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PWB Professional Women in Building

Women Build San Diego.
We Help Them Lead it.

Join a dynamic network of women in the building industry who support, inspire, and advance each other and the future of housing in San Diego.

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Who We Are

The Professional Women in Building Council advances the careers and visibility of women across the home building industry, from the job site to the C suite, through mentorship, education, workforce development, and advocacy within BIA San Diego.

Staff Contact

Shannon Gaunt (shannon@biasandiego.org)

Workforce Development

We build the pipeline the industry needs, recruiting students, career changers, and women into building careers through outreach, education, and school and trade partnerships, then conneccting them to real jobs with BIA member companies.

Mentorship

We connect women with mentors already in the field, and create the programming that helps them grow from a first job to the C suite.

Advocacy

We turn workforce and housing data into action, and represent women builders before the boards and agencies that shape our industry.

Visibility & Voice

We put women in building in front of the room; signature events, media coverage, and stroytelling that make their work seen and their voices heard.

Join PWB

For women working across building, development, the trades, design, and the professions that support them. PWB must work for a current BIA San Diego member company.

SIGN UP FOR MEMBERSHIP & ENJOY THESE EXCLUSIVE BENEFITS:

  • Mentorship & leadership programming
  • Networking, signature events, and advocacy
  • NAHB Building Women publications and resources
  • Access to BIA San Diego, CBIA, and NAHB

$100 PER PERSON/YEAR

*You must be employed by a BIA San Diego member company in order to join.

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Student Membership

Still in school? Your seat is already saved. Join as a student member and you carry founding member status from day one, a distinction only available during our 2026 charter year.

  • A mentor who’s already where you want to be, so you’re not guessing your way into the job market
  • Real conversations with the people who hire in this field, long before you’re the one sending applications into the void
  • A map of every career this industry actually holds, so “what if I don’t want to do exactly what I studied” has an answer
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Education, Workforce Development, and Outreach

We build the pipeline that brings the next generation of women into construction and helps them stay. Our work spans four pathways: high school students, at-risk youth, college students and career changers entering the industry later. We partner with future construction leaders, university career centers, and the Jobs2Build platform to connect students with mentors, interships and real jobs.

Membership

Grow PWB San Diego and make sure every new member feels welcome from day one. Membership owns the prospect pipeline, the onboarding experience, and the buddy system that pairs each new member with a liason who helps each member find their place. We also lead the student ambassador program that connect PWB to campuses across San Diego County.

Education & Events

Create the moments members remember: panels, happy hours, site tours, and events that put women in building in front of the wider industry. Our education and events are shaped by what we learned from the last one. From our “She Builds” innagural launch to member happy hours across the county, this is the team that makes PWB visible.

Communications

Tell PWB’s story. Manage social media content, digital member spotlights, and our regional photo/vido library. Coordinates closely with BIA San Diego’s Marketing and Communications team.

Advocacy

Ensure women in building have a strong voice in industry decisions. Tracks San Diego housing policy, local permitting/ fee reform, and statewide ballot measures. Works directly alongside BIA San Diego’s government affairs team and Build SD PAC so PWB members understand what is at stake and how to engage.

Founding Sponsors

The Baldwin Company
Chaparro & Associates
Tax & Financial Group
JAAM Electric
Six Star Framing

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Chair

NICHOLE WEINMAN
JAAM ELECTRIC & LOW VOLTAGE

Vice Chair

NILAY BAREFIELD
TAX & FINANCIAL GROUP

Secretary / Treasurer

ALEXANDRIA WILLIAMS
THE BALDWIN COMPANY

STEPHANIE ADAMCZYK
RYAN COMPANIES

BRIAR BELAIR
COLRICH

ROBERTA CORREIA
SHEA HOMES

ANGELICA DAVIS
HOMEFED CORP.

VICTORIA DRAKE
ENGEO

SARAH GARCIA
TAYLOR TRIM & SUPPLY

STACIE GREENE
OVER THE MOON SALES & ADVERTISING

KATHRYN HESSING
BAYWA R.E.

BRIDGET JAMES
LENNAR

JAMIE JO JOHNSON
CBIS BENEFITS & INSURANCE SERVICES

SARA KILBURN
THE MARK GROUP

ERIN MEADOWS
FIRST AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY

LINDA RAYMOND
SIX STAR FRAMING CONCEPTS

KELLY MERCADO
MERCADO CONSULTING SERVICES

ANNMARIE QUINN
GEOTEK

MICAH ROSS
SHEA HOMES

HEATHER SCHMITT
JACOB TYLER

JUDY TRAN
THE BALDWIN COMPANY

DIANA VOELKER
JACKSON DESIGN & REMODELING

ALLISON WHITT
HANDBUILT

LORI CARPENTER
LORI CARPENTER CONSULTING

BROOKE VELAZQUEZ
BRIGHTSKY RECRUITING

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