TUCSON—Barbi Reuter has been elected to the Commercial Real Estate Women network board of directors, she is the first from Tucson to serve on the board. CREW is the industry's leading advocate for the advancement of women in commercial real estate. Reuter and the four other incoming members of the board will officially take office in January 2015 and will hold their terms for two years.

As a CREW network director, Reuter will be a part of the team that oversees the direction and policies, and sets the priorities for the CREW Network. Directors also travel to chapters during the year to make presentations to the membership and meet with local chapter leaders.

“I'm very excited about this position,” Reuter tells GlobeSt.com. “This means fundraising for our national support system. Each board member is a liaison to several chapters and helps to educate with resources and initiatives; we promote and encourage leadership and CREW involvement.”