In preparation for our Women of Influence special feature and retreat, GlobeSt. Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com together is putting a spotlight on the achievements of women in commercial real estate.
This year, we collected nominations across a number of fields, and will celebrate the winners at our GlobeSt. Women of Influence Conference in Park City, UT. This year's amount of entries was our biggest yet.
Open to professionals working within real estate development and construction, this category was seeking invaluable members of their team/company (from private, local players and regional builders to public REITs or institutions). The following women have demonstrated a consistent and proven track record in developing quality projects and/or have been significant contributors in helping her firm successfully build, rehabilitate or convert projects and maximize returns.
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The top women in the category of development professional chosen this year are as follows:
Jennifer A. Baus, The NRP Group
Kirsten M. Beck, Avison Young
Jody Walker Belsick, Kimley-Horn and Associates Inc.
Zelleka Biermann, City of Charlotte
Sheila Byrne, The Habitat Co.
Kelly Cantley, Bozzuto Construction Co.
Nakira Carter, JLL
Mariana Circiumaru, BentallGreenOak
Sandya Dandamudi, GI Stone
Jennifer Dix, Trammell Crow Co.
Sonnet Hui, Project Management Advisors Inc.
Stacey Kamps, Koch Development
Julie Kimble, KimbleCo
Tracy Lea Neff, Unispace
Denise Pinkston, TMG Partners
Lisa H. Reddy, Prologis Inc.
Julie Skolnicki, Greystar
Leslie Smallwood-Lewis, Mosaic Development Partners
Elizabeth Teske, Dermody Properties
Sarah Webb, Howard Building Corp.
As always, our seasoned editorial team was seeking the best of the best across the commercial real estate spectrum. In evaluating the entries, we took into account a number of factors, including: the nominee's impact on, and reputation within, her firm and broader professional community; the nominee's professional career highlights, from dealmaking savvy and innovation to client satisfaction and personal growth; a proven ability to achieve goals and display ingenuity in terms of creative thinking and problem solving; her dedication to furthering the development of her field and the role of women within it; accomplishments and involvement in her company, the CRE industry and broader social community; a personal commitment to the highest ethical standards, service and excellence; and so much more.
The Annual GlobeSt. Women of Influence Conference celebrates the women who drive the commercial real estate industry forward. These influential leaders will discuss the critical issues facing CRE now and in the future, what it means to be a woman in business today and CRE's place in the #MeToo era. They will discuss what they are doing to promote diversity in the upper levels of management and what the industry can do to position itself for a more inclusive future.
Keep checking GlobeSt.com for more winners from other categories and be sure to keep an eye out for the July/August issue of GlobeSt. Real Estate Forum, which will further highlight these individual's accomplishments.
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Natalie Dolce
Natalie Dolce, editor-in-chief of GlobeSt.com, is responsible for working with editorial staff, freelancers and senior management to help plan the overarching vision that encompasses GlobeSt.com, including short-term and long-term goals for the website, how content integrates through the company’s other product lines and the overall quality of content. Previously she served as national executive editor and editor of the West Coast region for GlobeSt.com and Real Estate Forum, and was responsible for coverage of news and information pertaining to that vital real estate region. Prior to moving out to the Southern California office, she was Northeast bureau chief, covering New York City for GlobeSt.com. Her background includes a stint at InStyle Magazine, and as managing editor with New York Press, an alternative weekly New York City paper. In her career, she has also covered a variety of beats for M magazine, Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel, FashionLedge.com, and Co-Ed magazine. Dolce has also freelanced for a number of publications, including MSNBC.com and Museums New York magazine.
