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2018 Women in Real Estate and Construction Services: Susannah Gilbard Zweighaft, AKF Lighting Design...
March 20, 2018
When I am not working I am…
Still whole-heartedly involved with lighting. Architecture and lighting go hand and hand and cannot flourish without each other…
2018 Women in Real Estate and Construction Services: Bolanle Williams-Olley, Mancini Duffy
March 20, 2018
What was your greatest professional accomplishment in 2017?
I’m most proud of my decision to come on board and run the finance group at Mancini Duffy. This was a critical decision for me because, at the time…
2018 Women in Real Estate and Construction Services: Melanie Strieder, FXCollaborative
March 20, 2018
If you have had a mentor in your career, who was it and what did they teach you?
I have been fortunate enough to have quite a few mentors over the past several years, and I believe all of them have similar qualities and ethos that I look for in an advisor. I was taught to…
2018 Women in Real Estate and Construction Services: Barbara Kavovit, Evergreen Construction
March 20, 2018
What was your greatest professional accomplishment in 2017?
The best decision I made in 2017 was for Evergreen to move to a bigger office and build it with materials that create a…
2018 Women in Real Estate and Construction Services: Ksenia Tretiakova, Leslie E. Robertson Associat...
March 20, 2018
What trends are you seeing so far this year in your field?
Recently, there has been a lot of emphasis on incorporating newer technology within the construction and real estate industries. At LERA, our brilliant computational engineering team has been…
2018 Women in Real Estate and Construction Services: Jaclyn Peranteau, Prime Engineering, PC
March 20, 2018
If you have had a mentor in your career, who was it and what did they teach you?
Thomas Filazzola, PE. Tom was my manager at my first engineering job, training and eventually mentoring me in the Engineering field. Since then, he has become both a personal friend and trusted colleague, in addition to…
2018 Women in Real Estate and Construction Services: Erin Crowe, FXCollaborative
March 20, 2018
What was your greatest professional accomplishment in 2017?
My second daughter was born last February and provides a lens to reflect on my construction milestones in 2017…
2018 Women in Real Estate and Construction Services: Linda Scainetti, Designworks LPS, LLC
March 20, 2018
What was your most notable project 2017?
I was very fortunate in 2017 to have worked with so many wonderful business owners who entrusted me with designing their office space. My most notable project in 2017 was…
2018 Women in Real Estate and Construction Services: Deena Crimaldi, Zetlin & De Chiara LLP
March 20, 2018
If you have had a mentor in your career, who was it and what did they teach you?
While I have been extremely fortunate to have several great mentors, my most influential is Sandra Janin, Esq., the director of the Writing Program at New York Law School. Under her tutelage, my…
2018 Women in Real Estate and Construction Services: Beth Zafonte, Akerman LLP
March 20, 2018
When I am not working, I am…
When I am not working I find great joy in directing my energy and full attention toward my family and friends and engaging in various philanthropic activities…
2018 Women in Real Estate and Construction Services: Katherine DeMercurio, EverGreene Architectural ...
March 20, 2018
When I am not working I am…
Perfecting my homemade pasta making abilities with my Italian husband. We also grow up to seven varieties heirloom tomatoes on our balcony in Brooklyn…
2018 Women in Real Estate and Construction Services: Kenne Shepherd, Kenne Shepherd Interior Design ...
March 20, 2018
What was your greatest professional accomplishment in 2017?
Speaking on “Clicks to Bricks – The New Retail” at CREW Network’s National Convention in Houston gave me a great deal of satisfaction. My presentation explored…
2018 Women in Real Estate and Construction Services: Jennifer Carey, JLC Environmental Consultants
March 20, 2018
What was your greatest professional accomplishment in 2017?
The CREW Network Foundation, which I had the honor to chair in 2017, broke records with regards to the number of CREW members who donated and the amount of money they helped raise. Their philanthropy is helping change the future of…