The National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) announced the recipients of its Future Leader of the Year, Member of the Year and Lifetime Achievement Awards. The mission of the awards is to recognize outstanding efforts of NAWIC members.
The 2017 Future Leader of the Year Award winner is Romina Byrd, SHRM-CP, president of NAWIC’s Greater Washington, D.C. Chapter. Byrd is the Director of Education and Training for Miller and Long Concrete Construction. During her 20 years at Miller and Long, she has created and facilitated a number of programs to promote careers in construction, and personal and professional development.
Shelie Gaffron, will be recognized as NAWIC’s 2017 Member of the Year. Gaffron, a member of NAWIC’s Fort Worth, Texas Chapter, is a Pre-Construction Specialist/Estimator at AUI Partners, LLC. Since joining NAWIC in 2012, she has served her chapter as president-elect, vice president, secretary and director.
NAWIC’s 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to Linda Young, CBT, CIT. A member of NAWIC since 1985, Young is a member of the San Diego, Calif. Chapter. She has served as NAWIC national president, president-elect, vice president, and treasurer. She is the owner of C-SOS Consulting.
Byrd, Gaffron, and Young will be honored at the NAWIC Awards Gala on Aug. 18 during NAWIC’s 62nd Annual Meeting and Education Conference in Anaheim, Calif. NAWIC members from across the country will gather at the Hyatt Regency Orange County for the Conference.
