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Celebrating the 2025 Empowering Industry Award Winners

Industry Person of the Week
Celebrating the 2025 Empowering Industry Award Winners

Celebrating the 2025 Empowering Industry Award Winners

Through the Empowering Pumps & Industry Conference (EPIC), our mission is to connect emerging leaders with experienced industry professionals and highlight the individuals shaping the future of our workforce. We focus on Leadership and Strategy, Innovation and Engineering, Sustainability, and Workforce Development.

Each year, the Empowering Industry Awards celebrate those who are driving progress, empowering their teams, and strengthening the industrial community. We are proud to spotlight this year’s winners who exemplify excellence, innovation, and leadership in action.

Operator of the Year: Mike Hernandez
Engineer of the Year: Kara Branch
Emerging Leader of the Year: Jessica Scanlan
Mentor of the Year: Tomas Dobrovolskis
Industry Person of the Year: Naailah Ali

These winners represent some of the best leaders in our industry who are driving innovation, uplifting others, and paving the way for future generations.

We congratulate each winner on their remarkable accomplishments and look forward to seeing the continued impact they will have on our industry.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO KEEPING UP WITH THEM THROUGH THE #PUMPTALK COMMUNITY!

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