Diversity

Event

East Palo Alto’s Past Paves Way for Current Path

Lisa Brown |

East Palo Alto mayor Regina Wallace-Jones shared the city’s history and a penchant for change during the 2020 CREW Network Winter Leadership Summit held last week in Santa Clara.

News

Seeking CRE’s Women of Influence

Ingrid Tunberg |

Nominations are now open for GlobeSt. Real Estate Forum’s Women of Influence Awards. Chosen individuals will be recognized at our GlobeSt. Women of Influence Awards Dinner in Park City, Utah on July 23. The submission deadline is April 3.

NAIOP SoCal Names Pamela L. Westhoff 2020 President

Kelsi Maree Borland |

Westhoff is the first woman to hold the position of president at the Southern California organization.

News

Pebblebrook's Latest Hotel Is a Female-Empowerment Cultural Hub

Ingrid Tunberg |

Downtown DC’s Hotel Zena will celebrate women through design and programming, upon a $25 million planned renovation.

Features

Brokerages Commit Personal Resources To Hiring Diverse Talent

Lisa Brown |

On November 14, Cushman & Wakefield leaders and experts met with students from multiple grade levels and the following day, the firm conducted a series of interviews with nine different candidates.

Mohr Partners Hires Industrial Expert Sean O’Donnell

Kelsi Maree Borland |

O’Donnell joins the firm in Los Angeles as managing partner to focus on tenant representation.

SVA Promotes Two New Principals

Kelsi Maree Borland |

The promotions of Nathan Herrero and Judy S.K. Cheng were part of more than a dozen staff promotions.

Features

SIOR Fall World Conference Had Nearly 1,000 Attendees

Lisa Brown |

SIOR is promoting parity, diversity and inclusion by encouraging and empowering members to extend relationships to CRE professionals, especially women who have considered SIOR membership or would be ideal candidates.

Q&A

Women Increasingly Have a Seat at the IMG Table

Lisa Brown |

Karlin Conklin, an outspoken advocate on the importance of C-suite diversity, notes that females in principal and director roles in this industry are not the norm, but comprise more than half of IMG staff.

Features

Wollan Joins C&W With Keen Understanding of Seismic Shifts in CRE

Lisa Brown |

As managing director of investor services, Wollan intends to capitalize on technologies and data analytics capabilities, the shift toward more agile workplaces and the macro trends driving urbanization.