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New York Real Estate Journal presents 2021 Women in Professional Services

New York, NY The New York Real Estate Journal published its annual Women in Professional Services Spotlight. The March 23rd Spotlight edition shares insight into today's real estate industry from a woman's point of view, and discussing how the changing market and the COVID-19 Pandemic have impacted all facets of the industry. This issue celebrates the achievements of women engaged in specialized industries including, 1031 Exchange, Accounting, Appraisal, Auction, Banking/Finance, Commercial Brokerage, Commercial Mortgage Lending, Credit Unions, Education, Executive Search, Insurance, Law, Commercial Real Estate Advertising, Marketing & Public Relations Agencies, and Title Insurance.

Sponsors for this edition include: Syska Hennessy Group, Yardi, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLPForchelli Deegan Terrana LLPRM FriedlandSVN | Realty Performance AdvisorsQuatela Chimeri PLLC, and Marks Paneth LLP.

The women featured include: (CLICK on name to view full responses)

Michelle Galindez Syska Hennessy Group

Zahra Jafri Lynx Mortgage Bank LLC

Janet Bortz The Kislak Company, Inc.

Karol Robinson Herrick, Feinstein LLP

Shallini Mehra Meridian Investment Sales

Elisabetta Coschignano Sahn Ward PLLC

Jennifer Hower Herman Katz Cangemi Wilkes & Clyne, LLP

Jacquelyn Mascetti Herman Katz Cangemi Wilkes & Clyne, LLP

Debra Sapp Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP

Karen Scanna Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP

Leslie Byrd Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP

Elsa Ben Shimon Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP

Nina Roket Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP

Lisa Radetsky Phillips Nizer LLP

Esta Algava-Czik Meltzer, Lippe, Goldstein & Breitstone, LLP

Wendy Valentino Prager Metis

Megan Elgard The Falcon Group

Victoria Bruno Kings Capital Construction

Nina McCann NAM (National Arbitration and Mediation)

Viviana Addo VMCASA

Nicole Forchelli Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP

Lindsay Mesh Lotito Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP

Mary Mongioi Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP

Brenna Strype Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP

Karen Rodgers Vantage Point Capital, LLC

Sushmita Roy HAP Construction

Carrie Villani LERA Consulting Structural Engineers

Kimberly Zar Bloorian KLOUD Real Estate Marketing

Mia Abdou RM Friedland

Millie Becker RM Friedland

Michelle Lala RM Friedland

Katelin VanVoorhis RM Friedland

Jillian Reiner RM Friedland

Alison Luisi RM Friedland

Matia Nikolovienis Cohen & Perfetto LLP

Harriet Karr-McDonald The Doe Fund

Barbara Champoux Champoux Law Group PLLC

Sandra Pendrick Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman, LLP

Catherine Barnum SVN | Realty Performance Advisors

Jennifer Zourigui Ingram Yuzek Gainen Carroll & Bertolotti, LLP

Roksolana Krasovitskaya Ingram Yuzek Gainen Carroll & Bertolotti, LLP

Anuska Amparo AmTrust Title

Sophia Arzoumanidis Quatela Chimeri PLLC

Nicole Brodsky Quatela Chimeri PLLC

Michele Messina Quatela Chimeri PLLC

Kyla Gessin-Stern Chatham Development Company / First Dunes

Gail Morelle Christa Construction LLC

Diana Brummer Goodwin Procter LLP

Eva Hatzaki Andromeda Advantage

Cara Cronin Cronin & Cronin Law Firm PLLC

Naya Pearlman Berdon LLP

Christen Portelli Highcap Group

Alison Weisman Romer Debbas, LLP

Cynthia Thomas Garfunkel Wild, P.C.

Vivian Martinez Marks Paneth LLP

Darya Shneyder Marks Paneth LLP

Deana Wetzel Marks Paneth LLP

Jillian Mariutti JLL

Susan Kahaner Avison Young

Liz Pollack Marx Realty

Erica Guillen Outsource Consultants, Inc.

Amanda Gorozdi Avison Young

Melissa Naeder Cushman & Wakefield

Mindy Stern SSRGA

Alicia Iskhakova JP Morgan Chase

Judy Guarino JPMorgan Chase, Commercial Mortgage Lending

Brooke Richartz JPMorgan Chase, Multifamily Lending

Natalya Robles JPMorgan Chase

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