b'IM EXTREMELY LUCKY THAT THE MENTORS IN MY LIFE UNDERSTOODWHAT I DID AND DID NOT KNOW. I NEVER FELT I HAD TO PROVE MYSELF;I DIDNT HAVE TO BE SOMEBODY I WASNT. JUDY-LYNN MASON, WIMC CHAIRher husband, who founded Servco, and the late engineer Cal300-person company, she can only think of two or three female Coey. He saw something in me that I didnt see, she says. Imwelders and apprentices. Now, to walk onto a jobsite and find extremely lucky that the mentors in my life understood what Ifemale apprentices is common. And you see female managers did and did not know. I never felt I had to prove myself; I didntand safety officers a lot more prominently, not just female have to be somebody I wasnt. administrative staff, she says. In my first two projects, I was the She points out that constantly having to prove themselvesonly female in the boardroom, but I dont think Ive gone into a is something that women in this field generally find prettymeeting where I was the only woman in the last five years. It just challenging. I was lucky to have mentors who believed in me. doesnt happen any more.Mason began her career in accounting, but soon found herself onInitially, Mason says, the WiMC committee was designed to a jobsite doing accounting for a single project rather than a wholeidentify and connect women in mechanical contracting. One company. It gave me exposure to the team in the field and theof the key goals is to engage with women in the sector to learn team in the office, she says, adding that both sides tended to feelexactly what they want and need, and to identify gaps in support. the other had an easier job. When you go back and forth, youFrom my perspective, in order to accomplish something, you get a pretty good sense of reality. need buy-in. You need to support women the way they want Twenty years ago, Mason recalls, it would have been rare toto be supported rather than the way you think they should be find a woman in a management role in construction, and in hersupported, she says.The New Standard in Tank Lining ProtectionOnly Bradford White comes standard with Vitraglas tank lining featuring Microban.Vitraglas provides unsurpassed protection from the corrosive e\x06ects of water. Microban antimicrobial product protection helps prevent the growth of bacteria, mold and mildew on the surface of the tank lining.Join Now.Microban antimicrobial product protection helps prevent the growth of bacteria, mold and mildew that may a\x06ect the product. The built-in antimicrobial properties do not protect users or others from disease-causing organisms. Microban is a registered trademark of Microban Products Company. 2023, Bradford White Corporation. All rights reserved.BWBUL0623NATIONAL BULLETIN | Issue 1, 202333'