WOMEN IN CONSTRUCTION AWARD WINNERS - 2023
Jamie Duran
Leadership Award
Congratulations to Jamie Duran of Quality Production Services, Inc. for winning the Leadership Award at the 1st Women in Construction Awards!
The Leadership Award highlights someone who empowers teams and inspires greatness in others through committed mentorship and exceptional leadership.
Jamie has been estimating for QPS for almost 3 years. She is driven, passionate and always looking for more ways to challenge herself. She is a caring and compassionate person, she is a pleasure to work with.
Lisa Martin
Trailblazer Award
Congratulations to Lisa Martin of Performance Contracting, Inc. for winning the Trailblazer Award at the 1st Women in Construction Awards!
The Trailblazer Award highlights someone who displays groundbreaking commitment to creative thinking, innovative solutions, and self-development.
Lisa not only leads her team in Southern California, but she is a leader within our nationwide company and serves as an exemplary resource for others in our organization seeking growth, change, and progress.
Caryn Cheroke
Paramount Award
Congratulations to Caryn Cheroke of The Berg Group, LLC. for winning the Paramount Award at the 1st Women in Construction Awards!
The Paramount Award highlights someone who goes above and beyond to achieve service excellence.
Caryn Cheroke has supported the field, operations and safety teams in Southern California market since 2019. Caryn’s positive energy, passion for her job and innovative outside the box thinking has made a positive impact on the daily operations at The Berg Group. Caryn’s leadership in improving our field planning and productions documents and process standardization in our field operations system (PlanGrid) has made tremendous improvements to our daily operations and has been applied nationwide for use on all Berg projects. The new standards put in place not only saves time for our field teams and improves productivity, which in turn is a direct benefit for to customers.
Janet Pineda
Steadfast Award
Congratulations to Janet Pineda of IUPAT, DC 36 for winning the Steadfast Award at the 1st Women in Construction Awards!
The Steadfast Award highlights a dependable pillar of efficiency and standards within the industry.
Janet began her pre-apprenticeship as a drywall finisher right out of high school. While still an apprentice, she was elected to the Executive Board of her union and voted Apprentice of the Year. While running work for a large contractor she worked after hours as a part time instructor mentoring incoming apprentices. Janet has an inextinguishable love for her craft, exhibited in her many successful years as a woman in the trades. Janet has been a full-time apprentice coordinator at DC 36 for the past 7 years. She is a beaming example of the abilities of women in the trades, demonstrated through her rise to the highest levels of craft excellence and leadership professionalism.
Bri Sullivan
Ambassador Award
Congratulations to Bri Sullivan of Superior Wall Systems, Inc. for winning the Ambassador Award at the 1st Women in Construction Awards!
The Ambassador Award highlights an advocate who promotes the significant social and economic impact fostered by the field of construction.
Bri has gone from an Estimating Coordinator to being an Estimator herself. She is always willing to learn something new and help in any way possible. Besides her skills, her fun personality makes her a great team member and colleague.