Executive Suite: Christine Donaldson Boccia
Christine Donaldson Boccia follows in her father’s footsteps in construction. (Jan. 30, 2012) Credit: Ed Betz
As co-owner and executive manager of Donaldson Traditional Interiors, Christine Donaldson Boccia is a woman in what was traditionally a man's field -- construction. Her company does specialty ceilings, drywall and plastering for sites such as Carnegie Hall, Rikers Island and Saks Fifth Avenue in Manhattan.
She initially headed to work at her father's company in 2000 as a divorced single mother with twin daughters. After her father died suddenly in 2007, she took the reins, applied for woman-owned-business status and within four years has doubled revenue.
"You can't ever stop looking for the next contract," says Donaldson Boccia, 49, who networks constantly through trade organizations and by making sure potential customers know who she is. Her business takes tight planning, she says, especially because jobs can take five years to pay after they're done.
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