MODERATOR: WENDY COHEN
President
Kitchell - CEM
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President
Kitchell - CEM
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Heman Chand
Vice President, S+B James Construction
Heman Chand has 22+ years of experience in the Construction Industry and is the Vice President at S+B James Construction (MBE). Chand has been an active participant with giving back to the community and has supported several programs including WRMSDC, CREATE Mentoring Program, Sacramento State University ASC Reno Coach, Sacramento State University Professor and many others. What he enjoys the most about this industry aside from Construction is the ability to give back to others and lead the effort for our company in being Different Together!
Vice President, S+B James Construction
Heman Chand has 22+ years of experience in the Construction Industry and is the Vice President at S+B James Construction (MBE). Chand has been an active participant with giving back to the community and has supported several programs including WRMSDC, CREATE Mentoring Program, Sacramento State University ASC Reno Coach, Sacramento State University Professor and many others. What he enjoys the most about this industry aside from Construction is the ability to give back to others and lead the effort for our company in being Different Together!
PANELIST: KELLEY COWAN
Director, XL Construction
Kelley Cowan is the Director, Sacramento region, of XL Construction, a commercial general contractor based in northern California. She is a third-generation Sacramento construction professional and has a BS Civil Engineering from UCLA. With almost 30 years of project management, estimating, and preconstruction experience, Kelley enjoys collaborating with clients, architects, engineers, and trade partners in the planning and building of projects in the education, healthcare, biopharmaceutical, and corporate campus markets.
In keeping with her interests in community service and workforce development, Kelley was an early board member of CIEF, a founding board member and past chair of the ACE (now CREATE) Mentor Program of Greater Sacramento, and a board member and past president of the Sacramento Regional Builders Exchange. She was recognized as one of the Sacramento Business Journal’s “40 Under 40” and, this past year, honored as one of CREW Sacramento’s Women of Influence.
Director, XL Construction
Kelley Cowan is the Director, Sacramento region, of XL Construction, a commercial general contractor based in northern California. She is a third-generation Sacramento construction professional and has a BS Civil Engineering from UCLA. With almost 30 years of project management, estimating, and preconstruction experience, Kelley enjoys collaborating with clients, architects, engineers, and trade partners in the planning and building of projects in the education, healthcare, biopharmaceutical, and corporate campus markets.
In keeping with her interests in community service and workforce development, Kelley was an early board member of CIEF, a founding board member and past chair of the ACE (now CREATE) Mentor Program of Greater Sacramento, and a board member and past president of the Sacramento Regional Builders Exchange. She was recognized as one of the Sacramento Business Journal’s “40 Under 40” and, this past year, honored as one of CREW Sacramento’s Women of Influence.
Nils Blomquist
Regional Manager, DPR Construction
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Regional Manager, DPR Construction
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More Panelists Coming Soon.