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Leaders of the Year

Kimberly Smith

Kimberly Smith

SVP, Workplace Strategy

JLL

Kelly Edwards

Kelly Edwards

Manager, Real Estate Operations

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority

Maureen Menarde

Maureen Menarde

COO

Verde Capital

Amanda Potter

Amanda Potter

Founder, Creating Director

Good City Studio

Panel Speakers - Philadelphia’s Next Frontier: Commercial Real Estate Trends Reshaping the Region

Leslie Smallwood-Lewis

Leslie Smallwood-Lewis

COO & Co-Founder

Mosaic Development Partners

Rosemary Connors, Esq.

Rosemary Connors, Esq.

Founder

Rosette Specialty Trades

Brooke Oldt

Brooke Oldt

SVP, Corporate Services

Binswanger

Lauren Black

Lauren Black

VP

Trammell Crow Company

Amy Novak
Moderator

Amy Novak

Project Director

Jacobs

Leslie Smallwood-Lewis

COO & Co-Founder

Mosaic Development Partners

Leslie started her real estate career at the Goldenberg Group, a regional mid-sized real estate development firm located in Blue Bell, PA, as an Associate Development Director. During her 7-year tenure, she was promoted three times ultimately achieving the position of Senior Vice-President of Development. Leslie led the development of a $50 million, 342,000 square foot shopping center, the largest single development in West Philadelphia and the largest development in a Federal Empowerment zone located in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. In 2008, Leslie and her partner Gregory Reaves, established Mosaic Development Partners. Since its founding, Mosaic has developed over $54 million in real estate projects and has created over 200 construction jobs and 100 full-time jobs. Leslie is a graduate of Brown University and Villanova School of Law.

Brooke Oldt

SVP, Corporate Services

Binswanger

Brooke Oldt joined Binswanger in 2024 with more than 20 years of experience and a proven track record of success in managing complex real estate portfolios. Her expertise encompasses a broad range of functions, including corporate real estate strategy, legal, facilities, sustainability and project management. In her role as Senior Vice President of Corporate Services, she partners with a diverse range of corporate clients on global strategic initiatives with a focus on maximizing value and enhancing the client experience.

Brooke previously served as the Head of Global Real Estate at Campbell Soup Company for a decade and most recently, Lutron Electronics. During her tenure at Campbell, Brooke was instrumental in overseeing the company’s global real estate operations, optimizing their portfolio, and spearheading innovative real estate solutions. At Lutron, she played a key role in shaping their corporate real estate strategy and managing high-impact projects that aligned with the company’s growth objectives.

Prior to her roles in corporate real estate, Brooke worked as an attorney in Philadelphia representing franchisors and franchisees in business transactions, including franchise disclosure and regulatory compliance, franchise agreements, lease agreements, and commercial contracts.

Brooke received a B.A. from Penn State University and her J.D. from Drexel University’s Thomas R. Kline School of Law. She is a member of the bar in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. She is also a member of CoreNet, Industrial Asset Management Council (IAMC), and the Sustainability Leadership Forum.

CRE Brokers

Bethany Brown

Bethany Brown

Executive Vice President

WCRE | Corfac International

Jennifer Rosenak

Jennifer Rosenak

Principal

Avison Young

Brittany Goldberg

Brittany Goldberg

EVP

MSC

Erin Miller

Erin Miller

Executive Managing Director

Newmark

Women in Development and Construction

Danielle Smith

Danielle Smith

CEO

Carson Development

Briana Wilkins

Briana Wilkins

Vice President, Development

Parkway Corporation

Rebecca Frisch

Rebecca Frisch

VP Design

Post Brothers

Jamie McDonald

Jamie McDonald

Co-Owner

Enliven Construction & KMC Partners

Briana Wilkins

Vice President, Development

Parkway Corporation

Briana Wilkins is Vice President, Development. At Parkway, she leads residential and mixed-use development of existing properties and new acquisitions across multiple markets. Prior to joining Parkway, Briana was Vice President, Philadelphia for Ivy Realty, where she oversaw a portfolio of almost 1M SF of residential and industrial assets. These included 1600 Callowhill, a $50M redevelopment of a warehouse into mixed-use multifamily. Before coming to Philadelphia, she worked as a project manager at Silverman in Jersey City, overseeing all aspects of development, from acquisitions through lease-up for one of Jersey City’s leading multifamily developers.

Briana graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Princeton University with a degree from the School of Public and International Affairs.

Excellence in Law, Accounting, or Insurance

Marina Dikos

Marina Dikos

EVP, CFO

Morgan Properties

Sarah Brand

Sarah Brand

Partner

EisnerAmper

Joy Barrist

Joy Barrist

Partner

Potter Anderson & Corroon

Annemarie Caruso

Annemarie Caruso

VP, Commercial Business Development

First American Title Insurance Company

Rosemary Loverdi

Rosemary Loverdi

Co-Chair, Corp. and Business, Chair, Real Estate

Dilworth Paxson LLP

Sara McCormick

Sara McCormick

Partner

Ballard Spahr

Joy Barrist

Partner

Potter Anderson & Corroon

Joy A. Barrist offers a full range of commercial real estate law services involving the finance, acquisition, sale, lease and development of complex multimillion-dollar real estate projects throughout Delaware, Pennsylvania, around the country and internationally. She regularly represents banks and lending institutions, private equity firms, non-profit organizations, investors, developers, owners, landlords, and tenants.

