CREWBaltimore Honors CRE with Beacon Awards

11/17/16

On Thursday, November 3, 2016, CREWBaltimore hosted the Beacon Awards Gala at the Maryland Science Center in downtown Baltimore. Nearly 125 members, guests and top real estate professionals came out to recognize and celebrate the outstanding contributions and achievements of individuals in the Baltimore metropolitan commercial real estate industry.

Opening remarks were given by Baltimore City Mayor-elect, Senator Catherine Pugh, who recognized ways in which the commercial real estate industry is helping to move our city forward. Keynote speaker, Bonnie Gottlieb, SVP of Industry & Member Affairs at NAREIT and also a former CREW Network President, encouraged the attendees to stay focused and not lose ground as both women and as professionals in the CRE industry.

The 2016 CREWBaltimore Beacon Award winners are:

  • Chapter Champion Award: Cushman & Wakefield
  • Member-to-Member Business Award: Joan Renner, Chief Financial Officer at The Brick Companies
  • Rookie Member of the Year – The Dive-Right-In Award: John Hutch, III, Principal, JP2 Architects
  • Circle of Excellence Award: Michele Levy Cohen, Principal at Miles & Stockbridge, P.C.
  • Community Impact Award: The Reinvestment Fund Development Partners for Preston Place


For more information about the awards, visit the CREWBaltimore website at www.crewbaltimore.org


Theresa Tsamoutalis of ALLSAFE Elevator Inspections, Brenda Bodian of BJB Realty Advisors Inc., MD Senator and Baltimore City Mayor-Elect Catherine Pugh and Amy Lacock of JLL


MD Senator and Baltimore City Mayor-Elect Catherine Pugh


Brenda Bodian of BJB Realty Advisors and CREWBaltimore President Howard Sobkov of CapEx Management Group


Rene Carter of Unlimited Restoration, Kathleen Bands of My Cleaning Service and Theresa Tsamoutalis of ALLSAFE Elevator Inspections


Jane Brewer of KatzAbosch, Toni Prince, The Brick Cos. and Christine Clingerman of KatzAbosch


The Whiting Turner Contracting Co.’s Rebecca Reeves, Heather Langsdale, Shayna Stearns, Annie Farbman and Kristen Ernst


Joan Renner of the Brick Cos, Howard Sobkov of CapEx Management Group and Mary Holley of Blueprint Robotics