Scholarship

2020 FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP

The 2020 Scholarship Application is available for any female student entering her junior or senior year of undergraduate school or entering or enrolled in a graduate program at an accredited college or university based in New England. The student must demonstrate an interest in pursuing a career in the commercial real estate industry through her course studies and/or internships in a commercial real estate firm. The 2020 Scholarship, that will be awarded in May 2020, is expected to be at least one $10,000. The deadline to apply for the 2020 Scholarship is February 28, 2020.

To download the 2020 CREW Boston Educational Foundation Scholarship application, click here.

To learn more about the CREW Network Scholarship, click here.

From Christine Flaherty, 2018-2019 President of the CREW Boston Educational Foundation, Inc.

Once again, we were very fortunate to have a strong group of candidates for the Educational Foundation annual scholarship from both undergraduate and graduate colleges and universities throughout New England. This year, thanks to the support we have received, we were able to award one $10,000 scholarship and two $5,000 scholarships. The CREW Boston Educational Foundation Scholarship recipients has shown us that they have an amazing work ethic and drive to succeed.

Merida Kepnes was drawn to commercial real estate watching economic development occur around her – The Merrimack Premium Outlets. She was anxious to learn more about the real estate industry.  Putting herself through college and adding to her student loans – Merida, began interning at KeyBank, and has been working closely with existing members of CREW Boston including Hayley Suminski.  Her focus has been the multifamily sector; and led her to author a research paper “Boston’s Affordable Housing Crisis and How Multifamily Real Estate Capital can Contribute to the Solution”.  Her letters of recommendation spoke of her poise and efforts to learn as much as possible about Commercial Real Estate.  One of her professors described her as bright, thoughtful, eager to learn and eager to apply her keen analytical ability to real estate development.

Shawna O’Neil is currently a working towards her Masters in Public Policy at Northeastern University.  She currently works as a Lending Assistant at the Massachusetts Housing Partnership and commutes daily from her home in Providence, RI! Ms. O’Neil is the first in her family to obtain an undergraduate degree and knows first-hand of the struggles of housing costs.  She is described as driven, smart, ambitious and tireless – someone with a bright future ahead of her.  She is committed to pursuing a career in Commercial Real Estate and we look forward to having her with us in CREW Boston.

Sienna McKenzie Flynn is currently working towards her Master of Architecture degree from Wentworth Institute of Technology. McKenzie is known to several folks in the room who have helped introduce her to the world of Commercial Real Estate. Her first architecture internship was courtesy of her relationships with Andra Foster and Allison Rojas. Allison describes her as: Driven, smart, focused, a team player and extremely talented McKenzie is looking forward to continuing to grow the relationships she has started here at CREW Boston.

We are thrilled to award the 2019 CREW Boston Educational Foundation scholarships to these amazing women and the future of commercial real estate.

Please join me in congratulating the 2019 CREW Boston Educational Foundation Scholarship Recipient Merida Kepnes, Shawna O'Neil and Sienna McKenzie Flynn

Past CREW Boston Educational Foundation Scholarship Recipients
2018 - Kelen Araujo
2017 - Kimberley McKenna & Kelly Yates
2016 - Rachel Brewster & Michaela Gross
2015 - Roma Patel & Wajuha Qureshi
2014 - Christine Kaczyniski
2013 - Emma Tuohy
2012 - Jennifer Wong
2011 - Elizabeth DiLorenzo
2010 - Mary Long

Upcoming Events

Cocktails with Housing & Community Development
January 28, 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Vintage Lounge
72 Broad Street, Boston MA

Please join us for CREW Boston's Housing & Community Development Committee's Cocktail Social in January at Vintage Lounge to ring in 2020.
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Commercial Real Estate Global Economic Outlook
January 29, 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
First American Title - National Commercial Services
Prudential Center, 800 Boylston Street, Ste. 2820, Boston MA

Join CREW Boston for a members only CREW Network interactive webinar with Heidi Learner Chief Economist, Savills as she examines the trends and drivers for 2020.
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Making Connections in 2020
February 5, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Digitas
40 Water Street, Boston MA

CREW Boston would like to help you expand your network in 2020. Members are cordially invited as we welcome new members and honor members of the CREW Boston Legacy Council for a night of networking in Digitas’ new offices atop 40 Water Street.
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Allies? Sponsors? What’s Really Required to Advance Women in Leadership
February 12, 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
DLA Piper LLP (US)
33 Arch Street, Boston MA

Male allyship has been touted as a key ingredient in advancing women. But what does this actually mean? Join us as we examine how relationships with people in power make a difference in women’s careers.
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Prior Events

2020 Mentor Program Kick-Off Luncheon

The Mentor Program had a very successful kick off lunch at JLL’s Offices This year’s Program is comprised of 32 members, including Peer to Peer and Mentee to Mentor pairs. After introductions and learning about suggestions for a successful experience, the mentors and mentees broke out into pairs to formalize their match and discuss logistics, as well as, what the mentees are looking to accomplish to begin a productive and rewarding mentorship relationship.
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Managing Wellness & Stress in the New Year

Have you had your Vinegar Tonic or Golden Milk today? Done your walking or metta meditation? In January, the CREW Boston Entrepreneur Exchange had a really fun and interesting conversation on our own wellness tips and tricks. Unfortunately, it seems some things may only be made easier by young children growing more self-sufficient, but I certainly left with some new strategies. From meditation apps to yoga retreats, dog-walking to aerial yoga, we covered a lot of ground, recipes, and products. New Year, New You, New Shopping List?

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2020 Outlook: The Changes to Come in the Year and Decade Ahead

At January's luncheon, Ben Breslau, Chief Research Officer, Americas of JLL spoke about big themes impacting the commercial real estate industry in the next decade.

Some pearls of wisdom from Ben: 1.) Organizational agility will be a critical factor to getting ahead of the competition. 2.) Investors are increasingly concerned with the environmental and societal impact of their investing. 3.) Elements that maximize human performance and engagement (lighting, acoustics, air quality, etc.) are becoming a differentiating factor in attracting the next tenant or employee.
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