DBIA NYC Metro: “Coffee With….” – Jenny Gillette (June 26, 2026)
Includes a Live Web Event on 06/26/2026 at 12:00 PM (EDT)
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- Non-member Practitioner - $25
- Practitioner Member - $10
- Student Member - Free!
- Owner Member - $10
- Academia Member - $10
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- NextGen/Young Professional - Free!
- Underutilized Business Enterprise (UBE) - $10
Key:

Sheriff Naggar (Moderator)
Project Manager
Hill International, Inc.
Phone: (718) 866 – 8798
Email: [email protected]
Sheriff Naggar is a Project Manager & Claims Consultant with over 10 years of experience delivering mega Design-Build infrastructure programs, including projects with an aggregate portfolio exceeding $35B. He has supported landmark initiatives such as the Hudson Tunnel Project, Borough-Based Jail Program, and Penn Station Expansion, specializing in project management, risk management, dispute resolution, cost control, scheduling, and contract administration. Sheriff serves as Chair of DBIA NextGen and holds a Master of Science in Construction Management from Columbia University and a Program in Finance and Behavioral Economics from Harvard Business School.
Jenny Gillette, RA, DBIA
Chief Project Officer
Public Housing PreservationTrust
Phone: (332) 257 - 3562
Email: [email protected]
Jenny Gillette is a registered architect in New York and New Jersey with 20 years of strategic project delivery expertise in both the public and private sectors. Balancing subject matter expertise with sensitivity toward community impact, she has delivered a diverse range of projects on behalf of public owners including community and recreation centers, streetscapes and public plazas, regional transportation facilities, and below-ground infrastructure. She has also developed in-house programs for government agencies such as the NYC Department of Design and Construction and the Port Authority of NY & NJ, building internal capacity for new and alternative project delivery methods. Prior to joining the public sector, she worked at several private design firms on a wide range of projects including custom façade systems, single and multi-family residential buildings, and healthcare facilities in under-resourced environments. She has served on the Historic Preservation Commission in Montclair, NJ, and taught at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Barnard College, a master’s degree in Architecture from the University of Texas at Austin, and is a LEED and DBIA accredited professional.
