CRE's Women of Influence, Class of 2023

Since 1983, GlobeSt. Real Estate Forum has recognized a growing number of female CRE professionals for their remarkable achievements. Once again, GlobeSt. has collected nominations across various categories, spanning the entire commercial real estate spectrum, in effort to shine a light on the individuals that have personally impacted the market and significantly driven the industry to new heights via their outstanding successes.

GlobeSt. is proud to announce this year’s Women of Influence winners.

The 2023 honorees will be profiled in GlobeSt. Real Estate Forum’s July/August issue and on GlobeSt.com. The winners will also be honored at an awards dinner on July 25th during the fourth annual GlobeSt. Women of Influence Conference, which will be held at the Everline Resort & Spa in Lake Tahoe, CA. To register for the 2023 Women of Influence conference, or to gain more information on the event, please click here.  

Congratulations to this year’s honorees. The 2023 Women of Influence winners are as follows:

Architect / Design Professionals

• Kelly Funk, IA Interior Architects
• Ali Gagliardo, Cooper Carry
• Sarah Ladner Gomez, Hill West Architects
• Nan Loudon, Cushman & Wakefield
• Amy Morway, ID Studios Inc.
• Smita Sahoo, asaya | design
• Swarupa Samant, DIGroup Architecture
• Meghan Scott, //3877
• Sarah Shores, Outside the Lines Inc.
• Gina M. Vary, Alloy5
• Christina Villa, Stantec
• Marianne Weiss, Unispace

Broker / Intermediary – Debt & Equity Finance

• Abbe Borok, BentallGreenOak
• Kelli Carhart, CBRE
• Mandi Hackett, Hudson Realty Capital
• Alina Mardesich, George Smith Partners
• Jillian Mariutti-Nieder, JLL
• Melissa Rose, JLL
• Nicole Sayers, Colliers

Broker – Investment Sales

• Jacklene Chesler, Colliers
• Candice Chevaillier, Lee & Associates Commercial Real Estate Services
• Cindy Cooke, Colliers
• Liz Gagliardi, Newmark Group Inc.
• Andrea W. Howard, Northmarq
• Adrienne Hunter, Lee & Associates Commercial Real Estate Services
• Darla Longo, CBRE
• Laurie Lustig-Bower, CBRE
• Amy Ogden, LOGIC Commercial Real Estate
• Erin Patton, Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap
• Kimberly R. Stepp, Stepp Commercial Group

Broker – Landlord/Agency Representation

• Crystal Allen, Transwestern
• Barbara Armendariz, SharpLine
• Natalie Battisti, Jamestown
• Tere Blanca, Blanca Commercial Real Estate
• Carrie Bobb, Carrie Bobb & Co. and Foundry Commercial
• Amanda Calof, CBRE
• Caroline Doyle, Bayside Realty Partners
• PJ Foster, Colliers
• Patti Gilbert, CBRE
• Elizabeth Hart, Newmark
• Suzanne E. Macnow, CBRE
• Jackie Marshall, CBRE
• Jennifer Meade, DJM Capital
• Jessica Mizrahi, Cushman & Wakefield
• Melissa Molyneaux, Colliers
• Sarah Z. Ozanne, Stream Realty Partners
• Jill Rose, Bishop Beale Duncan
• Keri Scott, Colliers
• LeDonna Spongberg, Edge Realty Partners
• Stacy Vierheilig, Lee and Associates – LA North/Ventura
• Geri Wong, Newmark

Broker – Tenant Representation

• Erica Balin, Lee & Associates – LA North/Ventura
• Rocky Binswanger, CBRE
• Kristin Blount, Colliers
• Ellie Fantini Cullinan, Freudenheim Partners
• Paige Jaffe, JLL
• Catherine Meunier, Maven Commercial
• Nicole Miller, Savills
• Jenna Muller, Cushman & Wakefield
• Kelly Nicholls, Lee & Associates Commercial Real Estate – NSDC
• Nichole K. Popovics, TSCG (The Shopping Center Group)
• Carol Schillne, Orion Investment Real Estate
• Karla Smith, SRS Real Estate Partners
• Ellen Stern, CBRE
• Elyse C. Welch, Carolina Retail Experts
• Robin Zellmer, Colliers
• Sally Zesut, Avison Young