Joy consistently represents both lenders and borrowers in various types of commercial real estate financing transactions, including acquisition, development and construction lending. Her experience also includes CMBS and mezzanine debt transactions, as well as municipal bond transactions. She handles finance and other real estate matters for all asset classes including multifamily, hospitality, office, retail, industrial, mixed-use, medical and education.

Joy represents financial institutions as lead lenders and participants in syndicated loan transactions. Her practice also includes the representation of lenders in workouts, financial restructuring, loan sales and the purchase of loan pool portfolios.

Joy’s practice also includes representations with respect to other real estate and general business matters such as easements, lot purchase agreements, sale and purchase of business assets and ownership interests in business entities, the formation of Delaware entities and the rendering of legal opinions in finance and other commercial transactions.

In addition to real estate finance, her experience extends to asset-based finance (including equipment, inventory and receivables financing), working capital lines of credit and various other complex commercial loan facilities.

She is a frequent speaker on topics of commercial real estate and in particular, real estate finance and construction lending.

The current edition of Chambers USA includes her in the top tier of Delaware real estate practitioners, highlighting positive client feedback: "She's a very fine attorney — a good technician and a good drafter." "Joy is top notch and her work is second to none."

Joy is actively involved in a number of community organizations in and around Wilmington, Delaware, including I Am My Sister’s Keeper, The Teen Warehouse, Inc., Jumpstart Wilmington, REACH Riverside and the Kingswood Community Center.

Joy is the vice practice group leader of the firm's Transactions and Corporate Counseling Group as well as chair of the firm's Women's Initiative

Rosemary Loverdi

Co-Chair, Corp. and Business, Chair, Real Estate

Dilworth Paxson LLP

Rosemary Loverdi represents real estate developers, family-owned real estate investment funds, retailers, manufacturers, and other middle-market companies in commercial real estate transactions. In the public sector, Rosemary has advised economic development agencies and state authorities in procurement matters, including structuring requests for proposals (RFPs), and has also represented public and quasi-public entities in real estate transactions.

Rosemary regularly counsels clients in leasing, acquisition, construction, and financing matters. Her engagements have included mixed-use developments, condominium projects, multi-tenant and single-user office, warehouse, and shopping center retail leasing. Rosemary has also structured joint ventures for project development. She has represented both landlords and tenants, lenders and borrowers, and sellers and purchasers of real estate and therefore has an understanding of the concerns of both parties to a transaction.

After serving as Executive Secretary since 2015, Rosemary is the President-Elect of the Philadelphia chapter of Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW). She was a member of the March of Dimes Transportation, Building & Construction Awards Luncheon Board for four years, and was the co-chair of the Development Committee for Green Building United (formerly Delaware Valley Green Building Council) from 2015-2016.

Rosemary is committed to raising awareness regarding how heart disease and stroke affect women in particular, and has served as a member of the Executive Leadership Teams and the Corporate Leadership Teams for the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women campaign since 2007. She co-chaired the Corporate Leadership Team for three years.

VIP: Very Integral Person

Alison Corter

Alison Corter

Director of Strategic Initiatives

NewCourtland

Jasmine Childress

Jasmine Childress

Sr. Marketing & Ops Manager

Mosaic Development Partners

Elizabeth Brand

Elizabeth Brand

Sr. Marketing Director

Colliers

Sarah Maginnis

Sarah Maginnis

Executive Director

CREDA

Giovanna Carchidi

Giovanna Carchidi

National Sales Manager- Projects, Multifamily

Kohler

Linda Pileggi

Linda Pileggi

Design Director, Senior Associate

Gensler

RECOGNIZING WOMEN LEADERS IN PHILADELPHIA'S COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE

Bisnow is excited to bring back our annual Philadelphia Women Leading Real Estate (WLRE) event. Our WLRE initiative honors top-level executives and industry leaders who shape commercial real estate, and brings awareness to the importance of improving the diversity of our industry, particularly when it comes to hiring and promoting women.  

For this year's awards, we are honoring women in five categories. A select number of honorees for each category will be recognized at the event.

  • Leader of the Year - A woman who has made a significant impact on Philadelphia’s commercial real estate industry through leadership, deal-making, and market influence.

  • CRE Brokers - A top-performing broker who has successfully closed major transactions, negotiated high-value deals, and played a pivotal role in shaping Philadelphia’s real estate landscape.

  • Women in Development and Construction - A visionary developer or trailblazer in construction leading groundbreaking projects, driving innovation, and transforming Philadelphia’s built environment.

  • Excellence in Law, Accounting, or Insurance - A distinguished professional in legal or financial services whose expertise has been instrumental in structuring and executing major Philadelphia real estate transactions.

  • VIP: Very Integral Person - the people who hold it all together! Often operating in the background, they are essential to success in ways that may not always be visible but are always deeply felt. From marketing strategists to project coordinators, to tenant relations pros, this VIP deserves a moment in the spotlight.

Agenda

Time Activity
12:00 PM
1:00 PM
Registration, Networking, & Breakfast
1:00 PM
1:30 PM
Philadelphia’s Next Frontier: Commercial Real Estate Trends Reshaping the Region

From Center City conversions to life science labs, women leaders discuss what’s driving development and investment across Greater Philly.

1:30 PM
2:00 PM
Awards Ceremony
2:00 PM
3:00 PM
Closing Networking

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