Sunbelt Rentals Team Talks Career Opportunities for Women in Construction

Three female team members from Sunbelt Rentals discuss their roles and career paths, as well as the larger career potential for women within the construction industry.

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Becky Schultz
Mar 9, 2021
Sunbelt Rentals

Three female team members from Sunbelt Rentals – Tiffanie Mendez, regional sales director, Dayna Shelkey-Bray, national strategic customer manager, and Kristie Thompson, mechanic – share their diverse backgrounds and roles within the company, their own career paths within Sunbelt Rentals, and the larger career potential for women within the construction industry.

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