Name: Melissa Roy
Title: Business Development Associate
Company: Consigli Construction Co., Inc.
Location: Hartford, CT
Birthplace: Hudson, NY
Family: Husband, Kevin; Son, Riley; and an amazing extended family!
College: Hobart and William Smith Colleges
First job unrelated to your current field: My first professional job, after serving for a year with
AmeriCorps VISTA, was at Jumpstart in Boston
First job in current field: Project coordinator for a large, integrated science, engineering and technology complex.
What your firm does now and its plans for the future? Consigli Construction Co., Inc. is a full-service, family-owned construction manager and general contractor established in 1905, serving corporate, academic, life science, landmark restoration, healthcare, institutional and federal clients throughout New England and New York State.
Hobbies: Being silly with my son, exercising, reading, and visiting with family and friends.
Favorite novel: I love books - from "Green Eggs and Ham" by Dr. Seuss to works by Slovenian Philosopher Slavoj Zizek. The bookstore is one of my all time favorite places.
Favorite film: One of my most memorable movie experiences was seeing the film "Evening" with my mother, grandmother, mother-in-law and grandmother-in-law
Keys to success: Passion, resilience, and faith
Person you admire most (outside of family): I am lucky to have had a lot of impressive women in my life. Outside of family, my advisor from undergrad, Jodi Dean.
If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? Growing up I wanted to be a lawyer, and actor, or a journalist.