Consultants / Advisors / Independent Professionals

• Shelley Balanda, Footprynt Advisors
• Monique Burrola, Partner Engineering & Science Inc.
• Jennifer Carey, JLC Environmental Consultants
• Deborah J. Cloutier, Legence
• Regan Donoghue, Unispace
• Carly Glova, Building Careers
• Erin Hopkins, Virginia Tech
• Ellen Klasson, RCLCO Real Estate Consulting
• Johanna Krogsrud, FTI Consulting Inc.
• Kelly Mann, Cushman & Wakefield
• Ronda Puryear, National Apartment Association
• Kristin Sexton, CBRE
• Ashalata Shettigar, FTI Consulting Inc.
• Erin Talkington, RCLCO Real Estate Consulting
• Josephine Tucker, JLL
• Jana Turner, RETS Associates
• Ann Volz, Volz Co.

Corporate Real Estate Executives

• Julie Baird, First American Exchange Co.
• Lauren Ball, Westwood Financial
• Jodi Bearden, Greystar
• Nicole Bennett, Cushman & Wakefield
• Lisa Bevacqua, Silverstein Properties
• Sheila Botting, Avison Young
• Tiffany Broberg, Progress Residential
• Jennifer Burns, Monday Properties
• Jessica Callahan, Skyline Construction
• Cheryl R. Carron, JLL
• Jennifer Cassidy, Cardinal Group Cos.
• Heidi S. Creighton, Skanska USA
• Meghan Czechowski, Apprise by Walker & Dunlop
• Lorie Damon, Cushman & Wakefield
• Jessica Fern-Kirkland, PMG Property Management LLC
• Michelle Flowers, JLL
• Alison M. Garcia, Meadow Partners
• Brandy Garnero, Foundry Commercial
• Alicia Glen, MSquared
• Ivy Z. Greaner, Bedrock
• Nicole Grzywacz, Cushman & Wakefield
• Dominique Hargreaves, American Realty Advisors
• Cynthia Kantor, JLL
• Dara Kovel, Beacon Communities
• Olivia Leigh, Macerich
• Julia Leonard, Matthews Real Estate Investment Services
• Roberta Liss, Cushman & Wakefield
• Whitney Livingston, Centennial
• Alanna Joy Loeffler, Cushman & Wakefield
• Amanda Lombard, Veris Residential
• Sierra Marangola, Greysteel
• Rayman Mathoda, Anchor Loans
• Jennifer McLean, Kushner
• Heather M. Milazzo, Keen-Summit Capital Partners LLC
• Laura Patterson, CARROLL
• Lane Shea, Harbor Group International
• Avery Solomon, Cushman & Wakefield
• Laura Syed, SAB Capital
• Sheri Thompson, Walker & Dunlop
• Heather Wallace, Bozzuto
• Lisa Yeh, Sentral
• Sandra Yencho, Pacific Program Management
• Ora Zutler, Progress Residential

