Power UP Educates Girls and their Mothers on Pathways into the Construction Industry Posing for a group shot at Power UP are TV Host Kayleen McCabe (fourth from left), Program Founder Mittie D. Cannon (sixth from left), and young ladies with their assembled wood frames. (Photo courtesy of Mittie D. Cannon.) Rena M. Turner, the fabrication administrator At the first “Power UP: It’s a Mother Daughter Thing!,” young women and their mothers learned about career opportunities in the construction industry. This event took place on March 22 at the AIDT/Alabama Workforce Training Center, Birmingham, Ala. According to Mittie D. Cannon, the program’s founder, approximately 450 people were in attendance with 164 mothers and daughters. She serves as director of workforce development at Robins & Morton, Birmingham, Ala., a construction and engineering company, and is also an American Welding Society member. The ladies not only explored the construction trades through hands-on exhibits, including bricklaying and assembling wood frames, but they also learned first-hand from successful industry women. The following individuals in attendance left a positive impact on the guests: Kayleen McCabe, host of DIY Network’s Rescue Renovation; Dr. Philip Cleveland, deputy state superintendent of education; Greg Sizemore, vice president of envi- NEWS OF THE INDUSTRY 14 WELDING JOURNAL / JUNE 2016 at Garrison Steel Fabricators, Pell City, Ala., tries her hand at virtual reality welding. (Photo courtesy of Garrison Steel Fabricators.) For info, go to aws.org/adindex
Welding Journal | June 2016
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