Stacey Mendonca

Stacey Mendonca
MNZM
AwardsMember of the New Zealand Order of Merit

Stacey Victoria Mendonca MNZM is a New Zealand quantity surveyor and estimator. Mendonca co-founded the New Zealand chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction in 1996. In 2023 Mendonca was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to women.

Career

Mendonca is a quantity surveyor and estimator at Newcrest Construction.[1] She has previously worked for Fletcher Construction.[2]

Mendonca was one of three founders of the New Zealand chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC), which provides support to women in the construction sector.[3] They established NAWIC in 1996 as a single branch in Wellington, and expanded it to eight branches with more than 1600 members.[3][4] Mendonca was the inaugural president of the organisation, and took up the role again in 2019.[5] After stepping down as president in 2021, she continues to run the annual NAWIC Annual Excellence Awards.[3][6] Mendonca also established a mentoring programme for women called Connecting-in-Construction, to combat isolation, and ran webinars during the COVID-19 lockdowns.[4]

Honours and awards

In 2001 Mendonca was awarded the NAWIC Lifetime Award.[3] In the 2023 King's Birthday and Coronation Honours Mendonca was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to women.[3][7] Mendonca was awarded the 2023 Diversity Champion Award by Diversity Works NZ, a national organisation promoting workplace diversity, equity and inclusion.[4]

Personal life

Mendonca is married to Mike Mendonca, who was chief resilience officer and acting chief infrastructure officer at Wellington City Council until his resignation in 2021.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Stacey Mendonca MNZM NAWIC CO-FOUNDER, PAST PRESIDENT & NAWIC SPEAKER AND ADVISOR". National Association of Women in Construction NZ. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Tall Stories: Stacey Mendonça and Gazelle Moinfar (PART 1)". New Zealand Institute of Building. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e "The King's Birthday and Coronation Honours List 2023 – Citations for Members of the New Zealand Order of Merit | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC)". www.dpmc.govt.nz. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  4. ^ a b c DiversityWorks. "Leading voice for women in construction named 2023 Diversity Champion". DiversityWorks. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  5. ^ DiversityWorks. "Leading voice for women in construction named 2023 Diversity Champion". DiversityWorks. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  6. ^ carl (27 August 2023). "NAWIC names 2023 Excellence Awards winners!". PlaceMakers. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Congratulations Stacey Mendonça – Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit". www.nawic.org.nz. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Another Wellington City Council senior staffer resigns". NZ Herald. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2024.