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2026 Women in Commercial Real Estate: Anna Chin, TerraCRG
August 25, 2026
What was the most rewarding project or deal you’ve worked on in the past 12 months, and why? I am most proud of this year is publishing our Company Profile Book. It allowed me to combine my background in design with my growing focus on real estate marketing
2026 Women in Commercial Real Estate: Laura Sugarman, Benesch
August 25, 2026
What leadership lesson has made the greatest impact on your career? Early in my career, I was told not to worry about business development because the work would “just come” from working with my mentor.
2026 Women in Commercial Real Estate: Jodi Hoffman, Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman, LLP
August 25, 2026
What leadership lesson has made the greatest impact on your career? One of the most valuable leadership lessons I’ve learned came from a former receptionist who often said, “It’s nice to be important, but it’s more important to be nice.”
2026 Women in Commercial Real Estate: Marisa Kinsey, Kinsey Equities LLC & Kinsey Consulting LLC
August 25, 2026
What leadership lesson has made the greatest impact on your career? The greatest leadership lesson I’ve learned is to lead with patience and resilience. Property management means balancing the competing priorities of owners, tenants, vendors, and regulators, and it’s impossible to satisfy everyone all the time.
2026 Women in Commercial Real Estate: Ilana Ettinger, North Bridge
August 25, 2026
What was the most rewarding project or deal you’ve worked on in the past 12 months, and why? The most rewarding deal this year was financing the full electrification of Herald Towers, the first multifamily C-PACE transaction ever completed in New York City.
2026 Women in Commercial Real Estate: Varuna Bhattacharyya, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
August 25, 2026
What was the most rewarding project or deal you’ve worked on in the past 12 months, and why? One of my most rewarding transactions was a complex $200 million refinancing for a luxury multifamily asset in Austin, TX. It required closing within just 30 days.
2026 Women in Commercial Real Estate: Jessica Proscia, H2M architects + engineers
August 25, 2026
What leadership lesson has made the greatest impact on your career? Throughout my career, some of my most impactful mentors have taught me the importance of accountability and how being transparent, admitting mistakes, and openly discussing difficult decisions can help strengthen client relationships and team cohesion.
2026 Women in Commercial Real Estate: Leila Colbert, RA, LEED AP BD+C, Montroy Architecture
August 25, 2026
What was the most rewarding project or deal you’ve worked on in the past 12 months, and why? I recently merged my office with Montroy Architecture and became a principal within the firm. I am currently focusing on growing our K-12 educational, hospitality and residential portfolios, in addition to Montroy’s commercial, workplace and retail practices.
2026 Women in Commercial Real Estate: Suzette Bather. DIG Architecture
August 25, 2026
What leadership lesson has made the greatest impact on your career? I’ve learned true leadership creates opportunities for others. I apply this life lesson to DIG’s strategic growth in New York where it has the greatest impact: investing in people.
2026 Women in Commercial Real Estate: Kristin Niver, Robinson+Cole
August 25, 2026
What was the most rewarding project or deal you’ve worked on in the past 12 months, and why? Closing some of the nation’s first loans under the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF), the $27 billion federal program capitalizing clean energy lending, has been the most rewarding work of my career.
2026 Women in Commercial Real Estate: Julianne Befeler, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP...
August 25, 2026
What was the most rewarding project or deal you’ve worked on in the past 12 months, and why? Echelon Studios’ $304 million construction financing for ground-up film and television production facilities at two Brooklyn sites.
2026 Women in Commercial Real Estate: Kate Keller, Keller Augusta
August 25, 2026
b>What trend or change in commercial real estate do you believe will have the biggest impact over the next five years? Artificial intelligence, though not how the headlines suggest. We are early in the adoption curve, and most of the industry has not embraced AI for critical decision making.
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