How have you adapted and changed in the last 12 months? I certainly appreciate that I can work in a more focused manner without the constant stream of interruptions that comes from being in an open office. I am also much more aware of the stresses that I was living with every day before WFH.
Why should women consider a career in the A/E/C industry? I took one of those career placement tests in high school and I was no closer to knowing what I wanted to do. I actually started out in college as a Physical Education major, switched to Business and went on to get an MBA in Information Technology Management.
Starting out in the construction business, who or what empowered you? My parents always told me I could do anything I put my mind to, and I ran with that always in the back of my head – it gave me a great starting point in life. Working for two incredibly hard-working, smart and talented women
How have you adapted and changed in the last 12 months? As a general contractor, the most obvious way we have had to adapt is in our safety protocols on the construction sites. We adjusted our safety programs to keep up with ever-changing governmental guidelines so that we can continue
What was your greatest achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months? Without a doubt, my most notable achievement has been acting as CM&B’s COVID guru. With offices in Massachusetts and New York, and project sites throughout New England and the Tri-State area
What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months? Getting to where I am today; I started out in the company as a young girl and was able to work in all facets of the company
Starting out in the construction business, who or what empowered you? My dad was an associate professor at Wentworth and on weekends he would bring me to the campus when he was teaching a class, where I would wander around the property. My dad was my rock and he pushed
Starting out in the construction business, who or what empowered you? My mother worked in real estate on the Cape and I helped her out during the summer. I have a degree in arts education but hadn’t realized you could leverage art and real estate as a career. I started at the Boston Architectural College (BAC) before transferring to NESAD
Why should women consider a career in construction? What is most empowering about being a woman in the construction sector is to see your design come to life. Women should consider a career in construction/interior design because you have the power to influence how people work
How have you adapted and changed in the last 12 months? I enjoyed taking advantage of spending more time with my husband and daughter while being able to work from home full time. This created a different type of juggling act of schedules and priorities including the line between work life and home life.
