Category: Spotlight Content

2026 Women in Construction: Farah Murphy, JJ Welch

2026 Women in Construction: Farah Murphy, JJ Welch

February 27, 2026
What current or recently completed project, accomplishment or initiative are you most excited about, and why does it matter for your team, clients or community? I was the project manager for Elephantine Bakery, a cafe run by a local husband and wife team, in the
2026 Women in Construction: Liz Mason, Green Leaf Construction

2026 Women in Construction: Liz Mason, Green Leaf Construction

February 27, 2026
What current or recently completed project, accomplishment or initiative are you most excited about, and why does it matter for your team, clients or community? The initiative I am most excited about is my new role as director of preconstruction at Green Leaf
2026 Women in Construction: Paula Balcius, Fulcrum Associates, LLC

2026 Women in Construction: Paula Balcius, Fulcrum Associates, LLC

February 27, 2026
What do you wish more women knew about the opportunities available in the construction industry today? Construction doesn’t lack opportunity for women – it lacks awareness of where the power sits. Project
2026 Women in Construction: Bianca Santos, Callahan Construction Managers

2026 Women in Construction: Bianca Santos, Callahan Construction Managers

February 27, 2026
What do you wish more women knew about the opportunities available in the construction industry today? It is not as scary as it looks. In a predominantly male field, I see more and more women, with the trade partners and GC side.
2026 Women in Construction: Izabela Kennedy, SV Design Architecture + Interiors

2026 Women in Construction: Izabela Kennedy, SV Design Architecture + Interiors

February 27, 2026
What is one piece of advice or perspective you would share with women beginning their careers in the construction industry? In architecture, I encourage everyone to seek firms where they can experience the full spectrum of the
2026 Women in Construction: Amanda Plourde, NCIDQ IIDA, Timberline Construction Corp.

2026 Women in Construction: Amanda Plourde, NCIDQ IIDA, Timberline Construction Corp.

February 27, 2026
What do you wish more women knew about the opportunities available in the construction industry today? Many people underestimate the range of interior design roles in construction. Beyond furniture and finishes, interior designers coordinate with MEP systems, detail materials, resolve clashes, and collaborate directly with trades on site.
2026 Women in Construction: Rochelle Conroy, Auburn Construction

2026 Women in Construction: Rochelle Conroy, Auburn Construction

February 27, 2026
What current or recently completed project, accomplishment or initiative are you most excited about, and why does it matter for your team, clients or community? One recently completed project I’m most excited about is the expansive exterior and interior renovation for Holy Cross
2026 Women in Construction: Petra Leone Steriti, AMCON

2026 Women in Construction: Petra Leone Steriti, AMCON

February 27, 2026
Advice for women starting their careers: Find an experienced business woman as a mentor and work (not necessarily in the same company) with her over a year or two, even longer if that’s possible. She doesn’t
2026 Women in Construction: Melissa Baldwin, NEI General Contracting

2026 Women in Construction: Melissa Baldwin, NEI General Contracting

February 27, 2026
Advice for women starting their careers: Don’t be intimidated by the fact that construction is still predominantly male. The opportunities for women in this industry continue to grow each year, and that momentum
2026 Women in Construction: Megan Kukal Sabourin, J. Calnan & Associates

2026 Women in Construction: Megan Kukal Sabourin, J. Calnan & Associates

February 27, 2026
What current or recently completed project, accomplishment or initiative are you most excited about, and why does it matter for your team, clients or community? Having the opportunity to manage a project out of the ground - the lab development for Anchor Line
2026 Women in Construction: Molly Titus, DiPrete Engineering

2026 Women in Construction: Molly Titus, DiPrete Engineering

February 27, 2026
What current or recently completed project, accomplishment or initiative are you most excited about, and why does it matter for your team, clients or community? I am most excited about the DiPrete internship program and the registered survey apprenticeship program.
Show me the comps - Valuing real estate is an art and a science. Use the science to inform the art. - by David Skinner

Show me the comps - Valuing real estate is an art and a science. Use the science to inform the art. ...

February 27, 2026
I have a friend who, back in COVID-19, used to work at one of the middle market private equity industrial real estate funds in Eastern Massachusetts. This firm would likely be upset that I just called them middle-market, and