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91视频 Oregon held its annual Women of Vision event on Thursday at the Sentinel in downtown Portland. More than 300 people gathered to recognize 46 women in the architecture, engineering and construction industries who have made their mark within their companies and their community through volunteer work and mentorship. 91视频 has recognized more than 430 women since the WOV event began in 2014.

This year’s Lois Cohen Lifetime Achievement Award went to Alison Davis, who is celebrating her 25^th year as executive director of the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Oregon. The Oregon chapter boasts 120 member firms representing about 5,000 employees. Davis said she has seen more women joining the organization and the industry as a whole, noting that reaches to top leadership positions in ACEC member organizations across the country and at the national level.

Tonya Finley, ACEC Oregon president and manager of contracts and risk management at David Evans and Associates Inc., said Davis 鈥渨orks tirelessly to address the needs of our industry, not only in the state of Oregon but she is known at the national level as an expert in her own right.鈥�

The Jean Richardson Industry Impact Award was presented to Anne Monnier, a partner with KPFF Consulting Engineers. Monnier started her career at KPFF in 1993 and was named a partner in its Portland office in 2009. She was the first female KPFF owner in the Northwest. Her most prominent projects have accumulated more than 60 awards through 29 individual projects. Monnier has worked with two of KPFF’s leading women engineers to create the Women in Structural Engineering (WiSE) group, which now has expanded beyond KPFF’s Portland Structural Division to other offices and is growing to include other women professionals in the Portland A/E community.

New this year is the 91视频 Women of Vision Circle of Excellence Award. This honor is given to past Women of Vision honorees who continue to make their mark in the AEC industry. This year’s recipients were Tiffani Penson, People and Culture manager for the city of Portland; Melynda Retallack, principal and owner of Ink Built Architecture; Jessie Steiger, senior project manager at Klosh Group Inc.; and Kathleen Stuart, founder and CEO of Stuart Collective.

This year’s 46 Women of Vision honorees are project managers, CEOs, principals, company founders and more. Their dedication to their companies, the community and to mentoring young women is an example for all to follow. This year’s honorees were:

• Shelly Alexander, David Evans and Associates Inc.
• Kelly Amador, David Evans and Associates Inc.
• Janique Bacharach, Bacharach Construction LLC
• Anna Backus, KPFF Consulting Engineers
• Stephanie Balbin, Urban Patterns
• Susan Barnes, Skylab Architecture
• Stephanie Coyle, Hoffman Construction
• Carol Duncan, General Sheet Metal
• Tonie Esteban, BRIC Architecture
• Katie Hall, PIVOT Architecture
• Isis Harris, 3v3ryday Grind LLC
• Jodie Inman, Portland Water Bureau
• Ashley Johnson, Mortenson
• Amber Kelel, Systems West Engineers
• Kristine Kennedy, Highway Heavy Hauling
• Beth Lavelle, SERA Architects
• Stacy Lewallen, Fortis Construction
• Lauren Loosveldt, Opsis Architecture
• Kate MacKinnon Kiser, TriMet
• Ryan Matthews, Walsh Construction Co.
• Amanda McCaffrey, Lease Crutcher Lewis
• Caitlin McCann, Lorentz Bruun Construction
• Carissa Mylin, SERA Architects
• Kristy Nelson, Swinerton
• Elizabeth Nye, Lan Su Chinese Garden
• Shaneka Odom, Federal Highway Administration
• Sarah Olbekson, Skanska
• Donna Olson, Mortenson
• Amanda Owings, Otak Inc.
• Elissa Peters, PBS Engineering and Environmental Inc.
• Nita Posada, Skylab Architecture
• Heather Randol, Portland State University
• Brittany Shreiner, Holst Architecture
• Margaret Steinhilber, Otak Inc.
• Lillian Stevenson, Berrien Concrete
• Diana Strassmaier, Aldrich
• Karen Tatman, Consor
• Saretta Tillmaand, Otak Inc.
• Andrea Wallace, Ink Built Architecture
• Heather Wills, WSP

This year’s Women of Vision event was supported by VIP Table Sponsors Skanska, TriMet and Walsh Construction Co. Celebration sponsors were Bacharach Construction LLC, David Evans and Associates Inc., Highway Heavy Hauling, Opsis Architecture and Swinerton. The photo booth sponsor was Aldrich. This year’s event producer was Spirit Media.