Bisnow Honors Chicago Women Leading Real Estate
On April 25, 2024, for its second year in Chicago, Bisnow hosted Chicago Women Leading Real Estate (WLRE) event series. This year’s event A Celebration of Rising Stars was presented by Finishing Chicago. com.
The event was dedicated to celebrating and learning from rising stars in Chicago Commercial Real Estate who are changing the industry and breaking barriers.
The core purpose of this women’s leadership initiative is to recognize and enhance the success of women in commercial real estate and promote industry diversity more generally.
The event brought together top executives from all walks of the local real estate community to discuss diversity, talent, entrepreneurship, resilience and what it takes to get to the top of a male-dominated industry.
The Speakers and Panels
2024 RISING STAR HONOREES
MAGGIE BECKLEY, Healthcare Development Executive
VERA HALICKI, Vice President of Asset Management, Beacon Capital
SEANNA WALSH, Project Leader, Studio Gang
SARAH WICK, Senior Vice President, Affordable Housing, Related Midwest
SARAH NORLANDER, Principal, Mid-America Asset Management, Inc.
REBECCA SOLOMON, Vice President, Wintrust Financial Corporation
NICOLE LAM, Senior Associate, Cushman & Wakefield
NATALIE HICKS, AIA, CPHC, NCARB, LEED AP BDC, Associate, Sustainability Integration Leader, RATIO
MOMEI QU, Managing Director, PSP Growth
MARISSA ROSE, Vice President, Avison Young
LORI MUKOYAMA, Hospitality Leader, Design Director, Principal, Gensler
KELSEY CLELAND, Program Director, The Goldie Initiative
KATIE JANSEN, Vice President of Acquisitions, Trilogy Real Estate Group
KATIE JAHNKE DALE, Partner, DLA Piper
JULIE WILLIAMS, Partner, First Street Retail Partners
JANE ACKER, Director, Farpoint Development
DEANNA BECKER, Managing Director, JLL
BONITA HARRISON, CEO, Sunshine Management
AMANDA FRIEDLANDER, Chief Marketing Officer, Willard Jones Real Estate
ABBY MCFADYEN, Leasing Director, Madison Rose Leasing Company
MEG HANLEY, Managing Director, Sterling Bay
DRAKIA WILKINS, Principal, Crane
ELANA NAPP, Senior Director, 33 Realty, a Poplar Company
PANEL: THE ROLE OF MENTORSHIP FOR WOMEN IN CRE
KIMBERLY DOWDELL, AIA, NOMAC, 2024 President, American Institute of Architects (AIA)
ERIN SPEARS, President, Fifield Companies
DAMLA GERHART, Principal & Managing Director, Avison Young
AMANDA HASSAN, Senior Vice President, Value-add Investments, LaSalle
CARRIE SZARZYNSKI, Senior Managing Director, Head of Management Services, Hiffman National
The event was a fine opportunity to provide education, networking and resources for professional development.
The attendees learned what makes the leaders of the industry tick and how they are leaving their mark.
For more information about the event, please visit: https://www.bisnow.com/events/chicago/chicago-women-leading-real-estate-8401
By Alex Arlander, Gilbert Castro | ENC News
