Sister Story: Stephanie Razmus
Local 16 (Portland, Ore.) apprentice Stephanie Razmus was a math teacher before she entered the sheet metal trade. Now, as...
Sister Story: Anita Guerrero Friesel
Local 67 (San Antonio, Texas) sheet metal journeyperson and Senior Safety Manager Anita Guerrero Friesel was surprised, when she first...
Sister Story: Tori Cooper
Local 20 (Indianapolis, Ind.) sheet metal sister Tori Cooper was welding nonunion when her boss left to join SMART —...
Sister Story: Claudia Rodriguez
Claudia Rodriguez and her two daughters, Roselyn and Perla Soto, are sheet metal workers and members of Local 105 (Southern...
Sister Story: Dawn Anderson
Local 12 (Southwestern Pa.) sheet metal worker Dawn Anderson discovered HVAC work by chance during Vo-Tech. Now, she’s a fourth-year...
Sister Story: Pamela Blackmore
Local 2 (Kansas City, Mo.) sheet metal worker Pamela Blackmore, otherwise known as “The Hammer,” has been in the trade...
Sister Story: Leiara Gonzalez-Guerra
Local 17 (Boston, Mass.) sheet metal apprentice Leiara Gonzalez-Guerra demonstrated her commitment to our SMART values earlier this year, when...
Sister Story: Madison Dill
Sheet metal is unique in the building trades: SMART members take raw material and transform it into the finished product....
Sister Story: Leticia Bejarano
Local 359 (Arizona) sheet metal worker Leticia Bejarano worked nonunion for 10 years — her mental health suffered, and she...
Sister Story: Lois Ranieri
Local 265 (DuPage County, Ill.) sheet metal worker Lois Ranieri is a 28-year member who calls herself a “jack of...