Tanya
Matzen
Brookfield Residential Land
Senior Vice President of Operations
Vanessa Rodriguez
Maple Development Group
Land Development Manager
Alena Petrova
TraceAir
Vice President of Product
Amber King
TraceAir
Account
Executive
Women in Construction: Leading Land Development and Homebuilding Forward
Join us live during Women in Construction Week for a candid conversation with women leaders in land development and homebuilding on what it really takes to lead right now. We’ll dig into the real stories behind the titles: how they built confidence and credibility early on, the mentors and moments that opened doors, and the leadership habits that helped them earn trust in rooms where they had to prove it first.
We’ll also get practical about today’s environment. Expect an honest look at where teams get stuck, what top performers do differently, and how strong leaders stay steady when margins are tight, approvals are unpredictable, and decisions have to be made before you have every answer.
Takeaways
- Credibility and confidence, built over time: How to earn trust early in your career, speak with conviction, and grow your influence through competence, consistency, and integrity.
- Mentorship that actually moves careers forward: What meaningful mentorship looks like (formal and informal), how leaders create opportunity for others, and how to build a network that helps you problem-solve in real time.
- Leading in uncertainty with an owner’s mindset: How top leaders manage risk, make decisions faster, stay adaptable, and keep execution moving when variables outside your control change the plan.