Woman-Owned Business Featured Company: Skyqueen Realty

What inspired you to start your firm, and how has your vision evolved over the years? I founded SkyQueen Realty to bridge the two worlds I know well — real estate and aviation. Early on, my vision focused on connecting aviation companies with properties tailored to their operational needs. Over time, that vision expanded to include creating developments that transform underutilized assets into vibrant hubs.

Woman-Owned Business Featured Company: MWB Engineering

What has been the most rewarding project or deal you’ve worked on in your career, and why? A project we’re especially excited to be involved in is the Haverstraw Brick Museum. The Museum will bring together a wide collection of sustainable technologies and design ideas, such as geothermal integration, rainwater harvesting,

2025 Women in CRE: Kristen Ehlers, Key Civil Engineering, P.C.

What has been the most rewarding project or deal you’ve worked on in your career, and why? The proposed QDOBA in Lindenhurst has been one of my most rewarding projects. This relatively small site required careful consideration through many iterations of concept plans to best accommodate the project’s needs.

2025 Women in CRE: Rachel Courtney, Ariel Property Advisors

What has been the most rewarding project or deal you’ve worked on in your career, and why? The most rewarding project I’ve worked on is coordinating high school summer internship programs at Ariel by partnering with a local girls’ school and a nonprofit that helps students from underserved NYC neighborhoods attend top colleges/universities.

2025 Women in CRE: Lucellis Wellins, Alan Margolin & Associates Consulting Engineers and Architects, D.P.C.

What skill or quality do you believe is essential for success in your field today? In construction, unexpected challenges are part of the job. What really sets you apart is how confidently and effectively you tackle those issues as they come up. Strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills aren’t just nice to have - they are what keep projects moving forward.

2025 Women in CRE: Kaylie Scheinman, Herrick

What skill or quality do you believe is essential for success in your field today? One key quality for me has always been cultivating a full picture understanding of risk management for my clients. Every transaction has many layers of risk and having the substantive knowledge to analyze the risks, understand leverage and prioritize issues is essential.

2025 Women in CRE: Nina Roket, Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP

What has been the most rewarding project or deal you’ve worked on in your career, and why? I represented the owner of a large retail complex in Las Vegas in the acquisition, and I was selected by my client to lead and represent him in all of his leases at the large complex. Even though I was based in New York,

2025 Women in CRE: Tina Gagliano, Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf, LLP

What skill or quality do you believe is essential for success in your field today? With technology and social media, there’s so much content to digest for CRE lawyers. While they’re incredible tools to keep informed, it also means (ideally) one should be utilizing all of that information.

2025 Women in CRE: Emily Lettieri, Connect Commercial Real Estate

What has been the most rewarding project or deal you’ve worked on in your career, and why? I lead Connect Media’s Conference division and have organized hundreds of events nationwide but Connect LA in June 2025 was a true career highlight. With 600 commercial real estate leaders, policymakers, and officials gathered in one room

2025 Women in CRE: Aria Marino, M&T Realty Capital Corporation

What has been the most rewarding project or deal you’ve worked on in your career, and why? The most rewarding project I’ve worked on is our Strategic Alliance with Marcus & Millichap. Collaborating with broker correspondents has offered deep insight into how strong partnerships can thrive in challenging markets.