CREW Review - CREW Jacksonville

Spring 2007 Issue
CREW Review
CREW Jax Board
Partnership With PACE
What’s Happening
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pg 3
pg 4
Upcoming Events
Recent Programs
Membership
pg 5
New Members
Member Spotlight
Member Column
Sponsorship
Photo Gallery
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pg 7
pg 8
2007 Board of Directors
President - Teresa Durand, Stuebben
Architecture
President Elect - Beth Lipko, Colliers
Dickinson
Secretary - Debrah More, BB&T
Treasurer - Karen Farah, EverBank
Director of Programs - Jennifer
Harkleroad, Greenhorne & O’Mara
Director of Communications - Susan Evans,
Auld & White Constructors
Director of Membership - Melissa GrossArnold, Lewis, Longman & Walker, PA
CREW Network Delegates - Beth Lipko,
Colliers Dickinson and Laura Head, Bank
of America
At Large Directors - Lauren Parsons
Langham, Smith Hulsey and Michelle
Goodbread, Wachovia Bank
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Friends;
Our 2007 year has started strong! The results of “MEMBER
INVESTING” are evident with the significant addition of
new members, the large attendance at our recent luncheons and increased participation at the committee
level.
We are committed to keeping our focus on you, our members. With that, we are addressing your request of more networking
opportunities by putting into action a networking activity at EVERY
event – so be prepared and attend with plenty of business cards! Our
March program directly correlates to networking by introducing the
game of golf as a business development tool, whether on the course
or in conversation. Networking will be the only focus at our quarterly
“After-Hours” event at The Grape, located at St. Johns Town Center. In
April, our guest speaker will deliver an informative presentation to
assist and empower women in the male-dominated business world.
Networking and professional development opportunities continue to
be provided to you.
CREW is only as strong and successful as its members are! You can
assist CREW Jacksonville with fulfilling this pledge by supporting your
chapter in sponsorship to secure high-level venues and speakers. I
encourage you to utilize the benefits of becoming a program sponsor
(luncheons or after-hours mixers); the visibility and company branding of sponsorship will provide you with the leads and referrals CREWmembers command.
I am so honored to be serving as your 2007 President and excited to
be working with such brilliant, committed, and fun Board of Directors!
Together, we all succeed.
Terry Durand
2007 CREW Jax President
Immediate Past President - Denise
Henderson, SERVPRO
Philanthropic Committee Chair - Linda
Hill, Fidelity National Financial
Sponsorship Committee Chair - Beth
Lipko, Colliers Dickinson
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Volunteer for CREW
in the music they joined the
chorus on stage! CREW was
represented on this uplifting
evening by Susan Evans, Laura
Head, Laura Heberlie (and son
Jacob) and Pam Ricard as we
handled the food line.
The Communications Committee is looking for YOU! We
have two openings on our committee. We are seeking
a photographer, staff writer and a Chair in Training for
2008. The time commitment varies with the opening so
please contact Susan Evans for more information.
Come be part of the CREW Jacksonville Programs Committee! We are looking for excited individuals to help
coordinate luncheons, handle RSVPs, help coordinate
speakers and contribute to the planning of future events.
This is a fun committee to get involved with that meets
once a month. The time commitment varies so please
contact Jennifer Harkleroad for information.
After a few announcements
were made, it was time to eat.
As the crowd mixed with adults,
students and children came
through the line, we began serving the food. We were joined on
the serving line by Nora Milne, a
regular volunteer for PACE events.
After eating, there were contest
questions about the values and
principles of PACE with prizes for
the winners. Selected students
were asked to pick a value and
principle and share what it meant
to them. These young ladies were
very inspiring.
The Membership Committee is looking for a few good
people interested in being mentors and recruiters. Contact Melissa Gross-Arnold.
The Philanthropic Committee is also looking for a few
good volunteers who are interesting in working with
PACE. Please contact Linda Hill for more information.
