2015 Awards Luncheon Program book
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2015 Awards Luncheon Program book
LUNA SPONSORS Dallas | Fort Worth Chapters PLATINUM LUNA HARD HAT "Exclusive Home Improvement Partner of the RHCA" GOLD BRONZE HOST CONTRIBUTORS DONORS SILVER Luna Award Nominees THE LUNA AWARDS celebrate the achievements of women in construction, women-owned businesses, and business advocates who demonstrate a vision that encourages, promotes, and develops women at all levels in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industries. Established Construction Firm ● Juan Alltex Coring & Sawing, LLC Wells Fargo Nathan D. Maier Consulting Engineers, Inc. Brenda Matissen Francine Hawkins-Alegeh ● ● Fort Alegeh Autocad Design Worth Electric Carlos Gonzalez Sherri Aaron Rosalyn McDonald ● JNT North Tarrant Infrastructure, LLC Developers Tasha Abreu ● Manning ● Lin Concrete Joanna Manning ● QMF Steel, Inc. Sherrill Lester Soil-Tech, Inc. Patty Klement Strum Welding Shawn Dollar Established Service Firm O'Neill 10,000 Small Businesses (Lead Faculty) ● Dora Ramirez Wells Fargo Luis Ramirez ● Audrey Saldaña Carol Thuku ● Cindy Tilton Soil Express LTD Adrienne Williams Pegasus Link Constructors, LLC Jannifer J. Williams-Mays Austin Commercial/Austin Bridge & Road LiftFund Outstanding Administrative Professional Jesse Saldaña ● Alyson Aaron Dallas Independent School District Fort Worth Electric ● Robert ● Sturns Ayumi Anderson City of Fort Worth Archer Western Stella Vargas Marcela Avalos Trinity Infrastructure, LLC Potter Structures DeNita Quinn ● Adrienne Sue Barfield ● All Pegasus Link Constructors, LLC ● Achieve PR Janitorial Professional Services, Inc. Williams Heads Up Sprinkler Co LLC Caryn Walz ● Hicks Law Group Rebecca Hicks ● Pink Ribbon Cleaning Services, Inc. Mary Longoria Ricochet Fuel Distributors, Inc. Kelly Roberts Unica Janitorial Solutions Nancy Galvon Outstanding Executive ● Sherri Aaron Fort Worth Electric ● Daphne Johnson Hayden Consultants, Inc. ● Sherrill Lester QMF Steel, Inc. Ester Mayorga Lantek Communications, Inc. ● Evelyn Molina All Janitorial Professional Janitorial Services Rising Star Firm ● Alvarado Plumbing and Contracting, LLC Sherry Nolan NOW Specialties Inc. Margarita Daniels ● Nathali Curtis | Castillo, PC KLP Commercial Stephanie Curtis Brenda Romano ● dlb The Virtual Builders Exchange LLC Consultants Parker Demetria Bivens ● KLP Commercial Nathali Parker Outstanding Professional Alonzo City of Dallas ● Lisa Alonzo ● Demetria Bivens dlb Consultants City of Dallas ● Becky ● Trena JMEG, LP Brand Flurry Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) ● Melissa Megan Bustamante Archer Western Wells Fargo Brenda Matissen Mark Castillo Alltex Coring & Sawing, LLC Curtis | Castillo, PC ● Natasha ● Stephanie Balfour Beatty Construction Curtis Martinez ● Mary ● Felix WRA Architects DFW International Airport ● Rosa Garcia KPost Company ● Michelle Gutierrez Kiewit Infrastructure South Co. ● Leticia Hernandez Pegasus Link Constructors, LLC ● Ana Lopez Pegasus Link Constructors, LLC Jill Melancon SR Roofing Solutions ● Sonia Molina Pegasus Link Constructors, LLC Lucia Monreal CARRCO Painting Contractors, Inc. ● Arlia Polley North Tarrant Infrastructure, LLC ● Denys Santana ● Christie Treviño RAMA Enterprises, LLC Melissa Valero MCM Angela Zarate Groves Electric ● FINALISTS McCuin Curtis | Castillo, PC Galan Fields AECOM Reyes Group, Ltd. ● Lisa Luna Business Advocate Capform Inc. ● LaKeisha Evelyn Molina O'Brien ● Brenda Premenko Turner Construction Company NAWIC Fort Worth Chapter #1 NAWIC Dallas Chapter #2 LUNA AWARDS AGENDA WELCOME John H. Martinez-D., RHCA President CHAIRMAN REMARKS Ben Muro, RHCA Chairman of the Board LUNA NOMINEES John H. Martinez-D., RHCA President Angela Berry Roberson, Ferrovial Agroman US Corp.