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: Alicia Dupies

Alicia Dupies, vice president and business unit leader for Gilbane Building Co. in Milwaukee, has more than 20 years of experience in the construction...

Notable Women in Construction and Design: Joan Zepecki

Joan Zepecki, director of corporate affairs and diversity and inclusion coordinator at Brookfield-based Hunzinger Construction Co., has led the company’s diversity and inclusion efforts...

Notable Women in Construction and Design: Anna Peterson

As the fire protection division manager at Pewaukee-based Total Mechanical, Anna Peterson leads a team of designers, project managers, support staff and 10 to...

Notable Women in Construction and Design: Gina Spang

Since founding Milwaukee-based Spang Strategies LLC in 2022, Gina Spang has worked on the construction of an elementary school in Wauwatosa, the high school...

Notable Women in Construction and Design: Andrea Nemecek

Andrea Nemecek has worked in the design and construction industry for more than 26 years. In 2013, she founded Elm Grove-based Allume Architects. “Andrea’s vision...

Notable Women in Construction and Design: Mary Collins

Mary Collins has been a member of Gilbane Building Co.’s Milwaukee team for more than seven years, currently serving as project executive.  “She understands the...

Notable Women in Construction and Design: Hailey Schwobe

Hailey Schwobe, project manager and senior associate at Wauwatosa-based AG Architecture, started her career in architecture during her undergrad and graduate studies at the...

Notable Women in Construction and Design: Sarah Coffey

Sarah Coffey, senior project controls manager at The Boldt Co., has worked her entire 30-year career in the construction industry at the Appleton-based company....

Notable Women in Construction and Design: Jess Timmer

In just over five years at Milwaukee-based RINKA, and little over a decade in professional practice, Jess Timmer has become senior vice president, residential...

Notable Women in Construction and Design: Katie Kawczynski

Katie Kawczynski, partner and director of architecture at Pewaukee-based VJS Construction Services, has spent the past eight-plus years of her 15-year career dedicated to...

Notable Women in Construction and Design: Sarah Dunn

As Milwaukee-based CG Schmidt’s first female executive in its 102-year history, Sarah Dunn directs business development and client strategies for the company’s Milwaukee and...

Notable Women in Construction and Design: Erica Ostendorf Mullins

Erica Ostendorf Mullins, executive vice president and director of interior design at Madison-based Strang Inc., recently became the first woman and first interior designer...

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