Partnership with PACE
Susan Evans, Laura Head, Pam Ricard,
Laura Heberlie and Jacob above. PACE Choir
entertaining crowd below.
Participating in PACE’s Family Night was a very satisfying
experience. I don’t know if we could ever really understand
the circumstances of their lives or the sacrifices made by
these young ladies as they work to turn their lives around,
but spending a few hours with them gives life a whole
new meaning. It was wonderful to watch the interaction
between the girls; between the advisors and the girls; and
within the staff. You can see a special trust and camaraderie
that seems to develop on several levels making you think
this program can’t be anything but successful.
Check out the PACE table at our monthly luncheons to
obtain information about PACE Center for Girls and how
you can make a difference. As we continue to participate
in scheduled volunteer opportunities involving PACE,
we’ll have sign-up sheets for those events at the PACE
table. In addition, you can pick up a brochure that details
how you can volunteer your time individually. We’ll also
have a donation basket if you’d like to bring items such as
movie passes or gift cards that can be given to the girls
who have earned incentives. We welcome your ideas and
participation.
I would urge everyone to volunteer for any of the many
opportunities provided at PACE. We should be proud to be
partnered with such a great program.
Birdies for Charity
While we are all in the golf mode, it is only
appropriate to identify another way for
us to help PACE raise money. Birdies for
Charity is a contest where you can win
great prizes and at the same time, support PACE School for Girls. A birdie is one
stroke better than a par. If a hole is a par
4, you would have to put the ball into the
cup on your 3rd stroke.
PACE Family Night The theme of the evening was the Brilliance of Beads
whereby the students earn different colors of beads that
are tied to the values and principles of the PACE program.
The food, which far exceeded the estimated 70 attendees of the evening, was provided by Bono’s BBQ and the
Honey Baked Ham Store. The entertainment was provided by the PACE chorus (or half of it) as they performed
a few songs closing with their upbeat rendition of “Lean
on Me.” A few people in attendance got so wrapped up
Here’s how it works. Make a pledge of
two cents or more for each birdie made
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What’s
Happening
PACE Continued
during the competitive rounds of The Players. If 1500 birdies are made, your pledge would be a $30.00 contribution to
PACE. Or, make a flat pledge to PACE with a minimum pledge
of $25.00. Get everyone involved that you know because the
local organization raising the most money will be awarded a
bonus of $10,000!! To give you an idea of past events, there
were 1385 birdies made in 2006; 1559 in 2005 and 1580 in
2004.
Upcoming Events
APRIL Event
CREW Jax is proud to announce that Chris
Flett of Flett Ventures will speak to our
membership in a highly informative and
entertaining presentation entitled, ‘What
Men Don’t Tell Women About Business.’
Chris, a successful entrepreneur, advisor and
business coach has worked with over 1,800
business owners and entrepreneurs (75% women) across
North America and spoken to tens of thousands of women
from 2,500 people at the National Museum in Washington,
D.C. and Harvard University to intimate settings of 20 in
local coffee houses. In this lively, interactive and sometimes
surprising keynote, he will tell us what really drives businessmen, how women undermine themselves with male
colleagues, and steps female professionals can use to take
back all their power and control in business settings. Don’t
miss this chance to see a real alpha male in captivity with a
room full of women.
Here’s what you can win:
Grand Prize: A trip to Montreal and The Presidents Cup with
complimentary airfare and hotel accommodations for four
nights (Wed-Sat) September 26-29; weekly car rental; two
weekly clubhouse tickets for the tournament; preferred seating at the opening ceremony & two tickets for the big gala.
2nd Place: Golf trip to Las Vegas; complimentary airfare &
hotel accommodations for two nights; golf for two at TPC
Summerlin and TPC Canyons.
3rd Place: Two clubhouse tickets for the 2008 Players Championship.
Timeline:
March 26th – fundraiser begins (pledge forms available at
our April Lunch - please bring your checkbooks!)
