{"id":11,"date":"2024-12-19T21:06:38","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T21:06:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/?p=11"},"modified":"2025-01-01T22:11:19","modified_gmt":"2025-01-01T22:11:19","slug":"ala-launches-second-year-of-women-in-lighting-mentorship-groups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/?p=11","title":{"rendered":"ALA Launches Second Year of Women in Lighting Mentorship Groups"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>After a successful launch in 2024, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/alamembers.com\/\">American Lighting Association<\/a>&nbsp;(ALA) Women in Lighting (WIL) Committee is kicking off a second year of mentorship groups. All ALA members are invited to participate in a virtual group each month from February to November 2025 to ask questions, share experiences, and discuss issues and ideas in a confidential setting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All participants&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/alamembers.com\/About\/Women-in-Lighting\/WiL-Mentorship\">must sign up<\/a>&nbsp;for 2025, even if they have previously participated. As in 2024, each mentorship group will be guided by a volunteer facilitator to optimize the dialogues.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"275\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"http:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Women-in-Lighting-Mentors_400.png.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12 lazyload\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Women-in-Lighting-Mentors_400.png.webp 400w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Women-in-Lighting-Mentors_400.png-300x206.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe believe that by sharing our wealth of knowledge, expertise, and best practices, we can all grow and succeed,\u201d said Julia Soto of Dretzka &amp; Associates, who co-chairs the ALA WIL Mentorship Subcommittee with Kaitlin Dennis of Ferguson Enterprises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Women interested in joining a 2025 mentorship group are asked to sign up before the January 10<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;deadline by visiting&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/lightingwomen.com\/\">LightingWomen.com<\/a>&nbsp;online or signing up in person at the ALA WIL reception, which will be held at 5 p.m. Wednesday, January 8, in the Hudson Valley Lighting showroom (Trade Mart 3902) during&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dallasmarketcenter.com\/\">Lightovation<\/a>&nbsp;in Dallas. The event will also provide the opportunity to ask questions about the program while networking in person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyone interested in participating who is not already an ALA member, may email Carrie Kolles at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:Carrie@ALALighting.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Carrie@ALALighting.com<\/a>&nbsp;for membership information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a successful launch in 2024, the&nbsp;American Lighting Association&nbsp;(ALA) Women in Lighting (WIL) Committee is kicking off a second year of mentorship groups. 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