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Best Women Owned Businesses: Dawn McIntosh
By: Daily Reporter Staff//September 29, 2025//
Dawn McIntosh, president and CEO of CLE Consulting LLC, has spent 36 years in the construction industry. She is a certified state builder and holds a certification in aging in place.
Her career has spanned interior design, building material sales and management. McIntosh has also been active in industry and community leadership, serving on the boards of Habitat for Humanity of Dane County, the Madison Area Builders Association and the Wisconsin Builders Association.
In 2016, she founded the Women in the Construction Industry group in Dane County. The group has grown to more than 200 members, offering women in the trades opportunities to network and learn.
“The construction industry is really booming and there is so much opportunity for women to join the skilled trades,” McIntosh said.
McIntosh became president of CLE Consulting in 2019, succeeding founder Charles Elliott, who started the Verona-based firm in 2013.
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