PWC National to honor four women at luncheon on May 19

According to Professional Women in Construction (PWC) national president Lenore Janis, the final selections of honorees have been made for PWC national's annual Salute to Women of Achievement luncheon to be held on Tuesday, May 19, from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at The Yale Club. Janis said, "We've assembled a truly stellar group. These women serve as a powerful inspiration to countless others." Honoree Frances Huppert, FAIA, associate VP capital project management, Columbia University, manages and oversees a 40-person staff of architects, engineers, historic preservationists and construction professionals and is responsible for the adaptive reuse of and major renovations to existing buildings, infrastructure, and new building construction. As the director of Design Studio 3 at the N.Y.C. School Construction Authority (SCA), honoree Maria Gomez, P.E., is in charge of the 120 in-house architects and engineers designing and reviewing the schools in the SCA's $13.1 billion five-year Capital Plan, which will include 26 schools ,14,000 new seats citywide, set to open in 22 newly constructed buildings at the start of the 2009-10 school year. Honoree Barbara Armand, the president and CEO of Armand Corp., founded her construction management firm in 1991 and has propelled it to growth. Armand Corp. has either primed or acted as sub-consultant for American Airlines International Terminal, JFK Airport; Brigantine Connector project (Atlantic City); and the Philadelphia School District Capital Improvement Program. Honoree Kay Lee, general sales manager for SimplexGrinnell's N.Y.C. district office, manages a business portfolio of well over $25 million for the strategic sales growth of the firm's fire and life-safety protection business in the metro area. She has worked with such clients as Waldorf-Astoria, Morgan Post Office and Riker's Island. Presenters include Sharon Greenberger, president and CEO of N.Y.C. SCA, and Janis. Tickets for the event are $195. To register contact [email protected] or call (212) 486-7745. For more information, visit www.pwcusa.org.