
Council Leadership
- Chair: Lynn Picone, GAF (Lynn.Picone@gaf.com)
- Vice Chair: Erica Sherman,GAF (Erica.Sherman@gaf.com)
- Secretary: Eilleen D. Troia, Peck Brothers Roofing
- Treasurer: Christine Mockenhaupt, SRS Distribution (Christine.Mockenhaupt@srsdistribution.com)
- Additional Chairs:
Chantel Torres, Peck Brothers Roofing, Membership Chair (ctorres@peckbrothersroofing.com)
Maggie Nyk, Peck Brothers Roofing, Events / Social Media Chair (mnyk@peckbrothersroofing.com)
Welcome to the Northern NJ National Women in Roofing homepage. For a look at what is going on in our chapter, see the latest update below.
December Virtual Holiday Event
We are looking forward to celebrating the holidays with you all during our December meeting, on Wednesday, December 16th, from 12-1PM. We’ll be gathering to share some of our favorite holiday memories, what we’re grateful for this year, and some our very own seasonal craft ideas! If you have something you’d like to share, please put together and email us a brief slide with instructions and pictures, so that we can share it with the rest of the council.
We are proud to continue our support for the Center for Hope and Safety NJ during this holiday season. As discussed during November’s meeting, there are different non-contact ways to support the Center, including donating gift cards, making a tax-deductible donation, and choosing from their Amazon Wish List. These details are further described in the attached flier.
Don’t forget, there are often events and other great activities provided at the national level of our organization, make sure to check out the event calendar at nationalwomeninroofing.org
RSVP:
Please RSVP by using this link: https://nwirnorthernnj.rsvpify.com
Event Details:
December Party
Wednesday, 12/16 12-1PM
Location
Zoom information will be shared separately
November Virtual Event:
Please Join Our Virtual Meeting
A panel discussion, with women in various career stages from:
- Finance
- R&D
- Construction Management
- Sales Support
- Ownership
All drawn together by a love for Roofing! Learn from their experience how to Thrive in a Male Majority Space
What: Thriving in a Male Majority Space
When: Wednesday November 18, 2020 12:00 pm -1:00
RSVP: http://nwirnorthernnj.rsvpify.com
Please contact NWIRnorthernnj@gmail.com with any questions
October Virtual Event:
We’re excited to announce our October event, ‘Presenting Virtually’. Join us to learn the top 10 tips for building and delivering interactive presentations that will captivate your virtual audience and keep them engaged.
This lunchtime presentation will be a great way to enhance your ability to communicate virtually as we work through our ‘New Normal’. Featuring NWiR Member and GAF Talent Development Specialist, Victoria Scriveri, you’ll learn specific ways you can improve your presentation skills.
RSVP:
Event Details:
Thursday, October 29th
12-1PM ET NWIR NJ October Virtual Meeting
April Virtual Event:
Due to the current situation we had to cancel our March meeting. Please join us for our April virtual meeting:
March Event
Join us at our next event, Wednesday March 25th, at GAF Headquarters in Parsippany. We look forward to this educational presentation on personal safety.
Please RSVP here by March 20th: https://nwirnjmarch2020.app.rsvpify.com/
• Cereal
• Breakfast bars
• Granola bars
• Grape jelly
• Peanut butter
• Instant Oatmeal
• Pancake Mix
• Syrup
• Coffee
• Tea
February Wine Down Wednesday Recap
Great night at a new location, Sushi Lounge in Totowa! Like to welcome our newest member, Danielle Strang for joining us! Also had a visit from Hayley Browne from Long Island joining us! Love spending time with our council in a casual setting. Looking forward to the next one! Join us!
February Wine Down Wednesday
Join us at a new location! Sushi Lounge in Totowa on Wednesday Feb 19th from 6-9pm. Take some time out after a long day to wind down and connect with other women in roofing! Hope to see you there!
January Meeting Recap
Special thanks to Jennifer Keegan for connecting us with Jennifer Pazdon who presented the results from a survey on engagement and equity solutions in the structural engineering community. This was very insightful as it closely parallels the roofing industry. As we’ve learned tonight, there is some work to be done.
Please reach out if there is a topic you would like to hear more about or an event idea. This is YOUR council and we are here to serve! Hoping some can come down to the Hard Rock Hotel in Atlantic City in March to volunteer at NERCA. We will have a booth and a hospitality event on Wed March 18th at 6pm. It’s a great chance to network and spread the word about our council!
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As I reflect upon the last 3 years and look how far we’ve come, my heart is full of adoration for these women that take the time out of their busy schedules to contribute to our council. We’ve accomplished so much and I want to thank everyone that has participated in any of our events, you are what makes our organization possible! I hope to see our council continue to grow by leaps and bounds, keep sharing the experiences with other women in the industry and invite them to join in! I am proud to have been the Council Chair for the first 3 years here in NJ.
It brings me great pleasure announce the new Board of Directors, starting in 2020:
Lynn Picone, Council Chair
Erica Sherman, Vice Chair
Christine Mockenhaupt, Treasurer / Past Chair
I’d like to introduce our newest board members
Eilleen D. Troia, Secretary
Chantel Torres, Membership Chair Magdalena Nyk, Events / Social Media Chair
These women have already made a great impact on our council in the past year and I’m excited to have their continued contributions in the future. Looking for great things to come! Stay tuned in 2020!
Thank you for your continued support of our Council. Your participation in our group makes it possible for us to keep moving forward! Please enjoy your holidays, be safe and Happy New Year!
