Full Bios, Agenda + Program Information

MARCH 7, 2014 | 10:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
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DYNAMIC SPEAKERS +
FACILITATORS
KEYNOTE
Level the Playing Field
A-P HURD, Vice President, Touchstone
FORUM | PANELISTS
CELEBRATE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN
IN CONSTRUCTION WEEK AND INTERNATIONAL
WOMEN’S DAY in the company of accomplished women
creating fulfilling careers and leading our industry in sustainably
built environments and project delivery innovations.
WHY ATTEND?
Interested in vision, empowerment, positive change and
professional development? You’ll be inspired, supported,
and walk away with practical tools for paving your own career
path, whatever your passions – sustainability, project
management, technology, more.
REGISTRATION: Plus link to Full Bios, Agenda + Program Information
LOCATION: GLY Construction | Eastside Learning Hub
200 112th Avenue NE, Suite 300 | Bellevue WA 98004
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LUNCH PROVIDED. NETWORKING FOLLOWS.
Getting A Seat At The Table
Kelli Leith, Senior Planning + Real Estate
Manager, Microsoft
Emerge: A Leadership Approach
That Works For All
Kathleen O’Brien, Executive Director
The EMERGE Leadership Project
Pivotal Moments + Setting Yourself Apart
Martha Rose, President
Martha Rose Construction
THREE BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Entitlement, Preconstruction, Site
Preparation, Relationships + Team Building
Deborah Willard, Senior Project Manager
Julie DeDonato, Project Manager
Vulcan Real Estate
Beyond 3D Modeling: Exploring BIM’s
4th + 5th Dimensions
Sarah Dreger, Director Virtual Design +
Construction, McKinstry
Heather Hull, AIA, Integrated Design
Engineer, GLY Construction
Climb the “Career Lattice” to the
Career You Want
Brenda Nunes, Managing Broker
Keller Williams Eastside
AGENDA | MARCH 7, 2014
10:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. | Followed by Networking
10:30 – 11 a.m.
REGISTRATION
11 – 11:05 a.m.
Welcome | Jim Karambelas | CEO, GLY
11:10 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
12: 15 – 12: 45 p.m.
LUNCH + INTRO TO NAWIC
12: 45 – 2:00 p.m.
FORUM PANEL
Level the Playing Field
A-P Hurd | Vice President, Touchstone
Shape the Future – and Your Career
FACILITATOR: Jane Mounsey | HR Director, GLY
PARTICIPANTS
Kelli Leith | Senior Project Manager, Microsoft
Martha Rose | President, Martha Rose Construction
Kathleen O’Brien | Executive Director, The Emerge Leadership Project
2:00 – 2:15 p.m.
BREAK
2:15 – 3:30 p.m.
BREAKOUT SESSIONS [select one]
3:30 p.m.
CONCLUSION + THANKS
Taking Your Skills to the Next Level
1. Entitlement, Preconstruction, Site Preparation, Relationship +
Team Building
Deb Willard | Senior Project Manager, Vulcan
Julie DeDonato | Project Manager, Vulcan
2. Beyond 3D Modeling: Exploring BIM’s 4th + 5th Dimensions
Sarah Dreger | Director of Virtual Design + Construction, McKinstry
Heather Hull | AIA, Integrated Design Engineer, GLY
3. Climb the “Career Lattice” to the Career You Want
Brenda Nunes | Managing Broker, Keller Williams Eastside
Drawing for A-P Hurd’s “The Carbon Efficient City”
3:35 – 4:30 p.m.
PLEASE JOIN US FOR INFORMAL NETWORKING,
APPETIZERS + BEVERAGES
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MORE ABOUT OUR SPE AKERS + TOPICS
KEYNOTE SPEAKER | A-P HURD – Level the Playing Field
Vice President, Touchstone Development, Runstad Fellow at UW, Co-Author of “The Carbon
Efficient City,” Chapter President of NAIOP
Women still face bias in the workplace and at home, and can benefit from specific strategies to
build a fulfilling career on this still not-so-level playing field. Drawing on research and personal
anecdotes, A-P talks about how to bring your "whole self" to work, and differing strategies that
can be required at different points in one's career. She’ll address the importance of mentoring
received from informal networks of women in our industry and outside the work world.
