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The Daily Journal of Commerce will recognize 46 outstanding women in the architecture, engineering, construction and related support industries on Oct. 26 during its 10th annual Women of Vision event at The Sentinel, 614 S.W. 11th Ave., in downtown Portland.

Women of Vision is the region’s preeminent recognition and educational program that supports the women who are shaping the built environment with their technical skill, leadership, mentorship, community involvement, and influence in creation of opportunities in the industries for future generations of women.

This year’s Lois Cohen Lifetime Achievement honoree is Alison Davis, who has served 25 years as executive director of the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) of Oregon. The Industry Impact Award will be presented to KPFF Consulting Engineers partner Anne Monnier.

New this year are Circle of Excellence winners. These honorees have previously received WOV awards and are being recognized again for their leadership in the industry. This year’s winners are Kathleen Stuart, founder and CEO, Stuart Collective; Tiffani Penson, people and culture manager, city of Portland; Melynda Retallack, owner, Ink:Built Architecture; and Jessie Steiger, senior project manager, Klosh Group.

This year’s Women of Vision award recipients are:

• Shelly Alexander, project manager and senior transportation engineer (roads and highways), David Evans and Associates Inc.
• Kelly Amador, senior project manager, senior associate roads and highways, David Evans and Associates
• Janique Bacharach, CEO, Bacharach Construction
• Anna Backus, associate and civil project manager, KPFF Consulting Engineers
• Stephanie Balbin, senior job captain, SERA Architects
• Susan Barnes, principal, director of architecture, Skylab Architecture
• Stephanie Coyle, vice president, Hoffman Construction
• Carol Duncan, CEO, General Sheet Metal
• Tonie Esteban, principal, BRIC Architecture
• Katie Hall, principal architect, PIVOT Architecture
• Isis Harris, owner and journey electrician, 3v3ryday Grind LLC and IBEW Local 48
• Jodie Inman, chief engineer, city of Portland
• Ashley Johnson, carpenter journeyman lead, Mortenson
• Amber Kelel, director of business development, Systems West Engineers
• Kristine Kennedy, president/owner, Highway Heavy Hauling
• Beth Lavelle, sustainability manager, SERA Architects
• Stacy Lewallen, controller, Fortis Construction
• Lauren Loosveldt, associate principal, Opsis Architecture
• Kate MacKinnon-Kiser, manager of engineering and construction, TriMet
• Ryan Matthews, superintendent, Walsh Construction
• Amanda McCaffrey, estimator, Lease Crutcher Lewis
• Caitlin McCann, marketing manager, Lorentz Bruun Construction
• Carissa Mylin, principal, SERA Architects
• Kristy Nelson, strategic talent partner, Swinerton
• Elizabeth Nye, executive director, Lan Su Chinese Garden
• Shaneka Odom, operations engineer/major projects engineer, Federal Highway Administration
• Sarah Olbekson, senior director of HR, Skanska
• Donna Olson, manager of project finance operations, Mortenson
• Amanda Owings, business unit leader for transportation and infrastructure, Otak Inc.
• Elissa Peters, PE, project manager, PBS Engineering and Environmental Inc.
• Nita Posada, director of interiors, principal, Skylab Architecture
• Heather Randol, facilities director, Portland State University
• Brittany Shreiner, principal, Holst Architecture
• Margaret Steinhilber, senior project architect, Otak Inc.
• Lillian Stevenson, CEO, Berrien Concrete
• Diana Strassmaier, partner, Aldrich CPAs + Advisors
• Karen Tatman, principal engineer, Consor
• Saretta Tillmaand, project architect, Otak Inc.
• Andrea Wallace, owner, Ink:Built Architecture
• Heather Wills, senior vice president, WSP

Judges for this year’s entries were several previous WOV winners – Bernadette Donald, senior construction inspector and construction manager with Emerio Design; Debbie Hutchins, vice president of business development with Skanska; Janine White, safety manager and senior environmental/regulatory specialist with PBS Engineering and Environmental; Laurie Kendall, president and CEO of the Associated Builders and Contractors’ Pacific Northwest chapter; Libby Winter, community affairs coordinator for transit equity, inclusion and community affairs at TriMet; Melinda Dailey, former executive director of the Northwest Utility Contractors Association and 2022 WOV Lifetime Achievement honoree; Miranda Wells, project manager with the Oregon Department of Transportation; and Seyon Belai, CEO of Zana Construction – along with 91ÊÓƵ Event Manager Michelle Kreitzer.

Sponsorships are still available for this year’s event. To learn more, contact publisher Bill Gaier at [email protected] or Michelle Kreitzer at [email protected]. Tickets to the event will be available soon at /event/women-of-vision/.