awareness of the importance of learning opportunities available to mentees and mentors. ISRI believes in the power of mentor relationships in the recycled materials industry and hosts a robust mentorship program through its Women in Recycling (WIR) Council. The annual program, which is open to…
ISRI’s third annual Mentorship Program begins this October, with program questionnaires to be completed and returned by Sept. 30. To date, more than 50 ISRI members have participated in the Mentorship Program that matches mentors with mentees to enhance professional experiences in recycled materials industry careers. The sharing of industry experience allows mentors and mentees…
When Katie Ilecki, vice president & general manager at Metalico Rochester, was approached about serving as the Empire Chapter advocate for ISRI’s Women in Recycling Council (WIR) she found the role intriguing and natural. “It’s already part of my daily life,” she says. “I am a woman in recycling, and I want to support the…
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