What does it take to be a top woman in the retail real estate sector? Tenacity, patience, vision and a willingness to reinvent the market as consumers' needs and tastes change. All 26 of Real Estate Forum's top women in retail have those qualities—and more. Read on to learn who made it, why they made it and how they are set up for future success.

Here, in alphabetical order, is the list of all of this year's Top Women in Retail. For the feature in its entirety, click here.

JULIE M. AUGUSTYN, Office Depot Inc.

KAREN BELLANTONI, RKF

MARGARET CALDWELL, JLL

CINDY CIURA, CC Consulting

FAITH HOPE CONSOLO, Douglas Elliman Real Estate

LAURIE ANN DRINKWATER, Marcus & Millichap

KELLY GEDINSKY, Winick Realty Group

DAWN GREINER, SRS Real Estate Partners

RHONDA KARAGEORGE, Commonwealth Commercial Real Estate

ILENE KOBERT, Greenberg Traurig LLP

CHRISTINA MAYO, VEREIT

SUSAN McGUIRE, Foundry Commercial

BRETT McNAMEE, Divaris Real Estate Inc.

JODI V. MEADE, Avison Young

MICHELE O'CONNOR, Langan

ANDREA OLSHAN, Olshan Properties

VIRGINIA PITTARELLI, Crown Retail Services

JOANNE PODELL Cushman & Wakefield

LAURA SAGUES, CBRE Group Inc.

JANICE SELLIS Transwestern

STACY SHORT, Retail Properties of America Inc.

CARRIE SMITH. Franklin Street

ANJEE SOLANKI, Colliers International

JENNIFER WATSON, Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Retail

LACA WONG-HAMMOND, Duff & Phelps LLC

SANDRA YAVITZ, Yavitz Cos. Inc.

What does it take to be a top woman in the retail real estate sector? Tenacity, patience, vision and a willingness to reinvent the market as consumers' needs and tastes change. All 26 of Real Estate Forum's top women in retail have those qualities—and more. Read on to learn who made it, why they made it and how they are set up for future success.

Here, in alphabetical order, is the list of all of this year's Top Women in Retail. For the feature in its entirety, click here.

JULIE M. AUGUSTYN, Office Depot Inc.

KAREN BELLANTONI, RKF

MARGARET CALDWELL, JLL

CINDY CIURA, CC Consulting

FAITH HOPE CONSOLO, Douglas Elliman Real Estate

LAURIE ANN DRINKWATER, Marcus & Millichap

KELLY GEDINSKY, Winick Realty Group

DAWN GREINER, SRS Real Estate Partners

RHONDA KARAGEORGE, Commonwealth Commercial Real Estate

ILENE KOBERT, Greenberg Traurig LLP

CHRISTINA MAYO, VEREIT

SUSAN McGUIRE, Foundry Commercial

BRETT McNAMEE, Divaris Real Estate Inc.

JODI V. MEADE, Avison Young

MICHELE O'CONNOR, Langan

ANDREA OLSHAN, Olshan Properties

VIRGINIA PITTARELLI, Crown Retail Services

JOANNE PODELL Cushman & Wakefield

LAURA SAGUES, CBRE Group Inc.

JANICE SELLIS Transwestern

STACY SHORT, Retail Properties of America Inc.

CARRIE SMITH. Franklin Street

ANJEE SOLANKI, Colliers International

JENNIFER WATSON, Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Retail

LACA WONG-HAMMOND, Duff & Phelps LLC

SANDRA YAVITZ, Yavitz Cos. Inc.

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Carrie Rossenfeld

Carrie Rossenfeld is a reporter for the San Diego and Orange County markets on GlobeSt.com and a contributor to Real Estate Forum. She was a trade-magazine and newsletter editor in New York City before moving to Southern California to become a freelance writer and editor for magazines, books and websites. Rossenfeld has written extensively on topics including commercial real estate, running a medical practice, intellectual-property licensing and giftware. She has edited books about profiting from real estate and has ghostwritten a book about starting a home-based business.