The Goldie B. Wolfe Miller
Women Leaders in Real Estate Initiative Lecture Series

Chicago School of Real Estate | Marshall Bennett Institute of Real Estate

Walter E. Heller College of Business Administration

A lecture series designed to support and promote women aspiring to leadership roles in the real estate industry launched by the Marshall Bennett Institute of Real Estate at Roosevelt University. The program called "Women Leaders in Real Estate Initiative" was founded and is being underwritten by the Jack and Goldie Wolfe Miller Fund.

Save the Dates for Upcoming Events

Date: March 3, 2010

Time: 4:30 - 6:30p.m.

Location: TBD

Topic: Goldie Wolfe Miller Network Event

Date: May 5, 2010

Time: 11:30a.m - 1:30p.m.

Location: TBD

Topic: Goldie Wolfe Miller / CAR Lunch

 

Goldie Wolfe Miller Event:

October 7, 2009 at the Palmer House Hilton - Empire Room

On October 7 more than 150 real estate industry professionals gathered at the third annual Goldie B. Wolfe Miller Women Leaders in Real Estate Initiative luncheon to learn about the key topics and trends affecting the industry from three national women leaders in real estate law.  The panel presentation was titled Surviving and Thriving in the Post-Recession Real Estate and Financial Legal Landscape.   Participants were Virginia Aronson, managing partner, Sidley Austin, LLP Chicago;  Nina Matis, partner and national co-chair, KattenMuchinRosenman’s Real Estate Practice New York  and Linda D. White, partner and chair of finance committee, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP.  Celeste M. Hammond, professor and director, Center for Real Estate Law, John Marshall Law School, served as moderator. The group discussed how the recession is reshaping the role of government and the legal framework for both the financial and the real estate sectors as well as the opportunities created for women as the economy recovers.  The luncheon was the first in a series of three during the 2009/10 academic year that is sponsored by the Marshall Bennett Institute of Real Estate at Roosevelt University and underwritten by Goldie Wolfe Miller.   

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This year’s Goldie B. Wolfe Miller Women Leaders in Real Estate Initiative

kicked off on October 7 with a panel presentation on opportunities for

women in the current real estate market. The event was sponsored by

Roosevelt University and the Marshall Bennett Institute of Real Estate.

Speakers were (from left) Nina Matis, Katten Muchin Rosenmann; Linda

White, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP; Goldie Wolfe Miller, Jack and

Goldie B. Wolfe Miller Fund; Virginia Aronson, Sidney Austin; and Celeste

Hammond, John Marshall Law School, who moderated. 

Barbara Hall (far left), GE Capital Real Estate, greets guest speakers

(from left) Nina Matis, Katten Muchin Rosenman; Linda White, Sonnenschein

Nath & Rosenthal LLP; and Virginia Aronson, Sidley Austin, at the Goldie B.

Wolfe Miller Women Leaders in Real Estate Initiative on October 7. The panel

presented information about the impact of changes in the financial and legal

landscape on the real estate market. The program is sponsored by Roosevelt

University and the Marshall Bennett Institute of Real Estate. 

From left: Renee Huber, Citizens Bank/Charter One; Kerry O’Hare, Oxford

Capital Group, LLC; Cheryl Stein, Cheryl Stein Inc.; and Jean Meilinger, an

independent real estate consultant, converse at the Goldie B. Wolfe Miller

Women Leaders in Real Estate Initiative luncheon sponsored by Roosevelt

University and the Marshall Bennett Institute for Real Estate. The October

7 event, held at the Palmer House Hilton, focused on the impact of legal

issues on the post-recession real estate and financial market. 

Emily Portugal (from left), Lamp Incorporated; Joe Pasquinelli, Archideas

Inc.; and Shannon O’Hare, NexGen, share a laugh at the Goldie B. Wolfe

Miller Women Leaders in Real Estate Initiative held at the Palmer House

Hilton. The October 7 event, which was sponsored by Roosevelt University

and the Marshall Bennett Institute of Real Estate, focused on growing and

thriving in the current real estate market. 

From left: Dolores Schroeder, Roosevelt University; Mary Fuller, Shepard

Schwartz & Harris, LLP; Ruth Yates and Jan Fiola, Corporate Design &

Development Group LLC, gather at the Goldie B. Wolfe Miller Women Leaders

in Real Estate Initiative to hear a panel of speakers discuss the impact of

changing legal issues in the post-recession real estate market. The October

7 event, held at the Palmer House Hilton, was sponsored by Roosevelt

University and the Marshall Bennett Institute of Real Estate. 

