WiM Nebraska | Valmont Women’s Leadership Council
* Registration open until 1/10/23 at 4:00 PM (CST)
Event Details
Join WiM Nebraska for a meeting with the
Valmont Women’s Leadership Council
Date:
Tuesday, January 17, 2023
Time:
9:00 - 10:00 a.m. CT
Location:
Valmont Industries
15000 Valmont Plaza Global
Conference Room 1&2
Omaha, NE 68154
Women are encouraged to be their authentic selves in their entirety and not minimalized to one aspect of their identity: their gender.
Join the WiM Nebraska Chapter at Valmont Industries for a presentation from Shannon Karels, Sr. Operations Manager and Author. Learn how Shannon navigated this male-dominated industry to lead successful, award-winning operations. She will share some of the key success factors as well as lessons learned throughout her personal and professional journey. Shannon will share her recipe for success and one secret weapon she didn’t even know she had.
Meet Our Speaker
Shannon Karels is a Sr. Operations Manager who has led multiple lean transformations and run operations for two large publicly traded corporations, across multiple industries and business models. She started her career in supply chain management and progressed through lean and operations leadership roles. Through this journey, Shannon has improved cultures in numerous manufacturing facilities by leading employee empowerment and engagement, and building highly successful teams, with a focus on business results. Shannon is known for leading accountable organizations built on trusting relationships that improve the companies’ profitability and customer experience. Shannon holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management from Western Michigan University.