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2026 WIM USA National Conference

The 2026 WIM USA National Conference is a signature event hosted by Women in Mining USA, bringing together professionals from across the mining and metals industry. The conference serves as a national platform for connection, learning, and engagement among industry leaders, practitioners, and advocates, with a focus on advancing women’s participation and leadership in mining.

Bechtel at WIM USA National Conference

Bechtel’s M&M HR Manager Karla Osorio will be featured during Mining for Generations: Building inclusive future ready pipelines on Wednesday, April 22nd.

Mining for Generations: Building Inclusive Future Ready Pipelines

The mining workforce is at a crossroads and this panel tackles it head-on.
Join experts from education, industry, and operations as they unpack the real challenges behind recruiting, retaining, and advancing talent in mining. Expect honest insights, lessons learned from what works (and what doesn’t), and practical ideas you can apply in the next 90 days.

Mining for generations starts with ensuring the next one chooses to stay.


This year’s conference will take place at the Tucson Convention Center in Tucson, Arizona. Bechtel is a Copper sponsor of this year’s conference. Visit us at Booth No. 5, located at the entrance of the convention center. Our team looks forward to connecting with attendees to share how Bechtel supports the advancement of women in mining through leadership development, inclusive workplaces, and long‑term career opportunities.

Representing Bechtel at the conference will be Loreto Neira, Julie Gooch, Karla Osorio Mohamad, Nancy Pena, Aurelia Haas, Mario Angulo, and Caty Herrera.  


About Bechtel

Bechtel is a trusted engineering, construction and project management partner to industry and government. Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customers’ objectives to create a lasting positive impact. Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world’s infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place.

Bechtel serves the Energy; Infrastructure; Manufacturing & Technology; Mining & Metals; and Nuclear, Security & Environmental markets. Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start-up and operations. www.bechtel.com

Returnship Program

Return & Rise Program, supports professionals returning to work after a career break of 12+ months. This program offers a structured opportunity to rebuild skills, gain project experience, and transition into long-term roles.

Opportunities are aligned with key business needs in Construction, ES&H, Procurement, and Project Controls, including project work at Thacker Pass, Mining & Metals project. Participants will receive onboarding, mentorship, and ongoing support throughout the program.

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