2025 Women’s History Month Celebrations

2025 Women’s History Month Celebrations

 

In 2025, Women’s History Month celebrates the theme “Moving Forward Together! Women Educating & Inspiring Generations.” The Atomic Allies (American Nuclear Society, Nuclear Energy Institute, North American Young Generation in Nuclear, and U.S. Women in Nuclear) have planned the below programming during March to celebrate!

To kick off Women’s History Month, Atomic Allies presented a joint webinar on March 5th, titled “Stories of Nuclear Mentorship: Educating & Inspiring Generations.” This webinar highlighted inspiring stories of mentorship within our industry and organizations. Some mentoring relationships originate from mentoring programs offered by our organizations, and some mentoring relationships originate more organically through networking and connections made within the organizations, but in all cases the impact of a true mentor can be life changing. See what can happen when mentors and mentees invest in building a supportive relationship.

 

Moderator: Sarah Davis, Lead Licensing Engineer, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy

Panelists:
U.S. WIN:
– Gilda Bocock, Retired from Nuclear Fuel Marketing Manager at Westinghouse
– Summer Sims, Project Controls Analyst at the Y-12 DOE Complex
NAYGN:
– Monica Beistline Block, Senior Engineering Manager for Strategic Projects, PSEG
– Kaitlin Milde, Mechanical Engineer, Westinghouse
ANS:
– Lisa Marshall, Director of Outreach, Retention and Engagement / Assistant Extension Professor at North Carolina State University Department of Nuclear Engineering
– Ishita Trivedi, Computational Scientist at Idaho National Lab

 

Check out the recording of the webinar here!

Throughout March, the Atomic Allies will be celebrating WHM with posts on our social media platforms.

 

On March 12th,, NEI & the D.C. chapter of U.S. Women in Nuclear co-hosted an in person evening reception at this year’s Regulatory Information Conference (RIC). Food and drinks were provided while attendees network with industry peers. The guest speaker was Amy Roma, Partner and Global Energy Practice Leader at Hogan Lovells. This reception took place on Wednesday, March 12th, 2025 from 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM EST, at Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center.

To conclude our Women’s History Month celebration, U.S. WIN presented a webinar on March 26th at 2:00 PM CST, titled “Women Inspiring Generations: Stories of Multi-Generational Nuclear Families.” For many families, the nuclear industry is a family business, with parents directly inspiring the next generation of the nuclear workforce. This webinar highlighted the stories of women whose work in the nuclear industry inspired their children to pursue a career in nuclear as well. The career history of these panelists and their families demonstrate the wide variety of career opportunities in the nuclear utility workforce, from Cyber Security, Operations, Radiation Protection, Training, Scheduling, Engineering, and Maintenance! Check out the recording to hear speakers share their family’s personal story of generations in nuclear!

 

Check out the recording of the webinar here!

 

Moderator:

Lily Stuck, Core Performance Engineer and Fuel Performance Engineer, Vistra at Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant

Confirmed Panelists:

  • Meigan Brown, Reactor Operator, Vistra at Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant
  • Heather Davis, Corporate Training Senior Manager, Constellation Energy
  • Kelly Gatslick, Senior Reactor Operator, Constellation Energy at Nine Mile Point
  • Kimberly Hobbs, ISFSI Implementation & Support Manager, Constellation Energy Corporation
  • Jo-el Horn, Radiation Protection Supervisor, Constellation Energy at FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant