Honoring This Year’s Top Female Property/Facility Managers

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.

This category was open to property and facilities/operations managers of income-generating property (commercial and residential). These candidates have made an exceptional contribution to the success of their company, and are committed to achieving the maximum level of satisfaction for clients and/or tenants. Qualities include professionalism, leadership, consistency and a commitment to ethics and standards. These women have proven to have driven improvements in operations and costs through the implementation of best practices, sustainable approaches and efficiency initiatives.

The top women in the category of property/facility managers chosen this year are as follows:

Emelyna Aurich, Cordish Living

Cindy Beath, The RMR Group

Precious Carter, Avison Young

Jana W. Dolder, Northwood Office

Deanna Drake-Copelan, Avison Young

Caroline Gadaleta, JLL

Valarie King, CIRE Equity

Cassie Lane, VanTrust Real Estate

Tonya Link, Transwestern Real Estate Services

Jane Patty, American Real Estate Partners

Barbara Quintana, SJP Properties

Jae Roe, The RMR Group

Nancy San Pedro, Equity Residential

Jennifer Sanford, Sealy & Co.

Heather Spearman, JLL

Jennifer Staciokas, Western Wealth Communities

Yvette Stewart-Glimp, Post Brothers

Michelle Weber, RiverRock Real Estate Group

Mary Wilken, Insite Properties LLC

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.