CRE Legal Counsel

• Terri Adler, Adler & Stachenfeld
• Agnesine (Nesa) R. Amamoo, Skadden
• Jackie Anderson, The RMR Group
• Lisa A. Atty, McGuireWoods LLP
• Susan Booth, Holland & Knight LLP
• Diana M. Brummer, Goodwin Procter LLP
• Summer Chu, Armada Hoffler
• Amy K. Hansen, Polsinelli
• Geraldine Hayhurst, NewPoint Real Estate Capital
• MaryBeth Heydt, DTO Law
• Minta Kay, Goodwin Procter LLP
• Allison H. Kidd, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
• Allison R. King, Tiber Hudson LLC
• Kristina Kopf Thomas, Eversheds Sutherland
• Sallie Lin, Stoel Rives LLP
• Crystal Lofing, Allen Matkins
• Rochelle McAllister, J.P. Morgan Asset Management
• Lindsay A. Miller, Cozen O’Connor
• Carol A. Muratore, MLG Capital
• Cara Nelson, DLA Piper
• Nancy Olson, Skadden
• Kim Pagotto, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP
• Jennifer S. Recine, Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP
• Whitney W. Salinas, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
• Lee Anne Sapp, Morris, Manning & Martin LLP
• Leslie M. Tomczak, Akerman LLP
• Adriana Vesci, Cox, Castle & Nicholson
• Aviva Yakren, Sidley Austin

Development Professionals

• Jacqueline Alexander, The Community Builders
• Lizbeth Bello, Redgate
• Karen Buckland, Community Preservation Partners
• Amy Castellanos, M2G Ventures
• Crystalynn Clark, CARROLL
• Sarah Constant, Mission First Housing Group
• Yewande Fapohunda, Trammell Crow Co.
• Monique Henley, Lendlease
• Kristineh Hiett, Prevost Construction
• Cha Lee, Slate Property Group
• Jo-E Lopez, Snyder Langston
• Natalie Mason, Capital Square
• Shelley McPhatter, BridgePoint General Contracting
• Abigail Murray, Viking Partners LLC
• Ekta Naik, SoLa Impact
• Allison Owens, Project Management Advisors Inc.
• Terry Pendergist, Greystar
• Kelsey Perrin, Prologis Inc.
• Jessica A. Quesada, DIV Industrial
• Amy Stokes, Monadnock Development
• Courtney Trujillo, SR Watt Co.
• Soua Vang, City of Glendale
• Rebecca Warntz, Enterprise

Diversity Champions

• Adeola Adejobi, Avant-Garde Network and DCRE
• Marissa Date, IMEG
• Carmen Decker, Kimco Realty
• Tashna-Loy Donaldson, CBRE
• Les Hiscoe, Shawmut Design and Construction
• Megan Joseph, Granite Properties
• Christina Lee, Trammell Crow Co.
• Tanja Milosevic, Grosvenor – Property Americas
• Eve Picker, SmallChange.co
• Ayris Scales, Nareit (National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts)
• Muriel Thompson, Colliers
• Holly Tyson, Cushman & Wakefield
• Antoinette Williams, CARROLL
• Chely Wright, Unispace

Finance Executives

• Jessica Bailey, Nuveen Green Capital
• Geri Borger Urgo, NewPoint Real Estate Capital
• Brooke Cianfichi, M&T Bank
• Ellen Comeaux, TIAA Bank
• Shana Daby, Greystone
• Linda Hall, Research Triangle Foundation
• Alexandra Huffman, Walker & Dunlop
• Eileen McDonald, CoreVest Finance
• Susan Mudry, NewPoint Real Estate Capital
• Stella Pappas, TruAmerica Multifamily
• Leigh Roumila, Basis Investment Group
• Michelle Samaroo, BEB Capital
• Michelle Santone, Colliers
• Mandy Scarborough, Dilweg
• Masha Sherman, Greek Development
• Rachel Smith, Dwight Mortgage Trust
• Sindy Spivak, Bank of America
• Erin Stafford, DBRS Morningstar
• Heather C. Stewart, Blaze Capital Partners
• Teri Thompson, EagleBank
• Eunice Wong, Hudson Pacific Properties

Humanitarians

• Dorothy Alpert, Avison Young
• Christine Deschaine, Kennedy Wilson Brokerage
• Laura Kozelouzek, Quest Workspaces
• Jessica Miller Essl, M2G Ventures
• Lauren Vecchione, Colliers
• Bree Wong, PCL Construction Services Inc.

