• Ginger Bryant – Sares Regis Group of Northern California • Nancy Morse – Newmark Knight Frank • Tracy Murphy – Creative Science Properties • Diane Olmstead – Fillmore Capital Affordable Housing • Janice Thacher– Wilson Meany
• Lindsey Blatz – Webcor Builders • Rachel Colton – Google • Alicia Deschamps – RIM Architects • Kylie Gemmell – Ellis Partners LLC • Olya Krasnykh – Sares Regis Group of Northern California • Lauren Seaver – Blake Griggs Properties, LLC • Nicole Stromsness – Kilroy Realty Corporation
Honorees:
• Jill Arias – Newmark Knight Frank • Lori Coleman – Madison Marquette Real Estate Services, Inc. • Pamela Conrad – CMG Landscape Architecture • Kelly Dubisar – Gensler • Jennifer Essner – Newmark Knight Frank • Susan Gallardo – GSI Environmental Inc. • Lindy Gibbons – MEYERS+ Engineers • Stacie Goeddel – Holland & Knight LLP • Michelle King – EKI Environment & Water, Inc. • Lada Kocherovsky – Page & Turnbull, Inc. • Elizabeth Krietemeyer – Tarlton Properties, Inc. • Michelle Malanca Frey – ULI San Francisco • Erin McNamara – Boston Properties • Roshan Mehdizadeh Corsiglia – Google • Elizabeth Miesner – Ramboll US Corporation • Nihal Oztek – CBRE • Kathleen Popovec – Google • Caroline Quick – T3 Advisors • Julie Remy – Harsch Investment Properties • Ann Silverberg – Related California • Tawni Sullivan – CBRE • Merredith Treaster – Nuveen Real Estate, LLC • Diane Vrkic – Waypoint Building Group • Sherry Wang – Genentech, Inc. • Julie Witherspoon – BUILD Inc. • Nasim Yalpani – Dropbox, Inc.
Read each winner's profile here.
Photos of the Awards Luncheon can be viewed here.
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Northern California Real Estate Women of Influence (WOI) is a networking group designed to promote and mentor women working in the commercial real estate industry. Our members, representing a variety of disciplines within the real estate field, include developers, lenders/investors, brokers, attorneys, and environmental consultants. Throughout the year, we meet regularly for our WOI Lunch Series, featuring women leaders in Northern California commercial real estate. Speakers typically discuss a current or prior real estate project of theirs, sharing how they have navigated challenges and best practices for success. Our “Lunch with a Legend” speakers have focused on their career paths and issues confronting real estate professionals. Amidst the disruption and hardship caused by COVID-19, it is more important than ever to share successes and maintain connections. Every two years, the WOI awards honor the contributions and achievements of women in Northern California real estate. WOI honorees have helped shape the commercial real estate sector in Northern California, and we recognize their accomplishments at an awards luncheon and through online and printed editorial coverage by the San Francisco Business Times.
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August 2021 Luncheon On Thursday, August 26, we will host a conversation with Alicia John-Baptiste, President and CEO of SPUR (the San Francisco Bay Area Planning and Urban Research Association). Alicia is responsible for defining the overall vision and strategy for the organization. Prior to joining SPUR, she held senior public administration and public policy roles for the City and County of San Francisco, including chief of staff positions at both the San Francisco Planning Department and the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. Alicia will discuss the recently released SPUR Regional Strategy, which outlines a vision for the Bay Area of 2070 as an equitable, sustainable and prosperous region. Alicia will also talk about how she approaches collaboration and the importance of women supporting women.
The WOI awards program recognizes women who have made outstanding contributions to the Northern California commercial real estate industry. WOI honorees work across a variety of fields, including architecture, finance, development, and investment. They represent some of the most prestigious companies in the Bay Area, across the private, public, and nonprofit sectors. The WOI awards program recognizes women across the career spectrum, including Rising Stars, Honorees, and Hall of Fame winners. WOI honorees are recognized for their achievements over the prior two years at an awards luncheon and through online editorial coverage by the San Francisco Business Times. The 6th Northern California Real Estate Women of Influence Award Luncheon was held in October 2019. Click here to view 2019 Honorees.
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2019 Honorees
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2013 Honorees
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2017 Honorees
How can you or your organization support your colleagues and Women of Influence? As we start to plan the 2022 Awards Luncheon, please help us to acknowledge your colleague's good work in the market. Check back with us for additional information and details. • Nominate your members. Women of Influence is about the mentorship, support, and the promotion of women in the industry. • Announce the nomination opportunity at your June and July 2022 programs. • Display the Call for Nominations flyer at your June and July 2022 programs. • Distribute an email to your membership soliciting nominations. • Share the nomination form on your linked in and your company’s social media Questions: Contact Theresa Pham at tpham@allenmatkins.com or 415-273-8414.
