Spotlights

2022 Women in Construction: Katie Hayes, HR Manager at Tecta America NE & WeatherGuard

What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months? Learning how to keep people safe/productive/grounded in this industry during the pandemic. COVID impacted employees from so many sides: their work lives

2022 Women in Construction: Bianca Carlson Development Associate The Procopio Companies

What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months? Over the past year, I’ve moved into a more centralized role at Procopio, helping our projects’ day-to-day operations.

2022 Women in Construction: Lori Smith, Studio Manager at Jewett Construction

What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months? Establishing the Architecture Department at Jewett. Most architects dream of having their own firm. To be able to create that within Jewett, with the unwavering support and encouragement of the leadership here has been a dream come true.

2022 Women in Construction: Tetiana Likhanova, Architectural Job Captain at Jewett Construction

What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months? During this year I’ve transitioned from working in a branding agency as an architectural visualizer to my current position as architectural job captain at Jewett Construction.

2022 Women in Construction: Kat Howland, Vice President of Employment Brand & Talent at Jewett Construction

What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months? Jewett Construction has completely refreshed our internship program for 2022 and we are excited to launch it this upcoming summer. I encourage all construction management students to reach out to me on LinkedIn to learn more.

2022 Women in Construction: Shannon Montini Project Coordinator Jewett Construction

What tips or advice would you offer to other women who are considering entering the construction industry? Working in male dominated industry should not be scary, but empowering. I came from a background in healthcare, so starting in this industry has been a huge jump for me.

2022 Women in Construction: Sarah McGillicuddy, Director of Business Development at BR+A Consulting Engineers

What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months? Starting a new role at BR+A, a relationship-driven one no less, three weeks before a global pandemic turned everyone’s world upside down definitely ranks high among personal career challenges

2022 Women in Construction: Molly Titus, PE, Senior Project Manager at DiPrete Engineering

Within your firm, who has helped you succeed within the industry? How have they helped you? The leadership at DiPrete Engineering provides constant support through mentoring, varied project types, and decades of experience. They truly strive to empower everyone to work with their strengths and areas of interest.

2022 Women in Construction: Laurie Webber, Assistant Director of Safety at Erland Construction, Inc.

Within your firm, who has helped you succeed within the industry? How have they helped you? Erland has shown how much they value me and my female colleagues–providing us with multiple opportunities to develop our skills, grow in our roles,

2022 Women in Construction: Jaclyn Hazlett, Project Manager at Erland Construction, Inc.

What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months? My greatest professional achievement over the last 12 months was obtaining my Project Management Professional certificate from Wentworth Institute of Technology.