Connections
2012
1st Quarter Newsletter
From the President’s Desk...
Inside
by Kris Volpatti,Vice President, First Niagara Bank
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President’s Message
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Upcoming Program
& Event Spotlight
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Event Reviews
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CREW Pittsburgh: Advancing Your Success in Commercial Real Estate
Dear Members,
Spring is here, and our membership is in full bloom with many
new and diverse members to expand your network, solve your
real estate problems and refer business to! 2012 is expected
to be exceptionally busy, and there are countless ways to grow
your meaningful business connections through CREW. Refer a
friend or business acquaintance for membership and watch the
connections accelerate!
Program Reviews
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NAIOP Dinner
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CREW Network
Summit News
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Additional Articles
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New Members
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Member News &
Board Update
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Satchels of Caring
Foundation Update
In February, we learned how to maximize benefits that CREW Network offers each
of its 8,000 unique members with Judy Nitsch (Pittsburgh Chapter national liaison)
leading our luncheon program. The expert panel on commercial real estate tax reassessment delivered practical advice to a well attended program in March which
was moderated by our own Michele Allerton. In addition to our monthly Connect
with Crew cocktail and conversation hour, we look forward to our “2nd Annual
Energy Sector Update” this month followed by our May 9th Golf Outing and May
22nd Lunch ‘N Learn. More programming and fun events such as the annual Sporting
Clays Shoot, fabulous Property Tour, and infamous Wine Tasting are all to come, so
get involved with us and enjoy the benefits of membership and volunteering.
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2012 CREW Pittsburgh Sponsors
Platinum Sponsor
Gold Sponsor
Silver Sponsors
Bronze Sponsors
Quartz Sponsor
Connections
Upcoming Events*
April 18, 2012
Connect with CREW
Elements
5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
April 24, 2012
Lunch Program
The Rivers Club
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
May 9, 2012
Golf Outing
Southpointe Golf Club
11:00 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.
May 22, 2012
Members Only
Lunch ‘N Learn
Babst Calland Offices
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
May 30, 2012
Connect with CREW
Elements
5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
June 12, 2012
Members Only
Lunch ‘N Learn
Babst Calland Offices
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
June 22, 2012
Sporting Clays Shoot
Seven Springs
8:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
July 31, 2012
Lunch Program
The Rivers Club
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
*All dates are preliminary and
subject to change. Please check our
web site and event announcements
for the latest information and
details as they become available.
For registration and more
information visit
www.crewpittsburgh.org
Upcoming Program and Event Spotlight
April Lunch Program
“2nd Annual Energy Sector Update”
Register now for the April 24th lunch program at the Rivers Club
featuring speaker Kathryn Z. Klaber, President of the Marcellus
Shale Coalition. Kathryn will provide the latest details on both
the economic opportunities made possible by natural gas and on
the regulatory and technological landscape that underscores the
future promise for this industry and its diverse and growing supply chain. For
more details and to register, please visit the CREW Pittsburgh website.
Members-Only Lunch ‘N Learn
Our next members-only Lunch 'N Learn program will be held on May 22nd
from 12-1 p.m. at the offices of Babst Calland. “LinkedIn Account Optimization”
will be presented by Cindy Rack of Rack on the Move. There is no cost to
attend, but to secure your spot, please RSVP to [email protected]
by 12:00 p.m. on May 18th. As a reminder, seating is limited to the first 25
members who RSVP. If you are not able to attend, please cancel 48 hours in
advance to avoid a $25 charge and to let others attend. Many thanks to Cindy
for providing lunch and to Babst Calland to providing the boardroom and AV
equipment for this lunch and learn!
Golf Outing
May 9, 2012
Southpointe Golf Club
Registration to open the week of April 9th.
Cost is $175 for an individual golfer, $660 for a
foursome, and $60 to attend the cocktail hour/dinner only.
For more information and to volunteer the day of the event, contact
Christina Bucciero at [email protected].
4th Annual CREW Pittsburgh & NAIOP Pittsburgh Sporting
Clays Shoot
June 22, 2012
Seven Springs Mountain Resort Sporting Clays complex
New this year: “Learn to Shoot” lesson 4 shooters plus station sponsorship
package and High Overall Team Award. Additional information will be
provided with the event registration Registration to open in mid-May. For
more information, please contact Maureen Ford at [email protected].
