Women In Construction

PWC Boston 2019-20 Board of Directors
Boston –The Boston Chapter of Professional Women in Construction (PWC Boston) announced its transition of officers and board of directors after its first full year in operation. Formed through the collective effort of seasoned AEC professionals, the chapter’s mission is to connect, promote, and advance women in the AEC industry, and actively engages women and […]

PWC CT Announces 2019-2020 Board of Directors
Hartford, CT – The Professional Women in Construction Connecticut Chapter (PWC CT) recently welcomed their new board of directors for the 2019-2020 program year, which began on July 1st. Board officers and directors are elected by the PWC CT chapter members. Roxanne Perugino, LEED, ID & C, of STV-DPM, a client-oriented owner’s representative consulting […]

Registration Now Open for WiMI Conference
Chicago – MCAA and MSCA will be hosting the first Women in the Mechanical Industry Conference, bringing together women leaders from across the country. The conference will be held June 24 to 26 in Chicago. All women employed by an MSCA or MCAA member company are encouraged to join the conference. The program will feature […]

Kelly Named AGC BWiC Award Winner
Milford, MA – Nora Kelly has been selected a winner of the Associated General Contractors of Massachusetts’ Building Women in Construction (BWiC) 2019 Inspire Awards. Kelly, assistant project manager at Consigli Construction Co., has worked on laboratories for AbbVie Bioresearch Corporation and UMass Medical Center and has focused on several projects at Beth Israel Deaconess […]

Shawmut Celebrates WIC Week
Boston – Shawmut Design and Construction recently hosted a breakfast in partnership with the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) to celebrate the conclusion of National Women in Construction Week. The event, held at Shawmut’s Boston office, brought together more than 150 trade professionals and executives to honor women as a visible component in […]

From Honey to Madame Chairman: A Retrospective
by Ingeborg Hegemann My first memorable construction oversight job was for a wetland mitigation project where the contractor really did call me “honey” and I was inexperienced, worried, and nervous. But the wetland ended up doing fine and DEP told me, “You did it, this works!” Since that time, I’ve been involved with innumerable and […]

NECA Boston Celebrates NAWIC’s Women in Construction Week 2019
Boston – The NECA Boston Chapter proudly joined with Massachusetts construction industry organizations in celebrating National Women in Construction (NAWIC) Women in Construction Week , March 3 through March 9. The event highlighted the diverse and critical roles women play at all levels of the construction industry. NECA Boston Chapter has many outstanding women among its membership, who have made significant contributions to all […]

WIC Profile: Alex Banks
Alex Banks is a project manager at Timberline Construction Corporation. She is the newest team member at the firm and brings over six years of experience in the construction industry. She has a Bachelor of Science in architecture from Wentworth Institute of Technology and is currently pursuing her Master of Business Administration with a focus […]

WIC Profile: Danielle Skilling
Danielle Skilling is the community affairs specialist in Massachusetts for Gilbane Building Company. In this role, she ensures all Gilbane projects in the Boston area are compliant with the company’s internal workforce diversity goals, as well the Boston Resident Job Program. Nearly 30 years after being told that construction “wasn’t for girls,” Skilling has now established […]