Women in Construction
March 2020
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PROFILE:
Callahan Construction Managers At Callahan Construction Managers, we strive to create equal opportunities for women and men in our industry, building a supportive network where every employee can succeed and grow. In honor of Women in Construction Week, we recognize seven of Callahan’s women leaders; each one is paving new roads within the construction industry.
Annemarie DeBrito | Assistant Project Manager
Shalyn Callahan | Assistant Project Manager
Hannah Pirez | Assistant Project Manager
Annemarie holds a degree in architecture from Wentworth Institute of Technology and has over 15 years of diverse experience in the industry. Annemarie relishes in learning about the many different aspects of each project that she is involved with and seeing it through from start to finish.
Although Shalyn Callahan grew up in a family who made a living working in construction, she didn’t always know that she would work for the family business. It wasn’t until after four years of college and a degree in elementary education that she realized she wasn’t pursuing the career she wanted. After spending some time working as a project administrator for Callahan, she realized she enjoyed construction management, began taking courses at Wentworth Institute of Technology, and then transitioned into her current role as assistant project manager. She is excited to continue her professional growth at Callahan and continue the family tradition.
After graduating from Roger William’s University with a degree in management, Hannah Pirez joined Callahan as an assistant project manager. Hannah grew up around construction, gaining firsthand experience in the industry while watching her father manage his own construction company. Today, she is excited to continue to use her innate construction knowledge and leadership skills to move up in the industry. “Construction is a place where you get as much as you give. I am grateful for the opportunities and resources I have been provided and I love working through the day to day challenges and learning from them.
Jessica Anthony | Project Executive
Kelly Doherty | Assistant Project Manager Jessica Anthony grew up around construction and attended Wentworth Institute of Technology, where she’d hoped to be able to build one day. Majoring in civil engineering technology, she gained significant hands on experience in the field and started her career as an assistant project manager at a Boston area construction management firm. After being promoted to project manager at her former firm, she sought a position at Callahan given the company’s culture. Now a Callahan project executive, she leads the company’s success and expansion into new opportunities.
Michelle Latino | Assistant Project Manager
Kelly Doherty holds a degree in construction management with a minor in business management from Roger Williams University. She started working full time in construction right after graduation for a local, Boston-based GC in 2012 before coming to Callahan. She loves that construction requires every single person to “do your job” from the design phase through construction and beyond.
Rachel Aprea | Assistant Project Manager
Michelle was presented an opportunity to work for a developer as an assistant project manager, and what she thought was just a job to help her get through grad school has turned into a career. She has learned from women in upper management positions at Callahan, who have given her the reassurance of the long-term growth available to women in construction. Though she never considered working in construction growing up, she is grateful to have stumbled upon such a challenging yet rewarding career.
Rachel Aprea began her career with a local architectural firm before coming to Callahan 15 years ago. She understands the everyday challenges construction can bring and is constantly learning something new every day.
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