Sponsorships are still available!
Connect with CREW
Don’t forget to join members, potential members
and guests each month at Elements for happy hour
from 5:00-6:30 p.m. First drink for potential new members is free, plus one
round of appetizers for everyone. Upcoming dates: April 18, May 30, and
June 27. For more information or to RSVP, please contact Maureen Jordan at
[email protected].
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Event Reviews
Wine Tasting
by Kaylyn Boca, Leech Tishman
CREW Pittsburgh Members and guests joined us for a Wine Tasting Event on Thursday, November 10, 2011 at The Carlton,
Downtown. The annual event, entitled “Walk,Talk, Sip and Sit,” featured wines from Vintage Imports with expert wine host,
Lee Kuehn, in attendance.
The evening started out with a cocktail reception when members and guests enjoyed Anterra Pinot Grigio ’09 to compliment
delicious hors d’oeuvres. The cocktail reception was followed by welcome messages from Terri Sokoloff, chair of the event,
Kevin Joyce from The Carlton, and Lee Kuehn from Vintage Imports. The seated wine dinner started with a crab salad
paired with Sileni New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc ’09 and Talbott Monterey “Kali Hart” Chardonnay ’09.
For the main course, guests enjoyed Tender Wood Grilled Petite Filet coupled with Parlay Napa “The Bookmaker” ’09 and
Peirano Estates Lodi “Immortal” Zinfandel ‘09. The evening closed with decadent assorted mini pastries.
With record numbers in attendance, the Wine Tasting Event was a fabulous networking opportunity complimented with
great wine and delicious food.
Thank you to our Sponsors!
Holiday Party
by Christina Bucciero, CBRE
The CREW 2011 Holiday Party took place at Tavern 245 on
Fourth Avenue in downtown Pittsburgh on January 12, 2012.
Over 35 members, and five nonmembers, attended the event.
This is the first year CREW Pittsburgh opened the event to nonmembers which attracted three new members to kick off the
new year!
This year’s event showcased a coffee or tea mug exchange with
over 85% of attendees participating. Cindy Kamin was honored
for her past presidency, and Sue Heitzenroder was recognized
for her dedicated service. Megan Zillweger-Jones was honored
for her eight years of service on the Board, and Amy Hopkins
was recognized for her one year of service as Events Director.
Maureen Jordan won the spa gift certificate raffle, which was held
for those members bringing in new members during 2011.
Tammy Ribar, Katie Diener, Amy Hopkins
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Program Reviews
March Lunch Program
by Peggy Carpenter, CP Environmental Group, Inc.
More than 50 CREW Pittsburgh members and guests joined us for our program on
March 20, 2012 featuring panel speakers Dusty Elias-Kirk (Reed Smith), Ira Weiss (The
Law Offices of Ira Weiss) and John Vogel (Tucker Arensberg) with moderator Michele
Allerton (Integra Realty Resources) for an update on the details/deadlines and their
recent experiences in the legal proceedings of the Allegheny County real estate taxes
reassessment appeals. The process has changed significantly, even just within the
last month, and continued changes are expected – the proverbial “moving target”.
Many commercial and residential properties had started their journey through the
informal review and/or formal appeal process at the time of the program. Our panel
of experts:
1. Gave their perspective on the current reassessment situation including: How did
we get here? Why is Allegheny County subject to another reassessment (and other
Ira Weiss, Dusty Elias-Kirk, John Vogel,
counties are not)?
Michele Allerton
2. Discussed assessment and real estate taxes from the school district perspective.
3. Provided the latest details on the appeals process and deadlines.
4. Outlined examples of reassessment informal reviews and appeals already heard (including some high profile commercial
properties).
5. Discussed lessons learned during the appeals process so far.
6. Informed us of expected changes to the process and deadlines in the works.
The panel was very informative and also fielded multiple questions from
attendees regarding specifics applicable to their commercial real estate
properties. Both attendees and the panelists reported enjoying the program
tremendously and felt it was quite valuable having the latest information from
“the trenches”.
Thank you to our program sponsor: Integra Realty Resources
February Lunch Program
by Peggy Carpenter, CP Environmental Group, Inc.