| RHCA Board Member CONFERENCE SPEAKER Dr. Lois Frankel, PH.D. DFW INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT VIDEO Tamela Lee, Vice President of Business Diversity & Development INVOCATION Gyna M. Bivens, Fort Worth City Councilmember, District 5 LUNCH AWARDS PRESENTATION Ben Muro John H. Martinez-D. Elizabeth Ponce Gyna M. Bivens, City of Fort Worth Councilwoman Lara Siegel, President, NAWIC Fort Worth Chapter 1 Jennifer VanBreda, President, NAWIC Dallas Chapter 2 Nikki Simon, President, Women in Transportation Seminar Greater Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter Tanya Watson, PR & Marketing Chair, Women Construction Owners & Executives Debbie Hurst, President, Women's Business Council - Southwest RHCA Members of the Board AWARDS Outstanding Administrative Professional Outstanding Professional Outstanding Executive Business Advocate Rising Star Firm Established Service Firm Established Construction Firm SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS Elizabeth Ponce, Ponce Contractors, Inc. | RHCA Immediate Past Chair RHCA WOMEN’S BUSINESS CONTRACTORS CENTER John H. Martinez-D. Monica R. Alonzo, City of Dallas Mayor Pro Tem, District 6 LUNA AWARDS RECIPIENTS 2007 Luna Awards Recipients 2010 Luna Awards Recipients Established Construction Firm Established Construction Firm NOW Specialties, Inc. Bradley & Douglas Construction Services, LLC Sherry K. Nolan Sharon Douglas Established Service Firm Injury Management Organization, Inc. Katherine Benavides Established Service Firm CamargoCopeland, Architects, Inc. Myriam Camargo Rising Star Firm Rising Star Firm Law Offices of Cynthia Figueroa Criado & Associates, Inc. Cynthia Figueroa Cristina Criado Business Advocate Business Advocate Suzanne Cruz-Sewell DFW International Airport Outstanding Construction Professional DFW International Airport Leah Gentzler Outstanding Executive Gentzler Electrical Services Angela Dominguez Renaissance Contractors Partnership Outstanding Administrative Professional Melissa Maldonado Stonehill Commercial Painting 2008 Luna Awards Recipients Established Construction Firm DMCA Inc. Deborah M. Cardenas Outstanding Professional Katie Humphries Balfour Beatty Construction Outstanding Administrative Professional Maribel DeLeon GDHCC 2011 Luna Awards Recipients Established Service Firm Ibarra Consulting Engineers Inc. Raquel Ibarra Established Construction Firm Renaissance Contractors Partnership Angela Dominguez Rising Star Firm Established Service Firm K Strategies Group LLC R & A Masonry, Inc. Andrea Alaniz Business Advocate Jayne Williams KPost Company Outstanding Professional Martha Wolf The Ratliff Group Outstanding Administrative Professional Jill Melancon, KPost Company 2009 Luna Awards Recipients Established Construction Firm BRJ Paving Incorporated Barbara Jones Established Service Firm Ponce Contractors Inc. Elizabeth Ponce Rising Star Firm MEB Construction LLC Eve Fields Business Advocate Katrina Keyes K Strategies Group LLC Outstanding Professional Nicole Balli-Little Turner Construction, Co. Outstanding Administrative