President's Report

Sincerely,

Tina Thompson

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CURRENT MEMBERSHIP

We would like to welcome the following Ladies to our Chapter:

Courtney Weiss                  McGriff Insurance

Sara-Grace Elliott               Lakeshore Benefit Alliance

We’re proud to share that as of July 3rd, the NAWIC Greater Birmingham Chapter has grown to 70 members representing 52 different companies!

If you or someone you know is interested in joining our dynamic chapter, please register using the link below. We’d love to welcome you to our community!

                      JOIN NAWIC

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MONTHLY BUSINESS MEETING

Strategic Planning Session for 2025-2026   

We’re excited to invite you to our upcoming Strategic Planning Session, where we’ll come together to shape the vision and direction of our chapter for the upcoming year. Your voice, ideas, and energy are essential to making our chapter vibrant, engaging, and impactful.

🗓 Date: July 10th
🕒 Time: 5:30-7:00
📍 Location: Robins & Morton Office Birmingham

This session is a great opportunity to:

• Reflect on what we’ve accomplished together
• Brainstorm fresh ideas for events, initiatives, and meeting topics
• Collaborate on goals that align with our mission and values

We encourage every member to come prepared with ideas—big or small! Whether it’s a speaker you’d love to hear from, a community project you’re passionate about, or a new format for our meetings, we want to hear it.

Your input will help ensure our chapter continues to grow in ways that are meaningful and exciting for all of us.

Please register here so we can plan accordingly.

We look forward to seeing you there and building something great—together.

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Membership Committee

Embracing our theme of Connection, we provide multiple opportunities each month for members to engage, network, and build lasting relationships.

Join us throughout the month at one of our connection events click here for the latest details on these events. We hope to connect with you at one of these events!

Another GREAT way to connect is by joining a committee

As women in construction, we understand the importance of connections in growing our membership and ourselves. Despite our busy schedules, making time for these connections is crucial. Joining a committee is a fantastic way to make a small commitment while building valuable relationships within the industry.

Why Join a Committee?

• Networking: Meet and connect with other professionals in the industry.
• Skill Development: Gain new skills and experiences.
• Contribution: Make a meaningful impact on our organization and industry.

Opportunities Available Interested in joining a committee, reach out to a board member or myself for more information.

Let’s make the most of our time and grow together through these valuable connections!

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Chaplain/Friendship Committee

Our 2024-25 NAWIC PALS program is underway, and the ladies seem to be having and amazing time. 

Can't wait to see what the rest of the year holds for our NAWIC Pals. The love support and encouragement will be amazing, I am sure. 

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Legislative Industry Issues Committee

Secretary's Order 08-2025 - To Lift the Abeyance on OFCCP’s Processing of the Section 503 and VEVRAA Components of Open Compliance Reviews or Complaint Investigations

On January 21, 2025, President Donald Trump issued Executive Order (E.O.) 14173, "Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity," which revoked E.O. 11246.  E.O. 14173 ordered that the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) immediately cease holding federal contractors responsible for taking affirmative action or allowing workforce balancing on certain bases.  Federal contractors were in turn told to wind down compliance with E.O. 11246’s regulatory scheme by April 21, 2025.

In response to E.O. 14173, on January 24, 2025, then-Acting Secretary Vincent Micone issued Secretary’s Order 03-2025, which ordered that OFCCP cease and desist all investigative and enforcement activity under E.O. 11246.  Order 03-2025 also placed OFCCP’s activity related to Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. 793 (Section 503), and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act, 38 U.S.C. 4212 (VEVRAA), in abeyance pending further guidance.  OFCCP’s previous structure entwined the three program areas of E.O. 11246, Section 503, and VEVRAA.  This brief abeyance was necessary to unwind OFCCP’s E.O. 11246 program areas from the Section 503 and VEVRAA areas and ensure OFCCP did not undertake any activity for which it was not authorized.

Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer has now issued Order 08-2025 lifting the abeyance allowing OFCCP to resume activity under the Section 503 and VEVRAA program areas.  The E.O. 11246-related provisions of Order 03-2025 are unaffected and remain in full force and effect.  Any Section 503 and VEVRAA complaints held during the abeyance will immediately resume being processed as appropriate and affected parties will be promptly notified of this development.  New Section 503 and VEVRAA complaints filed during the abeyance will also begin processing as normal.

Because OFCCP’s compliance review format significantly entangled E.O. 11246 reviews with reviews of Section 503 and/or VEVRAA compliance, OFCCP will be exercising its discretion to administratively close all pending compliance reviews and will take no further action related to the scheduling list released in November 2024.  Impacted contractors will promptly receive formal notification of the administrative closure of the pending compliance review.  Additionally, while OFCCP continues to work to revise its processes and systems to reflect changes to OFCCP’s scope of mission and authority with the revocation of E.O. 11246, the Section 503 and VEVRAA affirmative action program (AAP) certification period will remain closed at this time.  Contractors are reminded, however, that Section 503 and VEVRAA, along with their implementing regulations, remain in effect and contractors should continue to otherwise comply with their obligations under the Section 503 and VEVRAA regulatory schemes.