PANEL DISCUSSION | Shape the Future – and Your Career
Each of our distinguished panelists will give a short presentation on the history, lessons and
passions of their own careers, followed by an open discussion of women’s work issues
facilitated by Jane Mounsey, GLY’s Human Resources Director. Our panelists have been
seminal to the development of innovative project delivery and sustainable thinking in the NW.
KELLI LEITH | Senior Planning + Real Estate Manager, Microsoft
Getting a Seat at the Table
How do you present yourself, market your brand and promote yourself in a way that gets you a
“seat at the table” and “into the conversations?” Everything we do represents who we are and
how we are perceived by others. We can significantly impact how we represent ourselves,
which can lead to an influential “seat at the table.” Several years of participation in Microsoft
focus groups helped hone Kelli’s experience and knowledge about the differences in how
men/women think and what leads them to excel.
KATHLEEN O’BRIEN | Executive Director, The EMERGE Leadership Project
EMERGE: A Leadership Approach that Works for All
How can you serve while not being subservient? Emergent leadership is a model forged in a
male-dominated work culture – the design and construction industry – in order to generate
awareness and change from “business as usual” practice. Although Kathleen resists defining
emergent leadership as a “feminine” form of leadership, it IS very strategic when one does not
have the power of position, or has the position, but not the authority. You’ll learn what an
emergent leader is, how it evolved in the context of Kathleen’s professional life, and how you
might apply it in your role as a professional change agent!
Martha Rose, president, Martha Rose Construction
Pivotal Moments + Setting Yourself Apart
Martha’s long journey in the construction business, from non-union apprentice to residential
construction owner, has given her many priceless insights into the details of career building.
Martha will address those pivotal moments that define a career, including: learning to
recognize and adopt mentors every step of the way, turning negative experiences into positive
outcomes, staying engaged by taking side roads, and using both your attitude and aptitude to
make progress. She’ll also talk about how to set yourself apart, by not worrying about what
others may think, learning continuously as much as you can, following your heart and getting
involved with the industry and giving back.
We encourage you to engage with our panelists, and pick their very fine brains. Depending on
your interest, some potential topics covered in discussion may include:
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Making a difference in our industry
Becoming a visionary, pushing the boundaries to shape positive environmental, social
and delivery trends in built environments.
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Strategies for Goal Setting + Creating a Career Path
Women’s careers develop differently from men’s, nurture the confidence to turn your
assets into strengths.
Time Management
Squeezing 27 hours into a 24-hour day, with all kinds of hard stops and other important
commitments.
Project Management + Setting Boundaries
Creating authority, leadership and camaraderie on the jobsite, saying “no” without
sounding weak and “yes” without being taken advantage of.
Networking + Role Models
Diversifying and enhancing the quality of your networks and finding worthy mentors.
BREAKOUT SESSIONS | TAKING YOUR SKILLS TO THE NEXT LEVEL
At event check-in, please select one of the three BREAKOUT SESSIONS to attend.
1.
DEB WILLARD, Senior Project Manager | Vulcan
JULIE DEDONATO, Project Manager | Vulcan
Entitlement, Preconstruction, Site Preparation, Relationship + Team Building
Our discussion theme will be the importance of the Owner’s involvement in the entitlement
process and building relationships with City reviewers and City utilities. We’ll also expand
on the importance of preparing the site for construction to promote successful construction
kick-off.
2.
SARAH DREGER, Director of Virtual Design and Construction | McKinstry
HEATHER HULL, AIA, Integrated Design Engineer | GLY
Beyond 3D Modeling: Exploring BIM’s 4th + 5th Dimensions
As leaders in integrated project delivery, Sarah and Heather will offer a unique perspective
on Building Information Modeling [BIM] and how to leverage it. Most people today think of
BIM as primarily 3D modeling with clash detection. But as virtual design progresses, we
are starting to involve the fourth and fifth dimensions into the process even more.
Every project comes down to Time and Money. Sarah and Heather will detail how their
companies are using 4D simulation [which is sequencing the construction to a schedule]
and the 5D estimate [which includes calculations and quantities]. They’ll also demonstrate
how coordinated team processes and utilization of BIM throughout the building process
contribute to desired, predictable outcomes and touch on potential and future applications
of BIM-related technologies.
3.
