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Building Up and Moving Forward in New York

First Annual Conference of the Women Builders Council


Tuesday, May 22, 8:15 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Columbia University


Speakers include: 

Joseph Ienuso (Columbia University); Commissioner Joan McDonald (NYS Department of Transportation); MaryAnne Gilmartin (Forest City Ratner Companies); Paul Eagle (Perkins + Will); Frank Sciame (Sciame Construction); Bob McNamara (Lend Lease); Anthony Mannarino (Extell Development Company); Sharon Greenberger (NY Presbyterian Hospital); Thomas Webb (Skanska), Charles Avolio (Turner Construction), and Adam Weinstein (Phipps Houses Group). John C. Liu, New York City Comptroller, will provide closing remarks.


This conference is supported by:


Gold Sponsors: Turner Construction

Skanska


Silver Sponsor: Lend Lease


Bronze Sponsors: Structure Tone

McKissack & McKissack

Tappan Zee Consortium


Click here for full agenda, sponsorship opportunities, and to register 

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WBC Digest

 

On March 28, WBC hosted a morning roundtable discussion with Deputy Mayor Cas Holloway, as part of its Breakfast with City Hall Program. Topics of discussion included Local Law 129, and the Mayor's "Compete to Win" initiative with aims to help WBEs build capacity.  The roundtable was a members-only event and was well attended.
Pictured above, left to right: Gloria Kemper, Recon Construction; Yvonne Thurman-Dogruer, Women Builders Council; Deputy Mayor Cas Holloway; Cheryl McKissack, McKissack & McKissack; Sandra Wilkin, Bradford Construction.

The mission of the Women Builders Council (WBC) is to seek and implement solutions to the challenges faced by women professionals in the building industry. WBC does this through advocacy, technical assistance and training, and by maintaining a strong professional network of its members. WBC provides regional strength to impact public policy, allowing for change to enhance the growth of women-owned business enterprises.


WBC provides a dynamic forum that advances knowledge and promotes dialogue through its Small Business Seminar Series, Breakfast with City Hall program, Access to Albany program, and its annual conference in May. An influential voice in the legislative process for women architects, engineers, contractors and subcontractors, WBC welcomes into its membership women and men from every building industry discipline, and firms which provide direct services to the industry.