REAL ESTATE NEWS

Since 1983, GlobeSt. 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 2025 honorees will be profiled in a feature article on GlobeSt.com in July and will also be honored at an awards dinner during the annual Women of Influence Conference in Denver, CO on July 22nd. To register for the 2025 Women of Influence conference, or to gain more information on the event, please click here.  

Congratulations to this year's honorees. The 2025 Women of Influence winners are as follows:

Architect / Design Professional

• Sarah Alexander, Torti Gallas + Partners
• Kay Barrett, Cushman & Wakefield
• Beth Bleser, Office Revolution
• Krista L. Dumkrieger, Cooper Carry
• Katie Engelby, RSP Architects
• Janet Harrington, Southern Land Co.
• Amanda Hertzler, MKDA
• Alison Hoagland, Mackenzie
• Valerie Jardon, IA Interior Architects
• Jennifer ”Jenna” Knudsen, CO Architects
• Julia R. Livingston, MKDA
• Megan McNally, Ryan Companies US Inc.
• Koren Mercer, BKM Capital Partners
• Erika Moody, Helix Architecture + Design
• Jill Russell-Layman, ID Studios Inc.
• Sejal Sonani, HLW
• Amy Tobia, FS Design Group
• Miyoung Yang, Avison Young

Broker / Intermediary – Debt & Equity Finance

• Sarah Anderson, Newmark
• Briana DeHaan, Northmarq
• Alanna Ellis. JLL
• Jennifer Erixon, Walker & Dunlop
• Heather Olson, Berkadia
• Anita Paryani-Rice, IPA Capital Markets
• Brett Rosenberg, JLL
• Rachael Sery, George Smith Partners

Broker – Investment Sales

• Karine Aslanian, The Agency
• Sarah H. Cafaro, Avison Young
• Yalda Ghamarian, Berkadia
• Pamela J. Goodwin, Goodwin Commercial
• Neerja W. Kwatra, Asterra Properties
• Robin McLuskie, Colliers
• Janet D. Neman, Kidder Mathews
• Adelaide Polsinelli, Compass
• Sabrina Sapienza, SRS Real Estate Partners Capital Markets
• Avery Silverstein, Newmark
• Kimberly R. Stepp, Stepp Commercial
• Micha van Marcke, Edge Realty Partners
• Kate Varde, Essex Realty Group

Broker – Landlord / Agency Representation

• Donna Alderson, Cushman & Wakefield
• Dana Baird, Cushman & Wakefield
• Kathleen Bertrand, Transwestern
• Tere Blanca, Commercial Real Estate
• Lisa Bovermann, Transwestern
• Shannon Brown, CBRE
• Rachel Coulter, Stream Realty Partners
• Lisa T. Daniel, RIPCO Real Estate
• Jane C. Doggett, Foundry Commercial
• Charlotte Ford, Colliers
• Corinna J. Gattasso, RIPCO Real Estate
• Shalove Geter, MRE Property Management
• Molly Heath, JLL
• Kristine B. Hurlbut, Denholtz
• Anne E. Madyun, Davis
• Melissa Molyneaux, Colliers
• Beth Rosen, RIPCO Real Estate
• Jenny Schuemann, PEBB Enterprises
• Karah Tanneberger, Foundry Commercial
• Julie Taylor, Colliers
• Sara Terry, Pacific Elm Properties

Broker – Tenant Representation

• Holly Buchanan, Katz & Associates
• Christy L. Catlett, Steiner + Associates
• Brandi Dees, Lee & Associates - Houston
• Lucy Durbin, CBRE
• Emily Durham, JLL
• Cassie Durand, CBRE
• Jen Frisk, Newmark
• Sheena Gohil, Colliers
• Ali Greenwood, Cushman & Wakefield
• Nicola M. Heryet, Avison Young
• Allison Hoffmann, JLL
• Shannon Johnston, SRS Real Estate Partners
• Jessica F. Miller, Rock Spring Real Estate Solutions
• Jessica Mogilka, JLL
• Tori R. Nook, Anchor Retail
• Meredith O’Connor, JLL
• Lindsay Ornstein, OPEN Impact Real Estate
• Morgan Relyea Colt, Cushman & Wakefield
• Ramneek Rikhy, CBRE
• Jodi Selvey, Colliers
• Lindsay H. Zegans, RIPCO Real Estate
• Sally Zesut, Avison Young

