b"ACCO Gets Pumped for Women in Construction OperationsEvent held in Pasadena!By Eileen Mora On January 31, 2024, ACCO hosted a Get Pumped! event as a part of the WiOPS-Southern California Chapters monthly educational and social events. WiOPS is a nonprofit organization for women in a variety of professions in the construction industry, focused on learning, supporting and mentoring one another. Jeanette James, Vice President, Constructionand ACCO kicked off the event by welcoming the more than 100 women in attendance and introducing them to ACCO.FROM LEFT: JEANETTE JAMES, VICE PRESIDENT, CONSTRUCTION, SOUTHERN REGION, ALONG WITH AMANDA SHADE, DIRECTOR, The event was coordinated by a committee ofPROJECT MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT, AND CINDI ADLER, women from various ACCO departments inDIRECTOR, SALES SUPPORT, HELPED COORDINATE THE EVENT.Pasadena, including Construction, Engineering, Facilities and Purchasing.We wanted to put together a hands-on activity where participants can take home what theyve A group of us met regularly to first brainstormbuilt, Ang said. Making the copper pipe photo what the event would look like and then to do theframes was also a fun way of showcasingactual event planning, James said. We had manyACCOs capabilities. discussions regarding what wed like attendees to leave with and decided the event should highlightOverall, the event was a success not only for our engineering and technical know-how.ACCO participants and volunteers, but also for participants and WiOPS members within the The event included a social mixer, a spectacularindustry. Events like these encourage camaraderie, charcuterie grazing table provided by Yvettefoster a sense of community among women Uranga, Detailer, Virtual Construction; a ductthroughout all the ACCO offices and women photo-op activity inspired by the movie, Die Hard;within the construction industry. and a hands-on project where participants pro-pressed photo frames out of copper piping. The committee is grateful to all the volunteers who contributed to the event, especially the Abbygail Ang, Lead Engineer, who was part of ACCO Commerce pipe shop for the assistance the committee, assisted in coordinating the they provided for the event. Viega, a Plumbing photo-op and photo frame activity.and HVAC manufacturer, donated the pipe fittings and oversaw the copper frame activity to ensure participants' safety. 24|Spring 2024"