PWC-CT to host panel discussion on December 6th

The Connecticut Chapter of Professional Woman in Construction (PWC-CT) will host a panel discussion and meeting entitled Issues and Impacts: Southern New England Private Schools on Tuesday, December 6th from 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. at the Hartford Marriott. The meeting which is open to the public is one in a series of educational and networking programs hosted by PWC-CT. The programs are tailored to professionals in the architectural, engineering and construction fields, as well as others who may be interested in those subjects. The panel is comprised of planning, facilities and management professionals from private schools across Conn. and Mass. who bring a seasoned and multi-focal perspective to the table, incorporating principles of business administration, information technology, architecture, and engineering. Discussions will focus on the economic realities of private school management and facilities upkeep, new progress in energy and sustainability and the application of those technologies on school campuses. The program will be moderated by Katharine Mace Learned, the director of facilities at Northfield Mount Hermon School. Panelists are Edward Brennan, Jr., assistant facilities director, Avon Old Farms School; Philip Cyr, director of physical plant, Suffield Academy; Timothy Fulco, director of facilities management, Berkshire School; Tony Malagrino, Pomfret School's director of facilities; Thomas Schneider, director of finance and operations, The Ethel Walker School; David Terrell, associate director of facilities, Choate Rosemary Hall; and Greg Walters, director of physical plant, Loomis Chaffee School.