Spotlights

2022 Women in Construction: Deborah Keller, P.E., Director of Engineering at Merrill Engineers and Land Surveyors

Within your firm, who has helped you succeed within the industry? How have they helped you? Merrill provides a great team environment where we all support each other.

2022 Women in Construction: Angela Botto, Design Engineer at Merrill Engineers and Land Surveyors

What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months? I started my career full time two years ago and in the past year I started managing my own projects. My greatest achievement was managing the first project and seeing it through from the feasibility stage to construction.

2022 Women in Construction: Caroline Rees, P.E., Design Engineer at Cavanaro Consulting

Starting out in the construction business, who or what empowered you? I began my career in Denver, Colorado, with a student internship that turned into permanent employment with the federal government, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. The bureau offered a rotation program for new engineers that provided me with field experience on large-scale construction jobs.

2022 Women in Construction: Carmen Hudson, P.E., Project Engineer at Cavanaro Consulting

What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months? Cohasset Harbor project. This projects consists of the revitalization of Cohasset Harbor. Two existing harbor properties containing dilapidated buildings will be redeveloped as mixed-use properties with commercial

2022 Women in Construction: Deana Boumitri, P.L.S, E.I.T, Survey Manager at Merrill Engineers and Land Surveyors

What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months? The project(s) that always stand out are ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys. They are usually large-scale sites and can get very involved.

2022 Women in Construction: Giuliana Zelada, Associate Principal at Simpson Gumpertz & Heger

What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months? My team and I completed an 80-foot-deep support of excavation system in Portland, ME, last summer. I was the project manager and design lead.

2022 Women in Construction: Tracy Routhier, Senior Project Manager at Fontaine Bros., Inc.

Starting out in the construction business, who or what empowered you? At the start of my career, I worked as an office manager for a general contractor. The longer I was there, the more I realized ultimately that I wanted to become a project manager.

2022 Women in Construction: Elizabeth Wambui, Director of Diversity Inclusion & Community Impact at Fontaine Bros., Inc.

What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months? I feel incredibly honored to have this opportunity to build on the diversity efforts that Fontaine began to implement. Getting to work with the entire team as we work with our project

2022 Women in Construction: Victoria Fagan, AIA, LEED GA, Architectural Designer at The S/L/A/M Collaborative

When you’re not busy, what is your go to book or podcast to help you unwind? The perfect place for me to unwind is at the golf course. From collegiate tournaments to networking events, golf has given me the opportunity to increase creativity and my ability to solve problems.

2022 Women in Construction: Kathryn Packtor, PLA, Landscape Architect and Associate at The S/L/A/M Collaborative

What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months? I’d like to highlight our landscape master planning work at Kent School. The history of the campus and its stunning location offer inspiring elements for an impassioned designer,