PWC Capitol Region Chapter

Meet the Officers & Board of Directors for Professional Women in Construction, Capital Region Chapter

JoAnn Coleman, PE, President – Ms. Coleman is a Vice President and partner in the firm of Construction Dispute Resolution & Support Services, Inc. based in the District of Columbia. At CDRSS she is engaged in assisting parties involved in construction projects resolve disputes. She regularly lectures at seminars on construction dispute topics and makes presentations at mediations. She has provided expert testimony in major disputes involving scheduling, damages and entitlement issues. Prior to joining CDRSS, Ms. Coleman served as a consultant on scores of national and international construction projects; worked full time on site for a construction company on a major project in Washington, DC; and worked five years in engineering design. She holds a BS in Civil Engineering from the University of Delaware where she now is involved in a mentoring program for women in engineering.

Lynn M. Schubert, Treasurer – Lynn Schubert is president of The Surety & Fidelity Association of America (SFAA), a trade association of insurance companies that write fidelity and surety insurance. The SFAA serves as a statistical organization for the states and represents its member companies in matters of common interest before various federal, state and local government agencies. Ms. Schubert also is on the Board of The Surety Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, created to foster and promote surety as a viable career choice and to provide financial and other assistance to exceptional students, with an emphasis on minority and women students, and Executive Director of the International Surety Association (ISA). Ms. Schubert is active in a number of construction related organizations, and on the Boards of the Washington Sculpture Center and the National Capital YMCA. She received her undergraduate degree magna cum laude in Business Administration from East Carolina University in 1977 and her law degree from the University of Notre Dame in 1980. She is admitted to the bar in Georgia and the District of Columbia.

Lisa H. Ambrose, Director – Lisa Ambrose is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Tithe Corp. which she founded in 1990. Tithe Corp. is an internationally recognized, 100% woman owned and operated HVAC manufacturer best known for innovative solutions, quality focus and humanitarian motivation. Tithe Corp. designs and manufactures sophisticated, high performance, precision environmental control equipment for use in computer rooms, telecom markets, retail spaces and for military applications. Tithe Corp. is located in a HUB Zone in Baltimore and is eligible for WBE and minority/women’s set asides. Ms. Ambrose received her BA from the University of California at Berkeley and a Master of Business from NYU. Her career in the HVAC and A/E/C industry spans over twenty years and includes mergers and acquisitions, financial modeling, project management, estimating, marketing and business development. Lisa lives in Naples, Florida and Annapolis,