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Real Estate Weekly
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
PWC pays tribute to Women of Achievement
“Our honorees deserve
industry recognition. They
have done much to crack the
concrete ceiling in a relatively short period of time,”
said Professional Women
in Construction (PWC)
National president Lenore
Janis, addressing a capacity
crowd of industry leaders at
the PWC Salute to Women
of Achievement luncheon
held May 20 at the Yale
Club in NYC.
Noting that the number of women who have
achieved success in a once
all-male bastion continues
to grow, Janis said that this
is a milestone year for PWC
— its 30th anniversary.
Guest of honor Patricia J. Lancaster, FAIA,
president of The Lancaster
Group, whom Janis introduced as “a stalwart
friend to PWC, a woman
of courage and brilliance,”
encouraged women to: trust
themselves and their abilities; build a knowledge base
since “knowledge is power;”
and mentor those beginning
careers.
Michelle Y. Arrington,
senior project manager, the
Hugh L. Carey Battery Park
City Authority (BPCA), said
that she has always been
advised to “Shoot for the
moon, because even if you
don’t make it, you’ll land
among the stars.” Anthony
Peterson, project associate of
the BPCA, presented.
Patricia Hauserman, vice
president, Tishman Con-
Professional Women in Construction (PWC) honored nine remarkable women at Salute to Women of Achievement Luncheon last week. Pictured front
row, l-r: Elizabeth Schrero, esq. (for Nancy Luk), Pat Hauserman, Kim Ferguson, Jennifer Carey, Jennifer Graham, Jim Stamatis, Connie DeLaigle,
Cindy Feinberg, Peter Marchetto; (middle) Patricia Lancaster, Kay Lee, Ada Jimenez, Lina Gottesman, Lenore Janis; (back) Maureen Warnicke, Michelle
Arrington, Anthony Peterson.
Photo by Howard Wechsler
struction and Tishman Interiors, encouraged attendees to
“open up greater opportunities for young men and women” and challenged all to help
“transform this industry.”
Hauserman was introduced
by Peter Marchetto, president
of Tishman Construction
Corporation who called her
“one of Tishman’s best and
brightest” and commended
her “tenacity and strong work
ethic.”
Jennifer L. Carey, president, JLC Environmental
Consultants, Inc. (WBE),
expressed pride in seeing
“women succeed” and observing “the changing workforce grow and develop.”
Connie DeLaigle, Affirmative Action coordinator, Port
Authority of NY & NJ, presented.
Cindy R. Feinberg, P.E.,
LEED AP, partner, Jacob
Feinberg Katz & Michaeli Consulting Group, LLC
(WBE), credited her father,
Edward Feinberg, P.E., now
a member of her company,
with imbuing her with an
early love of engineering.
Kim L. Ferguson, principal, Robert Derector Telecommunications, noted that
she has witnessed inroads
made by women and that
the number of women in the
industry has increased significantly since she began her
career. Kay Lee, general sales
manager for SimplexGrinnell, presented.
Jennifer C. Graham, IIDA,
Assoc. AIA, LEED AP, director, M. Moser Associates, ac-
knowledged often being “the
only woman in the room,”
and said that she was born to
a family that encouraged her
to accept “no boundaries” to
growth. Maureen Warnicke,
senior specification consultant for Legrand North
America, presented.
Adanivia “Ada” Jimenez,
operations accounting controller for The Louis Berger
Group (LBG), said that she
was drawn to LBG for “the
opportunities it held for all.”
Jim Stamatis, P.E., group vice
president of LBG, presented
the award saying “what defines Ada is her passion for
her work.”
Lina Gottesman, president
of Altus Metal & Marble Services, presented the award for
Nancy Luk, president, ABN
Realty LLC (WBE), calling
her “the only woman solo
real estate developer in New
York City.”
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