Carol Holland Named Chair of CMAA Board of Directors

The Construction Management Association of America announced that Carol Holland, PE, CCM, senior vice president, Cornerstone Concilium, became the new Chair of the CMAA Board of Directors at CMAA2025, the association’s national conference in Nashville.

A senior facilities and engineering executive with over 25 years of progressive leadership experience, Holland brings strategic leadership and business development expertise to Cornerstone Concilium, an engineering and management consulting firm that has been serving aviation, transportation, facilities and technology sectors since 1986.

Holland’s distinguished career includes notable achievements such as managing the almost $2 billion Pentagon Wedge 2-5 renovation, overseeing the $500 million International Monetary Fund headquarters renovation project as deputy director and leading facilities planning for the Department of Job Corps Program’s 124 centers totaling 15 million square feet with a $100 million annual construction budget.

A Navy veteran and Naval Academy graduate, Holland’s career began as a Civil Engineer Corps Officer providing full lifecycle management for Navy facilities globally.

Her technical credentials include a Master of Science in environmental engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Bachelor of Science in systems engineering from the United States Naval Academy. She is a licensed professional engineer, a Certified Construction Manager and LEED Accredited Professional. Holland is also a member of the CMAA National Capital Chapter and previously served as its president.

She also promised that CMAA will remain focused on three priorities:

• Workforce development – aggressively addressing the talent shortage
• Advocacy excellence – intensifying efforts for construction management professional recognition and advancing the value of credentialed professionals
• Communication and value demonstration – better articulating the measurable value program and construction management professionals bring to project outcomes