April President's Letter
It is hard to believe we are already in April! It has been a busy 2026 for CREWBaltimore! I am honored to serve as the 2026 President of CREWBaltimore and grateful to be part of such a talented and supportive chapter. Our chapter thrives because of the connections, leadership, and engagement of our members, sponsors, and volunteers.
Thank you for all you do to support our mission and strengthen our network.
We have been focused on growing together as a board, so we are positioned to support the chapter and our core mission. This year, we kicked off with a great board retreat that included sensitivity training provided by Dr. Florence Holland of Access Consulting Solutions. We also focused on our individual strengths and how best to use them to serve the chapter. If you are interested in supporting the chapter through committee work, I encourage you to reach out to me or anyone else on our Board of Directors, CREWBaltimore. We are always looking for more volunteers to help drive our mission.
We have been focused on creating valuable networking opportunities for our chapter through intentional content and by building our membership. I am thrilled to share that we are currently at 168 members. It is important that we share our successes when we are working together and promoting working with women in commercial real estate. Please continue submitting your member-to-member success stories here:
Member to Member Success Stories CREWBaltimore
As a chapter, we continue to show up to support the CREW Network Foundation | CREW Network. We were the 6th chapter in 2026 to hit the trifecta – this means 100% of our board donated, as a chapter we donated $1,000, and 50% of our chapter has donated (currently 65% of our chapter has donated). Additionally, we currently have a member who sits on the CREW Network Foundation Board, congratulations to one of our past presidents, Erin Todd. Providing these scholarship opportunities for young women is essential to bringing more women into the commercial real estate space.
Locally, we are working on more ways to support our students through our Outreach program. We had a great panel discussion and networking event at Morgan State in Q1 and are kicking off office hours with an expert, where students can join to gain insights into specific careers and ask questions to gain advice from senior leaders in Q2. This kicks off on May 6th!
As Q2 kicks off, I continue to concentrate on expanding membership and sponsorship so we can continue providing the best opportunities to our members. I encourage you to stay involved, attend upcoming events, and continue helping us build opportunities to strengthen our chapter – together!