Gerrie Electric Branch Manager Brenda Quies Receives Mentorship Award at IES iNOVA Awards Gala

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Gerrie Electric Wholesale Branch Manager, Brenda Quies, attended the IES iNOVA Awards Gala in Toronto and was presented with the Mentorship Award.

The Mentorship Award is presented by the Toronto Section to a member as peer recognition of a distinctive role as a mentor in the lighting community. Quies is the first employee of an electrical wholesaler to receive this award! Past awards that Quies has received from the IES Toronto Section are the GG Cousins Award, The Above & Beyond Award and the Section Service Award.

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