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Lorena Carrillo with her colleagues at skanska

Power Balance: How Lorena Carrillo Balances Her Role as Project Engineer With Her Passion for Bodybuilding

As if being a female in the construction industry wasn’t enough of a challenge, one woman pursues a side passion in the gym when she’s off the jobsite.
By Grace Calengor
March 13, 2025
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by Grace Calengor
Grace Calengor is senior editor of Construction Executive. Prior to joining ABC in April 2023, she was managing editor of The Zebra Press in Alexandria, Virginia. She graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota, in 2020 with two bachelor’s degrees in English and classics, and a minor in comparative literature.

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