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The following superstars were named as “Legends” in our Women of Influence 20th Anniversary special last year, but that doesn't mean they're out of the picture. In fact, the dozen women below are still very much a part of the commercial real estate scene. Take a look at what they've been up to…

KAREN BELLANTONI
Executive Vice President
RKF
New York City
With 30-plus years of experience in retail, retail leasing and merchandising, Bellantoni has a stellar track record of completing deals in some of the top-performing Manhattan submarkets and most major urban markets throughout the US, specializing in tenant and landlord representation. In 2013, she was selected to work on the leasing for the South Street Seaport, and has continued her work with the Howard Hughes Corp. over the past year to transform the retail, dining and entertainment space in Lower Manhattan. Bellantoni's main career goal is to continue pioneering neighborhoods in New York City and transforming urban landscapes; currently she's focused on continuing to develop retail in SoHo, on Madison Avenue and on Fifth Avenue. She also manages many of RKF's brokers on a daily basis and has been sought out as a consultant for many deals outside of the ones she brokers directly.

FAITH HOPE CONSOLO
Chairman, Retail Group
Douglas Elliman
New York City
As chairman of Douglas Elliman's Retail Group, Consolo is recognized for her successes on national platforms in virtually every facet of the retail landscape. The past year has been one of firsts, such as arranging the first US flagships on or near Madison Avenue for Italian menswear designer Paul Morelli, Richemont Group's Peter Millar and Brioni founder Umberto Angelioni's European label, Caruso. She introduced two international skincare brands to the city, Oro Gold and Intimate Beauty. Known for her support of women in the real estate industry, she is a dedicated advocate and recently was appointed to the CREW National board of directors, and serves as communications chair/liaison for the New York chapter, NYCREW. She is also a past president of AREW. Her support through the Faith Hope Consolo Foundation has focused on many programs benefiting women in the industry, as well as charities and scholarships.

ANNEMARIE DiCOLA
Chief Executive Officer
Trepp Inc.
New York City
A one-time commercial real estate attorney, DiCola became CEO of the CMBS information provider in 2005. Since then, she has helped Trepp strengthen its foothold in the sector and expand to new markets, such as tracking US banking. Under her leadership, Trepp has acquired multiple companies, such as Foresight Analytics, InvestCap Advisors and REITCafe, and has developed a number of products aimed at capitalizing on the company's leading positions in CMBS and CRE finance. The newest of these is TreppTrade, a collaborative workflow solution. “I see increasing numbers of women in leadership roles, and more women-centric organizations targeting how to get more women the experience and skills they need to compete for the C-suite,” DiCola tells Forum . “The industry has engaged in an enhanced dialogue on the value of mentoring men and women to be better, more ethical, more effective professionals.”

SHARON HARPER
President & CEO
Plaza Cos.
Peoria, AZ
Harper is regarded as one of the foremost experts in medical office, commercial office, senior living, research and biotechnology real estate in the Southwest. Plaza, which she co-founded in 1982, is a leading force in development, leasing and property management in several key market sectors. Harper is not only dedicated to her business endeavors, but she also actively participates in the community. She is extensively involved in a variety of nonprofit, economic development and political advocacy groups, and has received dozens of awards recognizing her exceptional community service. She has emerged as a leader in the region in public-private partnerships, such as SkySong, the ASU Scottsdale Innovation Center in partnership with Arizona State University and the City of Scottsdale; and BioInspire, a biotechnology incubator in partnership with the City of Peoria and BioAccel.

JEAN KANE
Chief Executive Officer
Welsh and Colliers International | Minneapolis-St. Paul
Minnetonka, MN
Being the CEO and controlling owner of one of the largest commercial real estate firms in the Twin Cities is not something Kane takes lightly. She actively oversees 300-plus employees and six major commercial real estate divisions. Her hands-on leadership guides the operations of the company's full–service real estate solutions. On the national stage, Kane is 2014 chairman of NAIOP, the third woman in the organizatin's history to hold this position. She brings her leadership style at Welsh and Colliers to the NAIOP chairmanship, visiting association chapters across North America to share her message on “The Changing Face of Real Estate” and how important it is to broaden diversity by ethnicity, gender and age, within NAIOP and the industry as a whole. Under her leadership, NAIOP is embarking on an aggressive and proactive strategic plan that will guide the association's activities during the next three years.

DARLA LONGO
Vice Chairman
CBRE Group Inc.
Ontario, CA
During her 35-year career with CBRE, Longo has become a nationally recognized entrepreneurial leader, visionary, motivator and mentor, as well as one of the industry's most recognized and active investment sales professionals, winning a national award for top performance in the company every year of her career. In the past 12 months, Longo and her team have completed 207 investment transactions totaling approximately $5.78 billion and 15 leases totaling $245.46 million. She has completed many of the most significant industrial sales in the Western US over the past year on behalf of the most active institutional investors in the country. Through the past several tumultuous years, Longo has continued to help her institutional investor clients navigate uncertainty by staying a step ahead of the market at all times. She is also committed to making a difference in her community and in the lives of others.

