2025 Women in Construction: Michele Principato, Greek Design | Build

What is one project or achievement in your career that you are most proud of, and how did it impact your organization or community? Representing both landlord and tenant, I focus on enhancing client spaces. One notable project was at 1175 Florence Columbus Rd., Mansfield, NJ, a 710,368 s/f tenant improvement.

2025 Women in Construction: Lea Cosenza, IMEG

What is one project or achievement in your career that you are most proud of, and how did it impact your organization or community? The University Center at Stevens Institute in Hoboken, NJ, is a project I am especially proud of. While not the most challenging from a design perspective,

2025 Women in Construction: Marissa Mastroianni, Cole Schotz P.C.

What trends or innovations do you believe will shape the future of your field, and how are you positioning yourself (or your firm) to be at the forefront?Being a successful attorney involves creativity and pragmatism, especially when practicing in the ever-changing employment law landscape. There is no “one size fits all” approach to advising clients.

2025 Women in Construction: Jodi Hoffman, Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman LLP

What is one project or achievement in your career that you are most proud of, and how did it impact your organization or community? One project I’m most proud of is the Dealertrack headquarters in New Hyde Park, NY. This fast-track, built-to-suit lease was completed in just three weeks, right before COVID hit.

2025 Women in Construction: Erica Mulligan, JB&B

What is one project or achievement in your career that you are most proud of, and how did it impact your organization or community? The project I’m most proud of is the Cornell Tech Roosevelt Island campus. I was part of the design team for the central utility plant, which provides power to the rest of the buildings on the campus.

2025 Women in Construction: Kerri Riggio, Suffolk

What is one project or achievement in your career that you are most proud of, and how did it impact your organization or community?  I had the opportunity to manage the full construction of an affordable housing project in the South Bronx. We were able to elevate it from the traditional affordable housing project with community-focused amenities and a modern, welcoming lobby.

2025 Women in Construction: Andrea Mancino, Bright Power

What is one project or achievement in your career that you are most proud of, and how did it impact your organization or community? I climbed from intern to CEO at Bright Power in just over a decade. Early on, I co-founded two divisions within the company that provide building system commissioning and high performance building consulting for ground-up new construction projects.

2025 Women in Construction: Emily Durso, Bright Power

What is one project or achievement in your career that you are most proud of, and how did it impact your organization or community?  I am really proud of our work on the Gail P. Duke Senior Residence in Brownsville, Brooklyn. The project is a 13-story building with an older adult center on the ground floor

2025 Women in Construction: Jenny Freeman, LEED AP, Group PMX

What is one project or achievement in your career that you are most proud of, and how did it impact your organization or community? I loved working at the Metropolitan Museum of Art early in my career–unlike other projects, those spaces have not been renovated again and incorporated unique bespoke features!

2025 Women in Construction: Sharon Small, JT Magen

What is one project or achievement in your career that you are most proud of, and how did it impact your organization or community? BlackRock’s new offices at 50 Hudson Yards required Platinum certification from the beginning of this large, multi-year project. Platinum projects cannot let LEED requirements slip through cracks.