Women Builders Council

Raquel Nuñez
Vice President
Nuñez Electric

As the principle of Nuñez Electric, Inc., Ms. Nuñez is responsible for overall management, sales, estimating, and customer relations. Under her leadership the firm has been experiencing 35% annual growth.

Business Accomplishments
Brought Nunzes Electric to the next level in construction arena by currently becoming a preferred contractor for high profile clients including CBS Broadcasting (Channel 2) and the NY Mets as well as for special projects in the Mayor’s Office Film and Development.

Instrumental in achieving a stellar track record in the public sector agencies such as New York City Schools Construction Authority.
Led company to recognition in Hispanic Trends Magazine’s 2005 Entrepreneur 100 list, an annual nod to the most innovative, successful and dynamic Latino-owned companies in the United States.
Instrumental in obtaining an Award of Recognition form the NYS.
Assembly for providing consistent quality electrical services in the public sector.
Received recognition from the Mayor Mike Bloomberg on August 11, 2005 at the Sheraton Hotel in NYC for outstanding minority owned business and excellent performance on the Department of Environmental project: Newton Creek Waste Pollution Plant.
Received recognition from the Mayor Mike Bloomberg on October 29,2005 at Casa Puebla NYC as an outstanding Hispanic Business Leader. Memberships.
Executive Vice President, Women Builders Council elected onto board in 2006.
Advisory Board of Directors, Subcontractors Trade Association elected to board in 2005.
Observer, Board of Directors, Association of Electrical Contractors appointed onto boards on December 14, 2005.
Building Trades Association 1997-present.
Building Trades Employee’s Association appointed to MWBE committee 2006.
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Queens, 2003-present.
NYS Federation of Hispanic Chambers of Commerce. 2005
Regional Alliance for Small Contractors 1997-current. Education
Hofstra University-BA in Finance and Business Administration (1992)
Hofstra University-BS in Accounting (1993)
New York University- Electrical Design (1995)

Achievements:
National Honor’s Society- ARISTA National Business Honor Society of Colleges ALPHA BETA GAMMA Governor’s Award of Scholarship 1988 Magna Cum Laude-Hofstra University 1992 Dean’s List

Personal Information
Believes maintaining a high standard of conduct and integrity as especially important today because young women need guidance and someone to follow if they wish to enter non-traditional fields.