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Volunteer Opportunity Friday, May 19 Girls Exploring Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (GESTEM) GESTEM is an exciting event that introduces middle school girls to the wide range of opportunities in potential careers in STEM fields through hands-on workshops and interaction with engineering professionals. RMS hosts 1,000+ girls at the Auraria campus at no cost to the girls to attend. We invite you become a workshop presenter. The total number of girls that we can host is only limited by the number of workshops we can present. Our most successful workshop are hands-on activities for the girls to exploring engineering ideas. Apply to be a presenter HERE. To guide students from workshop to workshop, we need over 200 volunteers. This is a wonderful opportunity to interact directly with the students. Register to volunteer HERE. If you are interested in becoming a financial partner, you can see our prospectus and contribute HERE. As little as $45 helps support...

Join the ladies of WOGA with our special guest, Zahra Al Hajri!  Zahra is a public speaking expert and knowledge management guru.  She supports and inspires women from around the world with her insightful ideas and fantastic tips!  Effective communication is KEY and Zahra will generously guide us with her wisdom on all the components to help you be a fantastic public speaker!  Based in Oman, Zahra presents to international audiences on a myriad of topics, including Knowledge Management and Project Controls for Oil and Gas.  https://wogacolorado.org/event-calendar/#!event/2023/5/26/speak-like-a-boss-featuring-zahra-al-hajri ...

Lean In Luncheon - April 20 Melissa Wood: Talent Wars - Recruiting Women Our industry grapples with a shrinking talent pool driven by unprecedented retirements and intensifying employee-recruitment competition. At the same time, our reputation for being male-dominated, stodgy, inflexible, and slow-moving puts us at a significant disadvantage when competing with more progressive businesses. This is particularly true when it comes to recruiting women. And that means our industry misses out on the advantages of gender diversity. Whether you’re actively seeking to expand the presence of women in your workforce or are seeking a new position, how a company communicates provides vital clues as to whether it has stepped up to shatter the glass ceiling or has a sticky floor. Melissa Wood started Advanta Consulting fifteen years ago when she recognized that incorporating stakeholders’ voices into decision-making at investor-owned utilities, public power, and other organizations would improve their image, reputation, loyalty, and program effectiveness. She has...

Women in Energy Panel with SPL - March 30 Women in Energy: A Panel Discussion On Why It's Important Women Have A Seat At The Table Join us for this free virtual event March 30th at 12p (CST) / 11a (MST).SPL and WOGA Colorado are proud to partner together to present a panel discussion to celebrate Women’s History Month and honor the many women that have gone before us, are currently going with us, and will one day lead the way for the oil and gas industry.Join us along with panelists Lori Maldonado, PMP, MBA - Vice President of Production Allocation at SPL, Jackie Schirmer – SVP, Engineering, Reliability, and ICC at DCP Midstream.  Suzie Boyd – Owner & CEO at Caballo Loco Midstream, and Chris Prah – CEO & Co-Founder of On Pointe Consulting LLC.We will discuss each of their paths to leadership roles within the energy industry, their insights about what this year and the coming 5-years will bring...

Women in Energy: A Panel Discussion On Why It's Important Women Have A Seat At The Table Join us for this free virtual event March 30th at 12p (CST) / 11a (MST). Join us for this free virtual event March 30th at 12p (CST) / 11a (MST).SPL and WOGA Colorado are proud to partner together to present a panel discussion to celebrate Women’s History Month and honor the many women that have gone before us, are currently going with us, and will one day lead the way for the oil and gas industry.Join us along with panelists Lori Maldonado, PMP, MBA - Vice President of Production Allocation at SPL, Jackie Schirmer – SVP, Engineering, Reliability, and ICC at DCP Midstream.  Suzie Boyd – Owner & CEO at Caballo Loco Midstream, and Chris Prah – CEO & Co-Founder of On Pointe Consulting LLC.We will discuss each of their paths to leadership roles within the energy industry, their insights about what this year...

