Spotlights

2025 Women in Construction: April Noyes, Pariseault Builders

What is one project or achievement in your career that you are most proud of, and how did it impact your organization or community? Charitable work has shaped me and serves as a guiding principle in my professional life. I volunteer with organizations such as Habitat for Humanity, Rosie’s House, and Ronald McDonald House.

2025 Women in Construction: Melissa Field, Fulcrum Associates, LLC

What trends or innovations do you believe will shape the future of your field, and how are you positioning yourself (or your firm) to be at the forefront? I believe virtual reality training will have a profound impact on emerging professionals across all industries, not just in construction management.

2025 Women in Construction: Corinne Disenhof, Sanborn, Head & Associates, Inc.

What trends or innovations do you believe will shape the future of your field, and how are you positioning yourself (or your firm) to be at the forefront? Advances in data collection and processing technologies are driving innovation throughout our field. Many traditional methodologies

2025 Women in Construction: Anastasie Duffaut, Callahan Construction Managers

What is one project or achievement in your career that you are most proud of, and how did it impact your organization or community? I was proud to lead a community initiative transforming a women’s shelter via beautification and reorganization. The facility lost its welcoming atmosphere

2025 Women in Construction: Leigh Macedo, Sanborn, Head & Associates, Inc.

What is one project or achievement in your career that you are most proud of, and how did it impact your organization or community? I am most proud of the culmination of projects completed over my career in aggregate. Whether providing geotechnical consulting for the development of a 34-acre warehouse

2025 Women in Construction: Jennifer Hocherman, AIA, SV Design

What is one project or achievement in your career that you are most proud of, and how did it impact your organization or community? The Glen T. MacLeod Cape Ann YMCA was a transformative project for me, my team, the YMCA membership and the greater community. Our team was lucky to work with such a fantastic client

2025 Women in Construction: Susan Shelby, FSMPS, CPSM, ABCP, Rhino PR

What trends or innovations do you believe will shape the future of your field, and how are you positioning yourself (or your firm) to be at the forefront? It is increasingly difficult to stand out in today’s crowded marketplace and to find the best way to reach your target audience with compelling content.

2025 Women in Construction: Julie Pimentel, Acella Construction Corp.

What trends or innovations do you believe will shape the future of your field, and how are you positioning yourself (or your firm) to be at the forefront? Having a multifaceted and cross-trained team. Having two or three university degrees is certainly valuable, but having real world skills

2025 Women in Construction: Jordan Biggar, DPR Construction

What is one project or achievement in your career that you are most proud of, and how did it impact your organization or community? I recently had the opportunity to lead DPR’s preconstruction team in developing a GMP for a confidential pharmaceutical client’s new headquarters.

2025 Women in Construction: Katy Tassmer, Columbia

What is one project or achievement in your career that you are most proud of, and how did it impact your organization or community? Five years ago, my colleagues and I embarked on a brand refresh. It was a comprehensive and invaluable process that involved identifying