Category: Spotlight Content

2021 Women in Construction: Urshula Patel, President and CEO, Lake Contracting, Inc.

2021 Women in Construction: Urshula Patel, President and CEO, Lake Contracting, Inc.

March 26, 2021
What steps have you taken to ensure the continued success of your firm? The success of our firm is based on our relationships with our clients and subcontractors/suppliers, our incredible team members within our firm
2021 Women in Construction: Katherynne Andujar, Assistant Project Manager, Lake Contracting, Inc.

2021 Women in Construction: Katherynne Andujar, Assistant Project Manager, Lake Contracting, Inc.

March 26, 2021
What are you most looking forward to post-pandemic? I am looking forward to going to the field more and visiting job sites. I enjoy seeing the progress of projects from beginning to end.
2021 Women in Construction: Stephanie Mellor, Senior Project Manager, Lake Contracting, Inc.

2021 Women in Construction: Stephanie Mellor, Senior Project Manager, Lake Contracting, Inc.

March 26, 2021
What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months? I am very proud of a recently completed 34,000 s/f interior office renovation for a multinational engineering and design firm
2021 Women in Construction: Natasha Michelson, Human Resources Administrator, Hutter Construction Corp.

2021 Women in Construction: Natasha Michelson, Human Resources Administrator, Hutter Construction Co...

March 26, 2021
How have you adapted and changed in the last 12 months? The construction industry has adapted to a dramatically changing atmosphere affecting day-to-day construction operations. First and foremost, safety is and always should be the number one priority
2021 Women in Construction: Holly Demers, Senior Project Manager, Colliers Project Leaders

2021 Women in Construction: Holly Demers, Senior Project Manager, Colliers Project Leaders

March 26, 2021
How have you adapted and changed in the last 12 months? As this last year has unfolded and the challenges have presented themselves, there have been both positive and negative outcomes in adapting to its trials.
2021 Women in Construction: Teresa Wilson, AIA, ACHA, LEED AP, Fitwel Ambassador, Director, Colliers Project Leaders

2021 Women in Construction: Teresa Wilson, AIA, ACHA, LEED AP, Fitwel Ambassador, Director, Colliers...

March 26, 2021
Why should women consider a career in the A/E/C industry? A career in the A/E/C industry provides multiple opportunities to discover different facets of your profession that you might not have been exposed to during your education
2021 Women in Construction: Kaylee Pingree, Project Accountant, Jewett Construction

2021 Women in Construction: Kaylee Pingree, Project Accountant, Jewett Construction

March 26, 2021
How have you adapted and changed in the last 12 months? In the past 12 months I went from a sports company focused on retail, to fiber optic communication cable manufacturing, and then finally landed in construction.
2021 Women in Construction: Viviane Benchaya, Office Administrator, Acentech

2021 Women in Construction: Viviane Benchaya, Office Administrator, Acentech

March 26, 2021
What are you most looking forward to post-pandemic? On a professional level, I look forward to returning to the office and being surrounded by my colleagues who are all so talented and kind. Zoom can’t replace in-person exchanges.
2021 Women in Construction: Lynn Palmer, Human Resource Manager, Jewett Construction

2021 Women in Construction: Lynn Palmer, Human Resource Manager, Jewett Construction

March 26, 2021
Why should women consider a career in construction? Competitive Salary - A pay gap exists between men and women across most industries. On average, women in the United States earn 80 cents for every dollar a man earns.
2021 Women in Construction: Lauren Biddle, Project Accountant, Jewett Construction

2021 Women in Construction: Lauren Biddle, Project Accountant, Jewett Construction

March 26, 2021
Starting out in the construction business, who or what empowered you? Being a woman and a pregnant woman (first time in 15 or so years that anyone here at Jewett Construction had been pregnant), the staff and executive team treated me with the care and consideration and made me thankful for choosing this company!
2021 Women in Construction: Kelly Ford, Project Manager, TSP Smart Spaces

2021 Women in Construction: Kelly Ford, Project Manager, TSP Smart Spaces

March 26, 2021
Starting out in the construction business, who or what empowered you? I’m a “see an opportunity and take it” kind of personality, and jumped at the chance to assist as the Smart Spaces project list grew.
2021 Women in Construction: Kat Howland, Director of Marketing, Jewett Construction

2021 Women in Construction: Kat Howland, Director of Marketing, Jewett Construction

March 26, 2021
Why should women consider a career in construction? Women are natural problem solvers. Do you love a challenge? Then a career in construction would be perfect for you. Whether you’re in the field or meeting with other project stakeholders