May 1st – pledge reports & birdie guesses are due to PACE
May 10th – The Players competitive rounds begin
May 16th – Winners announced
May Event
This is one of our key events for this year. Lynn
Reaser, Ph.D., is chief economist and managing
director for the Investment Strategies Group at
Bank of America will be our keynote speaker.
In her current role, Dr. Reaser is responsible for
tracking and forecasting economic trends and
evaluating their effects on financial markets.
She follows international, national, and regional developments, and plays a key role in helping shape the bank’s
investment strategy. She is thus an advisor to both the
Private Bank, which offers a full range of financial services
to high-net-worth individuals and families, and other units
of Global Wealth Investment Management, which furnishes
investment and brokerage services throughout the country.
Opportunities to Help PACE
PACE is having their prom on Saturday, April 14th and there
are two ways our CREW members can help.
They could use 3 volunteers to help set-up food and keep
it refreshed during the evening. The prom is from 8 - 11 pm,
so volunteers are asked to arrive between 7 and 7:45 pm
and then they can leave any time between 9 pm and 11 pm.
The theme this year is Hollywood. Staff and volunteers dress
to the occasion and it’s a fun time for all. PRI transforms the
activity center, Tony Mann is the DJ and the girls get their
pictures taken. If you’d like to volunteer, please contact Pam
Ricard (Brown Enterprises) 724-2262 E-mail: [email protected].
Dr. Reaser conducts about 300 interviews a year with newspapers, magazines, radio, and television stations located
in the United States and other parts of the world. She
currently serves on the Board of Directors of the National
Association for Business Economics. She also has served in
a number of government advisory positions and chaired the
American Bankers Association’s Economic Advisory Council.
You will want to bring co-workers, clients, and potential
clients to this highly informative and strategic presentation.
SPONSORED BY BANK OF AMERICA
If you can’t volunteer at the prom but would still like to help,
PACE is accepting new and gently used prom dress donations for the girls through April 3rd . Please contact Suzanne
Tomlinson, Special Projects Manager at PACE (448-8002 ext.
367) for more details.
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Recent Programs
presentation on what the
port has planned for now
and in the near future. With
Mitsui Shipping lines already
under contract and another
major shipping company in
the wings…Look out Jacksonville the Industrial Market is about to explode! Hobart
Joost, from Colliers Dickinson gave a short overview of how
all of this means more business for everyone, the ripple
effect will follow, with both the Office and Retail Markets
seeing increased business as well. Isn’t it great to be in the
Commercial Real Estate Business in Jacksonville!
It’s all about a TEAM
working together. This
was the message delivered by January’s speaker
Cindy Delaparte, First
Bank of Jacksonville.
Ironically coming on the
heels of the University
of Florida first national
championship victory
over Ohio State this year,
her theme and the key to
hers and bank’s success is
Cindy Delaparte with Terry Durand
very apropos. According
to Delaparte, in a TEAM, every player/staff member plays an
important role to either the success or defeat of an organization. This permeates throughout and at every level.
Think about it. In order for an athletic team, let’s just say for
the sack of discussion The Gators, the players do not do it
alone. The grounds crew, ticket agents, trainers, front office
staff, statisticians and coaches have a stake in the ‘game’.
Without this support, the athletes would not be able to effectively execute and focus on what they do on the field.
In March we learned the meaning of the word GOLF Gentlemen Only Ladies Forebidden. Becky Sauers delighted us with her candor and confidence in regards to
the world of golf. Becky, a LPGA tour professional and Top
50 Teaching Pro has devoted a good portion of her career
encouraging women to play the game. Becky did a fabulous job of de-mystifying the game for those of us who have
never played. This luncheon also marked the begining of
CREW golf lessons. Over 20
people signed up to take
instruction from Ed Brill at
the UNF Golf Center. The
lessons are going great and
confidence is building in
our new golfers.
