Professional Women in Construction recently hosted “Meet the Construction Chiefs” in New York City where guests were invited to interact with industry “titans.” Pictured from left, are: Connie Delaigle and Steven Plate of PANYNJ; Walter McKelvey of Gilbane Building Company; Michael Gallin of John Gallin & Son, Inc.; Frank Pampalone of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.; Barbara Giordano of BNF Contractors, Inc.; Charles Murphy of Turner Construction Company; Lenore Janis of PWC. Photo courtesy of Howard Wechsler.

Managing principal Aine Brazil of Thornton Tomasetti, Inc, was recently honored at a luncheon by Girls Incorporated for her efforts in guiding the international engineering firm in the design of high-rise office and residential buildings, hotels, hospitals and other projects. Aine and other honorees pictured from left, are: Aine; Renee Levy, president of High IntenCity Corporation; Joyce Roché, president and CEO of Girls Incorporated; Joyce Chang, managing director at J.P. Morgan; and Jean Otte, founder and CEO of WOMEN Unlimited, Inc. Photo courtesy of Alan Perlman Photography.

Stamford Housing Authority’s newest affordable housing project in Stamford, Taylor Street Apartments, was officially dedicated. Pictured from left, are: Julie Fagan, field office director, Department of Housing and Urban Development; Timothy Coppage, vice president, Connecticut Housing Finance Authority; Moira Lyons, former Speaker of the House, Connecticut General Assembly; Bernest McLeod, president, Fairfield Court Tenant Association, Dannel Malloy, mayor of Stamford; Michael Fedele, Lt. Governor of Connecticut; William Barkley, vice president, Fairfield Court Tenant Association; Richard Fox, executive director, Stamford Housing Authority; Faye Barrett, treasurer, Fairfield Court Tenant Association; and Christopher Shays, congressman, 4th Congressional District. Photo courtesy of Rick Harrington.