2021 Second Quarter Recap

A NOTE FROM THE PRESIDENT

It has certainly been a busy Q2 for PWC Philadelphia. We’ve welcomed our two newest Board Members, Tyra Redus and Maleda Berhane, who have wasted no time digging in and getting busy. Tyra will transition into the role of Growing Delegate and will also serve on the DEI Task Force. Maleda will roll up her sleeves and begin the work of expanding our Student Outreach Committee and launching a companion Mentorship Program, in cooperation with the Connecting and Growing Committees. In addition, our student Board Delegate, Illyana Bass, continues to make valuable contributions to both the Board and the DEI Task Force.

Engaging our newest Board members also allows us to reshuffle several Board committee assignments and pull our Executive Officers from Committee delegate assignments as we focus renewed effort on working with PWC National on an updated membership processing system, website and communication improvements, and the launch of a PWC National Board of Directors. Check out the Committee page on our website for exciting new developments as our Committees round out the second half of the year and begin 2022 planning efforts.

In addition, we are excited to announce a return to in-person events for this fall. But we won’t entirely abandon our beloved zoom. We will also continue to host many of our smaller events on a virtual platform to provide our members with flexible options to participate. We’ve missed you all and hope to see you at an upcoming event soon!

~ Amee Farrell ~

Fight for the things you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.

Ruth Bader Ginsberg

 

JOB BOARD LAUNCH

We have recently seen a huge uptick in requests from our members to post job openings. Although a PWC-National Job Board is currently in development, we recognize that our members need more immediate options. With that in mind, we are thrilled to announce the launch of the PWC Philadelphia Job Board.

• Free monthly job listings for PWC Members and Member-Companies
• Direct link from the PWC Website and from social media announcements
• Click below to find everything you need to know about getting your opening listed and in front of our members

PWC Philadelphia JOB BOARD

 

SPRING 2021

STUDENT RECOGNITION AWARDS

Our Spring 2021 Student Recognition Awards brought 19 applicants from across the AEC Industry. Applicants represented high school seniors, the trades, and matriculated undergraduate students in a wide variety of fields. Each applicant will be featured across our social media platforms into the fall, several were gifted with a one year student membership to PWC, and the five talented and inspiring women featured below also received a cash award to supplement their continued studies. Make sure to seek them out at an upcoming PWC event and welcome them all aboard.

Allyse Andrews is pursuing a B.S. in Engineering Technology at Temple University and is an active member of the Temple University Society of Women Engineers and an officer of the National Society of Black Engineers.

Victoria Galie is pursuing an M.S. in Construction Management at Jefferson University and, upon graduation, hopes to join her mother and uncle as a third-generation owner of their family’s drywall company.

Christina Haasz is a 3rd Year Carpenter’s Apprentice and Assistant Superintendent with Target Building Construction. Tina credits her young daughter and her supportive family, including 4(!) carpenter-uncles, with inspiring her to pursue a career in construction.

Kamaiyah Jackson is a 2021 graduate of the Science Leadership Academy at Beeber and will pursue a B.S. in Civil Engineering this fall. Kamaiyah credits her internship with Tiny WPA, where she learned to fabricate home goods, for encouraging her to take on a leadership role from a young age.

Carolina Ramirez is a senior at Thomas Jefferson University, studying Construction Management, with a minor in Real Estate Development. Carolina credits her two young sons and her father, a concrete subcontractor, for inspiring her to pursue her field of choice.

 

Welcome to our Q2 New and Renewing Members and Member Companies!

Members

Kee Amrose

Allyse Andrews

Greggy Bazile

Tona Berruecos

Erin Bishop

Kayla Brown

Shelly Castorino

Angela Cirino

Christa Collins

Karen Costello

Julia Diamond

Charlene Drake

Sara Eastman

Diana Eidenshink

Alexandra Fahringer

Vaishnavi Farkase

Victoria Galie

Deirdre Garcia

Megan Gillen

Denise Gindhart

Vittoria Greene

Christina Haasz

Jackie Harris

Radha Hemalathakumari

Kate High

Christine Hough

Beth Hungerbuhler

Kamaiyah Jackson

Stacey Jensen

Sweta Joshi

Jessica Kavanagh

Jennifer Keddie

Leslie Kipps

Barbara Kolonauski

Hunessa Louis

Emily Mahoney

Angela Matchica

Jaime McGeehan

Nicole McKenna

Christine Nelson

Tsuiyee Ng

Alicia Nitsch

Shannon Noon

Amy Novak

Jennifer Nye

Lori Piscopo

Maureen Pody

Dyuthi Prakash

Carolina Ramirez

Erin Roderick

Ashley Rohrbach

Maki San Miguel Paulson

Abigail Sandherr

Michelle Santoro

Kristin Seage

Beth Smith

Farrah Sousa

Tiffany Stoudt

Adrienne Straccione

Janesa Urbano

AnnMarie Vigilante, PE

Shelby Wagner

Kira Wagner

Lauren Walker

Jennifer Warren

Monica Wentz

Kimberlee Zamora

Renata Zednicek

Member Companies

ACE Mentor Program

Aegis Property Group

Best Healthcare Planning

Big Green

Bisley

C.H. Briggs

Coscia Moos

Denise Gindhart Consulting

EwingCole

Framery

Gilmore & Associates, Inc.

H C Pody

Hunt Engineering Company

J Clark & Associates LLC

Kinsley

L2Patridge

Langan

Milber Makris Plousadis & Seiden, LLP

Pinemar, Inc.

Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP

Shaw Contract

Skanska

Thomas Jefferson University

Torcon

Verde Architecture Consulting

Welders Certification Program

Wouch Maloney & Co., LLP

You can start late, look different, be uncertain, and still succeed. Misty Copeland

 

2ND QUARTER EVENT RECAP

Our committees continued their hard work of delivering quality programming on a variety of topics during the second quarter of 2021.

Joining hosted a virtual Breakfast for Prospective Members that saw women from across the AEC community log on to learn more about PWC Philadelphia.

Growing hosted a sold out Virtual Construction Tour featuring several innovative regional projects with our members at the forefront and an HR Roundtable on developing diversity initiatives.

Learning hosted the Owning Your Voice workshop where participants worked through an inherent bias assessment to develop strategies to overcome bias in the workplace .

DEI hosted a members-only discussion on The Color of Law – segregation through zoning.

 

LOOKING AHEAD to Q3

Quarter Three is shaping up to be a busy and informative 3-months. Don’t miss out!

July 15 – Looking Forward: Penn, Drexel, and Rutgers return to campus – what does that mean for facilities and new projects (members only).

July 20 – Pop-Up Happy Hour (in person event! members only).

July 28 – Prospective Member Breakfast

August 10 – DEI Discussion (members only). Let’s stop talking about diversity and start working towards equity, with Paloma Medina

September 14 – Learning presents, Flipping the Script on Wellness : 6 Dimensions of Wellness workshop (in person event!).

 

JOIN A COMMITTEE

Ask any member and they are sure to tell you that you will get the most out of your membership by joining one of our COMMITTEES. We are always looking for new voices. Click below to find additional information on each Committee. Reach out today to get involved.

CLICK HERE FOR COMMITTEE INFO

Already know which committee is best for you? Feel free to reach out directly to the Committee Chair (links on the website) and let them know you’d like to get involved. We do not cap committee size – so we will always find a place for you on the committee that best suits your interests!

Want to go where you’re needed most? Joining and Storytelling are currently in need of new members. Reach out and hop on board!

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