This virtual session is part of the 2026 HGSC Virtual Summer Summit, Leading Through Change: Building Stronger Teams to Advance Healthy Green Schools.
This facilitated panel will feature women leaders who have built successful careers in custodial services across K-12 and higher education. Drawing from their personal leadership journeys, panelists will discuss how they entered the field, navigated challenges, stepped into positions of greater responsibility, and developed the confidence, skills, and relationships needed to lead large teams and complex operations.
The conversation will explore how leaders can create pathways for others and support the next generation of leaders in custodial services.
Date: Thursday, July 23 from 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Central
Panelists:
- Ada Baldwin, Director of Environmental Services at North Carolina State University
- Aneta Mistak, Director of Operations at Township District No. 214
- Melissa Salinas, Custodial Director at Rice University
Facilitator: Sara Porter, Director, HGSC Program