Category: Spotlight Content

2021 Women in Construction: Leslie Fanger, RLA Senior Landscape Architect Project Manager, Bohler

2021 Women in Construction: Leslie Fanger, RLA Senior Landscape Architect Project Manager, Bohler

March 26, 2021
What are you most looking forward to post-pandemic? Like many, I look most forward to hugging the people I love. Why should women consider a career in the A/E/C industry? It’s never boring! No two projects are the same.
2021 Women in Construction: Lucia Johnston, Project Manager, Network Design and Construction, Inc.

2021 Women in Construction: Lucia Johnston, Project Manager, Network Design and Construction, Inc.

March 26, 2021
Starting out in the A/E/C business, who or what empowered you? When I went to start my career, I went with my portfolio to meet with different firms. At one of my first appointments I knocked on the door to the office suite to find one person
2021 Women in Construction: Nicole Phillips, Senior Project Manager, Network Design and Construction, Inc.

2021 Women in Construction: Nicole Phillips, Senior Project Manager, Network Design and Construction...

March 26, 2021
What was your greatest achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months? The greatest achievement was the renovation project of an occupied health care facility. Due to the pandemic the construction industry faced challenges.
2021 Women in Construction: Nikki Dunham, Project Engineer, Network Design and Construction, Inc.

2021 Women in Construction: Nikki Dunham, Project Engineer, Network Design and Construction, Inc.

March 26, 2021
Why should women consider a career in the A/E/C industry? The A/E/C industry is constantly evolving. It is not just a career for men; Women can be extremely successful in it as well. Being able to see the project from start to finish
2021 Women in Construction: Pam Corey, Associate - Construction Administrator, SLAM Collaborative

2021 Women in Construction: Pam Corey, Associate - Construction Administrator, SLAM Collaborative

March 26, 2021
What was your greatest achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months? Construction completion of the 370,000 s/f Weaver High School in Hartford, CT. This notable, $120 million renovation of the existing 45-year-old school
2021 Women in Construction: Heather Van Deusen, Senior Associate, SLAM Collaborative

2021 Women in Construction: Heather Van Deusen, Senior Associate, SLAM Collaborative

March 26, 2021
How have you adapted and changed in the last 12 months? My concept of the workplace is more fluid than it was a year ago. Pre-pandemic I was very much invested in being at the office and rarely worked remotely, though I had the technical capability to do so.
2021 Women in Construction: Johanne Griffin, Associate, Project Architect, SLAM Collaborative

2021 Women in Construction: Johanne Griffin, Associate, Project Architect, SLAM Collaborative

March 26, 2021
Why should women consider a career in the A/E/C industry? COVID-19 underscores how interconnected we all are. Working in design and construction allows you to use your creative and technical abilities to benefit others.
2021 Women in Construction: Mahreana Hopson, Structural Engineer, SLAM Collaborative

2021 Women in Construction: Mahreana Hopson, Structural Engineer, SLAM Collaborative

March 26, 2021
What steps have you taken to ensure the continued success of your firm? As an A/E firm, on a growth curve and requiring more architects, I encouraged SLAM’s structural department to recruit new engineers by attending local career fairs.
2021 Women in Construction: Kate Shing, BIM Manager, Callahan Construction Managers

2021 Women in Construction: Kate Shing, BIM Manager, Callahan Construction Managers

March 26, 2021
What steps have you taken to ensure the continued success of your firm? Building a foundation. Creating best practices and relationships that makeup who you are as a company and honoring them.
2021 Women in Construction: Jessica Anthony, Director of Internal Operations, Callahan Construction Managers

2021 Women in Construction: Jessica Anthony, Director of Internal Operations, Callahan Construction ...

March 26, 2021
What steps have you taken to ensure the continued success of your firm? I invest in our people. Callahan Construction Managers can only be as good as the people we employ to represent us.
2021 Women in Construction: Danna Day Ransom, Principal and Director of Marketing, Copley Wolff Design Group, Inc.

2021 Women in Construction: Danna Day Ransom, Principal and Director of Marketing, Copley Wolff Desi...

March 26, 2021
What are you most looking forward to post-pandemic? In addition to spending time with my family and friends, I am actually looking forward to returning to the office and seeing everyone in person! Working from home has its conveniences
2021 Women in Construction: Christine Wilson, Associate, Copley Wolff Design Group, Inc.

2021 Women in Construction: Christine Wilson, Associate, Copley Wolff Design Group, Inc.

March 26, 2021
What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months? Construction on my first two playground projects for Boston Parks was completed in late 2020 and opened to very eager children.