Consultant / Advisor / Independent Professional

• Emily Botello, CBRE
• Michelle Cleverdon, Colliers
• Leah K. Dillon, Alliance Global Advisors
• Roxanne L. Earley, Hoboken Business Alliance
• Stephanie Greene, CBRE
• Ann Hambly, 1st Service Solutions
• Lauren Hasson, JLL
• Amanda Horan, Partner Engineering and Science Inc.
• Annie Labbé, Colliers
• Jennifer Leitsch, EY
• Courtney Monheit, AEI Consultants
• Alisa Pyszka, Portland State University
• Beth Scarano, LaunchPM
• Su-Zette, Sparks CBRE
• Kristi Straw, Lighthouse Leadership Consultants
• Vidhi Talreja, FTI Consulting
• Katie Valle, PMC Commercial Interiors
• Laura Ward, BRC (Bernard Robinson & Co)
• Vicki L. Worden, Green Building Initiative Inc.

Corporate Real Estate Executive

• Sarah K. Abrams, Iron Mountain Inc.
• Kelly Berfield, NAI Summit
• Donna Blair, Pacific Retail Capital Partners
• Stefanie Bourne, Hudson Pacific Properties
• Jessica Brandom, ElmTree Funds
• Lili F. Dunn, Bell Partners Inc.
• Meaghan Elwell, JLL
• Kathy Farrell, Truist Financial Corp
• Mimi Fersch, First American Title Insurance Co.
• Krystyn Gatto, Avdoo & Partners Development
• Leigh B. Griffin, Cushman & Wakefield
• Lorie Hanson, Greystone
• Cathleen M. Hrtanek, The Inland Real Estate Group LLC
• Cloteen Jasmin, Ryan Cos.
• Sarah Jones-Maturo, RM Friedland
• Mia S. Khani, The Amenity Collective
• Shannon Koenigsdorf, Cushman & Wakefield
• Angie Kory, Vestar
• Katrina Kostic Samen, Savills North America
• Sarah E. LanCarte, LanCarte Commercial
• Katharine Lau, Stuf
• Victoria Malkin, Cushman & Wakefield
• Marina Malomud, Subtext
• Kim Masayko, Brixton Capital
• Gail Miller, Liberty Military Housing
• Brooke Richartz, JPMorgan Chase
• Malia Rosado, Cresa
• Jessica Ross, Link Logistics
• Kristina Sawyer, Arixa Capital
• Laurie Schultz, Avenue
• Erin Sheckler, Stewart Title
• Jenna Sheehan, Harrison Street
• Carla Stoner, Harbor Group International
• Berit Tomten, Hamilton Zanze
• Christina van Beelen, CenterSquare Investment Management
• Marissa Visconsi, Phillips Edison & Co.
• Keri Walker Pfeifer, Bozzuto

CRE Legal Counsel

• Anita Agajanian, DLA Piper
• Marla R. Bell, Polsinelli
• Jennifer Boone, Regions Real Estate Capital Markets
• Hollie Croft, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
• Carol Faber, Akerman LLP
• Clara Feldman, Blank Rome LLP
• Anne Marie Garavaglia, Akerman LLP
• Mandee Gruen, Goodwin
• Susan Hori Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP
• Elizabeth E. Kearney, Cozen O’Connor
• Linda Klein, Cox, Castle & Nicholson
• Risa Letowsky, Adler & Stachenfeld
• Julie Levitt, Gencom
• Janna P. Lhota, Holland & Knight LLP
• Pamela S. Linden, DLP Capital
• Laurinda Martins Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
• Jo-Ann M. Marzullo Ligris + Associates PC
• Kate Mathews Stoel Rives LLP
• Carla M Moynihan, Sherin and Lodgen LLP
• Jaimee L. Nardiello, Zetlin & De Chiara LLP
• Emily Naughton Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
• Cheryl Nieman Brechlin, Harvest LLP
• Amy T.M. Oakley, Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP
• Nancy A. Park, Best Best & Krieger LLP
• Tamara B. Pow, Strategy Law LLP
• Christy Reuter, Blank Rome LLP
• Carly Glover Saviano, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
• Amy C. Serafino, Friedlander Misler PLLC
• Christine M. Shiker, Holland & Knight LLP
• Carly Smith, Brookfield Properites
• Allison Tomlinson, Gensler
• Virginia (Jenny) E. Worthy, Eversheds Sutherland

