Karrie Westphal Named Executive Director - CREW Atlanta
Karrie Westphal Named Executive Director - CREW Atlanta
Karrie Westphal Named Executive Director - CREW Atlanta
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crew’s news e-Published d e c e m b e r 2 0 0 6 8x per year and distributed electronically to <strong>CREW</strong> <strong>Atlanta</strong> members<br />
Our Mission: <strong>CREW</strong> <strong>Atlanta</strong>’s mission is to enhance the success and foster the development of women in commercial real estate by providing resources and business opportunities<br />
Our Vision: <strong>CREW</strong> <strong>Atlanta</strong> will be the most prominent and respected real estate organization connecting women across all sectors of the industry.<br />
<strong>Karrie</strong> <strong>Westphal</strong> <strong>Named</strong><br />
<strong>Executive</strong> <strong>Director</strong><br />
<strong>CREW</strong> <strong>Atlanta</strong> is pleased to welcome<br />
<strong>Karrie</strong> <strong>Westphal</strong> as our<br />
new <strong>Executive</strong> <strong>Director</strong>; the culmination<br />
of an extensive search<br />
to replace long-time <strong>Executive</strong><br />
<strong>Director</strong> Erika Huddleston. The<br />
a n n o u n c e -<br />
m e n t w a s<br />
made to our<br />
<strong>CREW</strong> membership<br />
at the<br />
December luncheon.<br />
<strong>Westphal</strong> will<br />
provide associationmanagementservices<br />
including<br />
operational<br />
support of the<br />
organization’s<br />
leadership and<br />
committees as<br />
well as financial and operational<br />
recordkeeping.<br />
“<strong>Karrie</strong> is known as one of<br />
<strong>CREW</strong>-<strong>Atlanta</strong>’s most composed<br />
and focused leaders,” explains<br />
Tonya Creekmore, president,<br />
<strong>CREW</strong>-<strong>Atlanta</strong>, and vice president<br />
of leasing, North American<br />
Properties. “Her confident leadership<br />
skills and her sincere passion<br />
for <strong>CREW</strong>, coupled with her<br />
18-year career in the real estate<br />
industry, are the ideal ingredients<br />
for a recipe of success as our<br />
next executive director.”<br />
<strong>Karrie</strong> has been an active member<br />
of <strong>CREW</strong>-<strong>Atlanta</strong> since 1993.<br />
She served as president of the<br />
organization in 2004 and currently<br />
serves on the Past Presidents’<br />
Council. In addition to<br />
her presidential experience,<br />
<strong>Karrie</strong> also served on the board<br />
as vice president of community<br />
affairs in 2000 and 2002 as well<br />
as on several committees, including<br />
local and national grantmaking<br />
committees and the<br />
national awards program. She<br />
is a graduating member of the<br />
2004 Leadership <strong>CREW</strong> program<br />
and was recently honored with<br />
the 2006 Distinguished Achievement<br />
Award. The award recognizes<br />
members who demonstrate<br />
strong leadership qualities and<br />
credibility among industry peers<br />
while consistently contributing<br />
new ideas and strategies to<br />
promote and support <strong>CREW</strong>-<br />
<strong>Atlanta</strong>’s mission.<br />
<strong>Karrie</strong> will continue to oversee<br />
the management of Resurgens<br />
Plaza.<br />
Upcoming<br />
Calendar<br />
December 20<br />
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January 11, 2007<br />
Monthly Luncheon<br />
Economic Forecast 2007<br />
Joint Program with CoreNet<br />
Time:11:30 AM<br />
Cobb Galleria Centre<br />
Two Galleria Parkway, <strong>Atlanta</strong>
New Board to Take <strong>CREW</strong><br />
<strong>Atlanta</strong> Reins Next Month<br />
A new board of directors is on tap<br />
