2026 GWIC Speakers
Emell Adolphus
Senior Editor, Top Lists and Rankings
Engineering News-Record
Meredith Adragna
Director of Talent Acquisition
Haskell
Kim Altsuler
Partner in Charge, Houston Office
Peckar & Abramson P.C.
Scott Blair
Editor-in-Chief
Engineering News-Record
Rita Brown
National President
NAWIC
Sheronda L. Carr
Chief Executive Officer
NAWIC
Aileen Cho
Deputy Editor, Infrastructure
Engineering News-Record
Carol Choi
Principal Project Manager, Bridge Sector Quality Manager, and Associate Vice President
TYLin
Robert (Bob) Clark
Executive Chairman and Founder
Clayco
Emily Cohen
Chief Executive Officer
United Contractors (UCON)
Peter Davoren
Chairman and CEO
Turner Construction Co.
Kjersti De Lind
Strategic Talent Acquisition Leader
Taylor Morrison
Stephen Dummit
Founder & President
Tradewinds Leadership
Beth Duyvejonck
Executive Vice President of Construction
Opus
Doris Espiritu
Inaugural Districtwide Dean and Head
City Colleges of Chicago, School of Engineering
Shana Francesca
Founder & CEO
Concinnate LLC.
Anya Freeman
Founder & CEO
Kind Designs
Melinda Gentile
Of Counsel, Miami Office
Peckar & Abramson P.C.
Jennifer Harris
Partner, D.C. Office
Peckar & Abramson P.C.
Colleen Hauk
Founder & CEO
The Corporate Refinery
Amy Henningfield
Director of Workforce Development
Superior Construction
Lizabeth Howard
Senior Project Manager
Superior Construction
Amy Imamura
Director of Capital Program Outreach & Engagement
Los Angeles World Airports
Kathryn Jablokow
Dean of Engineering
Manhattan University, New York City
Ashley Wiley Johnson
Vice President
LA Speech and Language Therapy CTR
Emily Kay
President
Balfour Beatty, California Buildings Operations
Dina Kimble
President & CEO
Royal Electric Co.
Elaine Lee
Partner, Los Angeles Office
Peckar & Abramson P.C.
Beth Lowry
President and CEO
Holder Construction Company
Natalie Mazzotta
Business Development Manager
SOLV Energy
Shannon Miller
President of Strategy, Growth & Digital
Jacobs
Joanne Newborn
CEO & Founder
Newborn Evolution LLC
Jessica Paske
Director of Organizational Development
Superior Construction
Jorge Quezada
Vice President, People & Culture
Granite Construction
Rachel Rasmussen
Partner
Architekton
Debra K. Rubin
Deputy Editor—Global Business and Energy
Engineering News-Record (ENR)
Stefanie Salomon
Partner, Miami Office
Peckar & Abramson P.C.
Tracey Smith
Partner
FMI Corporation
Mary Teichert
Chief Executive Officer
Teichert, Inc.
Clark Turner
Founder & CEO
ProStruct360
Alena Tuttle
CEO
Hardline
Krista Twesme
Senior Vice President
Mortenson
Marisa C. Williams
CEO
Girl Scouts River Valleys
Staci Woolsey
EVP, Chief Financial Officer
Granite Construction
Valeria Wright
Project Director
JA Watts
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