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Featured Panelists are Women Making a Difference through Inspiring Contributions in STEMM

TOLEDO, Ohio, October 31, 2024 – SSOE Group (www.ssoe.com), an internationally ranked architecture and engineering firm headquartered in Toledo for over 75 years, announced today that Adrienne Taylor, PE, Division Manager of the firm’s Chemical Process business unit, will participate in a panel discussion at The Sisters of Notre Dame’s Third Annual SHINE Women’s Summit. SSOE is a proud Shimmer-Level Sponsor for this event at Parkway Plaza in Maumee, Ohio—a Toledo suburb—that brings together women of all faiths, ages, and backgrounds to celebrate women. Proceeds raised will help fund the work of the SHINE Coalition and other ministries supported by the Sisters of Notre Dame (SND). Read more

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TOLEDO, Ohio, October 18, 2024 – SSOE Group (www.ssoe.com), an internationally ranked architecture and engineering firm and certified Great Place to Work® for seven years, announced today the firm’s CEO, Vince DiPofi, PE, will participate in a panel discussion at the 2024 HeForShe Forum. The event will take place at the Huntington Center Aquarium in Toledo, Ohio where the firm’s flagship office resides. Read more

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TOLEDO, Ohio, April 11, 2024 – SSOE Group (www.ssoe.com), an internationally ranked architecture and engineering firm, is excited to announce the firm’s CEO Vince DiPofi, PE, will provide opening remarks at the third annual Diversity Equity Access Inclusion (DEAI) Alliance of Northwest Ohio’s Diversity Summit. The event takes place on April 19, 2024—on Toledo’s “419 Day”—from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at downtown’s Imagination Station, and includes a CEO panel, presentation by Equality Ohio on LGBTQIA+ advocacy, closing remarks from Lucas County Commissioner Pete Gerken, and more. Read more

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CEO Vince DiPofi to Join Two of the Firm’s Clients for Professional Panel

TOLEDO, Ohio, March 14, 2023 – SSOE Group (www.ssoe.com), an internationally ranked architecture and engineering firm, is excited to announce the firm’s involvement in the Diversity Equity Access Inclusion (DEAI) Alliance of Northwest Ohio’s Diversity Expo Summit. SSOE is a Gold Sponsor for the two-day event, which takes place March 15-16, 2023, and includes a CEO panel, professional summit, career fair, and supplier diversity expo. Read more

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TOLEDO, Ohio, October 28, 2022 – SSOE Group (www.ssoe.com), an internationally ranked architecture and engineering firm, announced today that Candice Harrison, Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), will speak at the Toledo HR Associations’ Conference (THRAC) 2022 Annual Conference taking place on November 10, 2022, at the Hilton Garden Inn at Levis Commons in Perrysburg, Ohio. Read more

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TOLEDO, Ohio, October 19, 2022 – SSOE Group (www.ssoe.com), an internationally ranked architecture and engineering firm, is excited to publicly announce the firm’s increased focus on STEM and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) that will deliver on all three tenets of their vision of designing and building the future for their clients, colleagues, and communities. The firm—which will celebrate its 75th year in 2023—with CEO Vince DiPofi, PE, and his wife, Sandra, is making a combined contribution to the University of Toledo (UToledo). Read more

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TOLEDO, Ohio, March 14, 2022 — SSOE Group (www.ssoe.com), an internationally ranked architecture and engineering firm, is excited to announce the hiring of Candice Harrison as SSOE’s first Corporate Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). This strategic hire reinforces the firm’s commitment to DEI and creating a culture that encourages growth at all levels. Harrison will be based out of SSOE’s Toledo, Ohio office and report directly to the firm’s Chief Executive Officer, Vince DiPofi, PE. Read more

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TOLEDO, Ohio, October 1, 2021 – SSOE Group (www.ssoe.com), a global project delivery firm for architecture, engineering, and construction management, is excited to publicly announce the firm’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Statement, which SSOE rolled out internally in September.
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The architecture profession still lags behind changing demographics, with lower percentages of nonwhite and women architects. SSOE’s Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), Candice Harrison, was recently featured in an Autodesk article where DEI experts from top architecture firms and organizations across the globe discuss why diversity in architecture is vital and benefits everyone. Read more

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Recently, SSOE’s Board of Directors reiterated its commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). Thus began a journey that found SSOE moving toward a more representative mix of diverse employees within its nearly 1,500-person workforce, on project teams and in corporate groups. This BD+C Magazine article showcases how SSOE can be seen as a case study for how AEC firms are adapting to employees’ shifting expectations of more-inclusive work cultures. Read more

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