Spotlights

2019 Women in Building Services: Bonnie Franson, Nelson Pope Voorhis, Hudson Valley Office

What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months? Managing a public workshop with 200 people in attendance. Residents and business owners were empowered to express a vision for their community, and trusted that their comments would be considered during planning for the redevelopment of a rural hamlet. For this project, it was important to…

2019 Women in Building Services: Lauren Tully, C3S CoRE Consulting, Inc.

What trend(s) do you predict to dominate your industry in 2019? I believe we will see more commercial and industrial developments in 2019 with the revitalization of existing commercial warehouse properties as well as the development of new warehousing properties. This growth is necessary to support the

2019 Women in Building Services: Joy Santopietro DiNapoli, Santopietro Interiors

What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months? Our greatest professional achievement of the past year was working with Silverstein Properties and Corcoran Sunshine on the design of two model penthouses at the Four Seasons Private Residences — 30 Park Place in Tribeca, one of the city’s premier addresses.

2019 Women in Building Services: Barbara Kavovit, Evergreen Builders & Construction Services, Inc.

What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months? My novel, “Heels of Steel” about a girl from the Bronx taking the construction industry by storm will be released this June by Harper Collins, which is one of my greatest achievements

2019 Women in Building Services: Kristen Ambrosino, ACC Real Estate Services, Inc. 

What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months?  This past year I had the opportunity to step into the General manager/controller position at ACC. This has been an amazing learning experience for me, as I now get to know and learn every single aspect of our commercial property and leasing firm. Being in this new position has allowed me to grow and create connections more rapidly than before, due to the fact…

2019 Women in Building Services: Elizabeth Kirchhoff, SWBR

What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months?  Something I am proud of this past year is beginning a new job in a different sector of the building industry. Learning more about designing low income housing and senior living communities has been a rewarding challenge because each project I am involved in…

2019 Women in Building Services: Alexa Antopol, Fisher Dachs Associates

What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months? My favorite theatre we opened in 2018 is the renovated Helen Hayes Theater. This project expanded Second Stage’s campus from two stages to three, filling a void on Broadway with new American plays from diverse voices, and broadening the company’s impact on both

2019 Women in Building Services: Sonya Verny, IA Interior Architects

What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months? Joining IA Interior Architects as director of client services for the New York office is my greatest professional achievement in the last 12 months. I moved to New York over eight years ago with little knowledge of the real estate industry…

2019 Women in Building Services: Nicolle Frantellizzi, Shawmut Design and Construction

Which of your philanthropic endeavors are you most proud of?  I’ve reconnected with the construction management department at my alma mater, Pratt Institute. I’ve spoken on two panels for students and faculty, discussing my career path and experience as a project manager, as well as the importance of…

2019 Women in Building Services: Jamie Walegir Potucek, KOW Building Consultants

What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months? Our company reviews and approves construction projects for lending institutions. In 2018 alone, KOW reviewed over 200 projects, of which I had reviewed 50 of them. The most notable projects that cross my desk are ones that have a positive social impact…