Networking, Negotiation, Nice

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.

Networking, Negotiation, Nice

Networking, Negotiation, Nice was held February 27, March 27, and April 26, 2018. Participants heard from speakers Victoria J. Cerami, CEO of Cerami & Associates; Patricia Harris, Esq., LEED AP; Elyssa Cohen Muldoon, CCEP; and Diana Taylor, Chair for the Hudson River Park Trust Board of Directors.

BWAF Spring 2018 Emerging Leaders Participants

Francesca Brando
Senior Project Engineer, Thornton Tomasetti
Michelle DeCarlo, PE, LEED AP BD+C
Associate, Jaros, Baum & Bolles Consulting Engineers, LLP
Colette DiLauro
Senior Staff Engineer, Langan
Mary Ferguson
Senior Structural Engineer, Arup
Frances Fox , AIA
Architect & Academic Planner, Senior Associate, CannonDesign
Marti Gottsch
Senior Designer, Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill
Jennifer Grosso, AIA
Licensed Architect, Skidmore Owings & Merrill
Grete Grubelich
Architectural Professional, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Catherine Joseph
Junior Architect, FXCollaborative
Katherine Kliphuis
Senior Staff Engineer, Langan Engineering
Siobhan Lee
Architecture lb/ Junior Architecture, CannonDesign
Lulu Li
Senior Architecture Professional, SOM
Luisa F Méndez
Senior Associate, SHoP Architects
Laurie Mendez
Designer, Stantec Architecture
Valerie Resnick
Project Manager, Urban Atelier Group
Burgess Rice
Architectural Designer, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
Lillian Simon
Senior Architectural Professional, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Amanda Snelson
Associate, ZGF
Joohyun Son, LEED AP, WELL AP
Design Manager, Gensler
Kate Spata
Project Architect, Project Manager, Dattner Architects
Melanie G. Strieder
Intern Architect, IBI Group Gruzen Samton
Ksenia Tretiakova
Senior Design Engineer, Leslie E. Robertson Associates
Aysu Unal
Architectural Designer, Cannon Design
Jane Zellar
Project Engineer, Thornton Tomasetti

NETWORKING

Speaker
Victoria J. Cerami
CEO | Cerami & Associates

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.

Time and location

When: February 27, 2018
Where: Cerami & Associates

NEGOTIATING

Speaker
Patricia Harris, Esq., LEED AP
Chair | BWAF; Special Counsel | Zetlin & De Chiara LLP; Founder and CEO | LicenseSure LLC

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.

Time and location

When: March 27, 2018
Where: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

NEGOTIATING

Speaker
Elyssa Cohen Muldoon, CCEP
Senior Associate General Counsel | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP

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.

Time and location

When: March 27, 2018
Where: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

“NICE”

Speaker
Diana Taylor
Chair | Hudson River Park Trust Board of Directors | Former Superintendent; Banking for NYS | Vice Chairman; Solera Capital

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.”

Time and location

When: April 26, 2018
Where: Brookfield

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2021: Imagination, Integrity, Influence→
2021: Perseverance, Politics, Power→
2020: Priorities, Personhood, Profit→
2020: Determination, Design, Disruption→
2019: Confidence, Compensation, Competition→
2018: Finance, Fulfillment, Family→
2017: Risk, Rain-Making, Resilience→

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