INDUSTRY
WOMEN IN CONSTRUCTION
Born to lead Our conversation with Phoenix Masonry’s Christy Crook
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hristy Crook’s penchant for leadership comes naturally. As President and CEO of Phoenix Masonry, she is not only one of the few female-owned commercial masonry construction firm executives, but her commitment to helping other women learn about
the financially sustainable careers in construction is uncanny. Take her role as a long-time board member for the nonprofit Transportation & Construction GIRL. Or her board position on the American Subcontractors Association and the Rocky Mountain Masonry Institute. And there’s also the roles she plays in the American General Contractors Association, Associated Builders and Contractors and the National Association of Women in Construction. She is so noted that the Colorado Public Works Department recently named her one of the “Top Women in Colorado Construction.” And this year, she’ll become the first female leader of the aforementioned RMMI in more than 50 years. Crook founded Phoenix Masonry after her father’s construction company became a victim of the 2008 economic crash. Started in 2010, Phoenix satisfied the requirements to earn its status as a Minority and Women Business Enterprise (M/WBE), Small Business Enterprise (SBE), Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE), Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) and a Regional Transportation District Small Business Enterprise (RTD SBE). And she has been moving full steam ahead ever since. We sat down with her to get a feel for her industry passion and the road ahead.
How did you get started in the industry?
Christy Crook
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COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION & RENOVATION — ISSUE 3, 2023
It’s fair to say that I grew up in and around the commercial construction industry, as my dad owned his own firm in Southern California. In fact, one of my earliest memories is roller