Development Professional

• Lauren Achtemeier, Prologis
• Marisela N. Fuller, Innovative Housing Opportunities
• Debra Guerrero, The NRP Group
• Jennifer Halvas, Cityview
• Lucilla Haskovec, Redgate
• Lauren Hayes, Avison Young
• Caroline Hornback, Spartan Construction Management
• Jennifer Horne, Urban Campus & Core
• Mandy Jaust, Brookfield Properties
• Ann-Marie Jennette, Suffolk
• Stephanie A. Kobal, Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba
• Belinda Lee, Community Preservation Partners
• Kaleena Francis Lee, Jair Lynch Real Estate Partners
• Mellody Lock, Affirmed Housing
• Monica Moreira, Hobbs Brook Real Estate
• Jennifer Mulligan, Brookfield Properites
• Belinda Oakes, Community Preservation Partners
• Rachel Parks, Southern Land Co.
• Katie Santarelli, Bozzuto
• Danielle Schline, Prologis
• Jessica Sherman, Douglaston Development
• Ashley Stockton-Massie, The Clear Blue Co.
• Sheila Sutton, Prologis
• Jessica Torres, Skyline Construction
• Andrea Wolford, CAHEC

Diversity Champion

• Corinna Bennett, Berkadia
• Beth Bernstein Connors, Blank Rome LLP
• Cristen Colantoni, HLW International
• Jeanine Floyd, Rosenberg & Estis PC
• Genevieve Hanson, H & H Development Group
• Tama Huang, Cherre
• Cherry Malichi, Progress Residential
• Adrienne Miles, UPMC Corporate Construction
• Susan Rounds, BKM Capital Partners
• Ruth A. Schoenmeyer, Eversheds Sutherland
• Melissa S. Turra, Holland & Knight LLP
• Erica T. White, Article Student Living

Finance Executive

• Jenna Braddy, Greystar
• Kerri Brouilette, Ascent Developer Solutions
• Karina Davydov, MONTICELLOAM LLC
• Erin Galligan, Bank of America
• Pam Haack, PACE Equity
• Mandi Hackett, Hudson Realty Capital
• Vanessa Howes, Lument
• Jacqueline T. Kluger, Post Brothers
• Danielle Lombardo, Willis (WTW)
• Susan Monaco, Dwight Capital LLC
• Amanda L. Osburn, InterBank
• Reena Pally, MetLife Investment Management
• Laura Rapaport, North Bridge
• Ann Wallin, NAI Hiffman | Hiffman National

Humanitarian

• Christine Deschaine, Kennedy Wilson Brokerage
• Hagir Elsheikh, Hagir Network
• Lauren A. Long, Nantum AI
• Shon Lowe, NAI Hiffman | Hiffman National
• Taneshia Nash Laird, Project REAP Executive Director
• Preksha Patel, Granite Properties
• Deborah E. Riegel, Rosenberg & Estis PC

Investment Professional / Owner

• Jessie C. Barter, Charger Ventures LLC
• Ava Benesocky, CPI Capital
• Rachael Brittingham, Greystar
• Shirley Cheng, MetLife Investment Management
• Arleen Garza, REEP Equity
• Kerry Hawkins, Hobbs Brook Real Estate
• Yi-Shan Huang, BGO
• Marcia Kaufman, Bayport Funding
• Amy Krass, Heitman
• Jessica Levin, Intercontinental Real Estate Corp.
• Caitlin Little, EQT Real Estate
• Emily Mosquera, CapRock Partners
• Kristi Nootens, CP Capital US
• Tricia Peterson, Accord Group
• Tanya Ragan, Wildcat Management
• Rachelle Strole, Capital Asset Management
• Thůy Turner, HPA Exchange LLC
• Alexis Volen, CIRE Equity