JEANNE MYERSON
President & CEO
The Swig Co.
San Francisco
Myerson's 17-year tenure as president and CEO of the Swig Co. makes her one of the longest serving and most successful CEOs in the commercial real estate industry. Under Myerson's leadership, Swig made a smooth transition from its roots in the hospitality industry—it was the force behind the Fairmont Hotel brand—to become a recognized urban office investor and manager which now controls a portfolio of more than nine million square feet of office space concentrated in coastal gateway markets. The company co-invests with family offices and strong institutional partners such as Angelo, Gordon & Co.; Ivanhoe Cambridge; and Callahan Capital Partners. Myerson continues to successfully grow the company, focused on investments in New York City, the Bay Area and the L.A. Basin. Among her current areas of focus is completing the recapitalization and complete re-positioning of 1460 Broadway in Midtown Manhattan.

DAUN PARIS
President
Eastern Consolidated
New York City
Co-founder of Eastern Consolidated with Peter Hauspurg, Paris has been instrumental in the commercial brokerage's success, spanning three decades, by providing strategic direction for the company as a whole, while serving as a hands-on mentor for an experienced and diverse team of brokers. Paris is among the few women leading a commercial real estate brokerage company and was a pioneer in the commercial end of the business when she joined it in 1979, at a time when it was almost exclusively male. Prescient in recognizing market opportunities, before the recession Paris launched Eastern's loan sales and turnaround group, positioning the company at the forefront in what would prove to be a tremendous source of additional revenue. She was instrumental in creating Eastern Consolidated's new retail leasing division in 2014, and also launched a capital advisory division.

SONIA RANSOM
Partner
Allen Matkins
San Francisco
A land use partner in Allen Matkins' San Francisco office, Ransom co-chairs the firm's land use practice group, and is highly regarded for her extensive experience in this area, handling multiple major development projects throughout California. Most recently, she was the lead land use lawyer representing Hillwood Development Co. in the entitlement of the 1,770-acre development comprised of a golf course community with 364 high-end homes in Simi Valley. Her keen intellect, high ethical standards, true professionalism and dedication to her clients are her hallmarks and have earned her great respect and admiration from her colleagues and community. Ransom actively provides leadership for the firm's initiative to recognize the achievements of women in commercial real estate. She also spearheads Allen Matkins' involvement in the Samantha Corpus Foundation, which seeks a cure for Rett Syndrome, a debilitating neurological disorder diagnosed almost exclusively in females.

DARCY STACOM
Vice Chairman
CBRE Group Inc.
New York City
Crowned the “Queen of the Skyscrapers” by the Wall Street Journal in 1997, Stacom has arranged both the largest residential and office transactions in history. Ms. Stacom's diverse, prolific resume ranges from $2-million trust and estates dispositions to the $5.4-billion sale of the Peter Cooper Village/Stuyvesant Town multifamily complex for Metropolitan Life. She's head of CBRE's Investment Properties group in New York City, arranging sales, financing, joint venture, leasehold and development transactions, and in her career, she has completed more than $60 billion in sales, financing, joint venture, leasehold and development transactions. Stacom has been a leader in advancing the inclusion of women in commercial real estate, and is a past recipient of CBRE's Women's Network's Endurance of Spirit Award, given to the professional who best exemplifies the network's mission of promoting an environment that values individual differences and supports inclusiveness, both internally and externally.

TARA STACOM
Executive Vice Chairman
Cushman & Wakefield Inc.
New York City
Stacom was already a well-established force in the leasing scene even before she landed the assignment for One World Trade Center. In a 33-year career, she consistently ranks among C&W's top-producing brokers nationally and regionally. In the past year, her One WTC leasing team secured a record-setting lease Downtown with ad agency KiDS Creative on the historic tower's 87th floor, underscoring the appeal of a headquarters with global prestige. The lease also illustrated Lower Manhattan's steady transformation from a financial services-only district into a diversified market attracting tenants in the creative, media and tech sectors. C&W was also selected by the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey as property manager of the common areas and key operational facilities for the new World Trade Center campus. Stacom is a founder of Lehigh University's Integrated Real Estate at Lehigh (ire@l) program, whose graduates have launched promising careers in such prominent real estate firms as C&W, CBRE and SL Green Realty. In March, the center attracted a $5-million gift from the Holliday Foundation under the leadership of Lehigh grad and SL Green CEO Marc Holliday and his wife, Sheree. Stacom also serves as a university trustee.

MARY ANNE TIGHE
CEO, New York Tri-State Region
CBRE Group Inc.
New York City
From the revitalization of Times Square and the rebirth of Downtown to the westward expansion of Midtown's CBD, Tighe has been at the forefront of the transformation of New York City's skyline during her 29 years in the industry. She has enjoyed unbroken, long-term relationships with a number of public and private companies and nonprofit organizations, shaping and implementing their real estate strategies for large and small projects. Tighe has conceived, structured and negotiated virtually every form of deal ranging from ground leases to fee simple sales. For a three-year term starting in January 2010, Tighe served as chairman of the Real Estate Board of New York, the first woman to hold this position in REBNY's 114-year history. She's an eight-time winner of REBNY's Ingenious Deal of the Year awards for ingenious brokerage, arguably the most coveted prizes in New York real estate.