​Veronica, as CEO/President of Romano Welch Architects, has recently assumed full responsibility for RWA, a woman/minority owned small business. She has over 25 years of experience in transportation and project delivery. Under Veronica's leadership, the firm has grown from a niche architecture firm to a multidisciplinary business in architecture and program management. She's passionate about creating a level playing field for small businesses by promoting policies that elevate their role in project delivery through collaboration and creativity. She is committed to fulfilling client needs and developing partnerships through collaboration and trust. She embodies the firm's diversity of backgrounds and perspectives and believes this to be a vital part of what differentiates RWA and its commitment to equity. She is vigilant in retaining the firm's core values of heart-centered leadership, innovation, and inclusion, while evolving with the ever-changing business climate to build a bright future.