Women in Manufacturing files as national trade association

Women in Manufacturing™ (WiM), a national organization dedicated to supporting, promoting, and inspiring women in manufacturing, now is officially its own 501(c)6 national trade association. WiM originated in 2011 as a networking group powered by the Precision Metalforming Association (PMA).

Association founder and PMA Vice President of Membership and Association Services Allison Grealis serves as president. Gretchen Zierick, president of Zierick Mfg. Corp. in Mount Kisco, N.Y., was elected to serve as WiM’s first chairperson. Additional board members are:

• Karla Aaron, president, Hialeah Metal Spinning Inc., Hialeah, Fla.
• Elizabeth Engels, director, business development, rp+m, Avon Lake, Ohio.
• Lisa Habe, president and chairman of the board, Interlake Industries Inc., Willoughby, Ohio.
• Sheila LaMothe, manager, marketing and public relations, North America, TRUMPF Inc., Farmington, Conn.
• Una Lauricia, senior intellectual property attorney, Eaton Corp., Cleveland.
• Diana Perreiah, president, building and construction systems—North America, Alcoa, Atlanta.
• Anne Ross, partner/office managing partner, Foley & Lardner LLP, Madison, Wis.
• Catherine Werner, environmental, health and safety leader, General Electric, Louisville, Ky.