Category: Spotlight Content

2021 Women in Building Services: Slavica Nikolic, Ronnette Riley Architect

2021 Women in Building Services: Slavica Nikolic, Ronnette Riley Architect

June 22, 2021
What led you to your current profession? I entered the field of architecture at the age of 19 (college) and I never left it. I was curious about many different aspects of the
2021 Women in Building Services: Jaclyn Ruggiero, BBS Architects, Landscape Architects and Engineers PC

2021 Women in Building Services: Jaclyn Ruggiero, BBS Architects, Landscape Architects and Engineers...

June 22, 2021
What led you to your current profession? I guess you could say that creativity and technicality run in my family as both my father and grandfather have extensive engineering and architectural
2021 Women in Building Services: Sandra Bragaglia, BBS Architects, Landscape Architects and Engineers PC

2021 Women in Building Services: Sandra Bragaglia, BBS Architects, Landscape Architects and Engineer...

June 22, 2021
What did you want to be when you grew up? I always wanted to be an architect. When other kids were building fantastical things with their Legos, I was building floor plans.
2021 Women in Building Services: Dawn Curto, Rose Property Management Group

2021 Women in Building Services: Dawn Curto, Rose Property Management Group

June 22, 2021
What did you want to be when you grew up? A teacher or a cruise director (looked so exciting on the Love Boat!)
2021 Women in Building Services: Yumi Moriwaki, Ronnette Riley Architect

2021 Women in Building Services: Yumi Moriwaki, Ronnette Riley Architect

June 22, 2021
What led you to your current profession? As an undergraduate I was very interested in history and philosophy where my research thesis culminated in a study of how the history of
2021 Women in Building Services: Tracy Hansen, BBS Architects, Landscape Architects and Engineers PC

2021 Women in Building Services: Tracy Hansen, BBS Architects, Landscape Architects and Engineers PC...

June 22, 2021
What led you to your current profession? I entered college in the field of engineering and in two years found it a bit dry for my future. I excelled in math and science but needed more creativity, expression, and
2021 Women in Building Services: Tamera Talbert, CTA Architects, P.C.

2021 Women in Building Services: Tamera Talbert, CTA Architects, P.C.

June 22, 2021
What led you to your current profession? Even though dance was my first love, I did have a lot of interest in the arts, architecture and photography growing up. I am proud to be
2021 Women in Building Services: Jennifer Zhao, Shawmut Design and Construction

2021 Women in Building Services: Jennifer Zhao, Shawmut Design and Construction

June 22, 2021
What did you want to be when you grew up? I wanted to be a detective who had MacGyver and MythBusters traits. I was really into mystery novels and TV shows and found solving
2021 Women in Building Services: Cathlene Mitchell, BBS Architects, Landscape Architects and Engineers PC

2021 Women in Building Services: Cathlene Mitchell, BBS Architects, Landscape Architects and Enginee...

June 22, 2021
What led you to your current profession? As a senior in high school, I was looking at different colleges and my boyfriend just started attending Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). I applied to
2021 Women in Building Services: Ámbar Margarida, Spacesmith LLP

2021 Women in Building Services: Ámbar Margarida, Spacesmith LLP

June 22, 2021
What did you want to be when you grew up? I’ve wanted to be an interior designer since I was 12 years old. I’d finally moved into my own room and got to redesign it.
2021 Women in Building Services: Gabriela Lachapel, Shawmut Design and Construction

2021 Women in Building Services: Gabriela Lachapel, Shawmut Design and Construction

June 22, 2021
What led you to your current profession? In college I spent time in Costa Rica and Honduras working on infrastructure projects to support local economic development initiatives. These
2021 Women in Building Services: Susan Kessel, CNY Group

2021 Women in Building Services: Susan Kessel, CNY Group

June 22, 2021
What did you want to be when you grew up? With my love of music, growing up I wanted to be a sound engineer. My grandfather played the stand-up bass with Louie Armstrong for