Uma Gopaldass: From Cubicles to Boardroom - How Courageous Women are Side-stepping Imposter Syndrome to Get a Seat at the Most Powerful Tables Not too long ago, I was stuck among a sea of mid-management roles in a couple of incredibly wealthy, global, public-listed firms. The more I strove for leadership positions, working myself into a ditch, the more I hit the cinderblock of career advancement caving in on me. Apparently, these positions were never meant for a person like me. What is a person like "me," you ask? It is a person like you - someone hardworking, striving for the best, constantly giving up my personal life to divert more energy into my professional success, articulating very well at performance reviews, doing everything my management wanted, training, learning, training...

Technical Luncheon - March 9 Tien Do: A Proven Fracture Geometry Control Methodology To Prevent H2S Production, Reduce Water Cut And Improve Well Performance In The Williston Basin All are welcome as we join Principal Engineer, Tien Do, Founder and CEO of InDZone Consulting to learn about A Proven Fracture Geometry Control Methodology To Prevent H2S Production, Reduce Water Cut And Improve Well Performance In The Williston Basin In the past decade, increased H2S production from wells has raised health and safety concerns, reduced well economics and become increasingly problematic for operators and midstream service providers. H2S and excessive water production have been identified in the areas where stress barriers in the upper and lower Bakken shales are not sufficient to contain fracture height generated by hydraulic stimulation. As a result, fractures grow into undesired zones that have strong presence of anhydrite to generate large amounts of sour gas. This technical presentation combines many...

All are welcome as we join Principal Engineer, Tien Do, Founder and CEO of InDZone Consulting to learn about A Proven Fracture Geometry Control Methodology To Prevent H2S Production, Reduce Water Cut And Improve Well Performance In The Williston Basin In the past decade, increased H2S production from wells has raised health and safety concerns, reduced well economics and become increasingly problematic for operators and midstream service providers. H2S and excessive water production have been identified in the areas where stress barriers in the upper and lower Bakken shales are not sufficient to contain fracture height generated by hydraulic stimulation. As a result, fractures grow into undesired zones that have strong presence of anhydrite to generate large amounts of sour gas. This technical presentation combines many researches, technical papers in the attempt to understand the sources of H2S production in the basin. It also shares case studies of a fracture geometry control...

WOGA MEET-UP WOMEN'S PISTOL SHOOTING CLINIC WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8 5:30 - 8:00 PM CENTENNIAL GUN CLUB $25 PER SHOOTER INCLUDES: Food Non-alcoholic beverages Gun rental Bring your own ammo or purchase there - average price $25 for a box of 50 rounds Beginner - Join the quick start class prior to entering the range. Tons of Lady volunteers to assist and suggest pistols for shooters in the range. Experienced - Bring your own gun and after the welcome speech go straight into the range - Shooters are spaced out via check in # - get there early if you want to get into the range ASAP. Register Today IN-PERSON Lean-In February 2023 - Jackie Schirmer The Times They Are A-Changin': Swim or Sink Like a Stone THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Ovintiv Long's Peak Room (REPUBLIC PLAZA) How does Bob Dylan’s 1964 song apply to your life and career right now? Whether it’s a company, industry, lifestyle, location, or workplace culture change —how do we intentionally...

We have two new board members this year and we cannot wait to get to work alongside them. If you see them around (hopefully, it will be when you're at one of our events), please introduce yourself. Ask them what their vision is for WOGA and what impacts they expect to make on the next generation of women leaders in the Industry. TIEN DOTien loves to make connections and support women in the energy industry. She is energized by making positive impacts in her community and doing outdoor activities with her family. Tien also enjoys yoga and meditation which helps her to stay centered. Her favorite quote is: “Life is best lived by focusing on your goals and dancing through all other attractions” MAUREEN EVENSONMaureen Evenson is a recent Denver transplant who is passionate about supporting women in the Oil & Gas industry and inspiring the next generation of girls and women...