The Daily Journal of Conference held the Women of Vision Conference Wednesday at the Sentinel Hotel in downtown Portland. The conference featured a morning of sessions focusing on leadership skills for women involved in the building industry, which took place in conjunction with a luncheon honoring the winners of the 2014 Women of Vision Awards.
The awards recognized 45 outstanding women in Oregon and Southwest Washington who are involved in architecture, engineering and construction as well as in fields related to the building industry.
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Ohio-based businesswoman and author Karen Hough delivers the morning’s keynote address.Keynote speaker Karen Hough, left, engages in an improv session with audience volunteer Penny Hummel, principal of Penny Hummel Consulting.
Nicki Pozos, an engineer with HDR in Portland, leads the conference’s mid-morning session.Lois Cohen, left, founder of Lois D. Cohen Associates, moderates a panel discussion between female leaders in the building industry.Panel discussion participants, from left, Becca Cavell of THA Architecture, Rhonnda Edmiston of Howard S. Wright, and Emily Miletich of Multnomah County laugh at a statement made by Tiffani Penson of the City of Portland.
Daily Journal of Commerce publisher Brian Hunt welcomes attendees to the event.Nancy Hales greets the audience on behalf of her husband, Portland Mayor Charlie Hales.Jessica Rose, program manager for commercial building with Energy Trust of Oregon, speaks about the organization’s work.