CREW Boston President Lisa Serafin shares her thoughts in the March 25th issue of Banker & Tradesman on "Leading the Way to a More Diverse Real Estate Industry." 
Research has shown that diversity at companies leads to higher profits, increased innovation, and exposure to a broader talent pool. Yet as workplaces become more diverse, this evolution is slow to be reflected in the commercial real estate industry. Women and non-white men held a combined 22 percent of senior positions in commercial real estate companies, according to a 2013 report by the Commercial Real Estate Development Association. When taken to the middle management level, the number improves only slightly to 30 percent. Click here for the full article.

Are you looking to expand your network, generate new business, advance your career...CREW Boston is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for the 2018-2019 Leadership Academy Program, tailored for experienced women in Real Estate who want to accelerate their career into leadership. We handpicked an expert firm, Orange Grove Consulting, to design a custom program exclusively for CREW Boston. Our mission with the development of this program is to give women in real estate the tools and confidence to catapult their careers to the senior management level. All applications must be received by 5 p.m. EST on Tuesday, May 15, 2018

The Nominating Committee is seeking candidates for the 2018 - 2019 CREW Boston Board of Directors.  Nominations will be presented to our membership for confirmation at the Annual Meeting on June 13, 2018. In addition, the Board of Directors is again accepting nominations from any current or past Board Member interested in serving as the 2019-2020 President, which will include serving as President-Elect for 2018-2019.

CREW Boston is pleased to announce that the 2018 CREW Boston Achievement Awards will be held at the Fairmont Copley Plaza in Boston on the evening of Wednesday, April 25, 2018 from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.  Each year at this special event, CREW Boston is joined by over 350 people from the Greater Boston real estate community to celebrate the professional achievements and public service contributions of some of CREW Boston’s most accomplished members. 

CREW Network is proud to be the leading producer of research on women in the industry, and we are excited to share our latest white paper, Diversity: The Business Advantage – Best Practices for Gender Equity and Inclusion in Commercial Real Estate.

Help us honor our outstanding CREW Boston members and showcase these remarkable professionals to the commercial real estate community at the 2018 Achievement Awards. Members can apply themselves or nominate another CREW Boston member for the Esprit de Coeur, Entrepreneur Professional Service or Public Service Awards that you feel is worthy of recognition. Submit a deal or project for the Networking Awards that you feel is worthy of recognition that two or more members were involved in. Please click here to download the 2018 Achievement Awards Brochure and Application. Submission Deadline is Monday, November 20th.

Members interested in participating in the 2017- 2018 CREW Boston Mentor Program have the opportunity to apply to be a mentor or mentee through Friday, November 3rd. Matches are determined in the fall with the kick-off lunch in January 2018.

CREW Boston is dedicated to the advancement of women in commercial real estate - so we wanted to share with you this unique opportunity to showcase to the Greater Boston real estate community your company's commitment to CREW Boston’s mission. More than 50 real estate companies and related professional firms supported CREW Boston last year and we would like to invite your company to become a sponsor for the 2017-2018 year and help me in supporting this great organization.

CREW Boston is pleased to announce the launch of our inaugural leadership program, tailored for experienced women in Real Estate who want to accelerate their career into leadership. We handpicked an expert firm, Orange Grove Consulting, to design a custom program exclusively for CREW Boston. Our mission with the development of this program is to give women in real estate the tools and confidence to catapult their careers to the senior management level. All applications must be received by 5 p.m. EST on Friday, September 15, 2017.

CREW Boston is pleased to announce the 2017-2018 Board of Directors. All Directors are volunteers and serve a three-year term on a rotating basis. The CREW Boston President-Elect serves as a Delegate to CREW Network for a one-year term. CREW Boston also elects one additional Delegate to CREW Network who serves a two-year term. Elections are held annually.