Women in Engineering Professional Development Series: Ethics and Business Issues for Women in Engineering

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Women In Engineering Professional Development Series
The Women In Engineering Professional Development luncheon series, a partnership between ACEC/MN and WSB, provides a meaningful opportunity for participants to identify and develop professional competencies that will support them in contributing to their organizations and communities, and advancing their career goals.

Ethics and Business Issues for Women in Engineering: Let’s talk about it.

Women in engineering often face challenges in the workplace, and have asked for a forum for discussion and guidance on these issues.  This course will review the MN Rules of Professionalism in the context of business and professional challenges that may arise in the workplace, along with strategies for responding to them.
 
Presenter: Kristine A. Kubes, J.D.
Kristine A. Kubes is the principal of the Kubes Law Office, PLLC, serving design and construction professionals. She concentrates her work on professional liability defense/litigation and proactive construction counseling, which involves addressing and cooperatively resolving project management, risk management, and payment issues. Integrated with her legal practice, Kristine is a qualified neutral who mediates construction and design disputes. A graduate of the College of St. Catherine and the University of Minnesota Law School, Kristine serves as a Governing Committee Member of the American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry. Kristine is a frequent lecturer on legal issues in design/construction and on professional liability and ethics for the design professional. She is an affiliate member of her clients’ professional societies: ACEC, AIA, and ASID. Governor Pawlenty appointed Kristine to serve as a public member on the MN State Board of AELSLAGID in 2005; she served as the Board’s Chair from 2009 to 2011 and completed eight years of service on the Board in 2013.

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