DiCicco, Gulman & Company (DGC) is pleased to announce that Laura Gregoriadis, a Principal at the firm, has been selected as a recipient of the Massachusetts Society of CPA’s (MSCPA) Women to Watch award in the Emerging Leader category. This award is given to women who have made a significant contribution to their profession, provided outstanding service to the community, and shown leadership in workplace initiatives. More at https://www.dgccpa.com/lauragwomentowatch/

Each year, the Women of FIRE award is presented by Banker & Tradesman recognizing key female players in the local FIRE (Finance, Insurance and Real Estate) sector. This year the following members will be honored on July 22 at the Courtyard Marriot Boston Downtown: Tina Cassidy with InkHouse, Patricia Cooper with Vinfen and Tricia Pinto with Sanborn Head. For tickets or more information visit http://www.thewarrengroupevents.com/btwof/

Rhino Public Relations (Rhino PR), a specialty public relations and marketing agency, is proud to announce that President and CEO Susan R. Shelby, FSMPS, CPSM, has received the SMPS Boston Chapter 2016 Marketing Professional of the Year Award. Presented at the annual SMPS Boston Awards Gala on June 9th, the Marketing Professional of the Year Award honors an A/E/C marketing professional who has significantly contributed to the success of his/her firm and actively participates as a member in the SMPS Boston Chapter. Since joining the A/E/C industry and SMPS Boston in 2001, Susan has served in numerous leadership capabilities on a local, regional, and national level. In 2012, Susan was named a Fellow of SMPS.

Yee Cho, PE, LSP, F.EWRI received the 2016 Outstanding Career Achievement Award for Graduate Alumni from Tufts University, School of Engineering. Yee is the Founding President of CDW Consultants, Inc. and received her M.S. and B.S. degrees from Tufts. CDW is a civil and environmental engineering firm founded in 1990.

Mints Levin is pleased to welcome Rebecca A. Lee as a Member in their Real Estate Practice in their Boston office. Rebecca represents corporations, developers, lenders, and nonprofit organizations in a broad range of real estate matters. She has extensive experience providing services related to development permitting and land use, particularly in the Greater Boston area, and handles matters related to financing, leasing, the procurement of entitlements, condominium creation and dispositions, and site acquisitions and assemblages.

Nolan Sheehan Patten is pleased to announce their newest Partner, Danielle J. Kinkel, effective January 1, 2016. Nolan Sheehan Patten LLP is a Boston-based real estate law firm focused on affordable housing and community development.

Governor Charlie Baker has appointed Lisa S. Serafin of Brookline to the MassHousing Board. Ms. Serafin is a Principal of Redgate, a real estate advisory, development, project management and investment firm in Boston. "Lisa is a highly qualified and insightful real estate professional with more than 20 years of experience and she will make an excellent addition to the MassHousing Board," said Governor Baker. Read more at https://www.masshousing.com/portal/server.pt?mode=2&uuID=%7BBA4B77A3-86F8-4CC4-BCE6-E710CDF7D7AA%7D

Rebecca Bachand recently received license reciprocity to practice Landscape Architecture in New Hampshire. UBLA is currently providing site planning and landscape design services to a multifamily proposal in Portsmouth, NH.

The Commonwealth Institute in partnership with The Globe Magazine, named Pinck & Co., Inc. to its highly anticipated annual list of the Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts. President Jennifer Pinck, CREW Boston Member, has built her company from two employees to 35 and managed over $4 billion in construction projects in Massachusetts and beyond. The honor was announced on October 23rd at an awards breakfast hosted by The Commonwealth Institute (TCI) at the Seaport Hotel in Boston. TCI is a nonprofit, community-based organization that seeks to help its members learn, grow and succeed as women business owners and business leaders.

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