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TCA is celebrating Women all month long, by recognizing all women across the entire construction industry! Below are profiles of women who have been nominated for a feature. We thank you all for being leaders in our industry and celebrate your great achievements.

Jennifer Hogan, Director of Marketing and Business Development, Pretium Engineering Inc. 

Jennifer is the Director of Marketing and Business Development and an Operations Manager at Pretium Engineering. She is a Certified Engineering Technologist with over 13 years of experience in the field of building sciences, specializing in high performance building envelopes (exterior walls, roofs, windows, etc.). She is trained in both 2D and 3D hygrothermal modelling as well as on several whole building energy modelling platforms. She is the leader for Pretium’s Energy Performance Service Area which includes Building Envelope Commissioning, Energy Modelling/Auditing, and Passive House projects. Jennifer has been an active participating member of the local chapter of the International Institute of Building Enclosure Consultants (IIBEC, formerly RCI) since 2012, serving on the Board of Directors since 2015. She was the first woman elected to the national IIBEC Board of Directors, as the Director of Region VII, in 2019 and is currently serving her second two-year term in the position. Jennifer is the proud recipient of several awards from IIBEC including The Emerging Professional Award of Excellence, The President Recognition Award, and an Outstanding Volunteer Award. She was also the recipient of the Ontario Building Envelope Council’s Rising Star Award in 2019 which is given in recognition of exceptional knowledge of the design, construction, and performance of the building envelope.  Jennifer is extremely passionate about building sciences and is driven to share that passion with others. She often preaches the benefits of careers in building sciences and engineering to new graduates and high schools students through her participation in numerous career fairs and local education events. In her spare time, Jennifer is working towards completing a Business certificate through Mohawk College. She loves baseball (go Jays), competing in triathlons, and has an addiction to reading that boarders on unhealthy.

Lora Ferrazzo-Bourck, Managing Partner, Artistic Skylight Domes Ltd. 

Lora Ferrazzo-Bourck is a managing partner of Artistic Skylight, winner of the Vaughan Chamber of Commerce 2019 Business Achievement Award for Manufacturing and IIBEC Southern Ontario Chapter Award of Excellence. Lora has been a driving force behind the company’s growth for almost 25 years. Focused on innovation and business growth, she led this niche business into the international market. Now selling certified Energy Star rated products outside of Canada in countries such as the USA, Poland, Hungary, Thailand, and others throughout the Caribbean and the Middle East.   Lora is actively involved in round table discussions with Ministers in Parliament for discussions related to SME’s and diversity in the workplace. She was recognized in 2019 by the Member of Parliament for Vaughan-Woodbridge, Francesco Sorbara, for supporting the Canada Summer Job Program, in 2020 Lora hosted Ontario’s Premier Doug Ford, and Vic Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, at Artistic Skylight to launch the “Made in Ontario” campaign and more recently in 2021, she was elected to have a one-on-one virtual meeting with Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the current initiatives she is executing. Lora’s background and knowledge has enabled her to be a strong proactive female advocate in the Construction, Manufacturing and Exporting industries and with these strong attributes, she was elected in 2019 as member of the Board of Directors of IIBEC Southern Ontario Chapter and IIBEC International Diversity and Inclusion Task Force. She is also on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Association of Women in Construction (CAWIC) and the Chair of the Sub-Committee for Women in Manufacturing through Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME). In 2020, Lora was honoured to be a mentor and speak with students at Seneca Career as a panelist for Women in Business and Technology. She was also invited to be a guest speaker for Career Studies classrooms in the York Region District School Board, to discuss the opportunities and potential for Woman in Trades and in STEM. Moreover, she was selected to be a mentor for the Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council (TRIEC) for professional newcomers entering the Building Envelope Sector.

We celebrate you today and every day!

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