Sarah Abrams
Sarah Abrams thought for sure she would be a real estate lawyer, especially as she was making her way through law school at Cornell.
Marci Alvarado
Marci Alvarado has earned a reputation as a problem-solver and a team player. She has been a broker in commercial real estate for almost 17 years, overcoming many obstacles in this male-dominated field. At her first job with Spaulding & Slye as a research associate, she worked directly with brokers, and quickly realized that commercial real estate was her passion. But it would be five years from the time she decided to become a broker until she was given the opportunity to become one.
Laura Canter
MassDevelopment, a 15-year-old quasi-public agency, has a long and varied list of real estate projects, businesses and nonprofit organizations it has helped.
Carolyn Chodat
Anyone who knows Carolyn Chodat might assume her favorite children’s book was “The Little Engine That Could.” As an adult, she certainly exemplifies the determination and daring to pursue her goals that the tiny locomotive displayed.
Mary Crealese
Mary Crealese calls herself a “jack-of-all-trades,” and for those who know her, that description couldn’t be closer to the truth.
Patricia Holland
Patricia Holland discovered her affinity for commercial leasing in the 1980s while working as controller for a developer who constructed commercial office buildings. She assisted with lease negotiations, as well as tenant design and build-out of office space.
Lesley Lambert
Lesley Lambert talks the real estate talk, and she dances the dance, as well.
Pamela McDermott
McDermott Ventures played a major role in some of the most prominent real estate developments in Boston, but its founder and CEO, Pamela G. McDermott, still has trouble describing exactly what the 17-year-old firm does.
Susan McDonough
Susan McDonough may be a woman whose name appears first on just about every sign-up sheet she ever encountered, but she had to be coaxed into real estate.
Cathy Minnerly
Nobody knows Boston’s industrial real estate market like Cathy Minnerly does. The Vermont native talks fast and closes deals, her colleagues say; listen to her and you’ll learn more than you expect.
Gilda Nogueira
Gilda Nogueira has fond memories of receiving lollipops at East Cambridge Savings Bank when she was 9 years old. Now she is the bank’s CEO.
Susan Ogrodnik-Smith
Susan Ogrodnik-Smith feels right at home, whether she’s finding a way to insure a submarine, volunteering with the Boys & Girls Clubs or the Junior League of Boston or mentoring up-and-coming colleagues.
Gail Roberts
Combine enthusiasm, professionalism and commitment and you have a formula for success. Just ask Gail Roberts, vice president of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Cambridge; she has been using this recipe for the last 30 years.
Tamara Small
Tamara Small may have a diminutive surname, but her reputation in Massachusetts’ State House and commercial real estate industry is anything but. When you talk to her colleagues, the word that gets dropped the most is probably “respect.”
Sarah Valentini
If there’s one thing it takes to make it in the mortgage business, it’s hustle – and Sarah Valentini, who grew up working nights and weekends at her family’s small restaurant, certainly acquired that in spades.
