Spotlights

2022 Ones to Watch: Ugo DiBiase, CFA, Director, Investments & Finanace at DiBiase Homes

What recent project, transaction or accomplishment are you most proud of? Successfully winning a Gold Prism Award for “Best Mixed-Use Community” for the successful redevelopment, build out, and sell out of a transit-oriented mixed-use project called The Postmark

2022 Ones to Watch: Lorianne Smith, AIA, NCARB, Studio Manager at Jewett Construction

What recent project, transaction or accomplishment are you most proud of? Establishing the in-house architecture department of Jewett Construction has been the most challenging and gratifying undertaking of my career.

2022 Ones to Watch: Stephen Furtado, Director of Business and Finance at Global Learning Charter Public School

What recent project, transaction or accomplishment are you most proud of? The renovation of a convent building into what will be a state-of-the-art STEAM Education Center is a project that has come together after years of searching, planning, and focused, goal-oriented saving.

2022 Ones to Watch: Bobby Williams, Associate Principal at HMFH Architects

What recent project, transaction or accomplishment are you most proud of? For the past six years I have been working on the 196,000 s/f Bristol County Agricultural High School project in Dighton, Mass.

2022 Ones to Watch: Brenda Laurenza, President at Bald Hill Builders

What recent project, transaction or accomplishment are you most proud of? The accomplishment I’m really proud of is that in this last year we hired 14 people, which is a great sign of growth.

2022 Ones to Watch: Eric Doroski, Managing Partner at Zanzibar Capital

What recent project, transaction or accomplishment are you most proud of? While I am proud of all properties we have acquired, The Lynn Portfolio, a 56-unit mixed-use portfolio in Lynn, particularly stands out to me.

2022 Ones to Watch: Carolina Hernandez, Associate AIA, Architectural Designer at QA+M Architecture

What recent project, transaction or accomplishment are you most proud of? WYSH House, Meriden, CT - A multi-family for homeless youth 18-24. The reason I am so proud of this project is because one of the reasons I got into architecture

2022 Ones to Watch: Laura Smulski, CFO at Performance Environmental Services

What does it take to succeed in your specific industry? In our industry, the key to our success has been earning the confidence of our customers and employees. We do this in the finance department by processing and delivering information quickly and accurately, both internally and externally.

2022 Ones to Watch: Kaeleen Price, Portfolio Operations Analyst at Peabody Companies

strong>What does it take to succeed in your specific industry? From my perspective, there are two essential factors needed to succeed in real estate management. First, versatility is critical because no day is ever the same.

2022 Ones to Watch: Shwetha Ravi, Senior Process Engineer at DPS Group

What recent project, transaction or accomplishment are you most proud of? I recently worked on a design where I was needed as a process engineer and project engineer. I managed the budget and schedule while also performing process and equipment design.