Women in Construction Week: CWC and Colliers Women's Groups
“Partnering with Colliers, a worldwide real estate services company, women's group was a wonderful experience. Both companies recognized the significance of providing a platform for our female members to gather, share information, and ask questions. The exchange between the topic specialists was insightful and powerful.“ -Sherry Kissal
Coakley & Williams Construction and Colliers Women’s Groups
Founded by Partner & Executive Director of Strategy & Acquisition, Sherry Kissal, in 2017, the CWC Women's Group is an employee resource group focused on professional growth, networking, and service to the community. For the past three years, Alex Schwartz, Preconstruction Manager, has led the monthly activities to meet those goals, including an Earth Day clean up and tree planting at the new St. Elizabeths Campus Men’s Shelter in Washington DC and snack packing for Nourish Now, a nonprofit food bank working to end hunger. In 2023, Bridgett Redding, Project Engineer, became co-chair of the CWC Women’s Group, and together with Sherry and Alex, they hosted the Colliers Women's Group for a networking event. The CWC women explained their roles in the construction process and Colliers women talked about their roles in commercial real estate.
“I’ve really love creating a space for women to share their successes or struggles with women coworkers. At CWC we have 30 women and 120 men employees. Although much progress has been made, we are still in a male-dominated industry. The CWC Women’s Group allows us to learn from each other and make even more progress.”
Coakley & Williams Construction and Colliers Women’s Group Networking Event
This was a great opportunity to learn about the life cycle of a building from women's perspectives, and to meet another fellow Women's Group.
Women’s Groups Network and Learn From Each Other
Victoria Abbasi, Assistant Vice President at Colliers, gave kudos to the event in a LinkedIn post in which she stated, “We shared knowledge about our firms and service offerings while highlighting our women to present on these topics. Thank you to Sherry Kissal, Alex Schwartz, and Bridgett Redding for helping us coordinate and host this fantastic event!”
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The CWC women explained their roles in the construction process and Colliers women talked about their roles in commercial real estate.