Let us not forget the fans, a.k.a the customers. If a team is
not performing, providing and delivering quality entertainment or service, they lose fan support and revenue – just
like a business will lose clients. The whole experience surrounding “the game” is what can make or break a season/
fiscal year.
The same philosophy exists within the environment that
Delaparte has created. Her tellers, back office folks, loan
officers all need to work together in support of their Coach
– Cindy. The Coach/CEO, in turn, has a responsibly to her
‘team’ to equip, train, motivate and empower. If all are not
acting on the same game plan, or from the same Mission
Statement, defeat or lose of business is inevitable. Look at
First Bank’s tremendous growth as an example of a TEAM
working together.
Beverly Henderson
Who said you can’t learn anything from sports?? However,
I’m sure Cindy prefers at the end of the day, First Bank’s
fresh cookies over a Gatorade Bath!
Guest Columnist Cathy Disbrow
February’s Luncheon was a great success, we had a significant turn out which included 40+guests. Mr. Rick Ferrin
from Jacksonville Port Authority gave a very informative
Beth Lipko, Becky Sauers & Ed Brill
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Membership
6. Tell me about your LEED accreditation and the demand for
green building in the Jacksonville area?
Member Spotlight
We are pleased to introduce Joanna
Rodriguez, Vice President of DesignWorks Architects, a Powell Design
Group Company. Joanna joined CREW
Jacksonville in February 2007.
Joanna is a LEED Accredited
Professional. “LEED” stands
for “Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design.” There
is also a LEED Green Building Rating that is the nationally
accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings. According to
the U.S. Green Building Council website, “LEED Accredited
Professionals have demonstrated a thorough understanding of green building practices and principles through
familiarity with LEED requirements, resources and practices.”
Joanna has not seen a lot of demand for green building in
Jacksonville yet, but she thinks the increased use of green
building techniques is inevitable in our area because of the
prospects of reduced operation costs, longer building life
and increased employee productivity. She explained that
buildings use 48 % of the energy used in the United States.
She pointed to UNF, which now requires at least one person
on each project team be a LEED Accredited Professional, as
a sign of the future. She says that green building is interdisciplinary, involving architecture, site design, landscaping,
electric, lighting, mechanical system and building products.
1. Where are you from? If not Jacksonville,
how did you arrive here?
Joanna was born and raised here in
Jacksonville. She is a graduate of
Bishop Kenny High School and still has
extended family in the area.
Joanna Rodriguez, AIA,
NCARB, LEED AP
2. What is your educational background?
Joanna earned a Bachelors of Design with Honors in 1975
and a Master of Arts in Architecture in 1977 from the University of Florida.
3. What made you choose the profession you are in and what is
your history in the field?
Originally an art major, Joanna was encouraged by a professor to enter the architecture program at the University
of Florida. She began her career with The Lawrence Group
Architects and Planners in Palm Beach, Florida, and then
moved to Gee & Jenson Engineers, Architects, Planners in
West Palm Beach. She returned to her native Jacksonville to
work for KBJ Architects, Inc. in 1981. She then had her own
practice until 1991 when she joined DesignWorks.
7. If your friends described you with five words, what would they
say?
Loyal, well-organized, empathetic, problem-solver, and a
good friend.
8. Have you done any volunteer work? Which organizations or
groups?
4. What do you enjoy most about your profession?
Joanna is active in the local chapter of the American Institute of Architects (“AIA”). She is currently the chair for an AIA
initiative to encourage arts in area schools. In connection
with this initiative, the local AIA Chapter has partnered with
Pine Forest Elementary to teach students about city planning and design. With the help of the AIA Chapter, the students will build a gym-sized “box city” to help demonstrate
these planning and design concepts.
Joanna says that she enjoys the ability to help clients solve
problems by synthesizing ideas into a design solution.