A diverse group of Chicago professionals attended the Goldie B. Wolfe Miller

Women Leaders in Real Estate Initiative held October 7 at the Palmer House

Hilton, to hear a panel discuss legal and financial issues in the current real

estate market. Among the 150 attendees were (from left) Dorothea Lidd and

Naomi Weitzel, both of Chicago Deferred Exchange, and Ginger Petroff,

Healthcare Capital Group. The program was sponsored by Roosevelt

University and the Marshall Bennett Institute of Real Estate. 

Rita DeBoer (left), Tribune Company, and Lisa Stephens, a Roosevelt

University alumnus, were among the 150 attendees at the Goldie B. Wolfe

Miller Leaders in Real Estate Initiative luncheon held on October 7 at the

Palmer House Hilton. The event was sponsored by Roosevelt University and

the Marshall Bennett Institute of Real Estate

Deborah Hong (left) and Mikeal Chambers, of Harris Bank, enjoy desserts as

they listen to a panel of speakers at the Goldie B. Wolfe Miller Women Leaders

in Real Estate Initiative luncheon. The October 7 event, held at the Palmer

House Hilton, was sponsored by Roosevelt University and the Marshall Bennett

Institute of Real Estate. 

This year’s Goldie B. Wolfe Miller Women Leaders in Real Estate Initiative,

held at the Palmer House Hilton on October 7, was attended by over 150

Chicago professionals, including (from left) Jacqueline Barlow, Park National

Bank; Laura Bossert, US Equities Realty; and Katie Steele, US Equities.

“Surviving and Thriving in the Post-Recession Real Estate and Financial Legal

Landscape” was sponsored by Roosevelt University and the Marshall Bennett

Institute of Real Estate. 

Cynthia Mahoney (left), Baird & Warner, and Gracia Maria Shiffrin lunch

together at the Goldie B. Wolfe Miller Women Leaders in Real Estate

Initiative, held at the Palmer House Hilton. The October 7 event was

sponsored by Roosevelt University and the Marshall Bennett Institute of

Real Estate. 

Goldie Wolfe Miller

Scholar / Mentor Breakfast September 23,2009

On September 23, 2009 the Goldie B. Wolfe Miller Women Leaders in Real Estate Initiative kicked off its Scholar/Mentor Program for the 2009-2010 academic year with the Scholar/Mentor Breakfast. The Goldie B.Wolfe Miller Mentor Program is designed to help the Goldie Scholars, who were all selected based on their great potential for success, prepare themselves for leadership roles within the industry. The Goldie Mentors are a remarkable group of successful, executive level women from the Chicago real estate community. Through the Mentor/Mentee relationship, the Goldie Scholars are given opportunities and guidance in the development and enhancement of professional and personal skills that complement their academic studies and serve as a valuable resource as they embark on a new phase of their careers.

Front Row - Janet Johnson, Jan Fiola, Goldie B. Wolfe Miller, Cindy Wozny-Carl,

Ruth Yates, Second Row - Jillian Haynes, Gulnaz Hossain, Diane Jackson,

Deborah Davis, Krista Laethem, Inessa Schein, Katie Dunn, Mary Fuller,

Back Row - John McDonald, Amanda Withrow, Paige Steers, Jon DeVries,

Catherine Stephenson, and Gail Lissner

Mentor Catherine Stephenson, Mentee Gulnaz Hossain, Mentee Diane Jackson

and Mentee Inessa Schein

Mentor Jan Fiola and Mentee Katie Dunn

Jon McDonald (GWM Advisor and Fogelson Distinguished Chair) along with

Mentees-Krista Laethem and Paige Steers

Mentee Amanda Withrow, Mentor Janet Johnson, Mentee Jillian Haynes and Mentee Catherine Dunn

Goldie Wolfe Miller Women Leaders in Real Estate Initiative First Four Graduates

Dean Terri Friel and Goldie Wolfe Miller presented the GWM Women Leaders in Real Estate Certificates to the first four graduates of the program.

The graduates were:

• Mysty Harris
• Renee Huber
• Sacia Fowler
• Lisa Stephens (not pictured)

Goldie Wolfe Miller and Mysty Harris

Goldie Wolfe Miller and Renee Huber

Goldie Wolfe Miller and Sacia Fowler

For more information on the Goldie Wolfe Miller Women Leaders in Real Estate Initiative go to: www.roosevelt.edu/realestate

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