BRENDA NUNES, LEED AP, Managing Broker | Keller Williams Eastside
Climb the “Career Lattice” to the Career You Want
Join Brenda in this facilitated discussion as she helps participants identify their passions
and develop plans for integrating them into their careers. Participants attending this
session will identify what’s important to them in their careers, what strengths they bring to
the table, and how to combine past unrelated experiences into their dream career.
Nunes will also help participants understand the value of relationships and how to
effectively use them so all sides win. She will share strategies for getting the most out of
your current position even though it may not be the dream job. Participants leaving this
learning-based session will have an action plan that will provide a roadmap to getting the
career you want. Brenda will also provide resources for those that want to spend more
time developing their career.
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WOMEN IN CONSTRUCTION | BIOS
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
A-P HURD | VICE PRESIDENT, TOUCHSTONE
At Touchstone, A-P is responsible for corporate and project strategy. Prior to joining Touchstone,
she was Director of Strategic Development at McKinstry. A-P is also a Runstad Fellow in the College
of Built Environments at the University of Washington where she teaches a graduate seminar on
development economics. She has worked on numerous environmental policy initiatives at the
state and local level and recently published “The Carbon Efficient City” with the University of
Washington Press.
A-P is the Chapter President of NAIOP Washington, the board Treasurer at Forterra and a board
member of Friends of Waterfront Seattle. She has received awards for her work on sustainable
buildings and cities including the Better Bricks Advocate award, the Puget Sound Business Journal's
"40 under 40" award and the "Biznow Power 60" award.
FORUM | PANELISTS
KELLI LEITH | SENIOR PLANNING + REAL ESTATE MANAGER
MICROSOFT
In Kelli’s role, she oversees a 14M square foot real estate portfolio focused on Microsoft’s long-term
real estate strategy, transactions, planning and allocation in the Puget Sound region. She has been
with Microsoft for eight years and in the commercial real estate industry for over 12. Her first four
years at Microsoft were spent managing construction projects, where she was responsible for
delivering over 2M square feet of projects worth $350M. Prior to Microsoft, she was with CB Richard
Ellis. She holds a Masters in Construction Management from the University of Washington.
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KATHLEEN O’BRIEN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
THE EMERGE LEADERSHIP PROJECT
Kathleen O’Brien is a nationally recognized leader in the field of sustainability, having served as a
writer, educator, strategic planner, facilitator and project consultant for 30 years. In 1991, she
founded O’Brien & Company, Inc., a woman-owned enterprise and one of the first green building
consultancies in the country. Her firm has, and continues to be, instrumental in the successful
completion of award-winning projects across the Northwest, while she has personally passed green
building principles and techniques on to thousands across the country.
Author of the “Northwest Green Home Primer,” she has won recognition as a Cascadia Fellow, and
winner of Sustainable Seattle’s Outstanding Leadership Award, Kitsap YWCA’s Woman of
Achievement, Kitsap County’s Earth Day Award, Better Brick’s Advocate Award, and Seattle Central
Community College’s Innovation Award. Today, she directs The EMERGE Leadership Project,
a 501c3 non-profit, with a mission “to accelerate life-sustaining solutions in the built environment
through emergent leadership principles.”
MARTHA ROSE | PRESIDENT
MARTHA ROSE CONSTRUCTION
Martha knows the construction industry from the inside out because she has done it all. Her
well-rounded hands-on resume includes five years as a non-union apprentice, five years as a
subcontractor, five years as a union carpenter, four years as a building inspector, 10+ years as a
freelance project manager and 11 years as a Spec Home Builder where she has followed her passion
to build affordable, high-performance green homes that strive for zero-energy use.
She is considered a leader in the national Green Building Movement and has been honored with
multiple sustainability awards, including the Build Green Hammer Award [twice]. Martha is currently
president of the Master Builders Association, and a director and board member of the Building
Industry Association of Washington.
PANEL FACILITATOR
JANE LYDA MOUNSEY, SPHR | DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES
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A senior business leader with over 20 years in the HR profession, Jane has diverse experience that
includes recruiting, training and development, employee relations, operations, strategic and business
planning, and organizational development. With an HR background in recreation, retail, technology
and now the AEC industries, Jane has recruited and mentored the development of many women
throughout her career. Jane is a member and past president [2010] of the Lake Washington Human
Resource Association [LWHRA], the largest local chapter of the Society for Human Resource
Management [SHRM]. Jane is also a member of the Leadership Eastside Board of Directors and
serves on the UW Bothell School of Business Advisory Board.
