This week is Women in Construction Week, and I Build America Ohio is celebrating the many roles that women play in Ohio’s construction workforce. This year’s theme is “Keys to the Future,” and we’re asking women of all positions and experiences what they see as the keys to the future of construction. Read on! #womeninconstruction
Name: Melissa L.
Company: Shook Construction
Title/Position: Project Engineer
Years working in construction: 25 years
What was your path to a career in construction? A.A.S. Construction Management, B.A. Technical Applied Studies
What do you like most about working in construction? Continually leaving my footprint and legacy in my surrounding communities.
This year’s theme is “Keys to the Future.” What is the key to the future of construction in Ohio? Grit, grace and gumption.
If you were to give young women (high schoolers) advice about beginning a career in construction, what would you say? If you have an interest in construction, network, shadow a fellow female in the industry, do your research, follow your chosen path whether in college or trade school, stay the course, never lose sight of your goal, be successful and enjoy! Remember to always ask questions!
