Spotlights

2020 Ones to Watch: Michael Pomposelli, Executive Director at JP Morgan

What led you to your current profession? I had bounced around in a couple of different roles before heading back to graduate school. During this time, I started looking at industries and spent many hours interviewing alumni.

2020 Ones to Watch: Lori Ferriss, AIA, PE, LEED AP BD+C, Director of Sustainability and Climate Action at Goody Clancy

What led you to your current profession? When I was about 4 or 5 years old, my family frequently visited a historic reenactment village, where people dressed in costume. There was something incredibly powerful in the preservation of that environment.

2020 Ones to Watch: Allison LaGuardia, President at ALL Media

Which project, deal, or transaction was the “game-changer” in the advancement of your career? As an advertising agency for small to mid size companies, taking on a Commercial Construction company was a game changer.

2020 Ones to Watch: Allison O’Neill, P.E., Senior Structural Engineer at Gale Associates, Inc.

How do you contribute to your community or your profession? I enjoy volunteering as the Girls Ice Hockey Director for our community’s town hockey program and coaching my daughter’s hockey teams.

2020 Ones to Watch: Elliott Hambrook, P.E., Senior Engineer at Gale Associates, Inc.

What led you to your current profession? From an early age, I had an interest in the functional aspects of architectural design, using critical thinking to solve problems. I was fortunate enough to receive computer-aided design training

2020 Ones to Watch: Jason Wagner, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Senior Architect at Gale Associates, Inc.

What advice can you offer to someone who is interested in a career in your industry? Although good design is essential, developing good relationships with clients for whom you are designing is the key to your future career in the industry.

2020 Ones to Watch: Dan Ray, Vice President of Preconstruction and Design at Jewett Construction

How do you contribute to your community or your profession? I sit on the board for a non-profit in my home town that is actively planning and fundraising for a museum and aquarium facility adjacent to the Cocheco River in Dover, NH.

2020 Ones to Watch: Greg Stewart, Senior Vice President at Jewett Construction

Which project, deal, or transaction was the “game-changer” in the advancement of your career? Several years ago at Jewett, we committed to diversifying the industries we work in on a regular basis.

2020 Ones to Watch: Brett Pelletier, Chief Operating Officer at Kirk&Company Real Estate Counselors

Which project, deal, or transaction was the “game-changer” in the advancement of your career? In 2019 advised the owners of the last remaining open parcel of land on Newbury St. in the Back Bay on a disposition strategy that

2020 Ones to Watch: Brandon Carr, Senior Project Manager at DiPrete Engineering

What advice can you offer to someone who is interested in a career in your industry? Earlier in my career, I would sometimes find myself too focused on just the design aspects of a project without taking into account the outside pieces of the project