to take over <strong>CREW</strong> <strong>Atlanta</strong> reins<br />
next month. As we welcome our<br />
2007 Board, we salute our 2006<br />
Board and their accomplishments.<br />
The 2007 board represents some<br />
of <strong>Atlanta</strong>’s most respected commercial<br />
real estate executives:<br />
President: Mary Ellen Bockstahler,<br />
president, Resource Management<br />
Partners, LLC; President-Elect/National<br />
Delegate:<br />
Heather Rich, project manager,<br />
Leapley Construction Group of<br />
<strong>Atlanta</strong>, LLC; Immediate Past<br />
President: Tonya Creekmore,<br />
vice president of leasing, North<br />
American Properties; Secretary/<br />
Treasurer: Stephanie L. Friese,<br />
Esq., managing partner, Friese<br />
Legal, LLC; <strong>Director</strong>/Programs<br />
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& Member Services: Cheryl<br />
Thomas Strickland, managing<br />
director, tax allocation districts,<br />
<strong>Atlanta</strong> Development Authority;<br />
<strong>Director</strong>/Community Affairs<br />
&Communications: Christine D.<br />
Smith, executive director, property<br />
management, Holder Properties;<br />
and <strong>Director</strong>/Leadership<br />
& Membership Lori E. Kilberg,<br />
Esq., partner, Hartman, Simons,<br />
Spielman & Wood, LLP.<br />
2007 committee chairs include<br />
Communications: Janice M.<br />
Legg, RA, Gensler; Community<br />
Affairs: Donna Elrod, Initial<br />
Contract Services (ICS); Leadership:<br />
Karen Everett, Jones Lang<br />
LaSalle Americas, Inc.; Member<br />
Services: Laura Marie Boone,<br />
Turner Boone Contract; Membership:<br />
Heather L. Davis, PM<br />
Save the Date<br />
<strong>CREW</strong> <strong>Atlanta</strong>’s<br />
25th Anniversary Celebration<br />
and 2007 Compassion in Action<br />
Friday, April 20, 2007<br />
Realty Group; Programs: Deirdre<br />
Mary O’Sullivan, idea span; and<br />
Sponsorship: Leslie Burke, Prudential<br />
Financial.<br />
Please note, too, that committees<br />
are forming for 2007 and all<br />
are looking for new members.<br />
Contact any committee chair for<br />
information.<br />
Say Hello<br />
to Our<br />
Newest<br />
Members<br />
Laura M. Avery<br />
Management Associate<br />
Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc.<br />
770-641-3500<br />
laura.avery@am.jll.com<br />
Sandra Binder, CPA<br />
<strong>Director</strong> - Asset Management<br />
Northwestern Investment Management<br />
Co.<br />
770-225-3441<br />
sandrabinder@northwesternmutual.<br />
com<br />
Tina Dyer<br />
Leasing & Marketing <strong>Director</strong><br />
The Muntzing-Sattele Company<br />
770-396-1099<br />
tdyer@munsat.com<br />
Stephanie Ann Lott<br />
Property Management Sales<br />
Superior Commercial Roofing<br />
770-825-8005<br />
s.lott@superiorcommercialroofing.<br />
com<br />
Debbie Rodkin<br />
Regional Manager<br />
Bedford Capital Consulting<br />
678-205-4770<br />
drodkin@bedfordcap.com
2006<br />
Board of <strong>Director</strong>s<br />
President<br />
Tonya M. Creekmore<br />
North American<br />
Properties<br />
770-325-4908<br />
President Elect/<br />
<strong>CREW</strong> Network Delegate<br />
Mary Ellen Bockstahler<br />
Resource Management<br />
Partners, LLC<br />
678-306-4208<br />
Immediate Past<br />
President / <strong>CREW</strong><br />
Network Delegate<br />
Cynthia Robinson<br />
Alexander<br />
Sumitomo Life<br />
Realty (N.Y.), Inc.<br />
404-364-3260<br />
Secretary / Treasurer<br />
Lynne R. O’Brien, JD<br />
The Coca-Cola Company<br />
404-676-5616<br />
<strong>Director</strong> Liaison to<br />
Programs and<br />
Member Services<br />
Ruth E. Coan, MRE<br />
The Shopping<br />
Center Group<br />
770-955-2434<br />