Professional Glenda Lopez NWH Management Dallas Katrina Keyes Rising Star Firm MRP (Make Ready Plus) Yvette Gonzalez Business Advocate Rebecca Hicks Bellinger and DeWolf Outstanding Executive Belen Marcos North Tarrant Express Mobility Partners (NTEMP) Outstanding Professional Yesenia Garcia Phillips/May Corporation Outstanding Administrative Professional Jackie G. Barnes Parsons LUNA AWARDS RECIPIENTS 2012 Luna Awards Recipients 2014 Luna Awards Recipients Established Construction Firm Established Construction Firm VRX, Inc. Bradley Douglas Construction Services, LLC Noelle Ibrahim Sharon Douglas Established Service Firm Established Service Firm Gonzales Labor Systems, Inc. Cecilia Gonzales OCG PR Tonya Veasey Rising Star Firm Acari Management Group Jollyn Mwisongo, Rising Star Firm Business Advocate Business Advocate Kamecia Lambert Balfour Beatty Construction Velina Willis Tarrant County HUB Coordinator Hilda Rodriguez Architecture Planning Interiors, LLC Hilda Rodriguez Kimberly Tolbert Outstanding Executive Terri L. Covert, P.E. North Texas Tollway Authority TDPM/TDIndustries Outstanding Professional Lisa Cruz Alonzo City of Dallas Resource Link Team Outstanding Professional Outstanding Administrative Professional Kristy Livingston Turner Construction Outstanding Administrative Professional Outstanding Executive Dulce Maria Torres-Ruiz HKS Inc Yolanda Coleman Ferrovial Agroman/Bluebonnet Contractors, LLC 2013 Luna Awards Recipients Established Construction Firm Urban Engineers Group, Inc. Nilsa Luna Established Service Firm W. Ware & Associates, Inc. Wyntress B. Ware Rising Star Firm DGR Consultants LLC 2015 LUNA ESCORTS Luciano Perez, CSHO KPost Company RHCA Safety Council Chair Diane Gollhofer, PE Business Advocate Angela Berry-Roberson Ferrovial Agroman US Outstanding Executive Cecilia Padilla On Center Software, Inc. Ladd Henley Capform Inc. RHCA Safety Council Co-Chair Outstanding Professional Amanda Castro Phillips/May Corporation Letty Coleman Rogers O'Brien Construction Jacobo Gomez NOW Specialties RHCA Safety Council Co-Chair Outstanding Administrative Professional Margarita Moreno Trinity Infrastructure, LLC Dave Rendon DMR Global Corp. RHCA WOMEN’S CONFERENCE SPEAKERS Conference Key Note Speaker Leadership Is A Woman's Art Dr. Lois Frankel, PH.D., Pr esident of Cor por ate Coaching Inter national & Best Selling Author Beyond All Limits The Journey to Leadership and Power of Executive Sponsorship Jessica Nunez Founder & President TruePoint Communications David Graham Vice President Operations at Austin Commercial Construction 2.0 - Using New Technology to Advance Competitiveness and Efficiency Dr. Sonali Kumar Balfour Beatty Construction Helen Callier Bradlink Consulting Alejandro Jacobo Rollout 2015 LUNA EVENT COMMITTEE The Luna Awards celebrates the achievements of individuals and companies, with a vision for women in the construction, architecture and engineering industries by encouraging, promoting and developing women at all levels in the construction industry. The RHCA would like to give a special thank you and recognition to the 2015 Luna Committee Chairs, Committee Members and Ambassadors for their leadership and dedication to the RHCA in making Luna a preeminent event. Expo Chair Amie Kromis O'Riley Skanska Social Media Chair Denita Lacking Quinn Achieve Public Relations Marketing/Conference Chair Kamecia Lambert Balfour Beatty Construction Volunteers/Raffle Chair Priscilla