The Professional Women in Building council board of directors is governed by a group of dedicated volunteers who aim to connect, educate, and inspire others. Email cbiapwb@gmail.com for more information on joining this incredible line-up of industry professionals.
CBIA Professional Women in Building Council
Board of Directors
Allie Jackson | Chair
Allie Jackson is an experienced bi-lingual sales manager representing CRLaurence, the “leading full-service provider of architectural metals, glass fittings and professional-grade glazing supplies.” Allie represents the California division and works with industry distributors, architects, designers, builders, and installers. Allie previously served CBIA PWB as Communications Committee Chair in 2020 before being elected as council Vice Chair in 2021 and Chair in 2022.
Linda Hebert | Treasurer
Linda Hebert is president of Diversified Marketing and Communications, which she founded in 1999. As an active member of the Building Industry Association of the Bay Area (BIA Bay Area), California Building Industry Association (CBIA) and NAHB, Hebert has chaired and served on numerous committees, including serving as the National PWB and Sales and Marketing Chairs for NAHB. She has over 35 years of experience as a sales and marketing consultant, real estate professional and is a national speaker on marketing, the female buyer, social media, the art of networking, green building and communication. She enjoys sharing her experience by mentoring others to help achieve their highest level of success.
– | Secretary
– | Communications Chair
– | Education Outreach Chair
– | Legislative Chair
Jill Herman | Membership Chair, BITA & CHF Liason
Jill manages and oversees CHF’s BITA program, which includes expanding the curriculum to campuses statewide, recruiting industry support and coordinating events that raise awareness for the program and facilitating interaction with program sites and local industry. Jill is a graduate from Concordia University Irvine with a BA in Business Administration/Marketing. Jill is a former chair of the CBIA PWB council and its Educational Outreach Committee.
Melissa Kiland | Programs Chair
Melissa Kiland is a Human Resources Manager at Ponderosa Homes in Pleasanton, CA. Melissa has served on the PWB of the BIA Bay Area and was a former Office Manager for Lennar. She graduated from San Jose State University with a bachelor’s degree in Business and Finance and is a licensed real estate agent from with the California Bureau of Real Estate. Melissa was elected to the CBIA PWB board in 2020; she previously served two years as Program Committee Chair.
Mitu Walia | Programs Co-Chair
Mitu Walia is the Director of Forward Planning at New Home Co. Northern CA. She has significant experience in Architectural Design, Forward Planning, Entitlement, and Permitting. Mitu is the former chair of the PWB Bay Area and the CBIA PWB council and currently holds positions within the Professional Women in Building (PWB) council at the National, State, and Local levels. Currently, she is a 2023 Board of Trustee for NAHB PWB, Chair of the NAHB PWB Awards and Recognition Subcommittee, Chair of the CBIA PWB Education Outreach Committee, and Board Member of the BIA Bay Area PWB Education Outreach Committee.
– | Sponsorship Chair
Terri Everhart | NAHB Liaison, CBIA PWB Advisor
Terri Everhart is a Sales Representative for HomeSite Services, Inc. in the San Francisco Bay Area with extensive sales experience in California’s homebuilding industry. Terri has also served in executive and board chair positions for her local PWB chapter (Bay Area), CBIA PWB, and NAHB. Terri is currently the 2021 Vice Chair for NAHB PWB and serves as a Board Advisor and NAHB Liaison to CBIA PWB.
Kim DeWeese | PCBC & CBIA Liaison
Kimberly DeWeese is CBIA’s Vice President of Events and Operations. With over twenty years of meeting planning experience, she also develops and maintains strong working relationships with business partners, vendors, and venues to produce flawless Governance Board meetings, SCIL Conferences in addition to managing internal organizational processes.
Karrie Mosca | Immediate Past Chair
Karrie Mosca is a Licensed Civil Engineer, Vice President at Wood Rodgers, Inc. (WRI) and Principal-In-Charge of WRIs Pleasanton office. Karrie has 25 years of experience in Land Development providing full engineering support including preparing feasibility studies, preliminary engineering studies, final construction plans and associated documents for all types of residential and non-residential projects throughout the Greater Bay Area and Sacramento region. Karrie is also a past President of the Professional Women in Building Council for BIA Bay Area and was the 2023 Vice Chair of the Professional Women in Building Council for California State BIA. Karrie lives in Livermore with her husband and 2 children. They all love to travel and often visit the East Coast to explore and spend time with extended family.