Embracing a nontraditional path: Mother and daughter explore careers in welding through GRCC's Metallica Scholars Bootcamp
June 22, 2023, GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Cheyenne Belonga never imagined that she would find herself taking a welding class, but life has a funny way of presenting unexpected opportunities.
“When I received an email from GRCC with the subject line 'Women can be welders, too!' I couldn't help but be intrigued,” she said. “I immediately reached out to my mom, Tanya Contreras, and suggested that we take the class together. After all, we've always been a team, and this seemed like an exciting new adventure for both of us.”