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Posted: March 4, 2009
Jennifer Weiss 2009
Name: Jennifer Weiss Donovan
Title: Architect - NAWIC Boston President
Company: Payette
Location: Summer St., Boston, Mass.
Birthplace and year: Ogdensburg, NY - 1970
Family: Husband Al and two children
College: Syracuse Univ. - BA Architecture; Cazenovia College - Assoc. Interior Design
First Job Unrelated to your current field: Weiss Electric
First job in finance or allied field: Thomas Associates
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? Contract coordinator at Payette, second term as president of NEWIC Boston. Future: Continue in the construction industry and possibly more regional & national NAWIC involvement.
Hobbies: Spending time with family, cake decorating and women's ice hockey
Favorite Book: Pride and Prejudice
Favorite movie: National Lampoons Christmas Vacation
Key to success: Believing I can have it all, but understanding that the terms of my own success are constantly evolving.
If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Professional cake decorator or a demolition contractor.
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