Kim Shaller, Purchasing Manager, Boston Whaler Boats, and Judith Zelisko, Vice President, Tax, Brunswick Corporation, received the Manufacturing Institute’s 2019 STEP Ahead Award. The STEP (Science, Technology, Engineering and Production) Ahead Awards recognize women in manufacturing who exemplify leadership within their companies. The Manufacturing Institute presented awards to 100 Honorees and 30 Emerging Leaders (women under the age of 30).

The Institute announced a partnership between the STEP Women’s Initiative and Politico’s Women Rule to collaborate on a series of events in 2019 focused on closing the gender gap in manufacturing. Click here for the full list of award winners and here for more on STEP Ahead.