CMSWillowbrook Celebrates Winning the Journal Record Women Empowerment Award

CMSWillowbrook celebrates winning the Journal Record Empowering Women award. The Empowering Women Award is new this year, and it highlights companies and organizations that focus on supporting and elevating women in Oklahoma.

CMSWillowbrook has always provided equal opportunity for all qualified candidates, and continues to create a workplace culture that is supportive and empowering for all women. Over the years, women have and/or currently hold the following titles: Owner, CFO, Executive Vice President, Vice President of Preconstruction, Senior Project Manager, Preconstruction Manager, Marketing, HR, Accounting, Contract Administrators and Painters. CMSWillowbrook currently has 27 women on staff. Which accounts for 18% of their total employees, which is above the national average. The company culture offers women mentoring women to help develop skills and advance careers. Through its commitment to promoting women, it hopes to continue recruiting and inspiring change in the industry and beyond.

CMSWillowbrook is dedicated to advance the career path for the women, and acknowledge the women in their career, community, and personal achievements. They also actively partner with CareerTech, University’s and other organizations to focus on recruiting women to consider the construction industry as a very viable career path.  The company recognizes that women bring a valuable perspective to the project teams. Women bring alternative insight to projects and can offer better communications and collaboration among team members. Recent studies are reflecting more women entering the construction and STEM fields which is helping to backfill a much-needed shortage in our workforce. The company continues to support providing financial contributions for scholarships, mentorship opportunities, and outreach efforts to schools, CareerTech and communities.

CMSWillowbrook is proud to support working mothers and recognize the importance of a work life balance. To accommodate this, the company offers flexible work schedules to allow the employees to balance work and personal responsibilities. CMSWillowbrook offers paid maternity leave to ensure that the employees have the time they need to care for their newborns. Being a mother is a full-time job, and CMSWillowbrook believes that supporting mothers in the workplace is crucial to the success of the company.

Hilary Peters CMSWillowbrook Preconstruction Manager stated, “CMSWillowbrook puts their employees first. They know their employees can’t be successful in business if they are not successful in their family life. The flexibility they provide is unmatched. You know you will always be supported by leadership, and they will always be your biggest cheerleader when it comes to personal and family matters. I am lucky to be working for a company that genuinely cares about their people and supports working mothers in the way they do.”

Leadership continually develops and supports the growth of female leaders within the company. By doing so, CMSWillowbrook can better serve clients and industry partners.

Brenna Wells, Sr Project Manager says, “I have enjoyed working at CMSWillowbrook and have felt supported from day one. Leadership has helped me succeed by promoting me and giving me the confidence and support needed. They greatly value my opinions and ideas and treat me as an equal. We have a few women in non-typical positions at CMSWillowbrook and I feel that speaks volumes alone. CMSWillowbrook builds buildings, but also people, and relationships all while having fun along the way.

According to the Journal Record, Empowering Women honorees are selected by the Journal Record’s editorial board. Nominations, applications and letters of recommendation are judged on documented hiring and promoting of women, leadership positions held by women, advocacy for the cause of women internally and externally, and efforts to cultivate the next generation of women professionals.