On February 28, 2012, CREW Pittsburgh members and guests alike welcomed our
speaker, 2012 CREW Network Board of Directors and our Pittsburgh chapter liaison
Judy Nitsch. She outlined how membership in CREW Network can be instrumental
in helping you succeed! Whether you aspire to the C-Suite, senior management or
entrepreneurship, CREW Network provides opportunities and resources designed to
support your individual career choices. Judy shared information on the CREW Network
membership demographics, CREWbiz, the CREW Deal Room, upcoming convention and
leadership summits, benchmark studies and white papers, CREW awards, career search,
outreach, the CREW Foundation, etc. Her presentation included live access to the CREW
Peggy Carpenter, Judy Nitsch, Fran Colby
Network website and step-by-step demonstration on how to effectively navigate and
use the resources available there. In addition, she stressed
the need to have your personal CREWbiz profile up-to-date on the website and showed us
several of our Pittsburgh Chapter member’s profiles live as examples of the good…and the
incomplete. After seeing her presentation, it was even clearer to attendees that membership
in CREW Network is a sound business/career-building decision, especially when you maximize
your membership benefits using the vast array of tools available.
Thank you to our program sponsor: Integra Realty Resources
Program Reviews cont.
October Lunch Program
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by Kristen Pleasants, First National Bank
On Tuesday, October 25, CREW Pittsburgh hosted its annual Commercial Real Estate Finance Update at the Rivers Club.
This lunch program outlined the nuances of various finance platforms available to borrowers. As has come to be expected,
this year’s panel not only held extraordinary credentials and provided worthwhile information about the markets, but was
able to take what can be a challenging topic and made interesting to all in attendance.
We were fortunate to have this year’s panel moderated by Daniel Puntil, Senior Vice President of Grandbridge Real Estate
Capital along with the following individual participants:
Dan Puntil, Jerry Johnson, Jay Haberman, Mike Spurlock
Jay Haberman, CCIM, Mid-Atlantic Market Manager, Morgan Stanley
Mr. Haberman covered Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities (CMBS)
Lending. As so many of us have either read about (or are painfully aware
firsthand), this market has been through quite a bit of turmoil since the
market downturn in 2007. Jay was able to provide some unique insight on
the types of transactions these lenders are interested in today and provide
an outlook for 2012. One interesting fact that I learned from Jay: CMBS
lending is projected to close on $50-75 Billion in volume in 2012 (compared
to $230B in 2007 and $25B in 2011).
Jerry Johnson, Jr, Senior Vice President/Senior Product Manager – Fannie Mae, Grandbridge Real Estate Capital
Mr. Johnson’s area of expertise covered Government Sponsored Entity (GSE) lending including Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac
and FHA. These entities focus on multi-family and single family properties. Although each of the GSE’s that Jerry spoke of
have their own nuances, these vehicles can typically provide very aggressive interest rates and terms but can be very time
consuming and documentation intensive. One interesting fact that I learned from Jerry: GSE’s lend on senior, student,
manufactured and affordable housing communities in addition to the more traditional single and multi-family products that
you would expect.
Mike Spurlock, Commercial Mortgage Asset Manager, Summit Investment Partners
Mr. Spurlock provided attendees with insights around life company lending, which typically can provide more flexibility and
provide quicker turnarounds than either of the other two vehicles. But, they tend to be more comfortable with lower
leveraged transactions. One interesting fact that I learned from Mike: life companies do some “value-added” lending,
meaning, in some instances, they will lend money on assets that are not fully stabilized, when all other factors would drive
them to consider the opportunity.
Each of these individuals provided an extensive amount of information about their area of expertise and everyone in
attendance walked away with some insights that they did not previously have. If you didn’t make it this year, be sure to
pencil the annual update into your calendar for 2012 which is tentatively scheduled for October 23rd. I promise, you won’t
be sorry that you did.
