Boston Chapter of PWC Names Board of Directors

Boston – The Boston Chapter of Professional Women in Construction (PWC) announced its emergence into the A/E/C industry association landscape in Massachusetts.

PWC Boston recently presented is inaugural board of directors.

  • President: Diana Nicklaus, president and CEO, saam architecture. Member of the Boston Executive Leadership Team and Boston Operations Committee.
  • Vice president: Sara Bryan, partner, Murtha Cullina LLP. Member of the Boston Executive Leadership Team and Boston Operations Committee.
  • Vice president: Sarah McGillicuddy, director of marketing and business development at Acentech. Member of the Boston Executive Leadership Team and chair of programs and events Committee.
  • Treasurer: Ben Sawa, director of marketing at GEI Consultants. Member of the Boston Executive Leadership Team and Boston Operations Committee.
  • Moderator: Rachel Woodhouse, principal/director of operations at Dyer Brown Architects. Member of the Boston Executive Leadership Team and Boston Operations Committee.

Directors include:

  • Chelsea Christenson, project manager of Nitsch Engineering. Member of theBoston Programs and Events Committee.
  • Caroline Fitzgerald, director of business development for BOND. Chair of the Boston Membership and Sponsorship Committee.
  • Emily Hopps, associate principal of Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc. Chair of the Boston Marketing and Communications Committee.
  • Deborah Myers, president of DMLA. Member of the Boston Programs and Events Committee.
  • Susan Wisler, principal at Architectural Engineers, Inc. Member, the Boston Operations Committee.
  • Shelley Vanderweil, principal at Vanderweil. Chair of the Boston Outreach and Scholarship Committee.

Formed through the collective effort of seasoned A/E/C professionals, the newest PWC chapter has a mission to connect, promote, and advance women in the A/E/C industry, and actively engages women and men from A/E/C and affiliated firms.

“The PWC Boston Board of Directors is thrilled to announce the formation of a new PWC chapter in Massachusetts. Much of 2018 has been spent establishing our goals, recruiting committee members, and launching with our first three events. We believe that 2019 is primed for relevant programming that speaks to the nature of A/E/C business in Boston,” said Diana Nicklaus, president and CEO of saam architecture and PWC Boston chapter president. “The board looks forward to continuing the growth of our membership and becoming a known entity and preferred resource in the Boston market in 2019.”