Professional Women in Building
The Collier County council of NAHB Professional Women in Building, chartered under CBIA. Builders, trades, designers, engineers, suppliers, lenders, and everyone who keeps a job moving. If you work in this industry here, this is for you.
Why a chapter here, and why now
Professional Women in Building is a national council of the National Association of Home Builders. There are chapters across the country. There has not been one in Collier County. We are changing that.
The women in this market already run projects, pull permits, close loans, seal drawings, spec finishes, and sign contracts. What has been missing is a room where they are in the same place at the same time, on purpose, with a reason to help each other.
The chapter sits inside CBIA, which means it plugs into an association that already has advocacy, education, and community programs running. We are not starting from nothing. We are giving an existing engine a seat it has been missing.
The council is chartered and the committee is seated, chaired by Cali Clardy. Year one is about three things: get people in the room, build committees that actually show up, and pick one community project we can finish well.
Quarterly gatherings where you leave with names and numbers, not a goodie bag.
Licensing, code, business, and leadership sessions taught by people who do the work.
Pairing women earlier in their careers with women who have already been through it.
Getting into local schools and trade programs so the next group knows this is an option.
One local build or community project a year that the chapter owns start to finish.
Events
Our first event, and the launch of the chapter.
Tuesday
September 15
5:30 – 8:00 PM
$75Per person · Food and drinks included
Fuse Specialty Appliances
990 3rd Avenue North, Naples, FL 34102
Panel discussion, then open networking. Food and drinks provided.
$75 per person for everyone. Space is limited, so it is first come, first served.
CBIA members: the same $75 also covers your first year in the PWB council.
Open to anyone working in building, construction, and the trades. Men welcome. You do not need to be a CBIA member to attend.
The Panel
Four women who have built careers in this industry, talking about how they did it and what they would tell someone starting now.
- Fuse Specialty
- Sub-Zero
- Monogram
Join CBIA Now
On the September 15 ticket
It is $75 for everyone, and you do not need to be a CBIA member to come. If you already are a CBIA member, that same $75 also covers your first year in the PWB council.
Not a CBIA member?
Membership covers CBIA, the Florida Home Builders Association, and NAHB in one. Membership is $825 cash or $850 non-cash, annually.
Men are welcome
PWB councils have always had male members and sponsors.
Apply for CBIA Membership