Spotlights

2022 Women in Construction: Karen Kelly, Syska Hennessy Group, Inc.

What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months?
I think my greatest professional achievement during this past year has been to maintain personal connections with co-workers and professional colleagues while working remotely, and

2022 Women in Construction: Dana Gearrity, H2M architects + engineers

What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months?
In the last 12 months, I was the project manager of two library annex projects for the Mastics, Moriches, Shirley Community Library. Each building is

2022 Women in Construction: Tuannisha Santana, Hylan Datacom & Electrical

What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months?
My greatest achievement is being given the opportunity to manage an extensive project we are working on with ZenFi and CityBridge, one of Hylan’s fastest growing

2022 Women in Construction: Merry Barrieres, Equity Environmental Engineering, LLC

Why should women consider a career in construction?
The construction industry offers women a wide range of career options. In addition to the building trades, women can design construction projects; examine

2022 Women in Construction: Amritha Rajan, Bright Power

What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months?
I am very proud of the six NYCHA projects I have been working on since the beginning of 2020, all which have closed recently and will be starting construction this

2022 Women in Construction: Tammy Ching, Samanea New York

What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months?
My greatest professional achievement in the past 12 months was building the first 99 Ranch Market in New York State, which is a 45,602 s/f supermarket that will be the second anchor tenant to open at Samanea New York in over 20 years. The property is an iconic location that was once

2022 Women in Construction: Amy Jarvis, Spacesmith

Why should women consider a career in construction?
Women, men, and everyone should consider a career in construction because there are so many places to find a fit for your skills and your passions.

2022 Women in Construction: Emma Kurihara, Bright Power

What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months?
This year, I became a RESNET Home Energy Rating System (HERS) rater. Part of the certification process involved mentored field trainings, where I learned

2022 Women in Construction: Helen Herrick, MBH Architects

What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months?
I am thrilled that the new Bucherer (formerly Tourneau) flagship store opened on 57th and Madison last fall. We had a great team from our New York and California offices and

2022 Women in Construction: Traci Rivera-Renna, Traci’s Permits

What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months?
While the world has had many changes so have I as a person and a female business owner in construction. Last March I was diagnosed with breast cancer and after many challenges it is safe to say I beat it. After being hit with