Session Information
NECA Women's Peer Group Meeting and Reception
Session Type: Convention
Location: San Diego Convention Center
Room: 16BA
Date: Monday, October 24, 2011
Time: 2:00 PM
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5:00 PM
Description:
The NECA Women’s Peer Group will be holding a roundtable discussion at NECA 2011 San Diego on Monday, Oct. 24, 3-4:30 p.m. , SDCC Room #17A. The NWPG Roundtable will be lead by panelists Kristen McDonough, Director, Legislative Affairs, NECA; Rebecca Clark, Government Contracts Specialist, U.S. Dept. of Labor; and Alexandra Harrison, Executive Vice President – Marketing and Strategic Accounts, Ontility.
Kristen McDonough will offer her insight on how NECA women can get involved in legislation action; as the Dept. of Labor’s regional enforcer for government contracts, Becky Clark is an expert in Davis-Bacon contract requirements; and Alex Harrison will tie together the sessions with strategies for becoming an executive manager in a male-dominated industry. Women attending NECA 2011 San Diego are encouraged to offer their perspectives at the session, too.
NWPG’s Roundtable is an opportunity to meet your fellow women working in the industry and discuss the issues and challenges we all face. If you’re a woman involved with the electrical contracting industry, the NWPG Roundtable wants you to join us for this once-a-year event! Following the NWPG Roundtable, NWPG members and Roundtable participants are invited to join the Future Leader's Reception.
The NECA Women's Peer Group (NWPG) was established in 2009 and is currently led by the Women's Peer Group Task Force. Participation in the peer group is open to all women affiliated with NECA member companies, NECA Chapters and National office, and LMCCs.
NWPG membership is open to all women affiliated with NECA-member companies, chapters and LMCCs. For more information about connecting with the NWPG, to receive updates about future events and activities, or to suggest topics to be covered at the 2012 Summit in Chicago contact Beth Margulies or Adrianne Gracias or post to the NWPG Facebook wall. You can also connect by joining our mailing list here>>
Pick up for NWPG Badges is at the registration desk.
Speaker Bio:
Kristen McDonough, Director of Legislative Affairs, National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA)
Prior to joining NECA, McDonough worked at Mercury Public Affairs as a Legislative Assistant, where she served an eclectic pool of clients focused on legislative issues, including health care, energy, financial services and appropriations. During the 2008 election cycle, she moved to Washington, D.C. to launch her professional career at Public Opinion Strategies, a Republican political polling firm, where she worked on dozens of winning campaigns from New Mexico, Florida and across the Northeast.
A native of Greater Boston, Massachusetts, McDonough holds a BA in political science and public relations from Quinnipiac University in Connecticut. Still active in her university, McDonough leads Quinnipiac’s Young Alumni Chapter in Washington, D.C.
Rebecca Clark, Government Contracts Specialist, U.S. Dept. of Labor
A native of Granite Bay, California, Rebecca “Becky” Clark graduated from the University of California at Santa Barbara in 1997 with a BA in Political Science. She started with the Department of Labor in October of 1997. Becky began working for the Wage and Hour Division in 1998 in the San Francisco Regional Office, where she worked on the budget. In 2000, she moved over to the San Francisco District Office to become a Wage and Hour Investigator. During her 7-year tenure as an Investigator, Becky was responsible for enforcing all of the Acts covered by the Division including, the Fair Labor Standards Act, The Migrant Seasonal Worker Protection Act, the Family Medical Leave Act, the H1-B Visa program and several others. In 2007 Becky reported back to the Regional Office as the Government Contracts Specialist where she assisted the Regional Wage Specialist in enforcement efforts for the Service Contract Act, Davis Bacon and Related Acts, and Contract Work Hours Safety Standards Act. In September of 2009 Becky was promoted to the position of Regional Enforcement Coordinator for Government Contracts for the Western Region in order to respond to the increased enforcement efforts generated from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act. Becky works with the program’s stakeholders, including Federal Contracting Agencies and their sub-recipients, general and sub-contractors, and various unions out of the building trade, and coordinates the enforcement program for the Western Region. In FY 2010, the Western Region did over 350 Davis Bacon and Related Act enforcement actions – the Region is set to break that record in FY11. Becky currently lives in San Francisco is also a certified yoga teacher.
Alexandra Harrison, Executive Vice President, Marketing and Strategic Accounts, ONTILITY
Alexandra Harrison leads ONTILITY’s marketing team and national strategic accounts. Prior to joining ONTILITY, Alexandra developed and managed the sales training program at Standard Renewable Energy, a national solar installer. She was responsible for establishing company-wide policies and procedures through technology-based applications to support the sales to installation processes for all business lines. Specific areas included customer support, business operations, sales tactics and strategic account management. Alexandra graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a B.A. in Corporate Communications.
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