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

POSTPONED - Teaming From Any Seat in the Room
April 1, 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Goulston & Storrs, P.C.
400 Atlantic Avenue, Boston MA

Join CREW Boston as we hear about "Teaming From Any Seat in the Room". This workshop is intended to strengthen your abilities at building high performance teams, regardless of whether you’re the team leader or a team member.
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POSTPONED - Project Spotlight Tour of Encore Boston Harbor
April 6, 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Encore Boston Harbor
1 Broadway, Everett, MA 02149

Join us for a Members Only Tour of the Encore Boston Harbor. Jacqui Krum, the EVP & General Counsel of Wynn Design & Development will be presenting an overview of the project, followed by a tour of the property.
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Virtual Conversation with the Entrepreneur Exchange Group
April 8, 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Zoom
Boston MA

In April, the Entrepreneur Exchange Group will meet VIRTUALLY to stay connected through the COVID-19 quarantine. We hope you can join us through Zoom as we discuss coping with the "new normal", impacts on your business and more.
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Virtual Conversation and Connections with Kerry Hawkins
April 9, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Zoom
Boston MA

Are you contemplating a career change, want to learn about how to get more involved with CREW or would like to hear from an industry leader in a smaller setting? If so, please join us for our Conversations and Connections.
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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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