What was your first job and what did you learn from it? My first job was in a nursing home. Besides learning at an early age that I never wanted to be a resident in one, it taught me three things: First, I learned how to manage the valuable skill of balancing work and home responsibilities. Second, the art of reading body language. I got to know when the residents needed
What was your first job and what did you learn from it? At 18 years old I took a job in NYC as a receptionist/bookkeeper for a graphic design studio. I found it very interesting working within a creative environment even though I was not an artist. The foundation of my work ethic was developed at this job. Despite over an hour commute to work, I learned that
What was your first job and what did you learn from it? My first construction job was an internship in the engineering department at Ford Motor Co. Steel Division, Rouge Plant, Dearborn, MI. I spent the summer of 1979 on a line and grade crew that set rolling mill equipment to one thousandth of an inch and monitored construction of a
What was your first job and what did you learn from it? I graduated around one of the toughest times, during the 2008 recession. I lived in Rhode Island but landed my first job in New Jersey at an interior design firm, Frank DelleDonne Interiors, Inc. doing high-end residential interiors in NJ and NYC. Residential design was not studied much in the school
Which project, deal or transaction was the “game changer” in the advancement of your career during the last 10 years? The project that had an impact on me was a project in Stamford, CT at 992 Summer St. This was a new low income senior residential building. The residents who moved into this building were living in old run-down units. The building was built
Who are three women – living or dead – that you would like to have drinks with and why? Michelle Obama, Jennifer Lopez and my maternal grandmother, Rosa Mori. I’d ask the First Lady what it was like to put aside her career to help her husband pursue his political dreams. Jennifer, I’d love to bond with her about being a mom of twins.
Which project, deal or transaction was the “game changer” in the advancement of your career during the last 10 years? Planning and designing the Stamford Health Medical Office Facility was a game-changer in my career. Working with the client to evaluate philosophies in the delivery of patient care by demonstrating the efficiencies
Which project, deal or transaction was the “game changer” in the advancement of your career during the last 10 years? I worked on the construction of the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (Bethesda, MD). It was a $700 million design/build project that included the addition of a parking lot, medical office building, hospital addition and the renovation
What are you doing differently in 2019 that has had a positive impact on your career? Getting introduced and trained for Emergency Response Prepareness (ERP) assignments, I believe that it will positively impact not just my career, but also as a person overall in all aspects of life. Putting different hats when
Which project, deal or transaction was the “game changer” in the advancement of your career during the last 10 years? For me the game changer was moving to the Utah/Nevada market and working for the Pella distributor there, in a different position. Learning so much about different aspects of the business in two totally different markets
