The
HOYA Foundation’s goal is to reach out to young women to let them know about
the sustainable and financially rewarding careers in construction and
transportation. During The HOYA
Foundation’s Transportation and Construction Girl Day, there will be three
women under the age of 24 to discuss how girls can actually pursue a path in
this industry. These future leaders
bring intelligence, passion and commitment to this industry.
Daniela Gonzalez – Daniela has been a
Transportation Engineer for EST for the past year – since she graduated from
CSU. During a summer internship,
Gonzalez learned what it takes to get a building off paper and erected in the
real world. A member of Engineers
Without Borders, Gonzalez worked on a project in La Criba in El Salvador. Part of the project design team, she helped
design the water distribution system that got this village running water. As a young girl who experienced bullying, Gonzalez
will share inspiration and words of perseverance.
Jay Helmreich – Helmreich graduated from Ralston
Valley High School in May 2018. She is
studying welding at Warren Tech and started classes at Red Rocks Community
College this fall. Helmreich understood
that she has a different learning style and she flourished at Warren Tech. Helmreich also will talk about how
networking. Networking with one person – a Learning
Specialist at Warren Tech – led to participating in Transportation and
Construction Girl 2017, an internship with a welding company, an internship,
Career Days for Girls and a scholarship from the HOYA Foundation.
Elena Pocs – Pocs is in her senior year at
Prairie View High School. Pocs didn’t
grow up around construction and it wasn’t until her junior year that her
woodshop teacher gave her a flyer for Career Days for Girls. The things Pocs knew she wanted in her career
were; ability to work inside and outside, manage people and organize projects,
and the ability to see what she had accomplished. Construction Management will allow Pocs to do
all of those things. During Career Days
for Girls, she drilled down in talking to everyone about what their career was
really like on a day-to-day basis.
What
do all of these young women have in common?
They are all exceptional young women who have an inspiring story to tell
about their journey into the construction and transportation industry. And, they all got help on that pathway by the
HOYA Foundation.
