Board of Directors

CREWBaltimore is managed by a board of directors that works together to set and accomplish the chapter’s strategic goals aimed at advancing the success of women in commercial real estate.

Serving on the CREWBaltimore board of directors is a unique opportunity for leadership and networking among other ambitious men and women working in the commercial real estate field.

All CREWBaltimore board members, directors, and committee chairs serve individual terms of one (2) year.

Group photo of the CREW Baltimore 2022 Board of Directors

President

Erin Baldwin Todd

CohnReznick LLP
(410)895-7305
erin.todd@cohnreznick.com

President-Elect

Shana M. Carroll

D.W. Kozera, Inc.
(410)458-0289
scarroll@dwkozera.com

Past President

Kristen Ernst

The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
(443)324-3751
kristen.ernst@whiting-turner.com

Delegates

Shana M. Carroll

D.W. Kozera, Inc.
(410)458-0289
scarroll@dwkozera.com

Susan Patricia Held

Bon Secours Mercy Health
(240)319-6640
susan_held@bshsi.org

Treasurer

Marie Calabrese

Gross, Mendelsohn & Associates
(847)845-5977
mcalabrese@gma-cpa.com

Secretary

Susan Patricia Held

Bon Secours Mercy Health
(240)319-6640
susan_held@bshsi.org

Past Presidents

2021 Kristen Ernst
2020 Kristen Schrader
2019 Nikkia Fitch
2018 Karyn Tasker
2017 Amy Lacock
2016 Howard Sobkov
2015 Karen Pecoraro
2014 Kimberly Hogan
2013 Lynda Balins
2012 Michele Cohen
2011 Joan Renner
2010 Lou Ann Dent
2009 Kim Manuelides
2008 Pamela Raymond
2007 Cynthia Bell
2006 Nelly Perkins
2005 Sheila Merritt
2003-2004 Cynthia Berman
2002 Sharon Craig
2001 Betsy Huttar2000 Emily Vaias
1999 Tracey Skinner
1998 Alison Ford
1997 Bonnie Savannah Katz
1996 Sandy Douglass
1995 Brenda Bodian
1994 Donna Creedon
1993 Cynthia Berman
1990-1992 Janet Henry
1989-1990 Katie McDonald
1988-1989 Susan Ford
1987-1988 Mary Moore
1986-1987 Barbara Hoff
1985-1986 Dottie Cunningham

Reasons to Serve

Increased visibility within the CRE industry
Leadership skills and experience that benefit you and your company
Impact on the future of women in CRE
Expanded professional connections
Members-only events
Opportunity to influence direction and benefits of CREWBaltimore membership

Time Commitment

Two (2) hours a month for a monthly board Meeting (includes a budget meeting)
Attend CREWBaltimore Prospective Member Event
Attend Annual Membership Meeting in December
Attend the four (2) annual luncheons
Encouraged to attend CREW Network Convention in the fall

Costs

Occasional dinners are covered by the chapter
If meals are required for board meetings, CREWBaltimore is responsible for the meals.
Certain advertising that may mention board members is covered by CREWBaltimore up to two (2) times per year
Donation to CREW Network Foundation (board members must promote the Foundation among members)

Eligibility

Board members, per the current bylaws, must be Full Members of CREWBaltimore, with the exception of one Director-at-large position, which is reserved for an affiliate member.

Qualifications

Willing to respect the confidential nature of board deliberations
Willing to refrain from actions that might prove embarrassing to CREWBaltimore or CREW Network
Willing to make judgments on the basis of what is best for CREWBaltimore as whole, especially over any personal desires
Willing to be loyal to CREWBaltimore, acting in the interest of CREWBaltimore
Willing to act as an ambassador for CREWBaltimore and CREW Network, both to members of CREW and to the public at large