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PROGRAM SUMMARIES
Wednesday, May 19
Women of Impact: Lessons in Life, Leadership, and Longevity
Moderator:
Leslie Milk
Washingtonian Magazine
Panelists:
Janet Davis
Brandywine Realty Trust
Linda Rabbitt
rand* construction
Wendelin White
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
Wednesday, April 21
Universities
Partnering with Developers
Moderator:
Allison Prince
Director
Goulston & Storrs
Panelists:
Cathy Wood
Treasurer of the University and Vice President for Finance
Catholic University
Jim Abdo
President and CEO
Abdo Development
Alicia O’Neil
Senior Associate Vice President for Operations
George Washington University'
Peter Johnston
Senior Vice President and Regional Manager of the Washington,
DC Office
Boston Properties
Diane Branch
Associate Vice President, Office of Real Estate Development
and Asset Management
Howard University
Timothy Kissler
Principal
CastleRock Properties
Thursday, March 25
Shaping the District: A Real
Estate Update from the Influential Women in DC’s Government
Moderator
Ellen McCarthy
Arent Fox
Panelists
Nina Albert
Chief of Staff
DC Department of the Environment
Jennifer Steingasser
Deputy Director
Development Review & Historic Preservation
DC Office of Planning
Susan Longstreet
Deputy Attorney General Commercial Division
Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia
Wednesday, February 24
REITs - The Publicly Traded
Site of Real Estate
Moderator:
Jamie Williams
The Carlyle Group
Speakers:
Dawn Becker
Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRIT)
Cathy Ward
Corporate Office Properties Trust (COPT)
Meredith Despins
National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT)
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Roadmap to Economic Recovery
Marci Rossell
Former CNBC Chief Economist and Co-Host SQUAWK BOX
Wednesday, December 9
Leading
with Resiliency: Being Proactive
and Your Own Champion of Change
Rebecca Shambaugh, MA
President and CEO, Shambaugh
Wednesday, November 18
Positioning Your Business in
a Challenging Market
Moderator
Kay Sargent
Principal
IA Interior Architects
Joan Berman
Senior Vice President Management Services
Vornado/Charles E Smith
Tanja Castro
Partner
Holland & Knight
Monica T. Pittman
Director
DBI
Wednesday, October 21
Legal Aspects
of Green
Guest Speakers:
Christa Dommers
Partner, Real Estate Practice Group
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Kim Pexton, LEED AP
Director of Sustainable Construction
HITT Contracting, Inc
Susan Dorn
General Counsel
US Green Building Council (USGBC), Green Building Certification
Institute (GBCI)
Moderator:
Marnie Abramson, LEED AP
Principal
Tower Companies
Thursday, September 17
Legends Lunch:
Lessons Learned from Women in Real Estate
Guest Speakers:
Janet S. Davis
Senior Vice President, Leasing
Brandywine Realty Trust
Roberta Levy Liss
Executive Vice President
CB Richard Ellis/Brokerage Services
Barbara Mullenex, RA
Partner
OPX
Greta Perry
Vice President
Mark G. Anderson Consultants
Wendelin A. White, Moderator
Partner
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Thursday, June 18
GSA Stimulus Dollars in DC:
The How, What, When, and Where
Guest Speakers:
Dean E. Smith
GSA Regional Stimulus Executive
Kathleen Geisler
Acting Director
GSA Real Estate Division
Mona-Lisa Dunn
Director
GSA Acquisition Management Division
Moderator:
William “Bart” Bush, Regional Commissioner –
GSA Public Buildings Service for the National Capital Region
Thursday, May 21
Speed Networking
Speaker:
Roxanne Gardner
co-owner
Network Referral Group
Tuesday, April 14
What's Happending in DC? Neil Albert and Staff Speak
Speakers:
- Neil Albert, Deputy Mayor for Planning
and Economic Development
- Genevieve Hansen, Project Manager, DMPED
- Eric Scott, Program Manager, DMPED
Wednesday, March 18
Historic Preservation: How
it Affects the Deal
Guest Speakers:
Anne H. Adams
Architectural Historian
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP
Caroline Alderson
General Services Administration
Center for Historic Buildings
Thomas Luebke
Secretary
U.S. Commission of Fine Arts
Moderator
Barbara A. Campagna, FAIA, LEED AP
Graham Gund Architect of the National Trust
National Trust for Historic Preservation
February 18, 2009
Repositioning
in the New Reality:
How bailouts will affect DC's commercial real estate industry
January 22, 2009
The Current Outlook
for the Economy
Speaker:
Alice M. Rivlin
Decmber 16, 2008
The New Urban Agenda
Speaker:
Marilyn J. Taylor
Internationally acclaimed architect and urban designer, consulting
partner at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) LLP, past chairman
of the U rban Land Institute (ULI), past president
of the NY Chapter of AIA, and Dean of the University of Pennsylvania
School of Design.
