CREW Boston is pleased to announce that the 2026 CREW Boston Achievement Awards will be held at the Fairmont Copley Plaza in Boston on the evening of Wednesday, April 29, 2025 from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.  Each year at this special event, CREW Boston is joined by the Greater Boston real estate community to celebrate the professional achievements and public service contributions of some of CREW Boston’s most accomplished members. 
 

Happy New Year! As a happily, habitual resolution-maker, I love the start of the year. My resolution list is long and includes lots of repeats from years before. But my list also includes a new, overarching mantra to look for more opportunities for joy and beauty every day. I’m happy to report that in that spirit, in the first week of January, I spent one night painting in a watercolor workbook in front of the fire, had fancy drinks with a friend at the Long Bar & Terrace, and used candles at the dinner table on a regular Thursday night. 

CREW Network Winter Leadership Summit, February 5-6 in Costa Mesa, CA is open to all CREW members who want to to grow their leadership skills and expand their business network. Leverage valuable professional development facilitated by leadership experts and learn the critical skills that will advance your business and career in 2026.

CREW Boston is offering 2 grants to members to cover the $599 registration fee to attend the CREW Network Winter Leadership Summit in February. 

The deadline to apply is Wednesday, January 7th. Click here to apply.
 

Let's pass along some holiday cheer by shopping for the residents of the Carolina Hill Shelter!

This annual CREW Boston tradition is a wonderful way to help brighten the spirits of children and families in need. Click here to view a wish list for a child or parent. Gifts can be dropped off from 9am-4pm on 12/8-12/11 OR 12/15 at Nitsch Engineering located at 2 Center Plaza, Suite 430 in Boston.

Thank you for helping us spread a little joy this holiday season!

Help us honor our outstanding CREW Boston members and showcase these remarkable professionals to the commercial real estate community at the 2026 Achievement Awards on April 29, 2026. Members can apply themselves or nominate another member or members for the Esprit de Coeur, Entrepreneur of the Year, Professional Service, Suzanne King Public Service or Networking Awards.

Please click here to download the 2026 Achievement Awards Brochure and Application. 

Deadline is Tuesday, November 25, 2025.

Congratulations to CREW Boston member Jill Sharif on being appointed to the 2026 CREW Network Board of Directors! Jill, who serves as Vice President – National Business Development at Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Co. – National Commercial Services, will serve alongside Alison Beddard (CREW Network CEO), Leslie Teskey (CREW Network President 2026), and the other CREW Network Board of Directors.

At Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Co. – National Commercial Services division, Jill works on numerous complex single and multi-site transactions throughout the country for all asset classes and is consistently recognized companywide as one of the highest performing members of the sales and escrow teams for commercial real estate transactions in the country. 

Members interested in participating in the 2026 CREW Boston Mentor Program have the opportunity to apply to be a mentor or mentee through Friday, October 31st.

This program will run from January through June 2026. Matches will be made in November/December with the kick-off in January 2026. Please note, this program is not open to student members. Undergraduate and graduate student members should stay tuned for upcoming programming specifically designed for them.
 

I hope you have been enjoying your summer, taking advantage of those late sunsets, and making one last trip to the ice cream shop. As President of CREW Boston, I am happy to welcome you to another exciting year as we mark our 44th year of advancing the success of all women in the commercial real estate industry.

Check out the new CREW Boston store for all your logoed merchandise!

https://stores.inksoft.com/phelpsusa_crew_boston/shop/home

Orders ship in 10-15 business days.  See something missing that you would like added to the store?  We welcome your ideas and feedback.  Please click here to contact us. We'd love to hear from you!

The CREW Boston Educational Foundation (Foundation) is seeking two (2) candidates for the CREW Boston Educational Foundation Board of Directors to serve August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2028. The support and involvement of women professionals in the commercial real estate industry, like you, is key to our goal of encouraging young women to pursue a career in commercial real estate. We hope that you will consider becoming involved in the Foundation.

If you are interested, please send an email with your resume and a letter of interest to Laura Domenico, foundation@crewboston.org no later than Monday, July 21, 2025.