Probo Medical Vice President of Demand Generation April Lebo explains that the LinkedIn group “Women in Leadership” (WIL) Society is the result of an idea that grew out of a MD Expo meeting.
“I had thoughts of wanting to pull together a group of like-minded ladies to help create a vision of a Women In Leadership Society for the HTM industry,” Lebo said. “We met at MD Expo last year where I presented ideas, the mission and hopes for inspiring others. Amber, Adrianna, Kim and Danielle were instrumental from the second we started talking, helping to create the foundation of the group and continuing to grow it every day since.”
The ladies she mentioned are Board Members Amber Sportsman with MW Imaging, Adrianna England with AUS, Kim Rowland with RSTI and AAMI’s Danielle McGeary.
WIL stands for Women In Leadership. The name was selected to help inspire women and motivate others to know that it is possible to elevate into leadership positions within the HTM industry.
“The goal for the society is to provide a positive, safe, empowering, encouraging and educational space for women in HTM, as well as find mentors to help them throughout all phases of their career,” Lebo added.
“The group is open to any and all ladies in the HTM community regardless of position or title,” Lebo said. “Our group is on LinkedIn and can be found with this link.”
The new group has received lots of positive feedback.
“The response thus far has been uplifting and extremely positive both from the women and the men in the industry. The hope is by putting some focus on the growth of women it will help encourage more ladies to enter the field,” Lebo said. “We started with five ladies and are now at 130+ women across the U.S.”
Lebo said she wants TechNation readers to know that the group is designed for women and growing the HTM community.
“WIL is focused on strengthening professional connections among females. We recognize that the industry as a whole depends on the health and strength of our greatest asset, our people,” Lebo said. “This initiative is to help ‘normalize’ females choosing HTM as a career – whether it is technical, clinical, administrative, sales, management/and above, etc.”
“HTM is a place for ANYONE looking for a great industry to build a meaningful career! Utilizing this platform helps us open doors of opportunity for awareness specifically for females where it may have been inadvertently overlooked as a career path and traditionally has been more relatable as a male profession,” she added. “If any women out there in the industry are interested in join the society, please find us on LinkedIn or reach out to any of the board members for more information!”
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