CREW Richmond celebrates 25th anniversary

Nearly 200 people turned out for a reception Wednesday night at the Hilton Richmond in downtown Richmond that was part of CREW Richmond’s 25th anniversary celebration.

The highlight of the evening was to honor the Top 25 Women to Watch in Richmond Commercial Real Estate. The women were selected by members of the Richmond chapter of Commercial Real Estate Women, which was founded in 1990. 

“I can remember when 25 years ago there were just a few members of this organization, and we were trying to figure out what to do with Miller & Rhoads after it closed,” said Lucy Meade of Venture Richmond, who introduced the winners. Several of the group’s founding members attended the event.

The 25 women who received the award came from various disciplines within the commercial real estate industry including interior design, communications, the legal community, architecture, accounting and commercial mortgage banking to name a few. 

The women are: Daphne Berkowitz, Colliers International; Caroline Browder, Roth Doner Jackson Gibbons Condlin PLC; Melissa Canovos, Safe Harbor Title Co.; Christian Creswell, Evolve Architecture; Lauren Christian, Markel Corp.; Allison Domson, Williams Mullen; Jessica Ewald, Draper Aden Associates; Rowena Fratarcangelo, Greater Richmond Partnership; Karen Frye, Fulton Bank; Chris Hairston-White, Better Housing Coalition; Andrea Harlow, Williams Mullen; Catherine Haywood, Lingerfelt Commonwealth Partners; Kristie Inge, Highwoods Properties; Christina Lee Jeffries, 7 Hills Advisors; Monique Johnson, Virginia Community Capital; Ginny Johnston, Commonwealth Architects, Chandra Lantz, Hirschler Fleischer; Elizabeth Lewis, Keiter; Mary Katherine McGetrick, Williams Mullen; Allyson Petty Wiggins, Cushman Wakefield | Thalhimer; Muriel Rodriguez, Schnabel Engineering; Elizabeth Steele, Stewart Title Co. ; Jodie Strum, Atlantic Real Estate Capital; Patricia Taylor-Marais, Brandywine Realty Trust; and Amelia Wehunt, Timmons Group.