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Brianne Copes is a Senior Associate and Mechanical Engineer in San Francisco, CA. Brianne started with Mazzetti as a plumbing designer after she graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Nearly 15 years later, she’s expanded her expertise (including plumbing design) and has earned great respect and trust from her colleagues and clients.

“Every human under the sun should be treated as equal in value and dignity, and we should strive for this equality across the industry. Women bring so many strengths to the table, and we need women in healthcare planning - for their worldview, for their strength, for their compassion, and for their knowledge. These beautiful differences are what make women amazing and should be celebrated in the workplace.” - Sarah Jane (SJ) Madole, Technology Internal Information Consultant

Monica Anderson is a Civil Engineer, Principal, and Co-Team Leader for our Oregon offices. She joined Mazzetti through a merger with BHE GROUP early 2019.

Keisha Thomas is a Senior Electrical Designer in our Portland office. With a PhD in Electrical Engineering and many years of industry and academic experience, she came to Mazzetti over two years ago and has since become an indispensable part of our team and project delivery.

Women at Mazzetti Spotlight: Chiaowei Yu - Chiaowei is the Director of the VDC (Virtual Design Construction) department at Mazzetti and based in our San Francisco office. With over 6 years of industry experience and a high level of expertise in building information modelling (BIM) software, Chiaowei is an indispensable figure at Mazzetti.

Hannah is a Business Development Manager in Mazzetti’s San Francisco office, a role that she has been advancing for the past four years.

Disha believes that closing the gender gap in the AEC industry starts with, “having more women in higher leadership roles and giving women the opportunity and tools to succeed within the company. Women role models and mentors will give hope and confidence to the next generation of women leaders.”

Today, we invite you to join us by taking a moment to  celebrate the ending of the terrible institution of slavery in this country, and, in so doing, to recommit ourselves to ending all forms of hate and fear and intolerance. Each of us, and all of us must recommit to building community with all people.

Now more than ever, clear and frequent communication with ALL employees is increasingly important, along with a heightened level of empathy. We can’t assume to understand the impact of this virus on our colleagues.

Mazzetti recognizes that bringing more women voices to the leadership level also means bringing different ideas that will overall make the company better. Hence, the need for creating a women mentorship program to support more women leaders.

This month’s Women@Mazzetti spotlight is on Lauren Schwade. She is a Senior Lighting Designer and Associate in our Atlanta office.