Panelist Biographies
Angela Cahill
Associate Principal
QA+M Architecture
Angela Cahill, AIA, NOMA, NCARB, LEED AP, in an Associate Principal at QA+M Architecture. She has served nearly 30 years in architecture, and has worked on dozens of large, complex projects. Cahill brings a high level of project management expertise to her clients and leadership to her firm. She is a Gubernatorial appointee to the State of Connecticut Architectural Licensing Board and School Building Projects Advisory Council. For many years, Cahill served as a Design Studio Professor and she is currently a Visiting Critic at the University of Hartford’s Architecture program. She is Past President of AIA Connecticut, serves on the NOMAct Board, and chairs the AIA CT School Construction Coalition. She previously served on the ACE Mentor Program state board. Cahill still contributes time to mentor women and youth looking to succeed as architects, which exemplifies her passion for the profession.
Anders Carlton
Structural Engineer
Fuss & O’Neill
Anders Carlton graduated from the University of Connecticut with a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering and began working as a Structural Engineer at Fuss & O’Neill. Initially, her career focused on bridge design; however, she expanded her skill set to encompass various water resources and vertical structures projects. This ultimately led to a shift in focus for her career to building and vertical structure design. This lateral move within Fuss & O’Neill has also resulted in a location change, all while remaining connected to the greater structural group within the company. Outside of the office, Carlton has developed leadership skills through being the Head Polo Coach at UConn for the past 3 years.
Laura Crosskey
President
Crosskey Architects
Laura Crosskey, AIA, has been an influential member of the family business, Crosskey Architects, over the past ten-plus years. She is a hands-on leader involved in all aspects of the firm, from day-to-day operations and technical services, to strategic leadership and business management. With life long exposure to the management and development of the business, Crosskey possesses the principles and values of the first generation of Crosskey Architects and carries them into the second generation for consistency and continuity of the firm. With a technical background from the University of Hartford and a design background from the Southern California Institute of Architecture, her architectural training brings a well-rounded approach to each project. As a licensed Architect and Interior Designer, she collaborates on both rehabilitation and new construction projects with a focus on community revitalization and sustainability. Crosskey’s interest in architecture stems from the social responsibility architecture inherently possesses and a belief that successful architecture can create change in the lives of individuals and communities.
George Fink
Managing Director
Berkeley Research Group
George Fink is a Managing Director of Berkeley Research Group (BRG) with over twenty years of expert construction consulting experience and forty years of industry experience. This experience spans project management, scheduling, inspection, estimating and coordination on residential and housing, hotel and hospitality, multi-use high rise, transportation, wastewater, education, healthcare, federal, courts and corrections, and energy projects. He is an expert in construction deficiencies and construction management standards of care, schedule delay analysis, insurance claims, cost entitlement, working with both owners and contractors to identify and resolve insurance claims, construction deficiencies, dispute construction claims and prepare requests for additional time and compensation.
Rhonia Moreau
Lean Practices Manager
Gilbane Building Company
Rhonia Moreau, CM-Lean, is the Lean Practices Manager for Gilbane Building Company. Since starting with Gilbane in 2015, she has held positions ranging from project engineer and purchasing associate to department lead in the Corporate Lean program. In her current role, she provides hand-on coaching and mentoring of lean implementation to her colleagues and project team members with a goal of improving efficiencies and reducing waste in their workflows. Moreau earned her Certificate of Management - Lean Construction (CM-Lean) from AGC and is currently co-chair of the Southern New England Chapter of Lean Construction Institute, board member of ACE Mentoring Connecticut Board of Directors, and former National Chair of Gilbane's Young Professionals Employee Resource Group. She has her Bachelor of Science in Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISE) from the University of New Haven.
Tom Walsh
Executive Vice President
A.P. Construction Company
Tom Walsh is Executive Vice President of A.P. Construction Company, a division of The Ashforth Company. He is responsible for managing all departments within A.P. Construction including Preconstruction Service and Estimating, Project Management, Accounting, and Business Development. Walsh is a member of A.P. Construction’s executive committee which helps develop and implement new strategic initiatives for the company. He has over 40 years of experience in the construction industry including construction management of high-tech facilities, high-rise office facilities, and heavy industrial/cogeneration projects. Walsh has a wealth of out-of-ground and specialty project experience, and his projects range from medical centers to sports arenas, from corporate office buildings to courthouse facilities. Some of the more notable projects include Chelsea Piers Connecticut, the Arena at Harbor Yard, the White Plains Hospital Dickstein Cancer Center, Peconic Landing Assisted Living Facility on Long Island, 66 Summer Street Residential Tower, IBM’s Advanced Semiconductor Technology Center, and a 600,000-square-foot Pharmaceutical Research Center for Bristol Myers Squibb.