November 19, 2008
Women in the Public
Sector
Michelle Rhee
Chancellor of the District of Columbia Public Schools system,
and founder and former-President of The New Teacher Project
September 26, 2008
World Class Projects
in Other Cities
Moderator:
Linda Rabbitt
CEO
Rand Construction Corporation
Panelists:
Sabrina Kanner
Senior Vice President of Design and Construction
Brookfield Properties
Debra Lehamn-Smith
Partner
Lehman-Smith + McLeish
Mark G. Anderson
Principal
Mark G. Anderson Consultants
Wednesday, June 19
Getting Paid Your Due
Wendy Goetz
Senior Operations Manager
Cushman & Wakefield
Elisha King
Partner
DLA Piper US LLP
Labor And Employment Law
Katherine Thompson
Consultant, Real Estate Practice Department
The McCormick Group
Moderator:
Eileen Circo
Senior Vice President
Lowe Enterprises Real Estate Group – East, Inc.
Wednesday, March 19
Marion Wright
Edelman
(Founder and President of Children’s Defense Fund)
Wednesday, February 27
Hines|Archstone-Smith
Presents the Design
for the Old Convention Center Site Redevelopment
Moderator:
Dawn Marcus
Hines
Rodrigo Abela
Gustafson Guthrie Nichol Ltd
Kirsten Scott
Foster + Partners
Claudia Russell
Shalom Baranes Associates
Jeff Lee
Lee + Papa and Associates
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
The State of the
Market – Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Moderator:
Natasha Stancill
Monument Realty
Panelists:
Eric Price
Abdo
Bart Bush
General Services Administration
Sandy Weiss
Grubb & Ellis
Brendan Owen
Vornado
Wednesday, December 19
The Credit Crunch
Moderator:
Carter McDowell
Chief Legislative Counsel for Banking Issues
American Bankers Association
Panelists:
Barbara Gertzog
SunTrust Bank
Jeff Neal
Monument Realty
John Duffy
HFF
November 14, 2007
Art & Architecture:
Allies in Successful Design Solutions
Steven F. Foote
Project Director
Quadrangle Development Corporation
George Hemphill
Owner
HEMPHILL
Judy A. Greenberg
Director
The Kreeger Museum
Moderator:
Ruth Jansson, IIDA, LEED AP
ForrestPerkins
October 17, 2007
The Mayoral Perspective
Mayor Adrian M. Fenty
September 19, 2007
September
Program: Women Making It Happen!
