WiM Colorado Community of Support for Early Career Manufacturing Professionals

Ignite Your Passion | Navigate Your Career | Find Your Voice

Purpose

Hello and welcome to the WiM Colorado Community of Support (COS) where seasoned professionals will help you navigate the unexpected challenges and questions that you may find as you progress in your career. The program will include virtual meetups with a facilitated discussion topic, as well as a private peer LinkedIn group where you can continue the conversation, share stories, and ask for/offer advice.  Through dialogue, personal reflection, and a peer network, your COS will help you through the joys, triumphs, trials and tribulations of your manufacturing career. Whether in Colorado or across the nation -  Join Us!

The program is free for WiM members and $5.00 per session for non-members.

Components

Personal and Career Development

  • Facilitated Discussions on Zoom
  • September - May |11:00am-11:50am Mountain Time

Private LinkedIn Group

Dates and Topics

11:00am-11:50am Mountain Time on Zoom

September 11, 2024

WiM Colorado Community of Support is back with Season 2!

The Failure Bounce

It’s easy to say “failure isn’t fatal” when you are not the one experiencing it!  Join retired VP of Operations and Supply Chain, Kaye DeLange, for the kick-off of Community of Support Season 2, as she shares her own authentic stories and tips on how to navigate around, through, and from the inevitable failures that happen within a successful career. This session will introduce the concept of the “Failure Bounce” as a meaningful take-away to help when faced with adversity. 

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October 9, 2024

"Umm, Like, Kinda, Sorta?" Avoiding Common Communication Pitfalls

 

Join retired VP of Operations and Supply Chain, Kaye DeLange, for an insightful conversation around common communication missteps made by women in the workforce, and how to elevate your message and impact!  In this session you will learn how to identify the key pitfalls that may be weakening your message, how to eliminate them, and tips on how to speak more confidently and influentially.    

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November 13, 2024

WiM Colorado / Community of Support: From Sergeant to Servant Leader - Elevating Leadership Impact

Join retired VP of Operations and Supply Chain, Kaye DeLange, for an insightful conversation around servant leadership!  In this session you will learn what servant leadership is, the impact of this style of leadership on self and those around you, and how to incorporate servant leadership elements in your day to day work.  

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February 19, 2025

WiM Colorado / Community of Support: The Confidence Quest


Join retired VP of Operations and Supply Chain, Kaye DeLange, for an insightful conversation around how to establish and exude confidence in the workplace. In this session you will learn how to build and expand your level of confidence, creating opportunity and impact for yourself, your team, and your organization.

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March 20, 2025

Perseverance, Resiliency and Grit - The Outlier Spirit

It's Women's History Month - a time to celebrate each other, as well as those who have paved the way before us! Please join Kaye DeLange, retired VP of Operations and Supply Chain, for an insightful dialogue with Rochelle Kimbrell, the first female African-American fighter pilot in the United States Air Force. Rochelle will share her story, and how she manifested courage, perseverance, and resiliency as she navigated her career in a challenging field as an outlier. 

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April  2025 Coming Soon
May  2025 Coming Soon

Kaye DeLange

Retired Vice President

Cargill Business Operations and Supply Chain Leader

Shannon Roe, MPA

Assistant Director

Advanced Manufacturing Sciences Institute at Metropolitan State University of Denver

Ava Raymond

Manufacturing Engineer

3D Systems Healthcare

Katie Sheridan

Applications Engineer

Vectis Automation