<strong>Director</strong> Liaison to<br />
Membership and<br />
Leadership Committees<br />
Stephanie L. Friese, Esq.<br />
Friese Legal, LLC<br />
404-876-4880<br />
<strong>Director</strong> Liaison to<br />
Communications and<br />
Community Affairs<br />
Committees<br />
Christine D. Smith<br />
Holder Properties<br />
770-988-3126<br />
<strong>Executive</strong> <strong>Director</strong><br />
<strong>Karrie</strong> <strong>Westphal</strong><br />
<strong>CREW</strong> <strong>Atlanta</strong><br />
P.O. Box 191546<br />
<strong>Atlanta</strong>, GA<br />
31119-1546<br />
(404) 471-1110<br />
FAX (404) 471-1109<br />
execdirector@<br />
crewatlanta.org<br />
2006<br />
Committee Leadership<br />
Communications Chair<br />
Gina Linn Adkins, CMD<br />
BouncePath Marketing<br />
770-321-8782<br />
Community Affairs Chair<br />
Carla J. Cooper<br />
Leapley Construction<br />
Group of <strong>Atlanta</strong>, LLC<br />
404-456-9363<br />
Leadership Chair<br />
Cheryl Thomas Strickland<br />
<strong>Atlanta</strong> Development<br />
Authority<br />
404-614-8297<br />
Member Services Chair<br />
Lendy Fedors<br />
Concierge Services of<br />
<strong>Atlanta</strong><br />
678-461-7046<br />
Membership Chair<br />
Deborah S. Steinmetz,<br />
IIDA, FASID<br />
Steinmetz & Associates<br />
770-953-0054<br />
Programs Chair<br />
Lori E. Kilberg<br />
Hartman, Simons,<br />
Spielman & Wood LLP<br />
770-226-1345<br />
Sponsorship Chair<br />
Lynne R. O’Brien, JD<br />
The Coca-Cola Company<br />
404-676-5616<br />
2006 Convention<br />
Co-Chair<br />
Karen Burkhart Dick, CRE<br />
Ackerman & Co.<br />
770-913-3919<br />
2006 Convention<br />
Co-Chair<br />
Anne S. Lawless<br />
Jova/Daniels/Busby<br />
404-879-6820<br />
www.crewatlanta.org<br />
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<strong>CREW</strong>’s e-News December 2006<br />
Farewell, Friends<br />
A Message from Erika Huddleston<br />
Dear Friends,<br />
It is so hard to say goodbye, so let’s just say this is more of a ‘until we<br />
meet again,’…. It has been my honor and privilege to serve all of you as<br />
<strong>CREW</strong>’s <strong>Executive</strong> <strong>Director</strong>. I want to thank<br />
all of you who have said a kind word in the<br />
past few months, or shared a special memory,<br />
or the honor of your time as a parting gift to<br />
me. I apologize for not thanking each of you<br />
individually – but you all know who you are! I<br />
especially want to acknowledge the Member<br />
Services committee, the Past Presidents, and<br />
event sponsors: DeKalb Office Environments,<br />
North American Properties, Resurgens Plaza,<br />
Specialized Title Services, and Womble, Carlyle,<br />
Sandridge and Rice PLLC, for making the “Night<br />
of Appreciation” possible.<br />
My ‘<strong>CREW</strong> Experience’ has taught me so much: we can all learn from each<br />
other, we can all support one another, and we can all do business together.<br />
I hope that sums up your <strong>CREW</strong> Experience too. Farewell for now, but I know<br />
our paths will cross again.<br />
Best wishes for the future and many thanks,<br />
Erika Huddleston<br />
New address: 102 Morven Park Road, NW, Leesburg, VA 21076,<br />
erikahuddleston@mindspring.com<br />
CAREER CLIMBER<br />
Have You Visited<br />
<strong>CREW</strong>’s Job Bank Lately?<br />
Recent listings include positions for a Property Accountant and a Lease Information<br />
Manager for Wells Real Estate Funds; a Junior Broker and an Analyst for Jones, Lang,<br />
LaSalle; an Account Manger for Staubach Retail; Vice President of Operations for<br />
ThomCo. Enterprises; and a Senior <strong>Director</strong> of Interiors for an unnamed company.<br />
Visit the job bank at www.crewatlanta.org for details.