2019 Women of Influence Honorees
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2017 Women of Influence Honorees
• Carla Boragno – Genentech • Margo Bradish – Cox, Castle & Nicholson • Patricia Curtin – Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean LLP • Shelley Doran – Webcor Builders • Jan Lindenthal – MidPen Housing• Ginger Bryant – Sares
• Genevieve Cadwalader – Sares Regis • Anne Marie Cecconi – Colliers International • Kena David – BCCI Construction • Courtney Davis – Allen Matkins • Julia Nunes – Gold• en State Warriors • Katie Ullman – PGIM • Kristina Vinson – Pankow Builders
• Tiffany Bohee – Lendlease • Mary Davidge – Google • Jodi Fedor – SSL Law Firm LLP • Amanda Gillespie – Webcor Builders • Angela Kleiman – Essex Property Trust • Eileen Kong – Kilroy Realty Corporation • Tracy Murphy – Kilroy Realty Corporation • Sandi Nichols – Allen Matkins • Caroline Quick – T3 Advisors • Jennifer Raike – Old Republic Title Company • Sandy Reek – Tishman Speyer • Michelle Morcos Smith – MetLife Investments • Ani Vartanian Boladian – Rubicon Point Partners • Jennifer Vergara – Newmark Cornish & Carey • Tay Via – Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass
2015 Women of Influence Honorees
• Annette Billingsley – Union Bank • Janice Sears – Essex Property Trust • Elizabeth (Libby) Seifel – Seifel Consulting • Ellen Warner – Lennar Urban
• Amanda Bates – Kilroy Realty Corporation • Regina Huynh – Charles Schwab • Summer Ludwick – Situs Law • Caroline Quick – T3 Advisors • Janice Yuen – Sares Regis Group of Northern California
• Leiasa Beckham – Northern CA Community Loan Fund • Elizabeth Billante – Wilson Meany • Margo Bradish – Cox, Castle & Nicholson • Angelique Brunner – EB5 Capital • Denise Cherry – Studio O+A • Elizabeth Clark – Allen Matkins • Patricia Curtin – Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean LLP • Angeles Garcia-Tapia – McCarthy Building Cos. • Laura Goldstein – Stanford University • Laurie Gustafson – Sedgwick • Mary Hines – Kidder Mathews • Pamela Kershaw – Port of Oakland • Susan McHan – Opes Advisors, Inc. • Kazuko Morgan – Cushman & Wakefield • Kristin Paul – Prudential Real Estate Investors • Merredith Treaster – Hines • Matin Zargari – Gensler
2015 Awards Recap: Watch the video here.
• Deborah Boyer – The Swig Company Carrie Byles – Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP Cathy Crowshaw – McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP Judy Davidoff – Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton Pam Duffy – Cobletz Patch Duffy & Bass LLP Dianne Filippi – SPUR Sallie Lim – Google Nancy Lundeen – Allen Matkins Monique Moyer – Port of San Francisco Sonia Ransom – Allen Matkins
• Valerie Blair – Greene Radovsky • Rose Costello – CBRE • Tamar Draper – AirBnb • Robin Freeman – Seyfarth Shaw LLP • Maja Henderson – Square • Cara Houser – Panoramic Interests • Yayu Lin – Sares Regis Group of • Northern California • Sara Neff – Kilroy Realty Corporation • Daphne Spieker – The CAC Group • Christine Yuen – Boston Properties
• Alexa Arena – Forest City Enterprises • Maureen Boyer – Gensler • Chris Chen – Prologis • Janette D'Elia – Jay Paul Company • Barbara Donaldson – Synopsys • Melinda Ellis Evers – Ellis Partners • Angeles Garcia-Tapia – McCarthy • Building Companies, Inc. • Jenny Haeg – Custom Spaces Real Estate• • Darcy Mackay – CBRE • Ashieh Mansour – formerly with CBRE • Suzanne Mellen – HVS • Catherine Minor – Google • Nancy Park – Best Best & Krieger LLP • Christine Shen – Boston Properties • Christine Slonek – Cornish and Carey • Taeko-Karyn Takagi – ZETA Design + Build • Lisa Vogel – Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management
2013 Awards Recap: Watch the video here.
Honoree Videos
Hall of Famer Sonia Ransom (Allen Matkins) with Rising Star Catherine Minor (Google)
Rising Star Rose Costello (CBRE) with Hall of Famer Diane Filippi (SPUR)
Honoree Sara Andersen (Perkins+Will) with Rising Star Sara Neff (Kilroy Realty)
Janice Yuen (Sares Regis) with Rising Star Yayu Lin (Sares Regis)
• Anne Hoffman, BioMedRealty • Connie Moore, BRE Properties, Inc. • Barbara Morrison, TMC Financing • Jeanne Myerson, The Swig Company
• Nahz Anvary, Cassidy Turley • Kim Boswell, Spear Street Capital • Tiffany Griego, Stanford University • Anne Griffith, Oakland Community Land Trust • Jenny Haeg, Creative Spaces • Liz Hart, Cornish & Carey Commercial Newmark Knight Frank • Kim Havens, Wilson Meany • Kristina Lawson, Phelps & Phillips, LLP • Dana Tsubota, Miller Starr Regalia • Julia Wilhelm, Studley, Inc.
