Emerging Leaders

Launched in 2017, the BWAF Emerging Leaders program is a selective professional development opportunity for early- and mid-career women. Within a small group format, participants engage with significant senior women in architecture, design, engineering, construction, real estate, law, and financial services to advance their own career goals and connect with a cohort of ambitious colleagues across at similar professional levels. Participants share common experiences and trade personal strategies for advancing their field. Over 200 women have participated in past cohorts, building a timeless network of allies and support for each other.

Perseverance, Politics, Power

Perseverance, Politics, Power was held March 30th, April 27th, and May 25th, 2021. Participants heard from speakers Angelica T. Baccon, AIA; Sherida E. Paulsen, FAIA; and Pheobe Yee, AIA.

Meet the Spring 2021 Emerging Leaders Program participants

Jennifer Allen
Senior Staff Engineer, Langan
Jovanni Carter-Davis
Urban Designer III, Perkins&Will, Los Angeles Office
Brenna Decker, AIA NCARB LEED AP
Senior Associate, Robert A.M. Stern Architects
Michelle Duong
Senior Engineer, Jaros, Baum & Bolles
Amanda R Lukacs Faryar, PE
Senior Transportation Engineer, ARUP
Madina Guillerm
Senior Structural Designer, ARUP
Rebecca Henriques
Senior Engineer, Langan Engineering
Fernanda Hernandez
Interior Designer, Perkins&Will
Aimee Hultquist
Project Architect, Dattner Architects
Erin Kelly
Associate, Mancini Duffy
Darian Lu
Development Project Manager, WeWork
Maya Madison
Project Coordinator, Moody Nolan
Stephanie W. Moore
Senior Project Engineer, Thornton Tomasetti
Elsa Mullin
Project Director, Thornton Tomasetti
Sucheta Nadig
Architect, Morris Adjmi Architects
Shinjinee Pathak
Associate, Silman
Anazette W. Ray
Associate, Zetlin & De Chiara, LLP
Anneli Rice
Senior Associate, SHoP Architects
Sophia Tampakis
Project Engineer, JB&B
Florence Tang
Design and Engineering Project Manager, Houston Zoo
Jenna Leigh Wandishin
Project Architect, Moody Nolan
Nicole Wiznitzer
Project Architect, Morris Adjmi Architects

PERSEVERANCE

Speaker
Angelica T. Baccon, AIA
Principal, SHoP Architects

This has been a really challenging year to “hang in there.” And what about managing with two little ones at home? That takes perseverance, grace, and imagination – Angelica T. Baccon, AIA, Principal, SHoP Architects, will share insights with us.

Time and location

When: Tuesday, March 30, 2021, 6:30-8PM
Virtual session

POLITICS

Speaker
Sherida E. Paulsen, FAIA
Principal, PKSB Architects

You can’t make it to the top by professional competence alone. Sherida Paulsen, Principal PKSB Architects, and former Chair, Landmarks Preservation Commission, will discuss politics with a small “p” and Politics… now.

Time and location

When: Tuesday, April 27, 2021, 6:30-8PM
Virtual session

POWER

Speaker
Phoebe Yee, AIA
Senior Vice President, Design, Related California

Hear from architect turned developer, Phoebe Yee, Senior Vice President, Design, Related California, about both the importance of realizing your personal power, and the necessity of understanding where the power is in the real estate industry.

Time and location

When: Tuesday, May 25, 2021, 6:30-8PM
Virtual session

View previous sessions from recent years:
2024: Emerging Leaders Online: Tenacity, Tumbles, Triumphs →
2024: Tenacity, Tumbles, and Triumphs→
2023: Energy, Environment, Engagement→
2022: Agility, Ambition, Authenticity→
2021: Imagination, Integrity, Influence→
2020: Priorities, Personhood, Profit→
2020: Determination, Design, Disruption→
2019: Confidence, Compensation, Competition→
2018: Finance, Fulfillment, Family→
2018: Networking, Negotiation, Nice→
2017: Risk, Rain-Making, Resilience→

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