5. Do you specialize in any particular types of architecture?
Joanna does extensive work involving public school buildings and other institutional structures, including work for
JaxPort, JEA, JIA and the City of Jacksonville, as well as
banks and other corporate clients. Her firm has also recently merged with Powell Design Group, based out of Orlando,
which has done extensive work on condominium and multiuse projects. With offices now in Jacksonville, Orlando and
Ft. Pierce, she is expecting to be doing more work outside of
Jacksonville, as well as being able to offer a wider range of
architectural services here in Jacksonville.
9. How did you learn about CREW?
Joanna learned about our Chapter from member Susan
Evans of Auld & White Constructors, Inc., with whom she
works regularly. Joanna plans to participate in the Programs
Committee of our CREW Chapter.
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Delegate’s
Corner
New Members
On behalf of the entire CREW Jacksonville organization, we
would like to welcome our newest members:
2007 CREW Network Winter
April Blackwood, Interior Architect/Design Intern, JSA Inc.
Meeting
Terri Bowman, Business Development Mgr., Mactec Engineering Suzanne Cortina, Marketing Asst., King Engineering Assoc., Inc.
Leigh Gunn, Interior Designer, LRK Architects, Inc.
Madeline Holz, Account Representative, CoStar Group, Inc.
Joanna Rodriguez, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, Vice President, DesignWorks Architects, a Powell Design Group Co.
Jenna Rowland, Business Development Mgr., The Tower Group
Kristen Tackett, Vice President, Florida First Capital Finance
Corp.
Kara Wimble, Environmental Scientist, Tetra Tech NUS, Inc.
We are excited that you elected to become a part of CREW
Jacksonville and think you will find that it expands your
networking opportunities immediately!
Become a Member
The CREW Network Winter Meeting was held in Philadelphia, PA on February 8 and 9th. The event was attended by
four of your local members including Terry Durrad, Chapter
President; Beth Lipko, President-Elect/Delegate; Laura Head,
Delegate and Jennifer Harkleroad, Programs Director/Guest.
We attended a Board Hosted Dine Around which included
Jacksonville, Tampa, Orlando, Miami and North Carolina
to share ideas and network. We had the Council Meeting
on the 9th, we learned about Philadelphia, and received
Professional Development Training on “Speak Like a CEO”
by Suzanne Bates, CEO and President of Bates Communications, Inc.
Contact Melissa Gross Arnold if you are interested in membership. Melissa’s contact information is:
Phone: 353-6410 Fax: 353-7619
E-mail: [email protected]
Members on the Move
Amy Sterling will be starting with FortGroup Development, a multi-family developer out of St. Augustine, Florida
in April 2007. Her new title will be Vice President/COO.
Melissa Gross-Arnold has been elected shareholder of
Lewis, Longman & Walker, P.A., a statewide lawfirm specializing in environmental, land use and governmental law.
Congratulations to Darden Yerkes who started a new
position in January with Fidelity National Title Insurance
Company. Darden is the Agency Manager for Northeast
Florida, responsible for business development and support
services for Fidelity’s attorney and corporate title agents.
Fidelity National Title provides commercial and residential title search and examination services throughout the
company’s 16 county Northeast Florida region. Darden was
formerly in private practice as a commercial real estate attorney with Driver, McAfee, Griggs & Peek.
Congrats to Jennifer Harkleroad for passing her PE Exam!
2007 Technology Partner Announced
Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP Attorneys at Law sponsored CREW
Network with $225,000 to enhance CREW Network’s tech
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Delegate’s Corner Continued
Findings from CREW Network’s
comprehensive study of the
status and achievements of
women in commercial real estate are on sale now. The report
focuses on representation in the industry, compensation
levels, experience/title/position, and success and satisfaction levels, and will serve as a benchmark for future CREW
studies. To purchase click on the following link, https://
www.crewnetwork.org/SecuredScripts/IndustryResearchPurchase2005.html
nology.
