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Return of the CREW breakfast to ICSC's RECon

Leaders of Commercial Real Estate Women's Network (CREW) and the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) were joined by hundreds of attendees as the two organizations revived the CREW Breakfast at ICSC's RECon, one of the largest gatherings of retail real estate professionals in the world. The event returned to the schedule after a break of several years. Jean Chatzky, best-selling author and financial editor of the Today Show, was the guest speaker. Shown (from left) are: Then-ICSC chairman David LaRue, Forest City Enterprises; past chairman Kathleen Nelson, Bay Hollow Associates; CREW director Faith Hope Consolo, Douglas Elliman Real Estate; ICSC trustees Valerie Richardson, The Container Store; Karen Flavelle, Purdy’s Chocolatier; ICSC CEO Michael Kercheval; CREW president Judith Nitsch, Nitsch Engineering; Holly Cohen, Nike and ICSC 2014-2015 chairman Robert Welanetz, Blackstone.
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