Ruthie Edmondson
James G. Davis Construction Corporation
Project Manager
Amy C. Phillips
Monument Realty
Development Manager
Kamilah Parker McAfee
Forest City Washington
Development Associate
Ashley Gerstenfeld Wiltshire
SJG Properties
Principal
Moderator:
Vanessa Lopez-Isa
Forest City Washington
Marketing Associate
June 20, 2007
Transportation's Role
in Real Estate Development Decisions
Marsha Anderson Bomar
Founder and President
Street Smarts
Kathleen Penney, PE
Deputy Chief Engineer
DC Department of Transportation
Donna Shafer
Executive Vice President
West*Group
Karina Ricks
Great Streets Program Manager
DC Department of Transportation
April 18, 2007
Deborah Tannen, On
Gender Communication in the Workplace
Introduced by:
Linda D. Rabbitt, CEO
Rand Construction Corporation
January 17, 2007
The
Next Generation of Intelligent Buildings
Diana Horvat, AIA IIDA LEED AP
Partner
Envision Design
Tommy Russo
Chief Technology Officer
Akridge
James Whale
Senior VP/Chief Information Officer
Boston Properties
Moderator:
Matt Klein
President
Akridge
November 15, 2006
Media Frenzy!
Mark Bisnow
Founder
Bisnow On Business
Doug Fruehling
Senior Editor
Onsite And Washington Business Journal
Amanda Marsh
Writer
Commercial Property News
Susan Nixon
Publisher
Washington Spaces
Nadine Post
Editor At Large
Engineering News-Record
Moderator:
Elaine Gray
Vice President –Corporate Marketing/Communications
Cassidy & Pinkard Colliers
October 25, 2006
Women
Shaping Washington Three Inspirational Stories
Carrie-Ann Barrow
Partner
DBTS, Incorporated, an Inc. 500 company
Sharon Jackson Bland
Vice President
Corporate Business Development & Government Relations
McKissack & McKissack
Debbi Jarvis
Manager/Media Relations
PEPCO
Moderator:
Bonnie Gottlieb
Vice President
National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT)
June 22, 2006
Roundtable: Great
Streets Initiative
Tracey Thomm
Development Executive
Clark Realty Capital
Billy Orlove
Leasing Director
JBG Rosenfeld Retail
Karina Ricks
Great Streets Project Coordinator
District Department of Transportation
Derrick Woody
Coordinator
Great Streets Initiative, Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning
& Economic Development
Moderator:
Mary Beth Corrigan
Vice President, Advisory Services and Policy Programs
ULI
May 24, 2006
Speed Networking!
Are You Ready to Make That CREW Connection?
Facilitators:
Kimberley Anne Quirante
Cassidy & Pinkard
Director of Programs CREW DC
Natasha Stancill
Monument Realty
Programs Chairperson CREW DC
Vanessa J. Bridges
Boston Properties
Programs Committee Organizer CREW DC
April 19, 2006
Hot Issues in Real
Estate
Jay Bothwell
Senior Vice President
J Street Development
James G. Davis
President
James G. Davis Construction Corporation
Diane Hoskins, AIA
Regional Managing Principal
Gensler
Christopher Jordan
Senior Vice President
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Amber Martin
Senior Vice President
Marsh USA Inc.
March 16, 2006
Golf Can Work for
You
Hilary Bruggen
President
Strelmark LLC
February 15, 2006
The Condominium
Explosion: Will it last in 2006
Chris Ballard
Co-President
McWilliams Ballard, Inc.
Matthew Blocker
Vice President
The JBG Companies, Inc.
Philip A. Esocoff, FAIA
Principal
Esocoff & Associates Architects
January 18, 2006
CityVista
Pamela D. Bundy
President/CEO
Bundy Development Corporation
Wendelin A. White
Partner
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Lisa Wiersma
Development Manager
Lowe Enterprises
November 16, 2005
Washington,
DC: A Top Market for Investors
Paul J. Collins
Managing Director
Cassidy & Pinkard
William M. Collins
Managing Director
Cassidy & Pinkard
Moderated by:
Helen Haerle
Corporate Vice President
October 20, 2005
Mixed Use Developments:
Transforming The Wisconsin Avenue Corridor
Richard Lake
Principal, Roadside Development
Managing Principal, Madison Retail Group
David C. Gilmore
Senior Vice President
New England Development
September 21, 2005
Museums in the Mix
Greta Perry
Principal
Greta Perry Construction Management LLC
Vernon E. Knarr
Senior Managing Director
Studley
Kathy Coakley Barrie
Vice-President of Exhibition Development and Design
Malrite Company
June 23, 2005
The
New Open Door: Facilitating Change And Career Transition For Women
In Commercial Real Estate
Sally Wilson, AIA
Director of Advisory Services
CB Richard Ellis, Inc.
