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PWC-NY Holiday Party December 10th, to honor “20 under 40” women

New York, NY Professional Women in Construction (PWC) is celebrating the 2019 “20 under 40” outstanding women in construction on December 10 at their annual holiday party, held at Bryant Park Grill. 

The honorees are all professional women under the age of 40 who work in construction and related fields. They were nominated by their colleagues and carefully selected to receive this year’s award by PWC’s board of directors based on their accomplishments and influence in the field. PWC members and supporters will join together at the PWC Holiday Party to recognize these remarkable young professionals and promote the mission of advancing all women in the industry.

2019 honorees:

  • Caren Amicone, Senior Project Manager at Hunter Roberts Construction Group
  • Eve Biggers, Director of Risk Management & Communication at Curtis Partition
  • Leidy Castano, Project Manager at Leeding Builders Group
  • Renee DePeiza, President at ARS Electric
  • Caitlin Dzikowski, Assistant Project Manager at STV
  • Lauren Foisy, New York Practice Leader at AECOM Strategy+
  • Sarah Friedman, Senior Project Manager at AECOM Tishman
  • Julia Gamolina, Director of Strategy at Trahan Architects + Founder and Editor at Madame Architect
  • Marissa Martorana, Senior Design Professiona at HOK
  • Jessica Miller, Project Manager at Skanska USA Civil
  • Erica Mulligan, Associate at JB&B
  • Sabrina Schollmeyer, President at Concierge Construction
  • Domenica Stasiak, Senior Project Manager at LANGAN
  • Nora Swanson, PE LEED, Director of Design Technology at AKF Group
  • Kirstin Uptegrove, Business Development & Operations at Professional Women in Construction
  • Elizabeth Usinger, Partner at Cullen and Dykman LLP
  • Catherine Valenzano, Program Director - Alternate Project Delivery/Design Build at The Port Authority of NY & NJ
  • Diana Vanadia, Project Manager at Turner Construction
  • Brigid Wright, Project Manager at Plaza Construction
  • Sabeel Yosef, Senior Project Manager at WeWork

For more information, photos, and event tickets: https://www.pwcusa.org/event/holidayparty2019

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