Luna Insperity Nominations Chair Beth Roberts SDB Inc. Logistics Brenda Spinelli Aguirre Roden, Inc. Trish Acord Turner Construction Company Sarah Alarcon Balfour Beatty Construction Nicole Arrington Workforce Solutions Greater Dallas Teresa Benavides Road Solutions Jasmine Bustos Delta Electrical & Controls, Inc. Monica Morris Webber Charlene Cade 3i Veronica Murphy K Strategies Group MonaLisa Cash CureQuest Leukemia, Inc. Jessica Nadolski Insperity Shenita Cleveland NACC Services Cindy Risher Dallas County Community College District Karen Danley U.S. HealthWorks Paula Salvaggio Mr. Green Jeans Paula Gonzalez New York Life Bianca Sandoval Austin Fee Gonzalez Balfour Beatty Construction Lourdes Spinola Azteca Omega Group Rebecca H. Hicks Hicks Law Group PLLC Linda Stern Turner Construction Laura Hurtado City of Dallas Erica Turner City of Dallas Anita Leal LiftFund Maria Villafuerte Sort Thru Solutions Teresa Lee-Ross Kiewit Infrastructure Co Adrienne Williams Pegasus Link Constructors Norma Leitch Miss Latina Dallas Velina Willis Yolie Molina LiftFund Elva Yanez Wells Fargo CRESCO RHCA Women’s Contractor Business Center A Center for the Development of Women in Construction, Architecture and Engineering VISION: To create a development center for construction, architecture and engineering where girls and women from different backgrounds, levels and career paths come together to develop, nurture, thrive and honor. Fort Worth Chapter 1 Dallas Chapter 2 RHCA Women’s Contractors Business Center - RHCA West Dallas RHCA Dallas | RHCA Fort Worth | RHCA West Dallas 972-786-0909 www.regionalhca.org AWARDS LUNCHEON TABLE SPONSORS * Conference EXPO Exhibitors Acari Management Group, Inc. Frost Bank Reyes Group Acme Brick Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce * Richland College * AECOM FW Metropolitan Black Chamber of Commerce Satterfield & Pontikes Construction, Inc. * AGL Constructors/35 Express Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce * Schwob Building Company Aguirre Roden, Inc. * GDHCC SBTRC * Silva, Feliciano & Company, PLLC * All Janitorial Professional Services, Inc. * JACOBS * Southern Botanical, Inc. * Archer Western Contractors K Strategies Group LLC * Tarrant County College District Asian American Contractors Association * Kiewit Infrastructure Co. TDPM Mechanical ATCI Contracting KPOST Turner Construction, Co. Austin Commercial * Lowes * TxDOT * Balfour Beatty Construction (table 1) Mayor's Star Council UNT System Balfour Beatty Construction (table 2) Mexican Consulate Dallas * Verizon Black Contractors Association Nacho's Painting Contractors, LLC WCOE - Women Construction Owners & Executives Capform * NAWIC Fort Worth Chapter 1 * WEBBER Carcon Industries / STL Engineers * NAWIC Dallas Chapter 2 * Wells Fargo, N.A. Chevrolet North Texas Duckworks Williams Family Foundation (table 1) * City of Dallas * North Texas Tollway Authority (table 1) Williams Family Foundation (table 2) * City of Fort Worth North Texas Tollway Authority (table 2) Women's Business Council - Southwest * D/FW Minority Supplier Dev. Council NOW Specialties Inc. * WTS - Women in Transportation Seminars * Dallas County Road & Bridge Dist. 4 * OSHA Dallas Area Rapid Transit Parkland Health and Hospital System ____________________________________________ * Dallas County Community College District Phillips/May Corporation (table 1) Conference EXPO Exhibitors * Dallas Independent School District Phillips/May