What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months? Windover recently completed a life science lab fitout project, and as the Estimator it was both challenging and rewarding for me. The project was complex in part because the end users were multiple user groups
What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months? I was fortunate to be a part of a recent Shawmut build for Future Chefs in Boston. A non-profit started by Toni Elka in 2008, Future Chefs provides youth with mentorship as well as life
Why should women consider a career in construction? Women should consider a career in construction because there’s no better feeling than being able to see the result of a project that you managed and developed with your team from start to completion.
Why should woman consider a career in construction? Woman should consider a career in construction for the strong team building aspects that can be new, unique and specific to each job. Work in construction yields tangible, visible results and there is tremendous pride in seeing the contributions of your work
What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months? My greatest professional achievement during the last 12 months has been supporting two key clients as they pursued new transactions that were outside their traditional acquisitions criteria.
What are you most looking forward to post-pandemic? Once we get through the pandemic, I am looking forward to working more freely with the men and women on job sites. I am also looking forward to being able to celebrate company events with my co-workers.
Starting out in the construction business, who or what empowered you? The Fire Protection team I have working with me at E.M Duggan has empowered me to take on new challenges and expand my knowledge. But I have always been empowered by being able to see a project go from drawings to reality
What are you most looking forward to post-pandemic? In addition to seeing my elderly parents, who live on the West coast, I am most looking forward to the camaraderie of my fellow Bostonians that can’t be replicated while social distancing;
Starting out in the construction business, who or what empowered you? My time at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy prepared me well to step into a new field- being involved in the regiment you learn structure, and how to put your head down to reach new goals.
Starting out in the construction business, who or what empowered you? After working for a management consulting firm for 20 years, the principal retired and closed the business. So, I had to reinvent myself and thankfully, there are quite a few construction companies in my area