OFCCP also renewed its Veterans Affairs Health Benefits Program (VAHBP) enforcement moratorium, and that moratorium will remain in effect until May 7, 2027. This moratorium exempts VAHBP providers from enforcement of their affirmative obligations under Section 503 and VEVRAA or being neutrally scheduled for Section 503 and VEVRAA compliance evaluations that may occur through May 7, 2027.  It does not relieve VAHBP providers of their nondiscrimination obligations or of being subject to discrimination complaint investigations under the laws enforced by OFCCP.

If you are a veteran or an individual with a disability and need assistance, please submit an online inquiry to the OFCCP Customer Service Helpdesk or call 1-800-397-6251. For TTY-Based Telecommunications Relay Service, dial 7-1-1.

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Topgolf

Almost SOLD Out - But you still have a little time to register NAWIC’s 6th Annual Topgolf Tournament. We would like to invite you and/or your company to come enjoy an afternoon of friendly competition while you network with individuals involved in all facets of the construction industry! Also, this year we have added an Exhibit Table option.

Spots are going fast so use this link to register your team today. You can hold your team with TBD members for now. 

Questions reach out to Virnetta Woodbury at [email protected] or Tina Thompson at [email protected]. 

If you would like to participate and/or sponsor the event, please see the attached registration form, or click the link below:

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Calendar

Locations of After Hours and Lunch and Connect are subject to change: 

Click Here for the latest information and to register for upcoming events.

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RENEWAL

For questions, please contact [email protected]. 

 How to renew your membership:

 1. Log into your portal account.
2. Click the profile icon in the top-right of the screen, then click "My Profile." 
3. Click the header labeled “Membership.”
4. Click “Renew” button on your current Membership and follow the prompts to select your Membership Type and then complete the remaining steps through checkout.

Renew today

Need additional assistance with renewal check out this link

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Scholarships

The NAWIC Founders' Scholarship Foundation (NFSF) awards over $100,000 in scholarships yearly. The award amounts range from $500 to $2,500. For questions on eligibility of the national scholarships please email [email protected].

Our chapter offers several scholarships, including one in collaboration with Brasfield & Gorrie, to Auburn University. Each applicant must meet the requirements of the individual University/College and submit the application though the school's scholarship platform. 

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Platinum Sponsors

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Be A Sponsor

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITY

See link below

NAWIC Gr. Birmingham Chapter 53 - Become a Sponsor (nawicbirmingham.com)

NAWIC's mission is to empower women in the construction industry and our core value is to enhance their success. A NAWIC sponsorship allows companies to annually demonstrate commitment and support of these values. NAWIC offers a variety of sponsorship opportunities to help companies communicate their message to the industry and our members.

The Gr. Birmingham Chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction is looking forward to your support as we begin the next year with a strategic plan that incorporates membership growth, education, and professional development goals, through events that empower, promote, inspire and connect the women of our chapter and yet to be members in our industry. Your donation qualifies you to be a sponsor for the entire year! As we share the value of NAWIC throughout all our events, we want to let the construction industry know that you believe in the values and core mission of NAWIC. Sponsors like you allow the leadership and membership of our chapter to execute programs that introduce construction as a viable career path, promote construction trades as another alternative to a successful career choice, work with students and introduce a library of professional development strategies and tracks that ultimately escalate professional growth.

If you are a Small Business/Minority Owner Business, you will received 10% off the sponsorship package of your choosing. Sponsorships run October 1st through September 30th each year (NAWIC fiscal year). Disclaimer: These sponsorships only include items listed. It does not include dues, etc.

Events

Networking | Community Service Projects | Scholarships | Block Kids (K – 6th) | Professional Speakers

*Women in Construction (WIC) Week

**Annual TopGolf Sponsorship forms will be separate

Annual Sponsorship Opportunities

   Sponsorships run October 1^st through September 30^th each year (NAWIC fiscal year)

Platinum Sponsor $2,000.00

·         Logo displayed on website for full year with link re-direct to your company website

·         Logo displayed at all monthly membership meetings

·         Recognition on 12 monthly newsletters

·         Monthly social media recognition

·         Recognition at Empowered Small Group Coffee & Connect events

·         Recognition during WIC Week* events virtually and in-person

Gold Sponsor $1,500.00

·         Logo on website for full year with link re-direct to your company website for ½ of the year

·         Logo displayed bi-monthly at membership meetings

·         Recognition in 7 monthly newsletters

·         Bi-monthly social media recognition

·         Recognition during WIC Week* events virtually and in-person

Silver Sponsor $1,000.00

·         Logo on website for full year

·         Logo displayed at bi-monthly membership meetings

·         Recognition in 5 monthly newsletters

·         Recognition during WIC Week* in-person event

Bronze Sponsor $750.00

·         Logo on website for full year

·         Name and Logo displayed at board meetings

·         Recognition in 2 monthly newsletters

·         Recognition during WIC Week*

Lunch Sponsor $500.00

·         Logo next to Food/Drink table

·         Company swag accepted to provide attendees

·         15 minute speaking opportunity to showcase your organization and the benefits it brings to the construction industry

·         Acknowledgment on monthly email following the event 

Committee Donation

·         Committee Specific Donation

o    Block Kids

o    WIC Week

o    Community Service (Sleep in Heavenly Peace, Habitat for Humanity, She Builds, food collection during holidays, etc.)

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