Virtual Learning Series
Second Tuesday each month at 11:00 a.m. ET
The WIM Education Foundation Virtual Learning Series delivers monthly webinars that provide practical, solution-focused insights for professionals in manufacturing. Held on the second Tuesday of each month, each session is offered virtually with translation in 60 languages.
Tailored to the experiences of women in manufacturing, these expert-led webinars feature engaging, actionable content designed to drive success. Recordings are available anytime in the Virtual Learning Library, exclusively for WIM members.
This program is available for FREE for WIM members with generous support from
Virtual Learning Library
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You must be logged in as a WIM member on womeninmanufacturing.org to access the Library.
June 9, 2026
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Mindful Leadership: Skills to Minimize Stress and Maximize Potential
Presented By: Andrea Peck
Even the healthiest work environments can be stressful. And while short term stress encourages productivity and sparks growth, prolonged stress has mental and physical consequences: lower productivity, drained morale, and strained relationships. Explore practical tools to manage stress challenges and build a thriving, mindful workplace.
- Distinguish between productive and harmful stress; identify personal triggers and behavioral responses.
- Implement practical tools and practices that foster sustainable stress management.
- Apply communication skills to minimize stress, build productive environments, and support healthy professional collaborations.
Andrea Peck
Facilitator, Consultant, Coach
Andrea (Andie) Peck is a Certified Executive Coach, MBTI and Emotional Intelligence (EQi2.0) facilitator, trainer, and speaker. She is currently completing her certification to be a Mindfulness Meditation Teacher to further support individuals at all levels in building the self-awareness and focus needed to succeed in their roles.
Andrea designs and leads virtual and live interactive communication workshops for professionals across diverse sectors, including medical, legal, and manufacturing. By combining traditional leadership skills with mindfulness practices, she helps professionals show up with the skills, confidence, and presence needed to support, inspire, and lead others.
Additionally, she coaches business professionals, keynote speakers, and pitch finalists on the strategies, skills, and presence required for impactful, engaging presentations.
Connect with Andrea on LinkedIn here.
July 14, 2026
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Financial Freedom Starts with You: Building Wealth with Confidence
Presented By: Dené Sanfillipo
Between careers, family responsibilities, and everything in between, life happens—and it often impacts how and when we’re able to focus on our finances. This session is created for working women of all ages who want to feel more in control of their money and their future. You’ll gain simple, actionable insights to help you save, invest, and build lasting wealth—empowering you to create the financial life you deserve.
Dené Sanfillipo
CEPA, Financial Advisor
August 11, 2026
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From Idea to Impact: Leading Mentoring Circles in a Fortune 250 Women’s BRG
Presented By: Melissa Childers
Seven years ago, Parker Hannifin's Women's Business Resource Group launched a high-performance team with six women (Melissa was one of the six) to champion launching "Lean In" peer-to-peer mentoring circles inside a Fortune 250 company. Each circle includes 6 to 8 team members from various levels of the organization (from group presidents to first-year professionals) who meet monthly to learn through educational topics and create spaces to discuss upcoming opportunities and decisions. The program improves every year: including Spanish-speaking circles, welcoming allies (those who support women at work), and launching "canvassed mentoring" sessions where teams invite a subject matter expert to a meeting. This presentation will tell the story of how I scaled from a 200-person cohort across North America, peaking at 500 in a single year, and growing to more than 1400 team members over time and how you can bring this model to your organization at any size.
Melissa Childers
Value Stream Manager, Parker Hannifin
Melissa Childers is a Value Stream Manager at Parker Hannifin with 13 years of manufacturing industry experience. She drives operational performance through the Parker Lean System and Win Strategy—ensuring a safe work environment, maximizing profitable growth, improving quality, delivering premier customer service, and reducing operating costs, inventory, and lead times through continuous improvement. From 2022–2025, she served as the Global Chair of Mentoring for Parker Hannifin’s Women’s Business Resource Group, helping scale mentoring circles across North America and applying lessons learned internationally; she now supports the program on the steering committee. Melissa holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from The University of Akron (Akron, Ohio) and was named a Rockford Chamber of Commerce 40 Under Forty (Rockford, Illinois 2022).
September 8, 2026
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Efficiency is your superpower—Lean in, level up, live lighter
Presented By: Justine Fiske
As working professionals —and especially as parents—we’re constantly juggling priorities, switching roles, and managing endless to-do lists. What if there were a way to simplify all of it? Lean manufacturing might sound like a factory concept, but at its core, it’s about cutting the clutter, focusing on what matters, and creating systems that actually work. In this talk, I’ll show you how applying Lean principles to your everyday life—at home, at work, and everywhere in between—can help you save time, reduce stress, and make space for what really matters. Let’s stop surviving and start thriving!
Justine Fiske
Business Operations Superintendent, Product Development, Boeing Commercial Airplanes
Justine currently serves as the Business Operations Superintendent supporting Product Development at Boeing with 13 years of manufacturing industry experience. In her role, she drives strategy execution and transforms business performance through innovation, efficiency, and cross-functional integration. Throughout her career, Justine has served in senior leadership roles across business operations, lean, quality, and engineering, with a focus on building strong teams, developing people, and driving performance, capability, and continuous improvement across Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
Justine holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and a Master’s degree in Industrial & Systems Engineering from the University of Washington. She and her husband, Tyler, live in Washington, with their two sons. In her free time, she enjoys running, baking, coaching tee-ball, and volunteering.
October 13, 2026
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Building Your Personal Brand
Presented By: Nazma Rosado
Developing a personal brand is an opportunity to learn more about yourself so you can make decisions and plans that maximize your experience and align yourself with opportunities that support your career aspirations. It will also help you position yourself, so you can reach your goals. Let’s take time to assess your personal brand so you can step up and stand out.
Nazma Rosado
I believe that transformational leadership is the foundation of thriving organizations—where people, processes, and culture align to drive lasting impact. With nearly 30 years of experience in healthcare, pharma, and biotech, I specialize in executive coaching, organizational development, and change management strategies that elevate leadership, improve performance, and foster cultural alignment. As Principal Consultant at Avion Consulting, I partner with executives and teams to design and implement strategies that create sustainable growth and operational excellence.
What I do: I help organizations identify performance gaps, navigate complex change, and build high-impact leaders through tailored coaching, leadership development, and organizational design.
Why it matters: I’m passionate about developing leaders who not only achieve results but also create inclusive, empowered, and engaged workplaces that drive innovation and success.
Key Highlights:
● Executive Coach & Change Leader – Certified in IECL Coaching and ADKAR Change Management, delivering solutions that strengthen leadership and enhance organizational effectiveness.
● 30 Years in Healthcare, Pharma & Biotech – Led global OD, training, and process improvement initiatives for companies like Pfizer, Genentech, EMD Serono, and Astellas Pharma.
● Adjunct Professor & Thought Leader – Teaching organizational development and change at Suffolk University Law School and Framingham State University Graduate School.
● Board Member & Community Leader – Serving on the Board of Trustees for the Organization Development Network and the Marie Aline Gay Heart for Haiti Foundation.
Connect with Nazma on LinkedIn here.