About
Women in Restoration & EngineeringMission
WiRE’s mission is encouraging and empowering women in the restoration, engineering, design, construction, management, ownership, material support, conservation, environmental or any field relevant to the Built World (everyone is welcome)!
Leadership
Amy Lamb Woods
Founding President
Amy loves historic preservation and materials, especially anything that has cement or pozzolan components! She enjoys volleyball, football, baseball, golf, pickleball, and taking her Alaskan Malamute pup out on dog sledding excursions.
awoods@braunintertec.com
Instagram: @hardhatchick
Carly Connor
Director and Secretary
Carly is happiest while analyzing brick and mortar, hiking in the forest, or dancing in the kitchen to 90’s pop music. She is passionate about creating a welcoming environment in the construction field for women to thrive. When not chasing her two toddlers, she loves to camp and watch football.
Amanda Mann
Director
Amanda is passionate about art and puzzles, throw in a bit of mathematical aptitude and you get a structural engineer who loves buildings. When she’s not chasing her grown sons around the country, she spends time walking her two dogs downtown so they can appreciate the built world too.
Erin Hemm
Social Media Director
Erin is most passionate when working on projects that involve evaluating site conditions or uncovering obscure archival records to solve the mysteries of old buildings. When she’s not working, you’ll likely find her cycling, snowboarding, or playing field hockey, ringette, and volleyball.
Allison “Ally” Toonen-Talamo
Social Media Director
Ally is passionate about historic preservation, vintage cast iron, and running. She is constantly adding to her growing list of completed road and trail races. When Ally is not scaling buildings for work, she is taking photos and getting lost in cities or hanging out with her two “archie” cats.
Arden (Hach) Lawler
Next Generation Leader
Arden follows her mommy’s “bootsteps” and represents the third generation of female concrete restoration contractors. When she is not excelling at math in kindergarten she’s swinging an air hammer or golf clubs.