Left Photo
Julie Kline, Mimi Fersch,
Tamara Dudukovich, and
Audrey Innocenti
Right Photo
Steven Gifford, Chris
Talerico, and Susheela
Nemani-Stanger
Connections
Communications
Committee
Communications Director/
Committee Chair
Christine Andreyo
PWC Property Solutions, LLC
724-741-6305
candreyo@pwcproperty
solutions.com
Content Provided By
Kaylyn Boca
Leech Tishman Fuscaldo &
Lampl, LLC
412-261-1600
[email protected]
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19th Annual NAIOP Awards Banquet
by Chris Andreyo, PWC Property Solutions, LLC
CREW Pittsburgh was a proud Gold Level sponsor at the 19th Annual NAIOP awards
banquet held on March 1, 2012. The event was held at the David L. Lawrence Convention
Center with a sold out crowd of nearly 600 people. CREW Pittsburgh filled our table
with 10 members and networked with other members sitting at nearby tables. NAIOP
presented awards in five commercial building categories: Best Mixed Use, Build to Suit,
Renovations, Speculative, and Supporter of Development. Member Linda Fisher cochaired the event and Sally Wiggin from WTAE-TV was the emcee for the evening. CREW
is a traditional sponsor at this annual event as it recognizes leaders in the Pittsburgh
Commercial Real Estate Industry.
Judy Bougades
Corporate Art, LLC
412-833-4851
[email protected]
Kristen B. Pleasants
First National Bank
412-359-2637
[email protected]
Sarah Reigle
Meyer, Unkovic and Scott, L.L.P.
412-456-2580
[email protected]
Design/Layout Provided By
Kathryn Petrie
CREW Pittsburgh
412-731-7724
[email protected]
Proofreading Provided By
Maureen Jordan
Cohen & Grigsby, P.C.
412-297-4809
[email protected]
CREW Connections is a
quarterly newsletter published
by the CREW Pittsburgh
Communications
Committee and distributed
to members in good standing.
The CREW Connections
mission is to provide
information concerning business
opportunities and developments
in commercial real estate,
facilitate member networking,
and promote CREW
membership and events.
CREW Pittsburgh
PO BOX 965
Wexford, PA 15090
www.crewpittsburgh.org
Call for Speakers/Suggestions/Feedback!
The CREW Pittsburgh Programs Committee is looking forward to putting together
another great year of lunch programs and Lunch ‘N Learns in 2012. As always, we invite
our members to provide suggestions for lunch program and/or Lunch ‘N Learn topics –
and also to volunteer to be a speaker!
CREW Network is a national association of commercial real estate women,
established in 1989, representing every discipline in commercial real estate.
The CREW Network is dedicated to furthering the success of its members by
providing opportunities that foster productive and supportive relationships
and enhance personal and professional growth. The CREW Network consists
of 73 Chapters and 8,000 members across the US and Canada.
CREW Pittsburgh’s 2012 Delegates focus on Value and Connection at the CREW
Network Winter Council Meeting in Albuquerque, NM
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by Kris Volpatti, First Niagara Bank
Ask Kris Volpatti, Cindy Kamin, or anyone who attended the recent 2012 Winter Leadership Summit & Council Meeting
and they will tell you that there is something truly special about New Mexico. The hospitality of the CREW New Mexico
chapter, combined with the magnificence of the landscape and the inspiration of the area’s Native American spirit, all came
together to create an outstanding atmosphere in which CREW Network’s chapter leaders could collaborate and connect;
exactly the message CREW Network President Diane Butler would deliver.
In her 2012 President’s Message, President Butler announced that CREW
Network will focus on two major themes to guide its work this year:
understanding the value of CREW Network and strengthening the connection
with members.
To understand the value of CREW Network, it is imperative to experience
the value. Last year, CREW Network Delegates identified measurable criteria
that a chapter must meet in order to become a Gold Standard Chapter, and
CREW Network published the Gold Standard Chapter Playbook. Meeting
these standards insures that members are receiving a consistent experience
from chapter to chapter, thus elevating the value of the Network experience
as a whole. While 2011 was a developmental year, 2012 will be focused on
Cindy Kamin, Kris Volpatti
chapters implementing the Gold Standard program. To support chapters as
they lead these changes, Leadership Summit attendees participated in a Leadership Potential Indicator (LPI) Workshop
presented by Jim Rives, Robin McCullough, and Susan Geer of Executive Leadership Institute Inc. Delegates took the LPI
assessment prior to arriving in New Mexico for the meeting, which provided each participant with their personal leadership
profile – including such information as the level at which an individual’s leadership skills currently rate and how, based on
the individual’s current leadership style, they develop the vision, share the goals, gain support, and deliver success.
Following this introductory session, delegates separated into small working groups where they were asked to consider
the definition of a CREW Network vendor member and develop recommendations as to how this membership should
be structured and governed. This provided delegates the opportunity to consider their personal leadership style and apply
what they had learned in the morning session to this group project.
