From the 2024 ElevateHER Symposium

The ElevateHER Symposium kicked off from the Rayleigh Underground on March 6th.  The excitement was palpable in Irving, Texas as the event’s host, Marci D. Thompson, took the stage.  ElevateHER co-founded Jamie Claire Kiser provided opening remarks, encouraging those in attendance to “find their anchor.” The 2024 ElevateHER Symposium was split between keynote speakers, past […]

Jamie Claire Kiser Joins Bernhard Capital as Principal

Bernhard Capital Partners (“Bernhard Capital”), a services and infrastructure-focused private equity management firm, today announced that Jamie Claire Kiser has joined the firm as Principal. In this role, Ms. Kiser will be involved in all areas of the firm’s investment activities, from sourcing and execution to supporting operational excellence and identifying value creation opportunities across the portfolio. […]

What is ElevateHER?

Founded by Zweig Group in 2019, ElevateHER® is about the future of the AEC industry.  Each year, a cohort of up to 40 AEC professionals from all over the country–and org Charts–join forces to develop and disseminate actionable plans that aim to solve the recruitment and retention crisis in the industry via the lenses of […] The post What is ElevateHER? appeared first on Civil + Structural Engineer magazine.

A Conversation with Jamie Claire Kiser 

Jamie Claire Kiser founded ElevateHER in 2019 with a singular purpose–to find actionable ways to improve the recruitment and retention of women in the AEC industry–and, now, nearly four years later, that vision hasn’t changed.  Like many other women working in the AEC industry, Kiser had experienced a working environment that was statistically and structurally […] The post A Conversation with Jamie Claire Kiser  appeared first on Civil + Structural Engineer magazine.

Affecting Change: The 2022 ElevateHer Symposium

By Jamie Claire Kiser Just a few weeks ago, we held the third annual ElevateHer Symposium where professionals from around the AEC industry gathered to challenge themselves by thinking about what role they and their firms can play in making the future a better and more equitable place.  2022 was the first year our ElevateHer […] The post Affecting Change: The 2022 ElevateHer Symposium appeared first on Civil + Structural Engineer magazine.