Leadership <strong>CREW</strong> Graduates 17<br />
MEMBER<br />
www.crewnetwork.org<br />
<strong>CREW</strong> <strong>Atlanta</strong>’s Leadership Class<br />
of 2006 completed its year-long<br />
program with a graduation<br />
ceremony on November 9 at<br />
the Cherokee Country Club.<br />
The program featured Gale Evans,<br />
author of Play Like a Man,<br />
Win Like a Woman as keynote<br />
speaker.<br />
Congratulations to our 2006<br />
graduating class: Stephanie P.<br />
Belcher, Thompson, Ventulett,<br />
Stainback & Associates, Inc.;<br />
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Vicky Boyce, North American<br />
Properties; Susana Maria Chavez-<br />
Holzman, Parking Company of<br />
America; Kathryn Dabney, North<br />
American Properties; Heather L.<br />
Davis, PM Realty Group; Susan E.<br />
Edlein, JD, Holland & Knight LLP;<br />
Susann D. Estroff, Esq., Arnall<br />
Golden Gregory, LLP; Susannah<br />
Withers Frost, JD, Troutman<br />
Sanders LLP; Julie A. Gardner,<br />
Perkins + Will; Renee Goff, Stafford<br />
Properties; Virginia Watson<br />
Griffith, CPA, Beazer Homes<br />
USA, Inc.; Christina Audrey<br />
Kirkland, Chicago Title Insurance<br />
Company; Amber M. Ludwig,<br />
Jones Lang LaSalle Americas,<br />
Inc.; Deirdre Mary O’Sullivan,<br />
idea span; Jody S. Saka, Kelly<br />
Lundstrom Group (KLG); Leslie<br />
Fuller Secrest, JD, Troutman<br />
Sanders LLP; and Cheryl K. Short,<br />
JD, Cohen Pollock Merlin Axelrod<br />
& Small PC.<br />
<strong>CREW</strong> ATLANTA SALUTES OUR SPONSORS<br />
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S U S T A I N I N G S P O N S O R S<br />
The Coca-Cola Company<br />
Leapley Construction Group of <strong>Atlanta</strong>, LLC<br />
and LCG Real Estate Services Corp.<br />
Powell Goldstein, LLP<br />
B E N E F A C T O R S<br />
Alliance Partners<br />
Friese Legal, LLC<br />
Holt Ney Zatcoff & Wasserman, LLP<br />
North American Properties<br />
One Source Management Inc.<br />
Resurgens Plaza<br />
F R I E N D S<br />
P A T R O N S<br />
Arnall Golden Gregory LLP<br />
Barry Real Estate Companies<br />
Chicago Title Insurance Company<br />
Childress Klein Properties<br />
CWC, LLC<br />
Duke Realty Corp.<br />
First American Title Insurance Company<br />
Gensler<br />
Georgia Power Company<br />
Hartman, Simons, Spielman & Wood, LLP<br />
Holder Properties<br />
LandAmerica Commercial Services<br />
McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP<br />
Northside Hospital<br />
Perkins + Will<br />
PM Realty Group<br />
Real Property Tax Advisors<br />
The Shopping Center Group<br />
VeenendaalCave, Inc.<br />
Click & Null, P.C. . Cox Enterprises, Inc. . Farrar & Assoc. . Haworth<br />
JAMESTOWN Management Corporation . JLO Enterprise & Real Estate<br />
M. D. Hodges, An ING Clarion Company . NELSON . Resource Management Partners, LLC<br />
Richard Bowers & Company . Staubach Retail Southeast . Thompson, Ventulett, Stainback<br />
<strong>CREW</strong>’s News and <strong>CREW</strong>’s e-News are publications of Commercial Real Estate Women of <strong>Atlanta</strong>. For membership<br />
information, please contact <strong>Executive</strong> <strong>Director</strong> <strong>Karrie</strong> <strong>Westphal</strong> at 404-471-1110 or e-mail at execdirector@crewatlant.org.<br />
For information about <strong>CREW</strong>’s News or <strong>CREW</strong>’s e-News, please contact Kathy Florence at 770-396-9924 or e-mail at<br />
rightbraincomm@bellsouth.net. Our mailing address: P.O. Box 191546, <strong>Atlanta</strong>, GA 31119-1546.