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  • October 4, 2019
    7:30am - 8:45am
    Session Type: Leadership
    Session Capacity: N/A


    Start your day off right with this powerful panel of female p-h-c business owners! Discover how they have succeeded – in a male dominated industry – as business leaders and role models for women entering the workforce, and learn their strategies for recruiting and retaining women in the skilled trades. Plus, tune in as they address the challenges of creating a work environment that crosses generations and navigates the perceived bias of women and men working together.

    Panelist:
    Laura Ciriello-Benedict, Ciriello Plumbing
    Beth Rovazzini, B & W Plumbing & Heating
    Cathy Stegemoller, Steg Plumbing

    Sponsored by the PHCC National Auxiliary and PHCC Educational Foundation

Session Speakers
Organization: William J. Ciriello Plbg. Co., Inc.


Laura Ciriello-Benedict is a third generation plumbing contractor. She is the President of William J. Ciriello Plumbing Company in Indianapolis. She is a past President of the Greater Indianapolis Plumbing Heating Cooling Contractor’s Association (GIPHCC) as well as a past President of the Indiana PHCC. In 2007 Laura was named the Contractor of the Year for the City of Indianapolis by the GIPH


Organization: Indiana PHCC


Brenda Dant is a Certified Association Executive with over 30 years of association management experience. She currently serves as the Executive Director of the Indiana Association of Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors (PHCC). She is known for developing creative member-centric programs that have been duplicated throughout the country. In 2016 she was asked to serve on a roundtable that prese


Organization: B & W Plumbing & Heating Co., Inc.


Beth Rovazzini is president and owner of B&W Plumbing and Heating Co, Inc. Her parents started the company in their garage in 1961. Upon graduation with an Accounting degree from Indiana University, Beth started her career as a staff accountant at Arthur Anderson. It did not take long for her to determine she loved accounting but not being a staff accountant. In 1988 she joined B&W in the accou


Organization: Steg Plumbing, Inc.


Cathy Stegemoller and her husband Brian started their company from a desk in their kitchen 26 years ago. Steg Plumbing in Indianapolis focuses on Residential Plumbing, Remodeling, and Service. In 2010 Cathy took over as President. She led the company through the recession, and they continued to grow. Steg Plumbing now has 43 employees and annual sales over $7,000,000. Cathy is the incoming Presi


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