Strengthening the connection between members, chapters and the national organization is a priority that is front and center
this year. President Butler announced the development of the Chapter Communications Task Force, which will be working
throughout the year to study current communication practices and identify areas for improvement. Ultimately, effective
communication is a responsibility shared by all parties and finding the right balance of how and what information is shared,
is critical.
One way for members to enhance their connection with the organization is to serve on the CREW Network Board of
Directors. Immediate Past President Collete English Dixon, who is chairing this year’s Nominating Committee, announced
the five delegates who were selected to serve on the committee along with her, President Diane Butler, President-Elect
Susan Hill, and CEO Gail Ayers.
Winter Meeting attendees were the first to hear a brief presentation on the findings from CREW Network’s latest white
paper, Success and Satisfaction of Women in Commercial Real Estate: Retaining Exceptional Leaders. The white paper is
available to members on the CREW Network website and a full webinar will be presented in late March for members who
would like to learn more about the research.
Delegates will reconvene in Montreal, Canada on June 14-15 for the Spring Leadership Summit & Council Meetings. All
CREW Network members are welcomed and encouraged to attend. Registration for this event is currently open.
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Best Wishes to Gillian Franklin on her Retirement
After nearly 35 years of leadership and service in the commercial real estate industry, 28 of
which were dedicated to Gateway Center, Gillian Franklin retired at the end of 2011 as Senior
Vice President and Director of Leasing of Gateway Center. Franklin was the first woman in
Pittsburgh to work in the commercial real estate field.
Franklin joined Gateway Center in 1983 as a leasing manager. She was appointed Director of
Leasing following the 1992 creation of COMPASS Management and Leasing as a subsidiary of
Equitable Real Estate Investment Management, Inc., the then owners of Gateway Center. One
year later she received national recognition, being named the 1993 COMPASS Leasing Specialist
of the Year, having completed more than 150,000 square feet of new leases, expansions of office
and renewals within the six-building complex. That year, she completed 38 transactions. Agents
from 12 major markets including New York, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, and San Francisco were eligible for the award. Under
her direction at the time, the complex was 89% leased, above the market average, with more than 200 corporate tenants.
In 2000, at the National Trizec Conference in Miami, Franklin and her team received the award for the #1 Leasing Team in
the Portfolio for the largest deal of that year as well as the most square footage leased and renewed in that year (more
than 335,000 square feet). The portfolio included properties in all of the first-tier cities, including New York, Los Angeles,
Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Dallas, and Chicago, where the Sears Tower was a Trizec property.
Franklin was offered the position of Senior Vice President and Director of Leasing in 2004, when Hertz Investment
Group purchased the Gateway Center buildings from Trizec. In 2006, CREW (Commercial Real Estate Women)
Pittsburgh recognized her with the Crew-to-Crew-to-Crew (Crew3) award for “Most Creative Deal of the Year Working
with Other Crew Members,” and in 2011, she was again recognized by CREW Pittsburgh with the prestigious “Crew
Member Outstanding Supporter of Women in Commercial Real Estate Award.” Franklin has made it a career-long goal
to help young commercial real estate professionals, particularly young women in the field, to advance in their careers.
From the President’s Desk continued from Page 1
CREW Lunch ‘N Learn Review
As a delegate who recently attended the national council
meeting in Albuquerque and is looking forward to June’s
conference in Montreal, I welcome all phone calls to talk
about leveraging the connection between you, our chapter
and CREW’s national network. Lastly, I ask that you don’t
underestimate the value of a sponsorship role. Although
we rely on sponsorship revenue to deliver the consistent
quality that you have grown to expect each year in our
programming and events, it is the contributing sponsor
that receives the greatest value. A customized program
to fit any business can be arranged through Natalie Abel,
Sponsorship Chair (and recent “Women in Business” award
recipient) at [email protected].
On November 17, 2011, First American Title Insurance
Company presented a Lunch ‘N Learn on the topic
of “Commercial Endorsements – Getting the Most
From Your Title Policy.” The presentation was well
received, with over 20 CREW members in attendance.
Mimi Fersch, Commercial Sales Representative and
Leonard Shatz, Senior Underwriting Counsel, touched
on issues ranging from the most basic commercial
title endorsements to more complex issues and risk
coverage.
