Allison Grealis

President/Founder, Women in Manufacturing

Allison Grealis is the founder and president of Women in Manufacturing (WiM), a national trade association focused on supporting, promoting and inspiring women in the manufacturing sector. She is also the vice president of membership and association services of the Precision Metalforming Association (PMA), a full-service trade association representing the metalforming industry.

Since joining PMA in 2001, Grealis has held a variety of positions that included district, committee and division management; affinity partner relations; sponsorship sales; new product and service development; and member services. Grealis earned her Bachelor of Arts in English with a certificate in Women’s Studies from Ohio University and a Masters in Public Administration from the University of Akron.

Presently, Grealis serves on the boards of the Greater Cleveland Society of Association Executives, Our Lady of the Elms High School, the St. Raphael Home and School Association and the Flora Stone Mather Center for Women, Case Western Reserve University.