Corporation (table 2) * Construction Education Foundation * DFW International Airport (table 1) Phillips/May Corporation (table 3) * OHL USA DFW International Airport (table 2) * Pegasus Link Constructors, LLC * Small Business Administration DHMAL Pinnacle Group * TRWD dlb Consultants QMF Steel, Inc. * NCTRCA * Exelon Corp. RAMA * Skanska USA Building * Ferrovial Agroman US Corp (table 1) Renaissance Contractors, Inc. * Pricekubecka, PLLC Ferrovial Agroman US Corp. (table 2) * Eco-Staff, LLC 2015 LUNA JUDGES The RHCA would like to give a special thank you to the 2015 Luna Judges for their time and dedication in reviewing the Luna Award candidate submission packages. Luther Branham LiftFund Ruben Landa K Strategies Group LLC Steven Solka, CCM Vanir Jennie Ecclestone Chevrolet Tamela Lee DFW Airport Linda Summers Summers A/E/C Codie Fruge United Rentals Mary Louise Ludt Williams Foundation Richard Swann Lowe’s Carmen Garcia DART Jerry A. Nickerson Jr., PE, CxA, CMVP Parkland Health & Hospital Services Keith Tomlinson SDB Contracting Zarin Gracey City of Dallas Mario Quintanilla Frost Bank Mary Valadez Dallas Women’s Foundation Mary Ann Kellam Irving Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Karon L Rowden Texas A&M School of Law Jennifer VanBreda NAWIC Dallas Chapter #2 Scott Kollwitz Turner Nikki Simon, P.E. WTS Greater Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter Luna Official Proctors: Chris Montez, Thomas, Feldman & Wilshusen, L.L.P & Adam Childers, RCG Financial Corporation RHCA BOARD OF DIRECTORS Chairman Ben Muro Vice Chair Juan Rodriguez Treasurer Christian Osorio Secretary Perfecta Gallegos Acme Brick Company Balfour Beatty Construction Phillips/May Corp. City of Dallas Immediate Past Chair Elizabeth Ponce Member-at-Large Steve Medina Angela Berry-Roberson Angela Dominguez Ferrovial Agroman US Corp. Renaissance Contractors, Inc. Ponce Contractors, Inc. Kiewit Infrastructure South Co. Ruben Landa Maricela Reyes Stella Vargas Chris Montez K Strategies Group LLC Reyes Group, LTD. Trinity Infrastructure, LLC Thomas, Feldman & Wilshusen, LLP. RHCA TEAM John H. Martinez-D. Yolanda Tafoya Julio Florez, MBA President Vice President Business Development Consultant Veronica Hernandez Mayra Leon Marcus D. Rodriguez Miguel Jimenez Membership Services Women’s Development Coordinator Training Coordinator Contractor Business Intern RHCA CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE 1995-1999 Valentine Arreguin 2000-2001 Javier Arias 2002-2003 Adam Treviño Vortex Construction 2004-2005 Luis Spinola Azteca Enterprises, Inc. 2006-2007 Chris Escobedo Phillips/May Corp. 2008-2010 Patricia R. Gorman The Rodriguez Group 2010-2012 Mike Treviño, Sr. Innovation Mechanical 2012-2013 Elizabeth Ponce Ponce Contractors, Inc. NATIONAL RHCA TRAINING AND SAFETY FOUNDATION Awarded over $230,000 in university scholarships from 2007–2015 RHCA scholarship program is funded by the RHCA’s primary events such as today’s event. Chris Escobedo Luis Spinola Patricia R. Gorman John H. Martinez-D. Mike Trevino, Sr. Elizabeth Ponce RHCA SCHOLARS *Graduated *Ashley Ake Rice University *Melanie Calzada Rice University *Kelcey De Lara SMU Saul Hernandez UTA *Nestor Colmenero Texas A&M *Mario Gonzalez Rice University *Jessica DeLara Texas A&M Natanael Gonzalez Texas A&M *Guadalupe Sanchez SMU RHCA North Texas Offices Dallas | West Dallas | Fort Worth Phone: 972-786-0909 | Fax: 972-786-0910 | www.regionalhca.org