• Karen Alschuler, Perkins + Will • Jean Baker, Prudential Mortgage Capital Company • Deborah Ballati, Farella Braun & Martel LLP • Cecily Barclay, Perkins Coie LLP • Lisa Bottom, Gensler • Deborah Boyer, The Swig Company • H. Tracey Brownfield, Land Veritas • Ginger Bryant, Sares-Regis Group • Denise Conley, Conley Consulting Group • Judy Davidoff, Sheppard Mullin • Diep Do, Tenderloin Neighborhood Development • Alicia Esterkamp Allbin, Pacific Waterfront Partners • Gloria Gil, University of California - Office of the Regents • Barbara Gualco, Mercy Housing California • Mejghan Haider, NASA Ames Research Center • Elizabeth Hearle, Jones Lang LaSalle • Michele Heffes, Port of Oakland • Vikki Johnson, Colliers International • Meea Kang, Domus Development • Sylvia Kwan, Kwan Henmi • Mary Lou Lemley, Wells Fargo Bank • Sallie Lim, Google • Cindy Lima, UCSF Medical Center • Nancy Lundeen, Allen Matkins • Linda Mandolini, Eden Housing • Kristie Moore, Codding Enterprises • Mary Murphy, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP • Amy Price, Morgan Stanley • Joan Price, Gensler • Deborah Quok, QAV Realty Services • Sonia Ransom, Allen Matkins • Christine Ross, BMC Software • Janette Sammartino, Jay Paul Company • Susanna See, WSP Flack + Kurtz • Joan Story, Sheppard Mullin • Janice Thacher, Wilson Meany Sullivan • Annette Walton, Stanford University • Kate White, SPUR • Mary Wiese, CAC Real Estate Management Company • Joyce Yamagiwa, Keenan Land Co. • Leina Zimmerman, Skyline Construction
2011 Award Video
Deborah Boyer The Swig Company
Mary Huss San Francisco Business Times
Mahnaz Khazen U.S. Immigration Investment Center
Connie Moore BRE Properties
Deborah Quok QAV Partners
Annette Walton Stanford University
Kate White The San Francisco Foundation
The Northern California Real Estate Women of Influence hosted its first Awards Luncheon in 2009. At this time, there was only one nominee category: Woman of Influence. Below is the list of names of the women who were recognized as a Woman of Influence in the industry in 2009. Subsequently, the Hall of Fame and Rising Stars categories were added in 2011.
• Nancy Lundeen, Allen Matkins • Darcy MacKay, CB Richard Ellis • Sallie McLean, Google • Constance Moore, BRE Properties • Jacqueline Moore, DivcoWest • Nancy Morse, Grubb & Ellis • Anne Mudge, Cox Castle & Nicholson LLP • Mary Murphy, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher • Jeanne Myerson, The Swig Company • Amy Price, Morgan Stanley • Rebecca Rogers, RiverRock Real Estate Group • Janette Sammartino, Jay Paul Company • Carol Shearly, City of Sacramento • Jean Snider, Stanford University • Kate White, SPUR • Kerry Williams, The Irvine Company • Sara Hansen, Wilson, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP • Toni Wise, Greenberg Traurig LLPs
• Cathy Allor, Northwestern Mutual • Deborah Boyer, The Swig Company • Ginger Bryant, Sares-Regis Group • Carrie Byles, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP • Kim Callas, CMG Mortgage Services • Paula Collins, WDG Ventures • Mary Corley, Fisher Center for Real Estate • Cathy Croshaw, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP • Pam Duffy, Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass, LLP • Cathy Greenwold, TMG Partners • Elizabeth Hearle, Jones Lang LaSalle, • Anne Hoffman, BioMedRealty • Sabrina Hughes, Cushman & Wakefield • Andie Katter, Commercial Partners, Inc. • Robin Kennedy, Miller Star Regalia • Mahnaz Khazen, Coldwell Banker Commercial Bay • Mary Lou Lemley, Wells Fargo Bank NA • Jennifer Levy, Rockwell Capital LLC
