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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.
2020 Fall Sessions:
Meet the Fall 2020 Emerging Leaders Program participants:
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
Meet our 2020 Emerging Leaders
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
Meet our 2019 Emerging Leaders:
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:
Angel Eng, WSP
Bolanle Williams-Olley, Mancini Duffy
Deena Crimaldi, Zetlin & De Chiara
Daphne Binder, Utile / Space ODT
Gabee Cho, ZGF Architects
Amy Garlock, SOM
Barrett Feldman, PSF Projects Architecture
Lizzie Olson, Silman
Amanda Prins, KPF
Samantha Josaphat, Studio 397 Architecture
Magdalena Naydekova, Steven Holl Architects
Mary DeLaurentis, Mancini Duffy
Maya Stuhlbarg, Thornton Tomasetti
Sean Haviland, LandDesign
Jen Switala, Dattner Architects
Kathryn Thiele, URBAN Architecture
Adalgisa Zeppetelli, JLL
Marissa Barresi
Stephanie He, ZGF Architects
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
Amanda Snelson, AIA, ZGF
Aysu Unal, Assoc. AIA, Cannon Design
Burgess Rice, FXCollaborative
Catherine Joseph, FXCollaborative
Michelle DeCarlo, PE, Jaros, Baum & Bolles
Colette DiLauro, Langan
Francesca Brando, PhD, Thornton Tomasetti
Frances Fox, AIA, Cannon Design
Jennifer Grosso, AIA, SOM
Jane Zellar, PE, Thornton Tomasetti
Katherine Kliphuis, EIT, Langan
Luisa Mendez, SHoP Architects
Lulu Li, SOM
Marti Gottsch, SOM
Mary Ferguson, PE, Arup
Laurie Mendez, Stantec Architecture
Melanie Strieder, FXCollaborative
Lillian Simon, SOM
Siobhan Lee, Cannon Design
Kate Spata, AIA, Dattner Architects
Ksenia Tretiakova, PE, LERA Consulting Engineers
Valerie Resnick, Urban Atelier Group
Grete Grubelich, SOM
Joohyun Son, Gensler
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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. |
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RISK
Mary Byron Independent Investor 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. RAIN-MAKING
Jill Lerner, FAIA Principal | Kohn Pedersen Fox 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. RESILIENCE
Sabrina Kanner 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
Ellen Abraham, AIA Assoc., SOM
Adrienne Hepler, Levien & Co.
Maricela Alejandre, PE, Syska Hennessy
Amy Stroud, Dattner Architects
Samantha Brummell, Severud Associates
Carolina Abrao, HLW International
Cynthia Barton, NYC Emergency Management
Cristina Rodriguez-Vazquez, FXCollaborative
Claudia Cusumano, AIA, KPF
Danei Cesario, AIA, Francis Cauffman
Layla Safiani, AIA, Mancini Duffy
Erika Yaroni, PE, BuroHappold Engineering
Ksenia Tretiakova, PE, LERA
Diana Zakem, PE, Brookfield Office Properties
Jennifer Lan, PE, Gilsanz Murray Steficek LLP
Jinsol Kim, Arup
Kasey Puls, RAMSA
Emily Kirwan, SOM
Ana Leshchinsky, KPF
Allison Zampetti, Levien & Co.
Michelle Roelofs, PE, Arup
Shaina Saporta, PE, Arup
Sara Davis, AIA, FXCollaborative
Jenny Werbell, BuroHappold Engineering
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