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BREAKOUT SESSION LEADERS
DEB WILLARD, LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE | SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER,
VULCAN
Deb Willard has over 25 years of experience in real estate development and construction
management. Deb joined Vulcan in 2006 to work on the landmark 2200 project in South Lake Union
and has since managed millions of dollars of construction, including full block redevelopments,
mixed-use residential, historic renovation, retail and commercial office projects. She is currently
the Senior Project Manager on Phase 8 of the Amazon campus in South Lake Union.
Deb is a Seattle native who received her Masters of Architecture at the University of Washington.
She currently resides in Ballard.
JULIE DEDONATO, LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE | PROJECT MANAGER, VULCAN
Over the past six years with Vulcan, Julie DeDonato has managed the design and construction
of five phases of Amazon campus development in South Lake Union. These projects combine for over
1.9M square feet of office/retail space with over $661M in development costs. She consistently
realizes the Owner’s objectives of bringing each of these projects in on time and under budget. Julie
believes that well-managed projects should exceed the clients’ expectations while upholding the
company’s standards and targets at the same time.
Julie combines a demanding career with a full family life. She resides in Clyde Hill with husband Mark,
son Jack [10] and daughter Elle [7]. She is actively involved in volunteering at her children’s school
[Medina Elementary] and supporting the Bellevue School District.
SARAH DREGER | DIRECTOR OF VIRTUAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
MCKINSTRY
Sarah Dreger has over 15 years of applied experience in the design and construction industry.
She has been working with McKinstry since March 2008. Her expertise in technical writing, software
support, customization, standards development and process improvement makes her an invaluable
addition to the McKinstry team. She is highly sought after by others in the field for her diverse
background, education and technical expertise.
Sarah’s deep and varied project experience includes waste water treatment centers, data centers,
office and medical buildings, educational and athletic facilities, stream restoration, airport and
highway construction, retail space and restaurants. She has been published in the Portland Daily
Journal of Commerce, is active in the Northwest BIM community, and as a guest speaker for the
CMAA, Seattle BIM Forum and other industry affiliations.
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HEATHER HULL, AIA | INTEGRATED DESIGN ENGINEER
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Heather is indispensable for her skills with Virtual Design and Construction technologies such as BIM
and Revit, and her ability to facilitate communications between design and construction teams.
Trained as an Architect, Heather brings a focused design perspective to the building process and a
full-service attitude to client relations, where no detail is too small to be addressed. Heather also
enjoys educating others, and has taught Beginning and Intermediate Revit classes at the Lake
Washington Institute of Technology.
She believes in the transformative power of 3D modeling for the construction industry, as a measuring
tool for minimizing waste during construction and efficiently scheduling project development, as well
as an extremely effective communications tool. Heather is applying her unique expertise to GLY’s
Life Science and Healthcare projects, and has been tasked with creating an Integrated Design
Playbook of standards and processes for GLY’s Integrated Design Team.
BRENDA J. NUNES | LEED AP, CSBA, REALTOR,
MANAGING BROKER, KELLER WILLIAMS EASTSIDE
Brenda Nunes is a connector and educator of builders, developers, homeowners, engineers,
architects, real estate agents and related industry professionals. As a licensed real estate
professional, she works with homeowners, builders and developers on messaging to promote
the value of green developments and homes.
With over 20 years of facilitating multidisciplinary consulting teams for numerous land development
and building projects, Brenda has also developed, taught and facilitated classes on selling green
homes, low impact development, sustainable sites, green remodeling and other green building
topics for real estate professionals and homeowners throughout Washington State. The National
Association of Realtors relied on her expertise to contribute to the curricula supporting the National
Green Realtor Designation. As Executive Director of the Sustainability Foundation, a 501 [c3],
she leads efforts to develop practical educational programs and demonstration projects that
encourage responsible development.
Brenda believes that change comes by taking an active role in community. She was recently
awarded the National Association of Realtor’s Evergreen Award for her work in Green Education for
real estate brokers. This award joins others: the Anne J. Owen Community Service Award for her
work as Kirkland Chamber Commerce president developing the Kirkland Green Business Program
and Sustainable September; and the Built Green® Pioneer Award by the Master Builders of King
and Snohomish County. Brenda has a communications degree from Marquette University and a
Masters in Business Administration from Seattle University.
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