OPENING WORD

Having grown up with only older sisters and a loving mom, women have played a key role in my life from day one.

I married a strong and powerful woman whom I met in high school, and we raised three boys together. She taught me the art of “compromise” by always doing things her way, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. I saw often in her career path how much harder she had to work than her male counterparts to overcome the obstacles that were put in her way because she was female.

Fast forward to today, women play key roles in our business model at Penn Installations, including accounting, estimating, and project management capacities. In the field, however, there is a clear and obvious void that could be filled by women.

I believe that the culture is shifting as more and more of our people are recognizing that a hard-working and motivated worker is an asset, regardless of gender or race.

In this issue, you’ll read about some amazing female role models from the construction industry. From the founding president of a construction company to tradespeople in the field and every career position in between, these individuals are getting it done and setting a path that leads to success.

I welcome feedback from our readers on how all of us can better recruit and support our sisters to strengthen the construction industry.

Howard Bernstein President, Keystone Contractors Association

Interested in sharing a message, opinion, or letter? Members can submit ideas to Tracy Sturla at Tracy@AtlasStories.com