2025 Women in Construction: Robin Landow, Landow and Landow Architects

What is one project or achievement in your career that you are most proud of, and how did it impact your organization or community? In my 30-year career I have worked on many meaningful projects across sectors. The one with the greatest impact on me was my first, the design of a skilled nursing facility

2025 Women in Construction: April Royster, CitiQuiet Windows

What is one project or achievement in your career that you are most proud of, and how did it impact your organization or community?  I’m most proud of leading an interior window project to provide soundproofing for a building housing women recently released from incarceration.

2025 Women in Construction: Andrea Lofaro, KINGS Capital

What is one project or achievement in your career that you are most proud of, and how did it impact your organization or community?  Women in construction continue to redefine industry standards through leadership, resilience, and innovation. One achievement I am most proud of is the successful restructuring of KINGS Capital Construction Group’s infrastructure

2025 Women in Construction: Jennifer Carey, JLC Environmental Consultants

What is one project or achievement in your career that you are most proud of, and how did it impact your organization or community?  JLC is currently working on two high rise re-stacking projects for the United Nations and while we have done many projects our firm is proud of, we are very excited to be bringing modernity to these older office towers.

2025 Women in Construction: Michele Principato, Greek Design | Build

What is one project or achievement in your career that you are most proud of, and how did it impact your organization or community? Representing both landlord and tenant, I focus on enhancing client spaces. One notable project was at 1175 Florence Columbus Rd., Mansfield, NJ, a 710,368 s/f tenant improvement.

2025 Women in Construction: Lea Cosenza, IMEG

What is one project or achievement in your career that you are most proud of, and how did it impact your organization or community? The University Center at Stevens Institute in Hoboken, NJ, is a project I am especially proud of. While not the most challenging from a design perspective,

2025 Women in Construction: Marissa Mastroianni, Cole Schotz P.C.

What trends or innovations do you believe will shape the future of your field, and how are you positioning yourself (or your firm) to be at the forefront?Being a successful attorney involves creativity and pragmatism, especially when practicing in the ever-changing employment law landscape. There is no “one size fits all” approach to advising clients.

2025 Women in Construction: Jodi Hoffman, Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman LLP

What is one project or achievement in your career that you are most proud of, and how did it impact your organization or community? One project I’m most proud of is the Dealertrack headquarters in New Hyde Park, NY. This fast-track, built-to-suit lease was completed in just three weeks, right before COVID hit.

2025 Women in Construction: Erica Mulligan, JB&B

What is one project or achievement in your career that you are most proud of, and how did it impact your organization or community? The project I’m most proud of is the Cornell Tech Roosevelt Island campus. I was part of the design team for the central utility plant, which provides power to the rest of the buildings on the campus.

2025 Women in Construction: Kerri Riggio, Suffolk

What is one project or achievement in your career that you are most proud of, and how did it impact your organization or community?  I had the opportunity to manage the full construction of an affordable housing project in the South Bronx. We were able to elevate it from the traditional affordable housing project with community-focused amenities and a modern, welcoming lobby.