CREW Richmond 2017 Second Quarter Newsletter

Second Quarter 2017

CREW News!

Welcome to our new CREW NEWS! We hope you like the new format and encourage you to send feedback and suggestions for the future to [email protected]. Thank you and enjoy!

CREW Richmond 2017 Summer Social

Where the Sky’s The Limit!

by Linda Edling

On June 6, 2017 CREW Richmond hosted its Summer Social at the Virginia Historical Society to raise money for Dress for Success in Central Virginia. There was a great turn out by the Commercial Real Estate Women of RVA. The Casino Night theme offered an opportunity to exchange business cards and mingle with one another in an exciting, fast-paced setting.

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CREW Richmond Board Completes CREW Network Chapter Challenge

Each year, CREW Network challenges the CREW chapters around the world to raise money for the important work of CREW Foundation. CREW Richmond has satisfied the Board Challenge by having 100% of the Board members make an individual donation to CREW Foundation. We now move on to the goal of having most of our members donate as well. All members donating will be eligible for a special prize pack! You can track CREW Richmond’s status in the Chapter Challenges here you can make your donation here.

CREW Richmond Members in the News

Congratulations to Award-Winning CREW RVA Members!

Daphne Berkowitz has been elected to the Board of Directors with Colliers International. Berkowitz is a senior vice president as well as the director of brokerage services for the company’s Richmond and Norfolk offices.

Jackie Lupton Noel with Colliers International was recognized with a CoStar Power Brokers Award for being a 2016 Top Sales Broker.

Elizabeth Steele with Stewart Title has been inducted as a member of the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Business, Kornblau Real Estate Program, Real Estate Circle of Excellence.

Ann Neil Cosby of McGuireWoods LLP will be Chair of the Urban Land Institute Virginia as of July 1.

If you would like your accomplishments or those of another CREW member featured here, please let us know at [email protected].

CREW Richmond Goes Bold At Komen Race For The Cure

by Chandra Lantz

On Saturday, May 13, 2017, CREW Richmond members walked and ran in the 20th Annual Susan G. Komen Central Virginia Race for the Cure®. CREW Richmond’s team was a Hope Level sponsor for the event. Congratulations and thanks to Chandra Hurst, Elizabeth Steele, Brenda Karp, and Ann Neil Cosby for showing their boldness and fearlessness by raising funds and participating and to Chandra Hurst for organizing and motivating the team.

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CREW Richmond Lunch Meetings

April Lunch Meeting: Construction Progress Tour of Main Street Station - by Elizabeth Carr

On Wednesday, April 19, 2017, CREW Richmond enjoyed a tour of Main Street Station, led by the Project Development Manager, Jeannie Welliver. While Main Street Station was built in 1901 by the Seaboard Air Line Railroad, today Main Street Station serves as a multi-modal transportation terminal, linking regional passenger rail, BRT and the Virginia Capital Trail and housing the Virginia Welcome Center and the City’s largest electric vehicle charging station.

May Lunch Meeting: VCU's Institute for Contemporary Art Prepares to Launch It's Transformative Mission - by Chandra Lantz

At the May meeting, CREW members and guests received the inside scoop on the soon-to-open Institute for Contemporary Arts at Virginia Commonwealth University (“ICA”). Carol Anne Baker Lajoie, ICA Director of Development, was the featured guest. Lajoie shared that the ICA’s mission is to present the “art of our time” and to create an “open forum for dialogue and collaboration” throughout the Richmond region as well as around the world.

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CREW Connections

by Rowena Fratarcangelo

In April, I traveled to Toronto for a three-day economic development finance class. BecauseTara Piurko, our CREW Network liaison and 2018 CREW Network president, is a Toronto CREW member, I sent her a quick email to see if she would be free for dinner one night. Tara was out of town that week, but she e-introduced me to their chapter’s 2017 President, Roslyn Wallace. As luck would have it, Roslyn and her fellow Toronto CREW members were hosting an evening program on the “Reinvention of Retail,” and they invited me to attend.

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New CREW Richmond Members

Sponsor Spotlight:

Brandywine Realty Trust has a NEW logo that tells a more dynamic story about who we are and where we are going. We are a company that creates lifestyle, with a vision and an enthusiasm that transcend simply the physical space. We foster engagement and connections to build communities. So now, we are moving to a logo that conveys the forward motion of our progress, and unencumbers us from the static depiction of a building.

We live in an era that demands cutting-edge solutions and fresh ideas, a certain innovative spirit, a willingness to dare and to take risks. We are embracing these contemporary challenges here at Brandywine—taking the lead, forging new paths. We are defined by the remarkable spaces we create and manage, where employees thrive. Our offices are convenient, aesthetically captivating, inspired. By developing well-designed, amenity rich complexes adjacent to growing residential areas and transit hubs, we offer a rich portfolio of dynamic workplaces for companies seeking spaces that empower their employees and advance their goals. We care about what our tenants think. We are passionate about presenting them with exceptional office environments, and enriching the surrounding neighborhoods they call home. Our deep commitment to our communities was recognized by NAIOP when we were presented with the Developer of the Year Award—the highest honor in the commercial real estate industry. Reputation matters. Commitments are made to be honored. Passion fuels our excellence. Our neighbors notice.

Brandywine Realty Trust (NYSE: BDN) is one of the largest, publicly traded, full-service, integrated real estate companies in the United States, with a core focus in the Philadelphia, PA, Washington, D.C., and Austin, TX markets. Organized as a real estate investment trust (REIT), we own, develop, lease and manage an urban, town center and transit-oriented portfolio. Our purpose is to shape, connect and inspire the world around us through our expertise, the relationships we foster, the communities in which we live and work, and the history we build together.

For more information, contact Patricia Marais at (804) 521-1861 or [email protected].

Save the Date for the

2017 Women's Leadership Symposium!

Find out what all the talk is about! Plan on attending this year’s Women’s Leadership Symposium presented by CREW Richmond on Wednesday, November 8, 2017. The action starts with breakfast and registration at 7:45 a.m. and runs until 12:00 p.m. This year we are delighted to announce AmyK as our Keynote speaker for this program. Her presentation entitled “Igniting Brilliance in Your Leadership and Communication” will provide immediate practical applications for increasing performance and productivity levels as well as tools for creating competitive advantages. The keynote presentation will be followed by three breakout sessions and conclude with a panel discussion… topics and presenters to be announced. Stay tuned!!