2020 Speakers

Stephanie Burns
Vice President, Head of Community & Citizenship NYC
Turner Construction Co.

Margaret Foran
Chief Governance Officer, Sr. Vice President and Corporate Secretary
Prudential Financial Inc.

Stephanie Kaufman
Senior Associate, Construction & Real Estate Division, DHG Search
Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP

Monica Perrin
Sr. Project Manager, Capital Programs Management Group
Arizona State University

Debra Rubin
Editor-at-Large/Management, Business and Workforce
Engineering News-Record (ENR)

Romila Singh
Associate Professor
Lubar School of Business, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Joan Stearns Johnsen
Mediator and Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association;
Director of the Institute for Dispute Resolution,
University of Florida Levin College of Law

Lauren Sugerman
Director and Co-founder National Center of Women's Equity in Apprenticeship and Employment
Chicago Women in Trades

Joan C. Williams
Founding Director & Distinguished Professor of Law
Center for WorkLife Law at the University of California Hastings College of the Law
Virtual Roundtable Facilitators
Melinda Gentile
Partner
Peckar & Abramson
Jan Tuchman
Editor-in-Chief
Engineering News-Record
Future of GWIC
Do you have ideas about how to make GWIC 2021 better than ever? Join this virtual roundtable and brainstorm with P&A’s Mindy Gentile and ENR’s Jan Tuchman.
Eoanna Goodwin
Architect and Professor
Academy of Arts, University of San Francisco
Architectural Associate
San Francisco Public Works
Women in Design-Build
Women professionals mentor students on design-build projects in S.F. underserved communities to learn teambuilding and client interface with female role models.
Ali Franklin
Project Manager
TDIndustries
Why Servant Leadership Works
Many firms now recognize that commitment to others’ development sustains long term corporate growth. Learn how this management style creates new opportunities for women in traditionally male led industries and how current leaders can empower collaboration to makes team more inclusive and productive at any level.

Amber Koehler
Sr. Director, Construction
Target Corp.
A follow up conversation to "Advocating for Diversity at Target - And Beyond!"
Kari Martin
Senior Manager, Integrated Marketing
Simpson Strong-Tie
Constructing Stillness: How individual meditation breaks down silos
Explore how meditation can positively affect individuals and bring teams together.
Rachael O'Meara
Senior Manager, Integrated Marketing
Author and TEDx Speaker
Power of Pause
Empowering professionals to learn how to end the overwhelm and thrive at work.
Joan Williams
Rachel Dempsey
Tightrope to the Maternal Ward and Beyond
GWIC keynoters Joan Williams and Rachel Dempsey invite attendees for a virtual conversation to share and discuss workplace insights and gender challenges for women in construction.
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