Nominations Now Being Accepted for 2007 Awards
Program
Nominations for CREW Network Impact Awards are now being accepted through May 1. Winners will be announced in
October. This is your opportunity to be recognized among
your peers and the industry for your professional achievements and your work to support diversity and the advancement of women. Impact Awards will be considered for the
following six categories:
Member to Member Business
Economic Improvement
Humanitarian
Career Advancement of Women
Industry Innovator
Organization of the Year
‘Best Practice’ Audio Recordings Now Online
Audio recordings from all Board Hosted Best Practice Conference Calls held monthly are now available for member
download by visiting the Chapter Resources area within the
Members Only section of the Web site. Choose from membership, governance, programs and more.
CREW Network will also select one individual from the
Impact Award nominees to receive the CREW Network
Achievement of Excellence Award. See http://www.crewnetwork.org/about/About_awards_frm.html for program
details and a nomination form.
Submit Your Member Success Stories
Let CREW Network promote your successes and contributions to the industry. Tell us about your member-to-member
networking experiences, the role you played in closing that
big deal, any transactions or business relationships that
resulted from your CREW affiliation, and more. You have a
story to tell and we want to hear it! Submit your member
news today; http://www.crewnetwork.org/press_room/
press_submit_frm.html
2007 CREW Network Sponsorship Opportunities
Find out how your company can reach more than 7,000
commercial real estate women professionals, women who
are making and influencing important business decisions
that impact a company’s bottom line, in 60 major markets
across North America.
See http://www.crewnetwork.org/sponsorship/Documents/
SponsorshipOpportunities2007.pdf for details on the CREW
Network Sponsorship opportunities.
CREW Network Members Eligible for MIT Registration
Discount
As a result of CREW Network’s partnership with MIT Center
for Real Estate Professional Development, CREW Network
members are eligible to receive a 10% registration discount
on all MIT Center for Real Estate Professional Development
courses offered in 2007. To receive the discount, register
online http://web.mit.edu/cre/education/profed/ and select
the CREW Network code.
CREW Network 2008 Committee
If you are interested in serving on a CREW Network committee in 2008, please watch for the announcement to submit
an interest form which will happen in the fall of 2007.
Upcoming Meetings
2007 CREW Network Spring Meeting, June 14 – 15
Sheraton Grand Sacramento, Sacramento, California
2007 CREW Network Convention & Marketplace, Oct. 3 - 6
Hyatt Regency Denver, Denver, Colorado
Women in Commercial Real Estate: 2005 Report on Sale
Now!
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Please log onto www.crewnetwork.org to learn more
about CREW Network. If you have any questions, please
contact Laura Head, [email protected],
(904) 791-5229 or Beth Lipko, [email protected]
at (904) 358-1206.
mation, please feel free to
contact a Communications
Committee Member (Susan
Evans, Laura Head, or Pam
Ricard).
Luncheon Ladder
Sponsors
Let’s Do Lunch! Participants meet for lunch once every
other month in small groups. The date, time and place are
coordinated by a “captain.”
There are still several opportunities to sponsor CREW this
year. All our sponsorships are open to more than one noncompeting firm. This year we have added the ability to sponsor individual lunch program in addition to our Diamond
and Platinum Sponsorships.
Each month the participants are rotated into different
groups so that each lunch is with a new set of people. Each
lunch group is comprised of representatives from different business lines to maximize networking opportunities.
With this program, we can further the quality and quantity
of networking among us. We recommend being a captain
– in that way you can maximize your own participation as
the captains set the dates, thus ensuring their own participation. We are very excited to be able to offer this new
program! Please email Lauren Langham at llangham@
smithhulsey.com or call at 359-7724 to sign up.
We are so thankful for our 2007 Annual Sponsors!
Platinum Level
Last month 2 groups unknowingly made the same lunch
arrangements. Here’s the resulting picture; top -Kristen
Tackett, Sandra Kahle, Debbie More, Lisa Braman, Jeff Evans
- bottom - Joanna Rodriguez, Pam Ricard.
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