Kris Volpatti
CREW Pittsburgh - President
Mimi Fersch is a Commercial Sales Representative with
the National Commercial Services Division of First
American Title Insurance Company. Mimi operates out
of Philadelphia, but is physically located in Pittsburgh,
where she has spent the last 25 years working in
the title insurance field. Leonard Shatz is Senior
Underwriting Counsel with the National Commercial
Services Division of First American Title Insurance
Company in Philadelphia, PA where he examines,
underwrites and closes commercial real estate
transactions. Leonard has 25 years of conveyancing and
title insurance experience and currently serves as chair
of the PLTA Education Committee and as a Trustee of
the Pennsylvania Land Title Institute.
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Connections
New Member Spotlight
Please take this opportunity to acquaint yourself with our newest members:
Rebecca Fatica
Katie Flynn
Stacey Hans
Sarah Hinton
Sunny Lezark
Kathy Proudfoot
VP, Senior SBA Product Specialist
Huntington National Bank
8090 McKnight Rd
Pittsburgh, PA 15237
Work: 412-266-8317
Fax: 877-818-5121
[email protected]
Specialty: Finance
Manager
Northwest Savings Bank
535 Smithfield St, Ste 102
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Work: 412-281-0883
Fax: 412-325-2279
[email protected]
Specialty: Finance
Transaction Coordinator
CBRE
600 Grant St
Pittsburgh, PA 15219-2702
Work: 412-498-5806
Fax: 412-471-0995
[email protected]
Specialty: Accounting/Student
Energy Engineer
RCx Building Diagnostics
210 5th St
Charleroi, PA 15022
Work: 866-382-8628 x150
Mobile: 724-518-4668
[email protected]
Specialty: Energy Services
Associate
K&L Gates LLP
210 Sixth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-2613
Work: 412-355-8689
Fax: 412-355-6501
[email protected]
Specialty: Law
Sales & Design Consultant
Plantscape, Inc.
3101 Liberty Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15201
Work: 412-281-6352 x235
Fax: 412-281-4775
[email protected]
Specialty: Vendor/Plants
Elisabeth Soose
Rockwel Realty
1748 Jancey St
Pittsburgh, PA 15206
Work: 412-362-3333
Fax: 412-362-3344
[email protected]
Specialty: Leasing
Did you know that as a membership benefit of CREW Network
you can access free webinars? Recent topics include Leasing Basics,
Success in Commercial Real Estate, and Living Buildings. Access
through www.crewnetwork.org and click on the “Events” tab. Select
“Leadership Series” and scroll down to select the topic and date.
Space is limited so members are encouraged to sign-up early. Past
webinars are recorded and accessible on the CREW Network
website in the “Events” tab under “Past Events.” You will need your
email address and password to login.
Stacey Watson
Assistant VP, Commercial Real Estate
First Niagara
11 Stanwix St, Fl 16
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-1325
Work: 412-807-2879
Fax: 412-471-2092
[email protected]
Specialty: Commercial Lending
Member News
Connections
2012 Board of Directors
President
Kris Volpatti
First Niagara Bank
412-807-2834
[email protected]
Sponsorship
Natalie Abel
Energy Savers, Inc.
412-364-6468 x15
[email protected]
Past President
Cynthia Kamin
CB Richard Ellis
412-394-9831
[email protected]
Membership
Fran Colby
Colby Design
724-864-0814
[email protected]
President Elect
Maureen Jordan
Cohen & Grigsby, P.C.
412-297-4809
[email protected]
Events
Christina Bucciero
CBRE
412-394-9828
[email protected]
Treasurer
Michele Allerton
Integra Realty Resources
724-742-3321
[email protected]
Programs
Peggy L. Carpenter
CP Environmental Group, Inc.
724-594-1900 x238
[email protected]
Secretary
Kathryn Jolley
DRS Architects
412-391-4850
[email protected]
Communications
Christine Andreyo
PWC Property Solutions, LLC
724-741-6305
[email protected]
General Counsel
Marcia Grimes
Babst Calland
412-394-5418
[email protected]
Community Action
Maureen Ford
Celtic Cove Consulting LLC
412-980-0355
[email protected]
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Natalie Abel received a 2012 Women in Business Award
from Pittsburgh Business Times on March 15, 2012.
Terri Sokoloff was a featured speaker at Pittsburgh
Magazine’s Spotlight on Women in Business on February
22, 2012.
