Women in Civil Engineering: A Panel Discussion

Women in Civil Engineering: A Panel Discussion

Thursday, January 13, 2022
Zoom Webinar
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

According to 2019 statistics from the Society of Women Engineers, only 13% of engineers are women and only 30% of women who earn bachelor’s degrees in engineering are still working in engineering 20 years later. Join our panelists in a discussion of women in civil engineering while we acknowledge the strides that have been made and the strides needed to create an environment that allows more women to succeed in our industry.

Panelists

Sarah de Orlando, PE
Chief-Hope-Giver, Sarah de Orlando Coaching 
Sarah is an author, speaker, and the Chief-Hope-Giver of Sarah de Orlando Coaching. A season in Poland began a five-year journey to help her embrace her unique design beyond what she thought she “should” or “could” do as an engineer. In early 2021, she bravely left her structural engineering career to pursue her new calling full-time. Sarah’s passion is to coach women to discover and step into their God-sized dreams to impact others by sharing their stories. Sarah and her husband, Andrés, have one adorable daughter, “Bug.” In her downtime, you can find Sarah hiking through forests or beachcombing for sea glass. Her debut memoir, Love Letters from Poland, was released in 2021. Connect with her on Instagram @sarahdeorlando and www.sarahdeorlando.com.

Shallan Fitzgerald, PE, PMP, ENV SP
BSCES President; Infrastructure Manager, Harvard Allston Land Company 
Shallan Fitzgerald is the Infrastructure Manager at the Harvard Allston Land Company, where she leads a diverse group of consultants and internal stakeholders to implement Enabling Infrastructure in support of the ERC’s Phase A development. She began her career in construction on Boston’s Central Artery Tunnel Project, continued in design on local and state municipal roadway and water resources projects, and progressed to project management for state and institutional clients. As a consultant, Shallan provided construction management and program controls services for several large infrastructure projects including the MBTA Greenline Extension Project (GLX), MIT’s Investment Management Company and Harvard University’s Capital Projects Group.

Sarah Simon, PE
Partner, Apple Creek Associates
Sarah has over 30 years of environmental engineering experience with a focus on biogas energy and clean processes, pollution and greenhouse gas reductions. After briefly getting her feet wet in construction, she moved to US EPA Region 1's wastewater treatment plant grants programs and air and water permitting.  Sarah was Deputy Director in the Mass DEP Air Programs managing 40 staff in impact modeling, data, air monitoring and emission inventories.  Sarah has a Bachelor’s degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Master’s degree in Environmental Engineering from Northeastern University. She volunteered in various engineering societies and served as president of the Engineering Societies of New England and the Society of Women Engineers - Boston Section.  A former chair of the Environmental Technical Committee of BSCES, Sarah continues to work on environmental, greenhouse gas emissions and sustainability challenges today.

Danielle Spicer, PE, LEED AP, ENV SP
Stormwater and Permitting Group Leader, Green International Affiliates, Inc.
Danielle has 23 years of experience in the civil engineering industry as a Project Manager and Stormwater/Permitting Group Leader. She works full time at Green while also raising her three busy kids, ages 10, 12 and 15, with her husband. She is currently an active Planning Board member in her Town and an ASCE Region 1 Governor. She will share with you some of the hurtles she has overcome in the engineering industry and how she has worked hard to create a healthy work-life balance, while also advancing her career. Balancing work and home life may seem like an insurmountable hurdle, but there are many ways female engineers can maintain their personal lives while remaining successful in their careers and she will touch upon what has worked for her.

Registration Deadline: Tuesday, January 11, 2022
No registration fees.

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