Spotlights

2020 Women in RE: Marisa Queirolo, ACC Real Estate Services Inc.

What would you tell your daughter if she was interested in following in your footsteps?
I would be honored as a role model for my daughter to follow in my footsteps and choose a career she is passionate about. I could share my work experiences and offer resources.

2020 Women in RE: Valerie Monastra, Nelson Pope Voorhis

What conferences, books, blogs, podcasts, or influencers would you recommend to women?
I really enjoy non-fiction books where the powerless become powerful. “Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women” by Kate Moore is a book that demonstrates the strength of women and

2020 Women in RE: Diana Sweeney, EnergyWatch LLC

What recent project or accomplishment are you most proud of?
In addition to my role at EnergyWatch, I’m the exec. director of NYECC, a not-for-profit, with most of the largest commercial

2020 Women in RE: Sara Agudelo, Montroy DeMarco Architecture

What recent project or accomplishment are you most proud of?
As part of the Montroy DeMarco Architecture team, I am currently working on the redevelopment of a portion of the massive, 1.1 million s/f USPS Morgan General Mail Facility in

2020 Women in RE: Tricia Ebner, MdeAS

What recent project or accomplishment are you most proud of? 
410 Tenth Ave. (460 W 34th St.) has been the most challenging and rewarding project to date in my career. Part of the beauty of redevelopment is the ability to breathe life into structures that have been long neglected to create an

2020 Women in RE: Jenn Smaragdas, C3S CoRE Consulting, Inc.

What recent project or accomplishment are you most proud of?
I am most proud of the determination and strength of my team through this pandemic. We have all worked together as a unit to overcome the challenges brought upon us, both professionally and

2020 Women in RE: Katherine DeMercurio, EverGreene Architectural Arts

What is one characteristic that you believe every woman in business should possess?
Determination. Women in the Building Services industry must possess the drive and ambition to continue pushing the industry forward, now more

2020 Women in RE: April Intrabartola, Eastman Cooke

What is one characteristic that you believe every woman in business should possess?
Courage! Have the courage to follow your vision. Sometimes people give us advice that is very limiting, perhaps because they are trying to

2020 Women in RE: Marli Mata, LERA Consulting Structural Engineers

What recent project or accomplishment are you most proud of?
I am very proud of the team effort the office has made throughout the pandemic. My department went fully remote in March. I am working on the Cheongna

2020 Women in RE: AnaTracey Hawkins, CNY

What recent project or accomplishment are you most proud of? 
Being part of CNY. When the pandemic hit there was so much uncertainty and fear in the world, our whole company really banded together, going above and