Marketing / Communications Professional

• Maynel Alvarez-Requejo, Kimco Realty Corp.
• Diana Bellizzi, Hudson Valley Property Group
• Michelle Betchner-Cowan, Greystar
• Kimberly S. Collier, Lee & Associates Greenville/Spartanburg
• Quinn Collins, Collins + Co.
• Cari Furman ,The Cordish Cos.
• Jamie Galt, Colliers
• Lori Girgis, Matthews Real Estate Investment Services
• Kristin Hornberger, Cornerstone Cos.
• Vivian Jang, Stream Realty Partners
• Christina Jordan, Denholtz
• Hayley Keen, Trepp Inc.
• Christine S. Kim, Gantry
• Katie Kinney, Rudin
• Vanessa M. Linn, Shea Homes San Diego
• Devin Lusk, American Landmark Apartments
• Chelsea B. Mattera, FocusedCRE
• Kaylee McCall Correa, Ram Realty Advisors
• Becky McLaughlin, WithMe Inc.
• Kristen Murphy, JLL
• Diana Perry, Rumphius Marketing
• Michelle Pittman, Akrete
• Jada Price, SILLMAN Architects
• Erin Robinson, Identity
• Courtney Saksefski, LQ Commercial
• Nikki Sloup, Progress Residential
• Jessica Spaulding, The Spaulding Agency
• Angela Sweeney, Imaginuity
• Cherie Turner, Western National Property Management

Mentor

• Erica Cohen, Anchin
• Danielle D’Andrea, Berkadia
• Vivian C. de las Cuevas-Diaz, Holland & Knight LLP
• Emily Fuller, RealFoundations
• Molly Mahoney, Slate Asset Management
• Courtney E. Mayster, Much Shelist PC
• Stephanie Pratt, Walker & Dunlop
• Andrea Shaw, Capital Square Living
• Stacy Stemen, Passco Cos.
• Samantha Wallack, Blank Rome LLP

Property / Facility Manager

• Tracy Brunetti, Greystar
• Stephanie Caulfield, Kimco Realty Corp.
• Amanda Coupe, Stream Realty Partners
• Deanna Drake-Copelan, Avison Young
• Ellen Flaming, Anchor Health Properties
• Kara Flanagan, Avison Young
• Tessa Frank, Equity Real Estate Management
• Angie Freed, Trademark Property Co.
• Tonya R. Link, Transwestern
• Elizabeth McCardle, The RMR Group
• Tina Minook, Colliers
• Ryan Perez, Capital Square Living
• Kathy Pressley, MECA Commercial Real Estate
• Kristine Schmitz, The Beach Co.
• Stacy Selznick, Anchor Health Properties
• Jamie Teabo, Greystar
• Rene Tingey, CIRE Equity
• Cynthia Vargas, Link Logistics
• Keli Wallace, Accesso
• Amanda Zega, Colliers

PropTech Executive / Innovator

• Kris Broder, RCKRBX
• Maureen Ehrenberg, Lessen
• Lily Engle, VTS
• Margaret Guelzow, Cherre
• Carla Hinson, MRI Software
• Pei Hung, Dealpath
• Janine S. Jovanovic, LeaseLock
• Whitney Kidd, The Preiss Co.
• Sherry Li, C-Star SFR Advisors LLC
• Virginia C. Love, Entrata
• Sheida Shahi Adaptis
• Maureen Waters, Measurabl
• Emily L. Wood, LightBox
• Jiani Zeng, Butlr

Rising Star

• Dorian Aftalion, Meridian Capital Group
• Ellen C. Buckley, Prospera Real Estate Collective LLC
• Madison Cole, Marsh McLennan Agency
• Kristin M. Croce, Polsinelli
• Abby Eckard, //3877
• Nina Farrell, JLL
• Dorota Firek, Tour24
• Bethany Frank, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
• Stephanie Gressley, Avenica
• Vivian C. Grigorians, Polsinelli
• Julia Gutierrez, Redgate
• Carolyn Hinchey Shaw, Stream Realty Partners
• Molly Hunt, Cushman & Wakefield
• Skylar Jones, Kimco Realty Corp.
• Shannon Kenny, Lessen
• Kritika Kharbanda, Henning Larsen
• Lorena Killian, Mount Street US (Georgia) LLP
• Nicole Larson, Colliers
• Vanessa Madrid, Holland & Knight LLP
• Samiksha Makhijani, Circle Internet Financial
• FNU Marsella, RBH Group
• Troy McNamara, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
• Verity Mosquera, Colliers
• Rachel Perez, Akerman LLP
• Laura Raheb, Rosenberg & Estis PC
• Anoush D. Sarkissian, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
• Evangeline Spinner, Mark IV Capital
• Kristin Taylor, Avenica
• Megan Varano, CenterSquare Investment Management
• Katie Wycoff, Kimco Realty Corp.
• Elizabeth (Liz) Yaeger, Jones Day

Source: GlobeSt/ALM