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.