Talking with Tonia felt like an inspiring pep talk on vulnerability, how to make career pivots, and relationship woes I didn't even know I needed! Please enjoy her spirit ♥️

Topics we cover:

👉🏻Where Tonia was at with her relationship history as a single mom when meeting her service member

👉🏻What it's like to be a black female mother in the construction industry, and how she pivoted to keep her career

👉🏻Her experience with seasoned spouses 

👉🏻Tonia's beautiful permission slip to fellow Late Career Milspouses

This is Episode #7 of The Heart of a Milspouse Podcast series highlighting Late Career Milspouse/Milso stories + their experiences ♥️

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Meet Tonia Rivers!

Tonia Rivers is the Owner and President of WLS Construction Consultants LLC and Founder of the nonprofit Mothers In Construction. She has a Bachelor of Architecture from Howard University and has 17 years of experience in the construction industry. 

Tonia has been a critical team member in the management of over $1Billion in construction projects as both a senior project manager for large-scale general contractors in the Washington, DC area and as a key stakeholder of a Department of Defense federal agency managing MILCON projects across the Midwest region of the United States. Tonia's experiences span across several market sectors to include historic preservation and restoration, high-end commercial, marine construction, residential, institutional, federal, healthcare, and K-12 education. 

She has also been instrumental in the development of young professionals who have utilized the skills learned to take on leadership roles at various organizations. Tonia 's ability to forge positive relationships with design professionals and subcontractor communities has led to the execution of successful projects across the nation.

Catch Tonia's The Mothers in Construction Podcast: https://anchor.fm/mothers-in-construction

Website: www.mothersincon.org

Instagram: instagram.com/mothersinconstruction

instagram.com/wls_construction_consultants

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The Heart of a Milspouse Podcast is hosted by Jayla Rae Ardelean, Milspouse Mentor, Speaker, and Writer.

Grab your ♥️free♥️ resources here: jaylarae.com

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