Official Launch: FORCE Female Leaders in Pavement

Welcome to FORCE: Female Leaders in Pavement. It's time to get to work.

The pavement industry has always been built by strong leaders — innovators, builders, and risk-takers who shape infrastructure and communities. Yet for many women in this industry, leadership has often meant navigating rooms where representation was limited and connection was scarce.

That changes now.

FORCE: Female Leaders in Pavement was created to unite, empower, and elevate women across every sector of the pavement and asphalt industry — contractors, manufacturers, municipalities, dealers, suppliers, and entrepreneurs.

This isn’t just a networking group. This is a movement.

Representation matters. When women can see themselves reflected in leadership and every single important role across this industry, it changes what they believe is possible. FORCE was created so the next generation doesn’t have to wonder if they belong — they’ll know they do.”
— Jessica Lombardo, Co-Founder

FORCE exists to:

• Elevate female leadership at every level
• Provide mentorship, education, and peer accountability
• Create meaningful connections that translate into real business growth
• Open doors for the next generation entering pavement

Born from the momentum of PAVE/X and a belief that this industry can — and should — be better for everyone, FORCE is about ownership, opportunity, and visibility.

Community is at the core of everything.

Community is powerful. When women come together with shared experience and shared ambition, we don’t just grow individually — we lift the entire industry. FORCE is about connection, collaboration, and building something bigger than ourselves.”
— Amy Schwandt, Co-Founder

This launch video marks the beginning of something bigger than an initiative. It marks the beginning of a legacy.

We are not waiting for seats at the table. We are building stronger tables.

Welcome to FORCE: www.forcefemaleleaders.com