SEAONC SE3 Parenting Charrette
An interactive dinner discussion about juggling parenting and your career
Much as design charrettes facilitate a space for project stakeholders to determine the best path forward, this event will provide a space for participants to interact with their peers and facilitators with relevant parenting experience to determine how to best navigate being a parent while moving their career forward. Participants will have the opportunity to connect, learn, and share insights in one of four focus groups: 1) Expectant and Future Parents, 2) New Parents, 3) Parents with Older Kids (1st to 12th Grade), and 4) Firm Leaders or Project Managers, regardless of parental status, who will focus on how to support parents and caregivers on their staff. This event is intended for professionals of all experience levels, including both working parents and those who do not currently have children but are considering becoming parents. We hope that participants will share some of their personal experiences and strategies for navigating a career while parenting and, in doing so, build community with other working parents in our industry.
Date: May 8th, 2023
Time: 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Program: 5:00 pm - 5:30 pm Networking/Food & Drinks, 5:30-7:00 Discussion
Location: Brower Center 2150 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA 94704
Cost: New late registration fee pricing in effect, due to venue and catering guarantees
Early Bird Rates available until April 28, 2023:
SEAONC & AIA Members: $35.00 | Non-Members: $40.00
April 29, 2023 rates increase to:
SEAONC & AIA Members: $45.00 | Non-Members: $50.00
Time: 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Program: 5:00 pm - 5:30 pm Networking/Food & Drinks, 5:30-7:00 Discussion
Location: Brower Center 2150 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA 94704
Cost: New late registration fee pricing in effect, due to venue and catering guarantees
Early Bird Rates available until April 28, 2023:
SEAONC & AIA Members: $35.00 | Non-Members: $40.00
April 29, 2023 rates increase to:
SEAONC & AIA Members: $45.00 | Non-Members: $50.00
Focus Groups and Facilitators
1) Expectant and Future Parents
Chiara McKenney Associate Director of Projects at ATC Abby Enscoe Associate at Tipping Structural Engineers |
2) New Parents: Newborn to Kindergarten
Ryan Pintar Senior Structural Engineer at Simplengi Engineering Susan LaFore Associate at Forell | Elsesser Engineers |
3) Parents with Older Kids 1st Grade to 12th Grade
3a: Elementary school Jared Ellis Associate Principal at Holmes US Natalie Tse Project Manager at Tipping Structural Engineers 3b Middle & High School Thuy Fontelera Founder & Principal, Element Structural Engineers Abe Lynn Associate Principal at Degenkolb Engineers |
4) Firm Leaders and Project Managers: How to support parents and caregivers on the staff
Emily Guglielmo Principal at Martin/Martin Inc. Chris Petteys President & CEO, Forell | Elsesser Engineers |