Name:
TechWomen Power Breakfast with Gerardine Ferlins, President and CEO of Cirtronics: In Defense of Millennials!
Date:
November 9, 2016
Time:
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM EST
Gerardine Ferlins, President and CEO of Cirtronics
Event Description:
Ferlins’ talk, “In Defense of Millennials!” will explore the challenge Cirtronics and many tech businesses face around finding and retaining talent and how Baby Boomers can continue to play a meaningful role in filling this gap.
Ferlins began her career as a medical social worker, a teacher, and later in roles within a traditional manufacturing business environment at Worcester Controls. She also held positions in inside sales, purchasing, production and program management. Ferlins founded Cirtronics in 1979 and in 2002 transitioned it to an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) company that is 40 percent employee owned. She has a BA in Sociology from the College of St. Rose and has served on the boards of NH Catholic Charities, the Business and Industry Association of NH, NH Community Loan Fund and Vested for Growth.
Ferlins began her career as a medical social worker, a teacher, and later in roles within a traditional manufacturing business environment at Worcester Controls. She also held positions in inside sales, purchasing, production and program management. Ferlins founded Cirtronics in 1979 and in 2002 transitioned it to an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) company that is 40 percent employee owned. She has a BA in Sociology from the College of St. Rose and has served on the boards of NH Catholic Charities, the Business and Industry Association of NH, NH Community Loan Fund and Vested for Growth.
The TechWomen|TechGirls breakfast series is sponsored by TD Bank and Newforma. The sponsor of the November breakfast is UNH Manchester.
