Spotlights

2021 Women in Building Services: Carmel Pratt, Bright Power

What led you to your current profession? Marriage of my passions for the built environment and conserving our natural environment. In...

2021 Women in Building Services: Zoe Grossman, Bright Power

What led you to your current profession?

A passion to incorporate sustainability into the built environment in a way that positively impacts the residents of the community as well as the natural environment.

2021 Women in Building Services: Jeannine Altavilla Cooper, Bright Power

What did you want to be when you grew up?

I wanted to be a lot of things growing up but did not anticipate where I have ended up in the energy field! The top two contenders for

2021 Women in Building Services: Jillian Cayer, The Falcon Group

What led you to your current profession?

Many of my family members are engineers or in a related field which helped guide my career in the engineering and architecture space.

2021 Women in Building Services: Angie Silva, Outsource Consultants, Inc.

What did you want to be when you grew up?

A kindergarten teacher. I love being around kids and watching them grow and learn new things.

2021 Women in Building Services: Megan Fensterer, H2M architects + engineers

What did you want to be when you grew up?

When I was younger, I thought I wanted to be a teacher or architect. I had always excelled in math and science while also being fascinated by

2021 Women in Building Services: Adele Perera, Outsource Consultants, Inc.

Who was/is your mentor and how did s/he influence/help you in your career?

When I was in school at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, Sidney Shelov, FAIA, architecture professor and dean, saw that I was struggling to keep

2021 Women in Building Services: April Intrabartola, Eastman Cooke Construction

What led you to your current profession?

I grew up in the construction industry! My father owned a general contracting firm and I was always attracted to the detail and precision required to

2021 Women in Building Services: Amy Murgia, Woods Bagot

What did you want to be when you grew up?

An American Gladiator

2021 Women in Building Services: Melissa Slavin, Bohler

What did you want to be when you grew up?

I actually wanted to be a nun! Once I got involved in business development as an intern, I knew that’s where I belonged.