2024 GWIC Speakers

Kim Altsuler

Kim Altsuler

Partner
Peckar & Abramson P.C.

Carmen Autry

Carmen Autry

President
NTD Mechanical

Scott Blair

Scott Blair

Editor-in-Chief
Engineering News-Record

Kara Boyles, Ph.D., P.E.

Kara Boyles, Ph.D., P.E.

City Engineer, Division of Engineering
City of South Bend, Indiana

Giovanna Brasfield

Giovanna Brasfield

CEO and Principal Consultant
Brasfield and Associates LLC

Rachel Brown

Rachel Brown

Owner & CEO
Rachel Brown Homes

Dr. Sarah Buchner

Sarah Buchner, Ph.D.

Founder & CEO
Trunk Tools

Laura Ceja

Laura Ceja

Special Representative for Training and Outreach
United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters (UA)

Aileen Cho

Aileen Cho

Senior Transportation Editor
Engineering News-Record

Angela Connor

Angela Connor

Partner
Peckar & Abramson PC

Karina Delcourt

Karina Delcourt

Strategic Initiatives Manager
ETRO Construction Ltd

Jennifer Downey

Jennifer Downey

Director, Environmental Social Governance
Turner Construction Co.

Rubiena Duarte

Rubiena Duarte

Vice President of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging
Procore

Ann Esbeck

Ann Esbeck

Chief Innovation Officer
Bechtel

Shelley Finnigan

Shelley Finnigan

Associate Dean for Master’s and Professional Education
Northwestern’s McCormick School of Engineering

Melinda Gentile

Melinda Gentile

Of Counsel
Peckar & Abramson P.C.

Randy Goruk

Randy Goruk

CEO
The Randall Wade Group, LLC

Jennifer Harris

Jennifer Harris

Partner
Peckar & Abramson P.C.

Mai Hattar

Mai Hattar

Assistant Group Manager, Engineering
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

Irish Horsey

Irish Horsey, Ph.D.

Director of Industry Advancement, Procore.org
Procore Technologies Inc.

Vicky Hoyt

Vicky Hoyt, Ph.D.

Vice President of Health, Safety and Environmental
Colas Inc.

Natasha Ikponmwonba

Natasha Ikponmwonba

Senior Associate and CM/PM
Anchor

Amy Imammura

Amy Imamura

Director of Economic Impact & Transformation
Los Angeles World Airports

Chrissy Ingram, CAE

Chrissy Ingram, CAE

Executive Director
National Association of Women in Construction

Andrea Janzen

Andrea Janzen

Founder & CEO
Ambition Theory

Valerie Jimenez

Valerie Jimenez

Executive Director
National Association of Women in Construction

Lisa Kelly

Lisa Kelly

CEO
Intentional Solutions

Andra Kidd

Andra Kidd

CEO
Spheros Environmental

Megan Knoch-Dohlin

Megan Knoch-Dohlin

Director of Strategy-Green Hydrogen
Mortenson

Lynne Lees

Lynne Lees

Communications Manager
KYA

Kabri Lehrman-Schmid

Kabri Lehrman-Schmid

Project Superintendent
Hensel Phelps Construction Co.

David Lincoln

David Lincoln

Senior Vice President
Rosendin

Carol Mak

Carol Mak

Director of Gas Control and System Planning
Southern California Gas Co.

Ashleigh Marshall

Ashleigh Marshall

Associate Director
Delta Consulting Group

Karyn Martin

Karyn D. Martin

President and CEO
Interprise/Southwest Interior & Space Design Inc.

Caryn Maxfield

Caryn Maxfield

Senior Vice President
American Global

Rashmi Menon

Rashmi Menon

Vice President and General Manager, California
Burns & McDonnell

Margaret Montgomery

Margaret Montgomery

LFA Principal
NBBJ

Tina Mudd

Tina Mudd

Resource Manager
Granite

Meirav Oren

Meirav Oren

Co-founder & Executive Chair
Versatile

Greg Patzer

Greg Patzer

Vice President, Project Management & Construction
Arevon Energy

Danielle Paulson

Danielle Paulson

Director of Leader Development
Mortenson

Brigitte Perera

Brigitte Perera

Senior Associate
Exponent

Michelle Peterson

Michelle Peterson

Construction Director
Walmart

Olivia Pittman

Olivia Pittman, PMP, PSP, CCM

Associate Director
Delta Consulting Group

Valerie Roberts

Valerie Roberts

Chief Operating Officer
Longview Fusion Energy Systems

Amanda Rogers

Amanda Rogers

Deputy Chief Engineer
Port Authority of NY & NJ

Debra Rubin

Debra K. Rubin

Editor-at-Large/Management Business and Workforce
Engineering News-Record

Andrea Rutledge

Andrea Rutledge

President and CEO
CMAA

Jinous Samii-Saremi

Jinous Samii-Saremi

Vice President / Southern California Area Manager
Vanir

Nancy Schnee

Nancy Schnee

Senior Vice President
American Global

Jennifer Seward

Jennifer Seward

Editor, ENR Mountain States
Engineering News-Record

Megan Seybuck

Megan Seybuck

Senior Marketing Manager
Peckar & Abramson P.C.

Cassy Smith

Cassy Smith

Project Manager
The PENTA Building Group

Alejandra Spray

Alejandra Spray

CEO & President
Hispanic Contractors of Colorado

Eric Stenman

Eric Stenman

U.S. President and CEO
Balfour Beatty

Allie Sutton

Allie Sutton, SHRM-SCP

VP, HR Construction Operations
Granite

Michelle Thompson

Michelle Thompson

Senior Consultant
FMI Corp.

Jennifer Todd

Jennifer Todd

President
LMS General Contractors

Janice Tuchman

Janice L. Tuchman

Executive Editor, Events
Engineering News-Record

Krista Twesme

Krista Twesme

Sr. Vice President
Mortenson

Krysta Van Ranst

Krysta Van Ranst

CEO and Founder
Building PPL

Lisa Washington

Lisa Washington

Executive Director and CEO
Design-Build Institute of America

Jennifer Wilkerson

Jennifer Wilkerson

Vice President of Innovation and Advancement
National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER)

Sarah Vakili

Sarah Vakili

Director of Business Planning and Strategy
Skanska USA Building Inc.

Sarah Vakili

Katrina von Kamrath

Area Controls/Surety
Zachry Construction

Stacey Yee

Stacey Yee

Director of Design and Construction
U.S. General Services Administration

Alisa Zevin

Alisa Zevin

Economics Editor
Engineering News-Record

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