Forbes joins Diversified Project Management as project executive

Diversified Project Management, one of New England's leading owners' representative firm providing programming, project management, construction administration, furniture coordination and move-planning services has hired Patricia Forbes as project executive. Forbes will work from DPM's headquarters. Forbes has over 25 years of diverse management experience in the non-profit, public and private sectors with an emphasis on strategic planning and project management. As project executive at DPM, she will be responsible for planning, consulting, management and execution of projects for DPM clients in a variety of industry segments. "We're excited to have Pat on board and look forward to all that she has to offer DPM and our clients," said Bob Keeley, president of DPM. "Pat has a wealth of skill sets and experience in a range of markets, which combined with her record of leadership, makes her an extremely valuable addition to our growing team." Prior to joining DPM, Forbes was vice president of Development Services for Paradigm Properties in Boston. At Paradigm she provided strategic planning, consulting and project execution services for a range of non-profit clients. She also worked as project director for the Artery Business Committee and served as vice president of Real Estate for ChildrenFirst. While at ChildrenFirst, Forbes managed all aspects of the company's child care center development projects for 22 national and Canadian locations. Forbes is a graduate of Franklin & Marshall College where she received a B.A. in History and a Secondary Teaching Certificate. She is a member of NEWIRE, a LeadBoston graduate (2006) and serves on the board of directors of the Boston Children's Chorus and as a member of the Advisory Board of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Women's Network.