CREW Miami (Commercial Real Estate Women Miami) announces its February webinar open to both members and non-members. The Diversity Dilemma is scheduled for 11:00 am on Wednesday, February 10th and registration information can be found at crewmiami.org/events.
CREW’s 2020 Benchmark study found that women only occupy 36.7% of the commercial real estate industry. While 2020 brought a cultural shift regarding diversity and inclusion, equity for women and BIPOC is still an uphill climb. Join to learn how CREW Miami’s panel of leaders are turning their words into actions and doing their part to amplify voices that are not heard. This program will explore the lack of diversity in the industry, what can be done to change it, and how to face the challenges and benefits of being one of few.
“I'm excited for this program,” states Ligia Labrada, CREW Miami’s 2021 Board President and Founder and President of Miami-based UNUM Consulting, Inc. “Oftentimes we hear about companies and organizations having a hard time finding diverse candidates. My hope for this discussion is for all to consider CREW Miami as a perfect source of qualified diverse women. Our members cover all aspects of Commercial Real Estate and are always ready to do business.”
The guest speakers are:
Dani Evanson, Principal of Align Finance Partners. Evanson has 25 years of experience in real estate, with a background in finance, acquisitions, dispositions and portfolio management. She is also a past President of CREW Los Angeles.
Dawil Sully, Co-founder and Co-managing partner of Oakwood Development Group. Oakwood is a real estate development and investment company focusing primarily on multifamily and mixed-use projects in the Los Angeles metro area.
Darrell Graf, Executive Director and Portfolio Manager on the CML Private Credit team at JP Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM). In his role, he is responsible for originating loans on behalf of institutional clients via separate managed accounts and funds.
Raquel M. Matas, Associate Dean for Administration and Counsel to the Dean at the University of Miami School of Law, and a member of the Dean’s Executive Cabinet. She is also Acting Director of the Robert Traurig-Greenberg Traurig Real Property Development LL.M.
The talk will be moderated by Melissa Rose, Managing Director, Capital Markets at JLL. Rose is CREW Miami’s Program Director.
About CREW Miami
CREW Miami provides a forum for professionals actively involved in the commercial real estate industry. The organization is dedicated to the advancement of women in CRE by encouraging professional interaction and networking; providing educational opportunities; running mentorship programs; awarding scholarships for female students; helping develop leadership skills for commercial real estate professionals; and more. Since its inception, CREW Miami, which has served the South Florida commercial real estate community for 30 years, has expanded steadily to more than 200 professionals representing over 40 disciplines in the commercial real estate industry. CREW Miami is a member of CREW Network, which is a national organization comprised of almost 12,000 members worldwide in more than 75 major markets, and focuses on influencing the success of the commercial real estate industry by advancing women in commercial real estate globally.
