Just over a month after organizing the Local’s first ever Women’s committee dinner 159 would like to celebrate Heidi Galus as the month for the month for August. As a journeyman and foreman at George M. Raymond Company, Heidi has consistently demonstrated exceptional leadership, remarkable trade skills, and unwavering dedication to her craft and community. Her numerous accomplishments make her an obvious recipient for the Member of the Month award.

As George M Raymonds first female foreman, Heidi has effectively led a crew predominantly composed of apprentice women, guiding them to complete complex projects on time and under budget. Notably, her team worked on the top floor of the prestigious Fountain blue, where they executed high-end finishes that serves as a showcase for the establishment’s upscale image. Heidi’s leadership and mentorship were instrumental in transforming that construction site into a six-star experience, featuring exclusive designer finishes that are unparalleled on the property.

Heidi’s expertise extends across a wide range of artistic finishes, including faux, wallpaper, gold leaf, all types of commercial paint, artistic finishes, epoxy floors, Venetian plaster and many more. Beyond her technical skills, she is a remarkable leader who invests in the growth and development of others. She provides more opportunities for women to work and learn than any other crew at Raymond. She serves as the president of the local union’s women’s committee, Heidi has organized and led numerous events, including taking a team of five women to the National Building Trades Unions: Trade Women Build Nations events in Las Vegas, Washington D.C., and soon New Orleans. She is also very active in a more regional effort called Women in construction, that high lights women in construction across many trades from the management side. At last month’s event she was nominated for the leader of the year award. Whether Nationally, Regionally or Locally, Heidi has shown her commitment to advancing women in construction.