Category: Connecticut
2020 Women Who Build Spotlight: Monica Perez del Rio, Pirie Associates
February 21, 2020
What would you tell your daughter about entering this profession? Architecture has enormously changed over the past decades. Not a long time ago, architecture was exclusively a male profession where the architect was very often seen as arrogant and unapproachable.
2020 Women Who Build Spotlight: Melissa Kops, Pirie Associates
February 21, 2020
If your life were made into a movie, what actor would you want to portray you and why? Natalie Portman because she is incredibly talented, but also doesn’t take herself too seriously.
2020 Women Who Build Spotlight: Michelle Lanney, Amenta Emma Architects
February 21, 2020
What are you planning to do differently in 2020 to have a positive impact on your career? I would like to improve my collaboration skills and become better at navigating the many different personalities that may be a part of a single discussion.
2020 Women Who Build Spotlight: Andrea Olson, Amenta Emma Architects
February 21, 2020
What are you planning to do differently in 2020 to have a positive impact on your career? After a career change from accounting to design, I worked in environments focused primarily on space planning, programming and interior architecture.
2020 Women Who Build Spotlight: Rachel Fish, Resource Options
February 21, 2020
What are you planning to do differently in 2020 to have a positive impact on your career? In our business of staffing the A/E/C industry I have learned a lot over the past few years about how to build lasting relationships. This is a key element to what we do
2020 Women Who Build Spotlight: Jean Carroon, Goody Clancy
February 21, 2020
Which project, deal, or transaction was the “game changer” in the advancement of your career during the last 10 years? It was exactly 10 years ago that John Wiley & Sons published my book “Sustainable Preservation; Greening Existing Buildings
2020 Women Who Build Spotlight: Jennifer Sweet, Haley & Aldrich, Inc.
February 21, 2020
Which project, deal, or transaction was the “game changer” in the advancement of your career during the last 10 years? One of the first projects I was engaged to serve as a licensed site professional (LSP) for was a large property with
2020 Women Who Build Spotlight: Katherine Dilawari, Haley & Aldrich, Inc.
February 21, 2020
Which project, deal, or transaction was the “game changer” in the advancement of your career during the last 10 years? One of my most challenging projects was construction of a building with a 70-ft deep underground parking garage.
2020 Women Who Build Spotlight: Catherine Schoenenberger, Stay Safe Traffic Products, Inc.
February 21, 2020
What motivated you to step out on your own? I was running a business as if it were my own anyway, without the support or influence of the actual owner, so why not do it as my own really. I believed I could, so I did.
2020 Women Who Build Spotlight: Siggy Pfendler, Columbia
February 21, 2020
What would you tell your daughter about entering this profession? Construction is not an easy profession. Period. If you work hard and know your stuff, you can excel and succeed. You need to have a solid understanding of the technical side
2020 Women Who Build Spotlight: Jane Milas, Garcia & Milas, P.C.
February 21, 2020
What are you planning to do differently in 2020 to have a positive impact on your career? Because I’ve been practicing in the areas of construction and commercial litigation for 34 years, I look at this question as not so much a matter of what
2020 Women Who Build Spotlight: Wendy Zang, Helbling & Associates
February 21, 2020
What would you tell your daughter about entering this profession? I’m blessed with two sons, but I would tell them, as well as my niece, that it is an amazing time to enter the A/E/C industry. There is a growing wave of recognition that diversity matters.
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