Diane L. Hartley
Vice President, Managing Director
Clark Education – (The Clark Companies)
Pamela Oerth Kolesnik
Managing Principal
Oerth Associates, Inc.
May 11, 2005
TRI-CREW Reception: Retail Development
& Re-Development
Anthony Alessi
Development Director
Westfield
Don Briggs
Vice President, Development
Federal Realty Investment Trust
April 20, 2005
Speed Networking
Networking Facilitators:
Marissa Martinez
Koroseal Interior Products Group
Programs Committee, CREW DC
Vanessa J. Bridges
Boston Properties
Programs Committee, CREW DC
Natasha Stancill
DesignDC
Programs Chairperson, CREW DC
March, 16, 2005
Bats
and Bricks . . . Baseball's Effect on Washington Real Estate
Merrick Malone
Principal/President & CEO
Metropolis Development Co./Harris Malone Development Co.
Stephen Green
Director of Development
Deputy Mayor's Office of Planning and Economic Development
Lane E. Welter
Senior Project Architect – Renovation of RFK Stadium
HNTB
Moderated by:
Phyllis Fordham
Senior Account Executive
EMCOR Facilities Services
February 24, 2005
Ground
Leases--What They Are, How They Work,
and Why You Need to Know
Amy S. Hersh
Regional Manager
MetLife Real Estate Investments
Daniel B. Karchem
President
Karchem Properties Inc
Ronald S. Gart, Esq.
Partner
Powell Goldstein LLP
Moderated by:
Jayne Shister
Senior Vice President Capital Markets Group
Cassidy & Pinkard
January 26, 2005
A
Vision for the Mount Vernon Triangle
Toni L. Griffin
Deputy Director, Revitalization Planning
District of Columbia, Office of Planning
Gerry Widdicombe
Executive Director
Mount Vernon Triangle Community Improvement District
Lisa Wiersma
Assistant Vice-President, Development Manager
Lowe Enterprises
November 17, 2004
November Program: Integrated
Security
Design for a Post 9-11 World
Kay Sargent, IIDA, CID, LEED
Senior Project Manager
Interior Architects
Paul Sheridan
Property Manager
Manulife Financial
Josh Brown, CPP, ICACP
Vice President
Standing Stone Consulting
Moderated by:
Joan Berman
Vice President
Blake Real Estate
October 20, 2004
October Program: Office
Condominiums –
An Ownership Alternative to Leasing Office Space in DC
Mr. Glenn R. Meltzer
President
The Fred Ezra Company
Ms. Olivia Shay-Byrne
Partner
Reed Smith, LLP
Mr. Peter McKenna, CPA
CPA
Beers & Cutler, PLLC
Moderated by:
Mr. Eugene J. Kenney
Vice President
Akridge Real Estate Service
September 22, 2004
Forging the New Frontier
Moderated by:
William N. Herman
Principal
CRA Real Estate Services
June 16, 2004
Main Street Initiatives
Speakers:
Kennedy Smith
Director, National Main Street Center
The National Trust for Historic Preservation
Jackie Randolph
reStore DC
Office of the Deputy Mayor for Economic Development,
District of Columbia
Carol Felix
Executive Director
14th & U Street Initiative
Toby Millman
Vice President
Abdo Development
Moderated by:
Lynn Hackney
President
EYA/ Urban
May 18, 2004
Women and the Corporate
Ladder
Speaker:
Deborah Kissire
Mid-Atlantic Area Managing Partner
Ernst & Young LLP
April 21, 2004
A Vision for Southwest
- The Portals
Speakers:
Steven A. Griggs
President and Chief Executive Officer
Republic Properties Corporation
Uwe Brandes
Anacostia Waterfront Initiative Project Manager
District of Columbia, Office of Planning
Mark Boekenheide, AIA, ASID
Brennan Beer Gorman Monk/Architects & Interiors
Moderated by:
Susan Strohm
Architect
Nelson Architects
March 10, 2004
The
Top Ten Legal Issues in Acquisition and Leasing Transactions
Speakers:
Wendelin A. White, Esq.
