Real Estate Forum - July August 2011

intends to further expand PWC with more chapters nationwide, helping to create additional opportunities for women in construction and allied trades. While the industry remains male dominated, attitudes have changed since PWC’s founding. “Today,” says Janis, “the recruiter actively seeks women engineers and construction managers, because the word is out that women are more organized.”

MICHELLE KOELLER

Principal

Integra Realty Resources Inc.

Minneapolis

Koeller has appraised over $600 million in real estate this past year, a 20% year-over-year increase. Koeller is also focused on expanding IRR in the Twin Cities market along with further developing the company’s infrastructure technology and marketing strategies. In addition, she was elected to serve on the executive board of the Northstar Chapter of the Appraisal Institute, holding the position of treasurer in 2010 and secretary in 2011. She’ll go on to become vice president of the chapter next year and president in 2013. “The spread between core and non-core assets widened over the last year,” Koeller says. “Office tenancy will continue to struggle because employers that are hiring continue to offer flexible work environments where the employees can work full- or part-time from their homes, decreasing the employers’ office space requirements.”

KIMBERLY LAMB

Senior Executive Vice President

Colliers International—Tampa Bay, Central Florida and Southwest Florida Clearwater, FL

Having joined what was then Colliers Arnold as director of retail services in December 2007, Lamb now heads the Tampa Bay office for Colliers International. She is responsible for a portfolio of over 96 retail, office and industrial properties in excess of nine million square feet, and leads a team of over 40 professional and support personnel. Lamb serves on Colliers’ real estate managers steering committee for the US and is a market leader for the East Coast on the firm’s regional business development team. She also serves on the firm’s retail steering committee for the US.

RENEE LEWIS

Managing Director

Hudson Realty Capital LLC New York City

When Lewis joined HRC as principal in 2006, her goal was to extend the MBE-certified firm’s reach into the broader market. Today, along with overseeing the firm’s nearly $2-billion existing portfolio, she is credited with expanding HRC’s institutional fund management business to include portfolio loan investments. The company’s successful bid for a $102-million commercial real

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