PWC to honor outstanding women at Salute to Women of Achievement

Barbara Armand, president of Professional Women in Construction (PWC) and of Armand Corp., has unveiled the names of the honorees who will be recognized at the organization's annual Salute to Women of Achievement luncheon to be held from 11:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Thursday, June 11th at The Yale Club, 50 Vanderbilt Ave. Armand said, "The honorees were selected for the pinnacle of performance they have reached in their professions and because we believe that they serve as excellent role models for young women and others entering the industry to follow." The honorees are: Denise Berger, assistant chief engineer/operations, The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey; Eva Hatzaki, director of marketing, Skyline Restoration Inc.; Ellen Chasanoff, project business manager, HNTB Corp.; Martine Duphrezin, principal, RCGA Architects; and Catherine Rinaldi, deputy executive director, MetroNorth. Presenters include Joseph Lawton, senior vice president/national construction management practice leader, HNTB Corp., and Robert Gaskin, principal/CEO, RCGA Architects. Tickets are $200 for PWC members; $300 for non-members. Event sponsorships and journal ads are available at various levels. To register, contact [email protected], visit www.pwcusa.org/ny or call (212) 486-7745. PWC is a non-profit organization committed to advancing professional, entrepreneurial and managerial opportunities for women and other "non-traditional" populations in construction and related industries. With 6 chapters and over 1,000 members, PWC serves a constituency of 15,000, representing a broad spectrum of the industry. As its mission, PWC encourages and advances the goals and interests of woman and minority owned businesses. PWC's members represent a broad spectrum of the industry that serves real estate owners, developers, facilities & property managers and public agencies. They include general construction and specialty contractors; A & E firms, environmental services and suppliers of all kinds of goods and services. Because our core client industries have many and diverse needs, PWC also draws representatives from the services sector: law and accounting firms, insurance/surety & bonding companies, banks and financial services, graphic designers, printers, computer consultants, travel agencies, marketing specialists and more. Membership is open to business and professional women and men, private companies and public agencies in construction and allied industries.