Women Take The Floor
Colleen Harper, Thornton Tomasetti
Arthi Krishnamoorthy, TenBerke
Erinn McGurn, Smith College
Jody Staruk, Consigli
Smith College empowers students, faculty, and staff to work together to enact positive change on campus and around the globe. Kathleen McCartney Hall, the first mass timber building at Smith, will be a sustainable, inclusive, and inspiring hub for career development and leadership training. In this groundbreaking building, the college’s commitment to career development and its belief in the power of women’s leadership will take another step forward.
This innovative structure was designed and constructed by a women-led team who exemplify and practice collaborative leadership. The result is extraordinary: a zero-energy-ready building that is overtly welcoming and designed as a place for students to explore and pursue their purpose in an evolving world.
Join us for a moderated panel discussion to explore the team’s collaborative leadership approach, their strategies for achieving better outcomes, and how they created a space that unites sustainability and purpose to inspire future generations.
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About Colleen
Colleen Harper is a senior project engineer with Thornton Tomasetti in Washington, DC. She specializes in the structural design and analysis of new buildings in the Mid-Atlantic region and has experience with a variety of project types in the commercial, residential, government, and higher education sectors. Harper holds a bachelor's degree in physics from Middlebury College and a master’s degree in civil engineering from Northwestern University. She currently serves as president-elect of Women@TT, Thornton Tomasetti’s women’s employee network group.
About Arthi
Arthi Krishnamoorthy, AIA, LEED AP, is a partner at the New York-based architecture studio TenBerke. She works with colleges, universities, cultural institutions, and non-profits who are looking to expand their reach and engage with their community in new ways. Krishnamoorthy has led some of the firm’s most ambitious projects, including those for Princeton University, Smith College, and Bard College, using design to advance the objectives of institutions in ways that reflect their core values and amplify their impact. She has led all the firm’s work for foundations—for the International Planned Parenthood Federation, The Women’s Building, and The Wallace Foundation. As well, Krishnamoorthy serves on the board of the Queens Museum, an institution located in the nation’s most culturally diverse county, dedicated to presenting the highest quality visual arts and educational programming to all.
About Erinn
Erinn McGurn is the Associate Vice President for Sustainable Capital Programs at Smith College, leading the college’s campus planning, capital projects, and sustainability initiatives. She is a registered architect with over 25 years of experience in strategy, design, construction, and project management of large-scale public and private infrastructure projects in the US and developing countries. She is passionate about driving impact through participatory processes and mission-driven and human-centered design solutions. McGurn has a B.A. from Smith College where she majored in Architecture & Urbanism, and a Master of Architecture from the University of Texas at Austin.
About Jody
Jody Staruk is an integral part of Consigli, rising from Project Engineer to the company’s first female Project Executive in 2017. With over two decades of dedicated service, she has been instrumental in shaping and improving departmental operations and enhancing project efficiency. Staruk oversees a wide spectrum of projects, both public and private, from fast-track renovations to new buildings. In her role as Project Executive, she works with all project stakeholders to gain a complete understanding of project requirements and expectations to develop a construction management approach that will ensure success.