Partner
Shaw Pittman LLP
Janis B. Schiff, Esq.
Partner
Holland & Knight LLP
Anne Planning, Esq.
Partner
Shaw Pittman LLP
Moderated by:
Ruth Jansson
Associate
Gensler
February 18, 2004
The
Future Role of GSA
Speakers:
Richard C. Barnett
Director of Government Relations
Kilpatrick Stockton LLP
Marcy Owens Test
Vice President
Spaulding & Slye/Colliers
Moderated by:
Susan English, AIA
Principal
Gensler
January 21, 2004
Best
Real Estate Deal of the Year!
The Department of Transportation and the JBG Cos.
Make D.C. Real Estate History.
Speakers:
Brian Coulter
Managing Partner
The JBG Companies
David Lipson
Executive Managing Director
Julien J. Studley, Inc.
John Simeon
Project Executive, Property Development Division
General Services Administration
Moderated by:
Susan M. Gschwendtner, Esq.
Principal
Gschwendtner Law Firm/Sugi Corp
December 17, 2003
2003 Second Annual DC CREW Awards Program
November 19, 2003
The Balanced Life
Speakers:
Phyllis Levinson
Introduced by:
Kimberley A. Quirante
Assistant Vice President
Lincoln Property Company
October 22, 2003
What's Old is New Again: The Renovation of
3 DC Icons
Speakers:
Greta Perry
Project Manager
Douglas Development Corp.
John Schlichting
Vice President, Director of Development
CarrAmerica
Marie L. Karl
Senior Vice President
Trammell Crow Company
Moderated by:
Susan E. Strohm
Architect
Nelson Architects
September 17, 2003
The Historic Renovation Process
Speakers:
Lisa Burcham
Associate Director
Historic Preservation Office
Edwin L. Fountain, Esq.
Vice President, Advocacy
D.C. Preservation League
Partner
Jones Day
Daniel B. Karchem
President
Karchem Properties, Inc .
Moderated by:
Elizabeth T. Gibson
Vice President, Assistance
D.C. Preservation League
Asset Manager
General Services Administration
June 18, 2003
Housing Issues in Washington, D.C.
Speakers:
Richard I. Knapp
Senior Vice President
KSI Services, Inc.
Maureen L. McAvey
Senior Resident Fellow
Urban Land Institute/Klingbell Family Chair for urban development
Moderated by:
Pamela D. Bundy
President
Bundy Development Corporation
May 13, 2003
What Does it Take to be a Rainmaker: Leadership
in Challenging
Times
Panelists:
Lois Zambo
Executive Vice President
Julien J. Studley
Linda Rabbit
President
Rand Construction
Debra Lehman
Partner
Smith, Lehman / Smith / McLeish
Moderated by:
Jeannine Nelson
Business Development
Barton Malow Company
April 16, 2003
Downtown Living
Speakers:
John A. Asadoorian
President
Asadoorian Retail Solutions
Norman M. “Chip” Glasgow, Jr., Esq.
Partner
Holland & Knight LLP
Michael Stevens
President
Washington, D.C. Marketing Center
Moderated by:
Ruth Jansson
Associate
Gensler
March 19, 2003
A Woman's Financial Future
Speakers:
Amy L. Odhner
Financial Consultant
Jayne Gasser
Regional Sales Manager
Women & Co., a member of Citigroup
Moderated by:
Virginia H. Galbraith
Director of Business Development
Standard Parking
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