BIOGRAPHY

Yvette Richardson is a founding Principal of Sabir Richardson & Weisberg Engineering & Architecture and has over twenty-five years’ experience in design, construction, facilities management, and financing in the public and private sectors. Before SRW, Yvette was a Project Manager at Bovis Lend Lease on the World Trade Center Memorial & Museum and managed over $80 million dollars of construction, a Vice President at Citibank Community Development and managed the engineering risk of Citibank’s Northeastern US community development lending portfolio valued at over $400 million dollars and held various other positions at New York Presbyterian Hospital, Meyer Strong & Jones and electrical contracting companies. She is active in the community as an officer, member and volunteer for various professional, philanthropic and non-profit organizations involving youth mentorship. Yvette is a Professional Engineer registered in NY, NJ, MD, NC & VA and is a LEED Accredited Professional.

Registrations & certifications

Licensed Professional Engineer, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia & North Carolina

USGBC LEED AP

Education

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, B.S. in Electrical Engineering

Professional Affiliations

• Community Board Member & Vice Chair of the Land Use Committee, Brooklyn Community Board 2
• Treasurer, Council of Black Architecture and Engineering Companies
• Former Secretary, National Association of Black Women in Construction, NY Metro Chapter
• 2019 Conference Sponsorship Chairperson, Mentorship Chairperson, Former Parliamentarian and Member, National Organization of Minority Architects, NYCOBA (NYC)
• Member, National Society of Black Engineers
• Mentor, National Coalition of One Hundred Black Women
• Advisory Board Member, Treasurer & Volunteer, NYC NAACP ACTSO program
• Former Treasurer, Asst. Treasurer and Director, Pratt Towers Inc. (Mitchell Lama Cooperative)
• Volunteer, Girl Scouts of Greater New York, Brooklyn North