Spotlights
2023 Women in Construction: Janet Tse, Northstar Project & Real Estate Services
What made you interested in seeking a career in the AEC industry? After watching Extreme Engineering’s Tokyo’s Sky City episode, I was inspired to design the world’s most signature buildings one day and started my career as a structural engineer.2023 Women in Construction: Molly Straut, Patriquin Architects
What made you interested in seeking a career in the AEC industry? Growing up I became very passionate about design, social equity, and caring for the environment. I found an intersection of these passions within architecture.
2023 Women in Construction: Aline VanDingstee, Gale Associates, Inc.
What made you interested in seeking a career in the AEC industry? I have always been interested in math, science, and architecture. I grew up in Brazil and attended a high school that had the option of taking technical courses in the afternoon.2023 Women in Construction: Bree Sullivan, Gale Associates, Inc.
What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months? The Norton, Mass. School Department Athletic Campus reconstruction has been my most recent notable project. This project included two synthetic turf multi-purpose fields, an eight-lane2023 Women in Construction: Jeanette Penniman, Patriquin Architects
What made you interested in seeking a career in the AEC industry? I was originally drawn to the AEC industry for its tremendous impact on energy and climate change, and the potential to address these challenges positively and creatively.
2023 Women in Construction: Jacklyn Marks, Gale Associates, Inc.
What made you interested in seeking a career in the AEC industry? My career in the engineering industry began in an untraditional way. I started out as an administrative assistant for Gale Associates, Inc. in 2013 and was inspired by the collaborative and supportive2023 Women in Construction: Shannon Terriaca, NEI General Contracting
What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months? Most of my projects are moderate rehabs in occupied multifamily properties. These types of projects present a multitude of constraints when it comes to scheduling and facilitating work.
2023 Women in Construction: Alicia Hobart, Commodore Builders
What tips or advice would you offer to other women who are considering entering the construction industry? I’d say, go for it! There is no industry like the construction industry. It has been ten years and still nothing beats seeing a project go2023 Women in Construction: Kimberly Kilroy, Gale Associates, Inc.
What made you interested in seeking a career in the AEC industry? I was drawn to engineering because I have always preferred math and science to the humanities. When I began college as an undecided engineering major, it was the concrete canoe team that first piqued my interest in civil engineering.2023 Women in Construction: Nada Jaber, NEI General Contracting
What tips or advice would you offer to other women who are considering entering the construction industry? Six years ago, I made the most daring change in my career, I took a leap of faith and left the nutrition field for construction management and today I couldn’t be more grateful.