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UPCOMING
EVENTS
MARCH
Tuesday, March 23
CNCC TopGolf Event
Networking and Indoor Golf
Calling all men and women golfers, CREW members
and non-members….whether you like to compete or just
hit the ball for fun – do not miss this event.
Come out to play, network and enjoy some good food and drinks!
*Exclusive sign up for CREW 2010 golf lessons for those in attendance
- Members: $55.00
Non-Members-$65.00
Thursday, March 25
Monthly Luncheon
Program: Shaping the District--
A Real Estate Update from the Influential Women in DC’s
Government
The DC Government has multiple agencies whose mission is related to real estate,
and all of these agencies are led by women. The panel, with representatives from the
Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development, Office of
Planning, Department of Environment and the Office of the District Attorney, will
discuss future real estate development opportunities in the District as they relate to
the government. The discussion will be led by the former Director of the Office of
Planning, providing a perspective on the City’s real estate accomplishments in the
past decade.
Moderator
Ellen McCarthy
Director of Planning and Land Use,
Arent Fox
Panel
Nina Albert
Chief of Staff, District Department of Environment (DDOE)
Susan Longstreet
DC Deputy District Attorney Commercial Division (OAG)
Valerie Santos
Deputy Mayor of Economic Planning and Development (DMPED)
Jennifer Steingasser
Deputy Director Development Review & Historic Preservation, Office of Planning (OP)
- Capital Hilton Hotel
16th and K Street, NW
Washington, DC
- $60.00 Members (in advance/at the door)
$85.00 Non-members in advance
$95.00 Non-members at the door
TO REGISTER: Complete the online
registration no later than Friday, March 19,
2010. Registrations will not be taken after this time and you
will have to register at
the door. Members not pre-registered will have to wait for available
seating, but will
still pay just $60.00. Even if pre-registered, if you arrive after
12:00 noon, your
seat may be given to an onsite registrant. No refunds will be
issued for any
registrant unless notice of cancellation was received by deadline
noted above (send
cancellation notices to: crewdc@crewnetwork.org or 785.832.1808).
Also
remember, if you register you must pay!
Community Action: Our CAC spotlight partner
organization for March is District
Alliance for Safe Housing (DASH). DASH’s mission
is to ensure access to safe and
sustainable refuge for victims of domestic violence through the
development and
management of safe housing and related services, while increasing
the capacity of
other community-based organizations to expand housing for victims
throughout the
District of Columbia.. Please bring household goods and personal
hygiene products.
Tuesday, March
30
March
Site Tours
800 17th Street, NW and 801 17th Street, NW
Merging a platinum address with LEED Platinum design, 800
17th Street/PNC
Place sets a new bar for sustainable development in Washington.
Strategically
located at the corner of 17th and H, the building features spectacular
views of the
monumental skyline and tidal basin from floor to ceiling windows.
Integrating
sustainability with innovative design, a climate wall of cascading
water creates one-
of-a-kind lobby that refreshes and energizes the street, while
the Rooftop Eco
Sky-garden combines green roof technology with outdoor aesthetics.
800 17th
Street/PNC Place brings next-generation, high-performance, ecologically
focused
design to achieve LEED certification at an uncompromising location.
(Tour led by Reid Weppler of VNO/CES and Theresa Sheils of Gensler,
with remarks
by Sandy Michaels of VNO/CES)
With views of the nearby White House, convenient access to the
city’s Metrorail and
Metro bus systems, and luxury amenities and finishes, 801
17th Street is one of
Washington, D.C.’s most coveted offices. It is also one
of the city’s greenest
buildings. In May 2009, 801 17th Street became the first office
building in
Washington, D.C. to receive Platinum certification from the USGBC.
Certified under
the LEED® for Core and Shell Rating System, 801 17th Street
is one of just four
projects in the District of Columbia to earn Platinum certification.
The project
earned 48 LEED credits. (Tour led by Sean Cahill of Louis Dreyfus)
Following the tours there will be an informal networking event
on the 11th Floor of
801 17th Street.
- 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
(please be prompt; meet in the lobby at 800 17th Street
where hardhats will be provided for the tour)
- TO REGISTER:
Click
here by March 25. Registration is limited to 30 people.