Christine
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December Quarterly Event and Holiday Party
Hello, everyone,
We are pleased to announce our December Quarterly Event! Please mark your calendars and RSVP for Tuesday, December 17th at 6PM in the Grande Saloon. We will be celebrating the past year of empowering Women in Roofing and we’d love for you to join us. We’ll review this past year’s activities, the NWiR Mentorship Toolkit, and introduce next year’s Board!
We’re also encouraging attendees to bring a gift under $25 for a White Elephant gift exchange, with the theme of gifts which empower or inspire women!
Dinner and drinks are included, with a cash bar available. We are asking Members to pay $10 and non-Members to pay $20. Looking ahead at the next year, now’s a great time to join National Women in Roofing if you haven’t already! https://artunlimitedproof3.us/membership/
This event will be one you won’t want to miss!
RSVP:
Please RSVP by December 14th: http://nwirnorthernj.rsvpify.com
Event Details:
Tuesday, December 17th 6-9PM
Location
The 940 Room at the Grande Saloon
940 Van Houten Avenue
Clifton, NJ 07013
November “Bury the Hatchet” event
The Northern New Jersey Council got together to bond and burn off some stress throwing hatchets at Stumpy’s Hatchet House. Pecks Brothers graciously sponsored the event, which was a great opportunity for members to connect over food, drink, and hatchet throwing. We had quite a few bullseyes!
October Wine Down Wednesday
September Quarterly Event:
I wanted to thank everyone for coming out to our September Quarterly meeting last night and thank our host GAF and also to our National Chair Jennifer Stone for joining our meeting and panel. It truly makes my heart happy seeing fellow women in roofing coming together to spend time as we all continue to learn and grow in our careers. If you haven’t been to one of our meetings I highly encourage you to take the time to join us and I promise you won’t be disappointed!
July Event:
Great night out with Vinnie Mootz learning how to make fresh mozzarella. Thanks to Chris Tetto and CertainTeed Corp for sponsoring this month’s event. We learned about nutrition and meal planning from Jennifer Katafigiotis from Weight Wellness Center.
Great night with a great bunch of ladies!
Look out for our next event on August 14th at Uncorked in Totowa and Save the date for Sept 11th for our quarterly meeting at GAF headquarters in Parsippany.
We are very excited to share the details for our July Event – Let’s Get Cheesy! As another step in the direction of education and self care, we will learn how to make our own mozzarella from Vinny Mootz (https://vinniesmootz.com/) and also have Jennifer Burns Katafigiotis, CEO and Founder of Weight Wellness Center (http://www.weightwellnesscenter.com/) to discuss nutrition and eating healthy on the run with us. We are grateful to Certainteed (https://www.certainteed.com/), who will be sponsoring this event.
Space will be limited, so please RSVP as soon as possible. This event will free for members and $25 for non-members. If you’ve been thinking about joining NWIR, now would be a perfect opportunity!
Continuing our efforts to support the Center for Hope and Safety (https://www.hopeandsafetynj.org/), we ask you to consider bringing any of the following to this event for donation:
Cereal, Tomato Sauce, Juice boxes, cans of tuna chicken or ham, Rice, Sugar, Peanut Butter, Vegetable Oil, Pillows (must be new).
Last week we had a fantastic June meeting, focusing on Work/Life balance. Jennifer L’Estrange from Red Clover (https://redcloverhr.com/) facilitated discussions about how to identify what we need and how to create communities around us that help us get us there. We wrapped up with a very relaxing Chair Yoga session – it’s amazing what you can accomplish and how much better you can feel even while sitting down at work! Thank you to Peck Brother’s (https://www.peckbrothersroofing.com/) for sponsoring this great event!
Please RSVP by Wednesday July 3rd
https://nwirnjjuly.rsvpify.com
Event Details:
Wednesday, July 10th, 6-8PM
Location:
Vinny’s Mootz
265 Ridge Road
Lyndhurst, NJ 07071
Click here if you’d like to sponsor a future event!
We’re excited to share that Peck Brothers will be hosting and we’re looking forward to connecting with you.
Let’s face it, it can be a challenge to make time for both your career and personal life needs. This meeting will feature speaker Jennifer L’Estrange from Red Clover HR, who will discuss Work-Life Balance. A Chair Yoga instructor will wrap up the meeting for us to help us reinforce the concept of self care. Make some time for yourself and join us for this great event!
Food and drinks will be provided, and we ask that you RSVP by Friday, June 7th so we can best plan for your attendance. Know someone who might be interested in attending or learning more about NWIR? Bring them along!
Please RSVP by Friday, June 7th
Event Details:
Thursday, June 13th, 6PM.
Location:
Saddle Brook Marriott
138 New Pehle Avenue
***In support of the Center for Hope and Safety, we will be collecting items at the event to donate. Please consider bringing any of the following:
– Diapers – sizes 4, 5, and 6
– Baby wipes
– Parmalat milk
– Toiletries – full size
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Join us for some casual networking, RSVP here: http://evite.me/qa8RyF7hff
***In support of the Center for Hope and Safety, we will be collecting items at the event to donate. Please consider bringing any of the following:
– Diapers – sizes 4, 5, and 6
– Baby wipes
– Parmalat milk
– Toiletries – full size
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We hope you can join us for our March Quarterly Meeting. We will have Jean Kirch from the Center for Hope and Safety (https://www.hopeandsafetynj.org/who-we-are) joining us to discuss a partnership in helping victims of domestic violence and their families in our community.
Please RSVP here by March 22: http://nwirnjmarch.rsvpify.com/
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Please join us for our first meeting of 2018, where GAF has graciously offered to host a great event to kick off the season!
This will be a limited space event, so please RSVP here: https://nwirnetworkingevent.app.rsvpify.com/
Check back soon, our next event will be in May!
Michelle Boyd