Emerging Leaders

Launched in 2017, the BWAF Emerging Leaders program is a selective professional development opportunity for women approximately 3-10 years post-graduation. Through a small-group format, participants engage with senior leaders, gain practical insights and strategies for advancing their careers, and connect with ambitious peer navigating similar professional stages. More than 250 women have participated to date, building a lasting network of mentors, allies, and support for one another’s continued growth and leadership.

Strength, Stumble, & Story

Eric Ball

Speaker
Henning Larsen
Director, Americas

Time and location

October 8, 5:00-7:00pm

Claudia Cusumano

Speaker
KPF
Principal

Time and location

October 15, 6:00-8:00pm

Suzanne Musho

Speaker
NewYork Presbyterian Hospital
Corporate Director

Time and location

October 29, 6:00-8:00pm

2026 Cohort

Adede Amenyah
SOM, Senior Designer

Alisha Patel
Zetlin & De Chiara, Associate

Ashlyn Reece
SOM, Intermediate Architect

Avani Agarwal
Robert A.M. Stern Architects, Associate

Dimple Zeng
Handel Architects, Associate Designer

Doris Duanmu
Interboro Partners, Project Manager & Designer

Eleni Stefania Kalapoda
Embedded Climates, Founder & Principal

Grace Hahnel
Arup, Structural Engineer

Jennifer McCann
JB&B, a Trinity Consultants team, PFP Senior Project Engineer

Jessica Primiano
JB&B, a Trinity Consultants team, Senior Project Engineer

Lopita Das
Perkins Eastman, Associate

Mariam Basishvili
BGRE, Senior Construction Manager

Nataly Piere
KPF, Associate Principal

Olivia Barnard
KGM Architectural Lighting, Senior Lighting Designer

Rhea Nayar
KPF, Associate Principal

Seyana Simpson
Langan, Project Geologist

Talia Pinker
Thornton Tomasetti, Senior Project Director

Tianhui Zhang
Pelli Clarke & Partners, Associate

Tiffany Yu
Langan, Site Civil Project Engineer

Support for this program is provided by Vectorworks
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→
2021: Perseverance, Politics, Power→
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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