COMMITTEE MEETINGS
Special Events Committee
Wednesday, March 10
9:30 a.m.
Eagle Bank
1425 K Street, NW
Communications Committee
Wednesday, March 17
10:30 a.m.
Capital Hilton Hotel (Downstairs Lounge)
16th and K Streets, NW
Washington, DC
CNCC
Wednesday, March 24
Programs Committee
Wednesday, March 24
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
WDG Architecture
1025 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 300

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GET INVOLVED
IN CREW DC!
To get the most out of your CREW DC membership, consider
involvement in one of our standing committees. Committee participation
provides you with an unequaled opportunity to really get to
know other members. CREW DC benefits from your ideas, knowledge
and energy. The following is a listing of our standing Committees
and the Committee Chairs. Call today to join a committee and
contribute to the success of CREW DC.
- Communications External
Obtains publicity for CREW DC and its members; and increases
the visibility of CREW DC in the real estate community.
Susan Denner, Chair
Capital Design, Inc.
Tel: 301-652-9894
E-mail: susan@capitaldesign.com
- Communications Internal
Provides our membership with news about CREW DC activities
and members.
Bonnie Flippin, Chair
WDG Interior Architecture
Tel: 202-857-8315, Ext. 1351
E-mail: bflippin@wdgarch.com
- Community Action
Coordinates CREW DC involvement with local charitable
organizations, (planning, promoting and executing charitable
activities and events) and the CREW Network Foundation.
Candace Chazen, Co-Chair
Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company
Tel: 202-312-5125
Email: cchazen@landam.com
Huong Van, Co-Chair
BB&T
Tel: 703/442-5575
E-mail: hvan@bbandt.com
-
Finance
Otherwise known as the stealth intellectuals,
we are responsible for reporting all things financial
to the Treasurer/ Board of Directors. From preparing and
monitoring the annual budget, reviewing and reporting
CREWDC's financial position, paying bills, to strategizing
on investments and other ad hoc issues, we are charged
with protecting the financial position of our organization.
In keeping with our presidents 2010 theme of "Sharpening
Your Tools," we invite new members to join and glean
from and enhance our core body of purpose.
Elizabeth Gannon, Chair
Tel: 202-468-4148
beth.gannon@mac.com
- Membership
Outreach to prospective members and new members to enhance
our chapter's diversity.
Kasara Williams, Chair
Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc.
Tel: 202-370-0123
E-mail: kasara.Williams@am.jll.com
- Member Services
Coordinates members only business and educational
activities.
Caki Diehl, Chair
OTJ Architects
Tel: 202-621-1315
E-mail: diehl@otj.com
- Networking
Creates and promotes opportunities for members to network
with one another in more informal and smaller settings.
Soha Mody, Chair
Freddie Mac
Tel: 703-903-2761
E-mail: soha.mody@freddiemac.com
- Programs
Provides outstanding, cutting-edge monthly programs
on topics of interest to the real estate community.
Beth Ring, Chair
WDG Architecture
Tel: 202-857-8301
E-mail: bring@wdgarch.com
- Special Events
Facilitates the annual real estate awards reception
and golf program.
Phyllis Liebman, Co-Chair
Vornado/Charles E. Smith Commercial Realty
Tel: 703/769-8200
E-mail: pliebman@vno.com
Jenny Shtipelman, Co-Chair
Eagle Bank
Tel: (202) 296-6886
Email: jshtipelman@eaglebankmd.com
- Sponsorship
Offers marketing and publicity opportunities within
CREW; raises money for our organization in exchange for
publicity and affiliation with CREW.
Roberta Liss, Chair
RAND* Construction
Tel: 703-553-5511
E-Mail: Liss@randcc.com
- CEO Committee
Provides educational and networking opportunities through
the CREW CEO program, which is comprised of several seminars
covering topics that span all aspects of commercial real
estate. Helping our members to grow and expand their
knowledge of the varied specialties needed to complete a
commercial real estate transaction (and that make up our
CREW membership).
Mary Jane DeWeese, Chair
DLA Piper
Tel: 202-799-4105
E-mail: maryjane.deweese@dlapiper.com
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