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2023 Women in Construction: Dina Soliman, Gorman Richardson Lewis Architects
March 31, 2023
What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months? The most notable project I have worked on recently is the renovation of Christa McAuliffe Center at the Framingham State University. The project is currently under construction.
2023 Women in Construction: Lee Sullivan, Lion’s Head Cost Consultants, Inc.
March 31, 2023
What made you interested in seeking a career in the AEC industry? As a child, I built towers with wooden blocks and LEGOs. I made dams of mossy rocks to test water power in the brook. My grandmother fed my curiosity, pointing out mansard roofs and the difference
2023 Women in Construction: Jennifer Taranto, Structure Tone (STO Building Group)
March 31, 2023
How are you involved in community organizations and/or charities? I feel strongly about sustainability, and that giving back to my community is essential. In 2007 I partnered with others to create Built Environment Plus, the local green building non-profit, and I’m currently board chair.
2023 Women in Construction: Rachel Wiley, CM&B
March 31, 2023
What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months? The Dana Hall Classroom Building Project in Wellesley, MA, is one of my most notable projects in the last 12 months.
2023 Women in Construction: Carrie Medeiros, DPR Construction
March 31, 2023
What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months? Seven months ago I stepped out of my comfort zone and after 5 years in the industry I made the move in my career path to choose a company whose values aligned to my own.
2023 Women in Construction: Amy Fahey, Colantonio Inc.
March 31, 2023
What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months? My greatest professional achievement over the past year has been to implement a successful public relations campaign with a terrific publicist. We have increased our firm’s visibility and credibility through
2023 Women in Construction: Kimberly Joyce, Colantonio Inc.
March 31, 2023
What made you interested in seeking a career in the AEC industry? When I was young, I was fascinated by buildings and how things go together. I spent a lot of time as a kid helping my father fix things and working with tools. I built toys and puzzles and bookcases.
2023 Women in Construction: Karen Vecchione, Colantonio Inc.
March 31, 2023
How are you involved in community organizations and/or charities? I am the lead volunteer for the MA National Guard Family Programs, where we help military families who struggle with financial, transportation and home maintenance issues. We help them take advantage of all the benefits and resources available to them.
2023 Women in Construction: Kylie Williams, Colantonio Inc.
March 31, 2023
What tips or advice would you offer to other women who are considering entering the construction industry? I love this question because there are so many wonderful things about construction and about being a woman in it. Historically, it was seen as a “man’s business”, and some of the old guard still feel this way.
2023 Women in Construction: Leah Stanton, Weston & Sampson
March 31, 2023
What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months? I love solving our clients’ most complicated water treatment projects, and the one I’m most proud of is the recent upgrade to the Peabody water treatment plant.
2023 Women in Construction: Brittany Danikas, Weston & Sampson
March 31, 2023
What made you interested in seeking a career in the AEC industry? I became interested in the AEC industry because I felt I needed a change and felt that my background in legal, ethics, and compliance could translate to the AEC industry. Beginning as an administrative assistant, I used my skills and combined them with the new information I was being taught.
2023 Women in Construction: Courtney Sullivan, Weston & Sampson
March 31, 2023
What made you interested in seeking a career in the AEC industry? I grew up in construction. My dad owns and operates a residential construction company. He takes pride in his craft and is the hardest working person I know. Although our jobs are different, he is the epitome of leading by example.
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