International Women’s Day: Women Leaders in the Design & Build Industry

In celebration of International Women’s Day, Boston Design Guide recognizes the remarkable contributions of these women-owned and led businesses that continue to shape and advance the design and build industry.

These leaders serve as inspiring role models, making a meaningful impact on their communities, peers, and clients every day. Through their commitment to excellence across their respective disciplines–including architecture, construction, interior design, finishes, landscaping, and landscape architecture–they help elevate the profession while encouraging and empowering future generations of women to pursue careers in these fields.

Today, we proudly celebrate these individuals for their expertise, dedication, and leadership, while also recognizing and honoring women everywhere.

• Alexa Centeno – Systems Design & Integration (SDI)
• Allison Iantosca – F.H. Perry Builder

• Allison Mattison – Trellis Home Design
• Angelica Dos Santos – First Class Marble & Granite
• Ann Eckert – Concord Lamp and Shade
• Barbara Kotzen – Barbara Kotzen Interiors LLP

• Bess Clarke – Nantucket Looms
• Betsy Bassett – Betsy Bassett Interiors

• Betty Lentell – Barfield’s of Cape Cod
• Cara Meneses – ARCHWRIGHT Fine Home Builders & Estate Management

• Carlotta Cubi – Cumar Marble & Granite

(Architect: Hutker Architects, Builder: Sea-Dar Construction, Interior Design: Jaimie Baird, Stone: Cumar Marble and Granite, Photographer: Nicole Franzen)

• Carolyn Thayer – Carolyn Thayer Interiors
• Catherine Truman – Catherine Truman Architecture & Interiors

(Architect: Catherine Truman Architecture & Interiors, Builder: Cambridgeport Construction, Interior Design: Erin Gates Design, Photography: Nat Rea)

• Christina Fichera – Colonial Marble Company Inc.
• Christine Dwyer – a Blade of Grass
• Corinne Acampora – Acampora Interiors
• Courtney Brunelle – House of Coco Interiors
• Danielle Jones and Patti Jones – Snow & Jones, Inc.
• Denise Brookhouse – Koopman Lumber Company
• Donna Venegas – Vengeas and Company

• Doreve Nicholaeff – Doreve Nicholaeff Architecture
• Fatma Yilmaz – Lazzoni Furniture & Interiors
• Gabrielle Bove – Opaline Interiors Studio
• Heather Goodnow – Woodmeister Master Builders

• Heather Lashbrook Jones – a Blade of Grass
• Heather Vaughan – Heather Vaughan Interior Design
• Hilary Moore – Martha’s Vineyard Construction Company
• Jean Verbridge – SV design Architecture & Interiors
• Jennifer Quigley – JLQ Interiors Design Studio
• Jill Litner Kaplan – Jill Litner Kaplan Interiors
• Jocelyn Chiappone – DIGS Design Company
• Julia Esteves – JuliaGarden Design
• Karen Larson – Soake Pools
• Karen Sebastian – Karen Sebastian LLC
• Kate Durrane – Columbia Contracting Corp.

• Katherine Field – Katherine Field and Associates

• Kathy Egasti – Distinctive Pergolas
• Kelly Laurence – Kelly Laurence Interiors, LLC, DBA Warrior Design & Decor
• Kelly McGuill – Kelly McGuill Home
• Kendra Weldon – Simply Windows
• Kimberly Barnett – LDa Architecture & Interiors
• Kristen DiBella – KD Interiors
• Larissa Cook – FBN Construction

• Laurie Gorelick – Laurie Gorelick Interiors
• Leslie Schneeberger – Schneeberger Collective
• Liz Stiving-Nichols – Martha’s Vineyard Interior Design
• Lori LaBarge – LaBarge Homes
• Margie Huggard – Margo’s Home
• Mariette Barsoum – Divine Design Center
• Meghan Lewis – Lewis Vaughn Interiors
• Melissa Bunis – Boston Stone Restoration
• Michelle Woeller – Summerland Homes & Gardens
• Miriam Hellweg – a Blade of Grass
• Nicole Klein – The Rivershops
• Patti Watson – Taste Design, Inc.
• Poliana Moraes – Onyx Marble & Granite
• Renate Rosenfield – Renjeau Galleries & Custom Framing
• Robin Gannon – Robin Gannon Interiors
• Sarah Lawson – S+H Construction, Inc.
• Stephanie King – Stephanie King Design
• Tiffany Welsh – B.M.W. Builders
• Tricia Matta – Newton Kitchens & Design (NKD)