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Notable Women in Construction and Design

BizTimes Milwaukee is proud to present the inaugural list of Notable Women in Construction & Design spotlighting accomplished professionals throughout the region. The leaders profiled in the following pages were nominated by their peers at work and in the community and showcase the diversity of talent in our market. The leadership shown by the executives profiled here is setting an example to shape a better future for our region.

METHODOLOGY: The honorees did not pay to be included. Their profiles were drawn from nomination materials. This list features only individuals for whom nominations were submitted and accepted after a review by our editorial team. To qualify for the list, nominees must be based in southeast Wisconsin. They must be currently serving in a senior level role at their firm, must hold a leadership position in their industry outside of their own organization, have made a significant contribution to advancing workplace equality at their own workplace or beyond, and act as a role model or mentor.

Notable Women in Construction and Design: Roberta Brehm

Roberta Brehm, president of Waukesha-based HVAC manufacturer representative Vyron Corp., joined the company in 2014 as a VRF division coordinator, advising customers on new...

Notable Women in Construction and Design: Andrea Bukacek

In 2019, Andrea Bukacek, chief executive officer of Racine-based Bukacek Construction, bought the firm that her grandfather started. “I’ve known Andrea since she was 18...

Notable Women in Construction and Design: Jody Owens

Jody Owens joined Brookfield-based Hunzinger Construction Co. just a year ago, and has 20 years of construction management experience.  Owens previously served as construction project...

Notable Women in Construction and Design: Laura Cullen

As training and development manager for Janesville-based JP Cullen, Laura Cullen is responsible for employee training and development, recruitment and performance tracking. She is...

Notable Women in Construction and Design: Lyn Falk

Lyn Falk, founder and president of Milwaukee-based Retailworks Inc. and the LMF Group, is a registered interior designer, consumer behavior specialist, author and international...

Notable Women in Construction and Design: Kris Bilty

Kris Bilty founded Elm Grove-based Renaissance Design & Renovation in 2009 with Jody Ryg.  According to former employee April Noelle Lyndon, Bilty’s approach to the...

Notable Women in Construction and Design: Simmi Urbanek

When Simmi Urbanek joined Milwaukee-based Greenfire Management Services as director of marketing, company leaders insisted that she be on the leadership team and have...

Notable Women in Construction and Design: Tracy Grosspietsch

Tracy Grosspietsch, director of design and sales at Greenfield-based AB&K Bath & Kitchen, works to advance the field of remodeling design while encouraging and...

Notable Women in Construction and Design: Maggie Bork

Maggie Bork, project manager at Mortenson Construction in Milwaukee, has known since high school that architecture, design and construction are where she wanted to...

Notable Women in Construction and Design: Kathleen Kugi-Tom

In her 30 years at Marquette University, Kathleen Kugi-Tom, senior project manager for the department of facilities planning and management, has helped lead efforts...

Notable Women in Construction and Design: Jennifer Kilp

Jennifer Kilp, vice president of design at Waukesha-based Corporate Design Interiors, has been in the design and commercial furniture industry for more than 24...

Notable Women in Construction and Design: Jessie Cannizzaro

Colleagues say Jessie Cannizzaro, owner of Wauwatosa-based Milestone Plumbing, is a “true leader in every sense of the word.”  “She is also a trail blazer...

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