Our Chapter's Board of Directors

Marie T. Varon, Vice President of the South FL PWC chapter, is in Electronic Sales selling Fire Alarm, Security and Nurse Call Systems for SimplexGrinnell. After several years in banking, she has been in the fire and security industry for over 10 yrs EMAIL:Marie.pwcsfl@gmail.com

Kira Walton-Gelsomino, Treasurer of the South FL PWC chapter, is a Senior Estimator at T&T Custom Designs, Inc.. She has been actively involved with "green building" as a LEED AP. Ms. Walton previously worked at Bovis Lend Lease in Miami, James A. Cumming in Ft. Lauderdale and Turner Construction and Turner International in New York for several years. Ms. Walton holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Polytechnic University in Brooklyn, New York. EMAIL:Kira.pwcsfl@gmail.com

Kristina Kidder, Secretary of the South FL PWC chapter, is a Senior Project Coordinator for Pirtle Construction Company. Mrs. Kidder began her construction career at Pirtle Construction eight years ago, after spending ten years in the travel industry. She has worked on multiple projects for the School District of Palm Beach County ranging from Elementary Schools to High Schools. She is also responsible for the training of new Project Coordinators and assisting multiple Project Managers. Mrs. Kidder also represents Pirtle Construction at monthly M/WBE & SBE Luncheons, held by the Office of Diversity in Business Practices for the School District, where she assists the attending subcontractors with receiving and completing their prequalification paperwork for upcoming projects. EMAIL:Kristina.pwcsfl@gmail.com

Roxanna F. Bolivar, Director of Events of the South FL PWC chapter, is an Assistant Project Manager at Pavarini Construction Construction., SE. Her previous experience has been working on construction projects in both the public and private sector with Turner Construction. Mrs. Bolivar is an active member of the community, volunteering her time to organizations such as the American Heart Association, ACE Mentoring Program, Habitat for Humanity and Baynanza. She also works with minority contractors and helps mentor them to get the proper prequalification's in order to bid and work on the projects. EMAIL:Roxanna.pwcsfl@gmail.com

Mellany Paynter, Board Member of the South FL PWC chapter, is a Project Engineer for Asset Builders, LLC. Ms. Paynter began her career in the construction industry as a draughtsperson in her home country of Trinidad, where she produced architectural, structural and civil drawings on various residential and commercial projects. From there, she went on to attain a Bachelors Degree in Civil Engineering from Howard University. While there, she served as University Chapter President of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) for two years. Ms. Paynter previously worked as an Engineer for Tompkins Builders in Washington DC. She is currently pursuing LEED accreditation and continues to be an active member in the community by volunteering with Habitat for Humanity and enjoys mentoring kids. EMAIL:Mellany.pwcsfl@gmail.com

Elizabeth Couceiro, Board Member of the South FL PWC chapter, is an outside sales representative for SimplexGrinnell providing maintenance agreements for Fire Alarm and Fire Sprinkler systems in Dade County. After pursuing a nursing degree and receiving a B.S. in Nursing at Valencia Community College, she has been with SimplexGrinnell for over 3 years and recently accepted a promotion to outside sales. Previously she was a project coordinator for the Fire Sprinkler Operations department. Ms. Couceiro is interested in the Life Safety Business because its a specialty trade that is enforced by local code and there has plenty of room for growth within SimplexGrinnell. SimplexGrinnell has been in the Fire Alarm & Fire Sprinkler business for over 100 years and has more than 140 offices nationwide. EMAIL:Liz.pwcsfl@gmail.com