Kudos to Linda Fisher for Co-Chairing the NAIOP 19th
Annual Banquet on March 1, 2012.
Congrats to Christine Andryeo and Nicole DeLuca at
PWC Property Solutions.Their client, Keystone Property
Group, received the 2012 NAIOP Award of Excellence
for the Keystone Summit Corporate Park Renovation
project.
Leech Tishman elected Kaylyn Boca as Partner in January
2012.
Mary Guinee was promoted in December 2011 to
Vice President, Due Diligence Services of Civil &
Environmental Consultants, Inc.
Amy Hopkins joined Morris Knowles & Associates as
Senior Surveyor in December 2011.
Carrie Holstead was elected Chairman of the Board of
Directors for ITRA Global in December 2011.
Did you get your 2012 CREW Pittsburgh
Membership Directory and a gift from
the Board? If not, please contact Kathryn
Petrie at [email protected]
CREW Board of Directors Update
Back Row L to R: Maureen Ford, Fran Colby, Kris Volpatti, Peggy Carpenter, Christine
Andreyo
Front Row L to R: Christina Bucciero, Michele Allerton, Cindy Kamin, Marcia Grimes,
Maureen Jordan, Kathryn Jolley
Missing from photo: Natalie Abel
CREW Pittsburgh would like to thank all of the
Board of Directors for their time and devotion
during 2011 in helping to make CREW Pittsburgh
an outstanding organization. All Directors will
continue their terms through 2012 with the
exception of Tammy Ribar. Tammy served as the
CREW Sponsorship Director
throughout 2011, and we would
like to thank her for dedication to
that position. Natalie Abel took
over as Sponsorship Director
beginning in January 2012.
Welcome Natalie!
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Satchels of Caring Foundation Update
by Leslie Waldron, Spectra Contract Flooring
Satchels of Caring had another exciting year in 2011! We again met our goal of distributing 1,000
satchels to those in eleven surrounding counties. SOC could not have done this without the
support of our amazing volunteers and gracious donations. We now have distributed over 6,200
satchels since 2003.
Last summer, Georgine Golitko worked with a Girl Scout Troop from Cranberry
to help them earn their Gold Award. The girls added their own touch to our
classic satchels by adding new watercolor note cards done by a local artist and
produced their own classical music CD. By the end of 2011, they distributed 60
of their 100 satchels to their local centers and hospitals such as Hillman Cancer
Center, Komen and UPMC Passavant in Cranberry. Once they distribute the
remaining satchels in 2012, they should be well on their way to earning their
Gold Award.
On December 29th, we hosted over 25 girls from the LeadersNow International
program at our suite in Centre City Tower (see photo below). LeadersNow is
a nonprofit group of over 900 individuals nationwide providing leadership to young women. The girls completed multiple
tasks such as sewing buttons, stuffing satchels, making personalized SOC tags, etc…which helped us attain our final goal of
completing 1,000 satchels in 2011.
Also, in December, Satchels of Caring was selected by the TRIB Live News to be featured in their article recognizing small
charities that are making a big impact. It was posted on Christmas day along with a picture of one of our volunteers
and a cancer survivor. Check out the article at http://www.
pittsburghlive.com/x/dailycourier/news/s_773641.html.
The 3rd Annual Bags, Bellinis’ and Brunch fundraiser will be on
Sunday, April 15th at the UPMC Cancer Pavilion from 12-2pm.
Due to an overwhelming response, the event is now sold out,
but we look forward to donations and attendance at the event
in 2013!
We are very thankful for CREW’s generosity and are looking
forward to our continued relationship in 2012! Thank you to
the Board, members and committees for helping to continue our
Foundation’s mission.
SEWERS, BUTTONS & JOURNALS
WANTED:
As always a call for sewers
is crucial to our ultimate
goal especially at this time of
year. We need tender loving
hands willing and able to
sew satchels for us, so the satchels can be filled and ready to
distribute.
We also need large buttons and journals as well! If you are
interested in helping or donating, please visit our website
at www.satchelsofcaring.org or email us at admin@
satchelsofcaring.org.
Have you read a good article or would
you like to write an article that would
benefit
our members?
Do you have good news to share about
your job? Your company?
See it in the next newsletter!
Contact Christine Andreyo at
724-741-6305 or e-mail
[email protected]