Lehigh Valley Business has selected Lee Ann M. Slattery, sales support manager of ATAS International, Inc., as a 2024 Women of Influence recipient and a Circle of Excellence honoree.

Women of Influence awards honor high-achieving women for their career accomplishments. The honorees are selected based on their professional experience, community involvement and commitment to mentoring.

Circle of Excellence honorees are women of longstanding, notable success in the community who are leading the way for other women. Women to Watch honors women leaders under the age of 35 who demonstrate outstanding professional accomplishments, community involvement and commit to positive change. To be eligible for the awards, the honorees must live or work in the Greater Lehigh Valley region. The honorees were selected by a panel of judges comprised of previous years’ Women of Influence recipients and by the editors of Lehigh Valley Business.

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“The 2024 Women of Influence are professionally successful and committed to their communities and to mentoring,” said Suzanne Fischer-Huettner, managing director of BridgeTower Media/Lehigh Valley Business. “They create change, break barriers and lead organizations, making the Lehigh Valley a wonderful place to live and work. Our Circle of Excellence inductees are role models for all, and those named Women to Watch are the next generation of leaders in the Lehigh Valley. Congratulations to this year’s honorees.” This year’s Women of Influence were honored at an awards celebration on May 8 at DeSales University’s University Center.

Mark Bus, national sales manager of ATAS, nominated Slattery for the award. “Lee Ann volunteers within the company for additional initiatives that improve the company culture, recommends ideas for community involvement and will truly do any job that is needed,” he said.

One organization that Slattery and ATAS engage in is the Let’s Build Construction Camp for Girls. The camp is celebrating its eighth year in the Lehigh Valley, and Slattery has been involved from the beginning. “Lee Ann’s involvement and leadership from day one has led to the growth and popularity of this hands-on summer camp, inspiring girls to realize they have a place in the construction industry,” stated Jon Lattin, co-founder and president of the camp.

Photo courtesy of ATAS International

“At this camp, not only are the girls learning skills of the trade and about potential careers in the areas of construction, architecture, design and manufacturing, [but] more importantly, we are helping to build their self-confidence,” Slattery said. “The camp exists to help the future women working in our industry by making it easier to be accepted and overcoming challenges they may face. My hope is that younger women can see that they can succeed in their desired profession, even if it is one that has been male-dominated in the past.”