WALK Award

The WALK Award recognizes and rewards efforts made by managers who support the WALK mission of increasing the global representation of women at Kaman. Any employee can nominate a manager who actively coaches or mentors a woman at Kaman, actively incorporates WALK into their employees work environment, shares and encourages participation in WALK’s trainings and development opportunities, and provides opportunities to hire or promote women into the organization.
Award Eligibility
Any employee can nominate a manager who meets one or more of the criteria below:
- Actively coaches or mentors a woman at Kaman
- Actively incorporates WALK into their employees work environment
- Shares and encourages participation in WALK's trainings and development activities
- Provides opportunities to hire or promote women into the organization
Past WALK Award Recipients
2017
Stephanie Gregory, Customer Service Supervisor, Kaman Industrial Technologies
Ben Pollard, Engineering Manager, Kaman Composite Structures UK
Don Davis, Regional Manager, Kaman Industrial Technologies
2018
Agnes Jonczak, Customer Service Supervisor, Kaman Industrial Technologies
Steve Lehman, Senior Director of Process Operations, Kaman Industrial Technologies
Rikiese King, Director of Program Management, Kaman Integrated Structures & Metallics
Alexander Gamble, Senior Site Leader, Kaman Composites - Vermont
2019
Martha Gallagher, Director of Human Resources, Kaman Specialty Bearings & Engineered Products
Vanessa Smith, Area Human Resources Manager, Kaman Industrial Technologies
James Coogan, Vice President of Investor Relations & Business Development, Kaman Corporate
Lisa Ward, Executive Director of Program Management, Kaman Precision Products Middletown
2020
Bruce Dailey, Executive Director of Contracts/Compliance, Kaman Integrated Structures & Metallics
Malissa Nesmith, Senior Director of Business Development, Kaman Composites Wichita
Sean Cummings, Executive Director of Innovation, Kaman Precision Products Middletown
Allie Kedzior, Senior Value Stream Manager, Kaman Specialty Bearings & Engineered Products