2022 Women in Professional Services: Allison Tomlinson, Gensler

In the last 12 months, what was your TOP career highlight? In addition to being the regional legal counsel for Gensler’s Northeast offices, I recently became the co-chair of the firm’s internal Global Race and Diversity Committee

2022 Women in Professional Services: Maria Girardi, Esq., Jaspan Schlesinger LLP

In the last 12 months, what was your TOP career highlight? Leading and successfully closing a package of thirteen loans over the span of two days while experiencing a power-outage.

2022 Women in Professional Services: Adelaide Polsinelli, Compass

In the last 12 months, what was your TOP career highlight?While the world faced unprecedented challenges, my team and I put our heads down and got to work. I successfully sold several prominent properties at record prices.

2022 Women in Professional Services: Jothy Narendran, Esq., Jaspan Schlesinger LLP

In the last 12 months, what was your TOP career highlight? I was recently appointed as chair of the Touro Law Center Board of Governors. I have been an active member of the Board for several years and have donated to the school for scholarships and other initiatives.

2022 Women in Professional Services: Jennifer Clapp, Global Holdings Management Group, US

In the last 12 months, what was your TOP career highlight? My top career highlight in the last twelve months has been seeing one of our residential projects, Anagram Nomad, come to life after the pandemic.

2022 Women in Professional Services: Cara Cronin, Cronin & Cronin Law Firm PLLC

In the last 12 months, what was your TOP career highlight?It is always a highlight when I can provide significant property tax relief for a client.

2022 Women in Professional Services: Jennifer Djurkovic, Djurkovic Investment Properties

What advice would you give the next generation of women in your industry? Throughout my career as a commercial broker I was fortunate to have an All Star class of mentors that I considered “My cheat sheet to life.” I truly believe you need to be a sponge and absorb as much relevant information as possible and to learn as much as you can.

2022 Women in Professional Services: Amanda Stein, Douglas Elliman Commercial Division, LI

In the last 12 months, what was your TOP career highlight? In 2022, Douglas Elliman’s Commercial Division on Long Island experienced tremendous growth, nearly doubling the number of agents we have working full time.

2022 Women in Professional Services: Juhua Yang, LERA Consulting Structural Engineers

In the last 12 months, what was your TOP career highlight? I worked on the renovation of the Newseum in D.C. into a collaborative learning environment for Johns Hopkins University. I helped manage our team at LERA from the design phases through the construction. I was proud to witness the topping out ceremony and use my professional skills to give this building a new opportunity.

2022 Women in Professional Services: Tracey Curran, Wesbuilt

In the last 12 months, what was your TOP career highlight? The redevelopment of 34 Desbrosses St., a 200,000 s/f luxury residential complex in Manhattan, was my most interesting recent project.