The first woman, first millennial and first nontraditional practitioner to hold ownership in Cleveland-based design firm Bialosky, Crouch began work during The Great Recession, when many firms were doing layoffs.
Chavez began her career in the legal industry almost two decades ago and was looking for a new opportunity when she took a job with a small woman-owned consultant based in Los Angeles.
Armed with a dual degree Bachelor of Science in Architecture and Construction Systems Management from Ohio State University, Alex Belkofer could have gone into either architecture or building but chose the latter.
Going to work for Norfolk Southern Co. at the height of the Great Recession, having interned at structural engineering firms, wasn’t the most stable time to join the industry.