Susanna See, EVP of WSP Flack + Kurtz, Named One of Northern California’s Real Estate Women of Influence
First Woman on WSP Flack + Kurtz’s Board of Directors
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – October 31, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — Susanna See, PE, LEED AP®, an executive vice president of the international engineering firm WSP Flack + Kurtz and managing director of its San Francisco office, has been named one of Northern California’s Real Estate Women of Influence, announces David Cooper, PE, LEED AP BD+C, president and chief executive officer of WSP Flack + Kurtz.
Specifically, Ms. See received an “Honoree” award in recognition of her “cumulative body of work” throughout her 24-year career at WSP Flack + Kurtz. The awards program is organized by the law firm Allen Matkins in partnership with the San Francisco Business Times. Ms. See was the only engineer to be recognized among the group of 41 formidable honorees.
Ms. See is the first woman at WSP Flack + Kurtz to sit on its Board of Directors, to which she was elected in 2009, and to hold the title of managing director. She is also a director of the Architectural Foundation of San Francisco.
Equally notable are Ms. See’s project achievements. Serving as the principal-in-charge, she has spearheaded a wide variety of high-profile projects for the firm. Recent examples include the Letterman Digital Arts Center, the General Services Administration’s 50 United Nations Plaza, and University of California, San Francisco’s Neurosciences Laboratory and Clinical Research Facility, all located in San Francisco.
“Susie has had a most impressive career at WSP Flack + Kurtz. We are extremely fortunate to have her as part of our leadership team, and our clients are equally delighted about her involvement in their projects,” says Mr. Cooper. “And we’re thrilled that her achievements have garnered recognition from the real estate community.”
Ms. See received a B.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Colorado, Boulder. In addition to the Architectural Foundation of San Francisco, her professional affiliations include the American Institute of Architects, the U.S. Green Building Council, and the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying.
A resident of San Anselmo, California, Ms. See balances professional life with raising four children between the ages of 10 and 17. Her husband, Todd See, is a senior vice president in WSP Flack + Kurtz’ San Francisco office.
WSP Flack + Kurtz is a multi-faceted engineering firm that has completed significant projects with internationally acclaimed architects for the world’s largest corporations, developers and institutions. The firm’s services include mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, security, information technology, architectural lighting design, and commissioning.
WSP Flack + Kurtz’s 500 professionals, 135 of whom are LEED accredited, are based in offices in New York, San Francisco, Boston, Seattle, Las Vegas, Houston, and Washington, D.C. The firm also has worldwide capabilities as an integral part of the WSP Group, a 9,000-person multi-disciplinary international engineering consultancy headquartered in London, with offices spanning 35 countries. For more information, please see www.wspfk.com and www.wspgroup.com.
From: WSP FLACK + KURTZ
Contact: Rachel Antman; David Grant, LVM Group Inc.
212-499-6570; 212-499-6565
rachel (at) lvmgroup (dot) com; david (at) lvmgroup (dot) com