Institutional Investors

• Dipika Patel, Homz
• Christina Scarlato, The World Bank Pension Fund
• Dixi Wang, Amherst

Investment Professionals / Owners

• Sue Ansel, Clarion Partners
• Lissette Calderon, Neology Development Group
• Ann Caruana, Preservation Equity Fund Advisors
• Lindsey Collings, MLG Capital
• Adriana de Alcantara, Hines
• Jennifer T. Dudley, IHP Capital Partners
• Kelsey Durels, The Praedium Group
• Margaret B. Grossman, T30 Capital LLC
• Susan Miller Gruppi, M2G Ventures
• Martha L. Hargrove, DXD Capital
• Terri Herubin, Greystar
• Kaoutar Houmairy, Tremont Realty Capital
• Janet LePage, Western Wealth Capital
• Alexis Lewis, Brasa Capital Management
• Victoria Madrid, CenterSquare Investment Management
• Kristi Nootens, CP Capital US
• Tricia Peterson, Accord Group
• Mariana Robina, Eagle Property Capital
• Sara Shean, PGIM Real Estate
• Blaire Sipes, Dilweg
• Lindsey Sugar, Elion

Marketing & Communications Professionals

• Britni Ackrivo, Gregory FCA
• Shannon Bedinger, Midway
• Erin Black, Chasen Cos.
• Ashlyn Delson, Berkadia
• Amy Dittoe, Colliers
• Chelsea Forrest, Armada Hoffler
• Cherie Fournier, Marketing Intent
• Sandra Grande, MGAC
• Christy Ingle, Lincoln Property Co.
• Lindsay Jacobs, RPM Living
• Najla Kayyem, Pacific Retail Capital Partners
• Marjorie McCarthy, Unispace
• Joya Pavesi, RKW Residential
• Karina Rico, Avison Young
• Jessica Spaulding, The Spaulding Agency
• Kira Swain, Cherre
• Linda Swain, Redgate
• Margy Sweeney, Akrete
• Aubyn Thomas, Greystar

Mentors

• Michelle Cleverdon, Colliers
• Krista Costa, Divaris Real Estate
• Elizabeth “Liz” Doll, Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc.
• Sheena Gohil, Colliers
• Laura Gregoriadis, Redgate
• Sara Herald, Bilzin Sumberg
• Krysti Keser, CARROLL
• Marie McLucas, Primax Properties
• Marcy Moneypenny, Avison Young
• Tanya Ragan, Wildcat Management
• Dana Sente, Veris Residential
• Jasmyn Sylvester, Pine Tree
• Mary Ann Tighe, CBRE
• Mandy Weitknecht, Skanska USA

Property/Facility Managers

• Rebecca Buchanan, The RMR Group
• Sarah Cannella, Hiffman National
• Lela Cirjakovic, JLL
• Amanda Coupe, Stream Realty Partners
• Dana J. Dinolfo, Columbia Property Trust
• Jennie Dorsett, Hudson Pacific Properties
• Joni L. Elekes, JG Petrucci Co.
• Sherry Freitas, RangeWater Real Estate
• Mary Gentile, LandQwest Commercial Property Management
• Dorothy Hamilton, Stream Realty Partners
• Stephanie Johnston, RPM Living
• Luanne McNulty, ZRS Management
• Marsha Ramsey, Cushman & Wakefield

PropTech Executives / Innovators

• Maria Aiello, Manulife Investment Management
• Alison Bell, CBRE
• Salumeh Companieh, Cushman & Wakefield
• Asia Lamar 
• Heidi Learner, Altus Group
• Yao Morin, JLL Technologies
• Anna Pavlova, CarbonQuest
• Ramya Ravichandar, JLL Technologies
• Phoebe B. Scott, Avison Young
• Hayley Yeager, Northspyre
• Cindy Zhu, Prescriptive Data