Being a female in the male-dominated machining trade wasn't easy for Debra Mann. She asked a lot of questions, and some of the guys she worked with didn't believe she belonged in their "territory." But Mann endured the sarcastic remarks and persevered. She has been the director of the Machining Technology program at Front Range Community College's Larimer, Colorado, campus for the past 13 years. Back in the 1980s, Mann ran her own cosmetology business, but she had a tough time making ends meet. So she took some career planning classes to see if there was a better way to support herself and her two sons.
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