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, acts as a sponsor or advocate for a woman at Kaman, provides opportunities to promote women internally, and/or proactively hires women into the organization.

Award Eligibility

Any employee can nominate a manager who meets one or more of the criteria below:

• Actively coach or mentor a woman at Kaman
• Act as a sponsor or advocate for a woman at Kaman
• Provide opportunities to promote women internally within Kaman
• Proactively hire 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 at Kaman Specialty Bearings & Engineered Products
Vanessa Smith, Area Human Resources Manager, Kaman Industrial Technologies