Registration opens for CCAI’s 2022 Women in Finishing FORUM

Chemical Coaters Association Intl. (CCAI) will host its 2022 Women in Finishing FORUM, a two-day event for all women involved in the industrial finishing industry, May 2-4 at the Hyatt Regency Cleveland at the Arcade in Cleveland. Featuring a variety of industry and professional development sessions along with networking and team-building activities, the event is open to women of all job types, from the finishing line to executive management. Registration is now open.

The following topics and speakers are scheduled:

• Social Media: Benefits and Pitfalls – Lindsey Boyle, sales and marketing, Belco Industries Inc.
• Wealth Management: Planning Your Financial Future – George Gerges, senior vice president, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management
• My Journey to Leadership Panel – Molly Kellogg, president/CEO, Hubbard Hall Inc.; Marhya Osheaski, vice president sales, IFS Coatings; Kathryn Shaffer, global technology platform manager, powder coatings, PPG; Anne Goyer, executive director, CCAI
• Powder Coatings Turn a Greener Shade – Tabitha McLeish, global marketing director, general industrial coatings, The Sherwin-Williams Co.
• Leading with Emotional Intelligence – Diana Bilimoria, PhD, professor and chair of organizational behavior, Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University

The event also will include a tour of the finishing operations of a Cleveland-area manufacturer, a team-building exercise held at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and roundtable discussions addressing topics submitted by attendees.

CCAI also is accepting applications for the Elizabeth Teska Women in Finishing FORUM Scholarship. The scholarship enables more women to participate in the annual event by covering registration fees and accommodations costs for up to two successful applicants each year. Recipients are selected by the CCAI Finishing Education Foundation board of directors. Both individual applications and nominations are accepted. The deadline to apply is March 31.