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BEVERLY WILLIS ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION EMERGING LEADERS PROGRAM Begun in 2017, the BWAF Emerging Leaders program is a New York-based, selective professional development opportunity for women 5-10 years out of school. In small group format, (maximum of 20 selected participants) invitees engage with significant senior women in architecture, engineering, construction, real estate, law, and financial services to advance their own career goals. Participants share common experiences and trade personal strategies for success. |
We gratefully acknowledge financial support from the New York Building Foundation for the program.
Speaker
Juliet Hernandez-Eli
Founding Partner, Hernandez-Eli Architecture
Possibly the single most significant facet in every leader’s success story, determination is nevertheless difficult to sustain against the odds. Gain insights with Juliet Hernandez, Founding Partner of Hernandez-Eli.
When: October 13, 2020
Virtual session
Speaker
Pat Bosch
When: November 12, 2020
Virtual session
Speaker
Frances Bronet
President at Pratt Institute
Disruption always creates new connections. But taking the leap into disrupting your own trajectory for the better takes courage and confidence. Learn with Frances Bronet, architect, and President of Pratt Institute.
When: December 3, 2020
Virtual session
ALL SESSIONS 6:30-7:30PM
Total program cost: $200
PRIORITIES:
Speaker
Margaret Newman, FAIA, LEED AP BD+C
Principal, Integrated Planning Team | Arup
How do we ever know what to do first? How do our priorities change as our career develops? Discuss these challenges with Bloomberg administration veteran New York City Department of Transportation Commissioner Chief of Staff, Arup Urban Planner and Principal, Margaret Newman.
When: April 14, 2020
Virtual session
Speaker
Ann Rolland, FAIA
Partner | FXCollaborative
Are there challenges for non-heteronormative professionals in the workplace? How can you learn to bring your full self to work? Hear from Annie Rolland, FAIA, Partner at FXCollaborative on her journey.
When: April 28, 2020
Virtual session
Speaker
Bolanle Williams-Olley
Chief Financial Officer | Mancini Duffy
Meet industry CFO Bolanle Williams-Olley to discuss profit in professional services, how best to talk about it with your clients and how to retain it in difficult times.
When: June 23, 2020
Virtual session
2019 Sessions:
Speaker
Carol Loewenson, FAIA, LEED AP
Partner | Mitchell Giurgola Architects LLP
When: June 26, 2019
Where: Mitchell Giurgola Architects LLP
Speakers
Suzanne Pennasilico, SPHR
Kirsten Sibilia, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP
Managing Principal | Dattner Architects
When: July 25, 2019
Where: Dattner Architects
Speaker
Susan Hayes
Founder and CEO | Susan Hayes Enterprises
When: August 27, 2019
Where: Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, LLP
Past sessions:
Speaker
Sharon Greenberger
President and CEO | YMCA of Greater New York
When: November 5, 2018
Where:KPF, 11 W. 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036
FULFILLMENT
Speaker
Fiona Cousins, PE
Arup
When: November 13, 2018
Where: Arup, 77 Water Street, New York, NY 10005
Speaker
Jill Lerner, FAIA
Principal | Kohn Pedersen Fox
When: December 18, 2018
Where: KPF, 11 W. 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036
Meet our 2018 #2 Emerging Leaders:
NETWORKING
Explore the power of your personal magnetism, friendships, and authentic relationships in small group setting with the guidance of a seasoned networker. Understand the importance of making strong connections and how to use them to advance your career.
SPEAKER:
Victoria J. Cerami
CEO | Cerami & Associates
When: February 27, 2018
Where: Cerami & Associates
Learn from a master demonstration of a compensation negotiation between two attorneys well versed in the dark art. Hear from the experts and your peers on developing the best strategy to get what you deserve.
SPEAKERS:
Patricia Harris, Esq., LEED AP
Chair | BWAF; Special Counsel | Zetlin & De Chiara LLP; Founder and CEO | LicenseSure LLC
Elyssa Cohen Muldoon, CCEP
Senior Associate General Counsel | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
When: March 27, 2018
Where: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Meet with an established industry leader to unpack the implications of being perceived as “nice” in the business world. Senior women leaders reveal secret strategies to navigate the double standard for professional behavior and transcend the necessity of “nice.”
SPEAKER:
Diana Taylor
Chair | Hudson River Park Trust Board of Directors | Former Superintendent; Banking for NYS | Vice Chairman; Solera Capital
When: April 26, 2018
Where: Brookfield
All sessions 6:30–8:30 PM
Refreshments and snacks will be provided.
Full program cost: $350
We thank the New York Building Foundation, Inc. for their generous underwriting of the program
Meet our 2018 Emerging Leaders
EMERGING LEADERS 2017
Take advantage of this opportunity to imagine a future informed by significant leaders in architecture, engineering, construction, real estate, law, and financial services. In small group format, you and your fellow Emerging Leaders (professionals with 5-10 years of experience) will engage with senior level women to advance your own career goals. |
When: May 9, 2017 Where: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Emerging leaders explore taking risks along multiple paths to success. Senior women leaders share experiences of courage and risk taking to achieve daring careers and personal power. When: June 13, 2017 Where: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates Explore the power of your personal magnetism, friendships, and authentic relationships in small group setting and understand the role of strong allies in your career trajectory. Executive Vice President of Design & Construction | Brookfield Office Properties When: July 11, 2017 Where: TBA
Have a conversation about common work situations from an expert in construction and development with other influential women who have taken unexpected career turns and landed on their feet. Are you getting what you deserve? Do you know how to ask for it? All sessions 6:30–8:30 PM Refreshments and snacks will be provided. Request an invitation or nominate a participant: Complete the Emerging Leaders Nomination Form
Meet our 2017 Emerging Leaders
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