Ann Poppen
COO, Northern Pacific
Sacramento
Ann Poppen is the COO of McCarthy’s Northern Pacific region and oversees all design phase and construction operations.
Since joining the McCarthy team as Project Director in 2018, Ann has been instrumental in helping NorPac win key projects like Stanislaus County’s New Modesto Courthouse and is responsible for overseeing a collaborative integrated CM-at-Risk delivery model. Ann raises the bar for success through her energy, knowledge and people-first attitude.
Ann brings more than 30 years of operational experience in design, planning, preconstruction design phase services and project execution. With extensive expertise in design phase services and operations, Ann has the added understanding of project life cycle considerations. Her people-first approach has helped her lead initiatives like McCarthy’s Director Peer Group. She is a U.S. Green Building Council LEED Accredited Professional, a member of the Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) and has a Bachelor of Science in Construction Engineering and Management from Purdue University.