Meet The 38 Women Reshaping South Florida Real Estate In 2025
Bisnow is launching its annual South Florida event highlighting women leaders at the end of August.
Thirty-eight executives, founders and rising stars are being honored for their achievements in a pivotal year for South Florida as the region cements its status as a core market despite rising costs and economic uncertainty.
From tariff-policy whiplash stalling projects to soaring costs forcing Miami developers to sell entitled sites, South Florida has faced no shortage of challenges this year. Yet these women pushed ahead, seizing opportunities to drive commercial real estate forward.
Women are steadily gaining ground in the male-dominated industry, now accounting for about 30% of the workforce, according to a 2024 Bisnow investigation.
This year’s 38 honorees — up from 20 last year — span five categories reflecting the breadth of roles essential to South Florida’s real estate success, from legal and accounting to construction and development.
The awards recognize Excellence in Legal or Accounting, CRE and Residential Brokerage, Women in Development, Women in Construction, Leader of the Year and VIP.
The 2024 honorees are:
Excellence in Legal or Accounting
Lisa Knee, Managing Partner, EisnerAmper
Whitney Coombs, CPA Partner, CohnReznick
Suzanne Amaducci, Partner, Bilzin Sumberg
Kimberly LeCompte, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig LLP
Sandra Ferrera, Partner, Day Pitney LLP
CRE and Residential Brokers
Rayza Perez, Executive Broker, DWNTWN Realty Advisors
Tere Blanca, Chairman & CEO, Blanca Commercial Real Estate
Mayi De la Vega, Founder, ONE Sotheby's International Realty
Laurel Oswald, Broker, Tower Commercial Real Estate
Women in Development
Madeline Fine, Vice President, Director of Leasing, Altman Logistics Properties
Ellen Buckley, Founder & CEO, Prospera Real Estate Collective
Marika Dzhindzhikashvili, Chief Operating Officer, Sintera Private Wealth
Barbara Pomilio, Director of Development, The Propolis
Sydne Garchik, Principal, MRK Partners
Linda Johnson, Owner, LJ Services Group
Dominique Allamand, Chief Financial Officer, AGD Developers
Giulia Laugero, Head of Business Development and Marketing, March and White Design
Women in Construction
Thais Mathias Dunn, Project Manager, Bermello Ajamil & Partners
Traci Miller, Shareholder, Miller Construction Company
Kelly Valle, Sr. Project Manager, Kast Construction Company
Sydney Hughes, Founder & CEO, Senior Proof
Maureen Mascaro, Founder & Chief Project Officer, The Common Area
Hellois Scheeres, Partner and Chief Risk Officer, Forman Capital
Kristina Sosa, Senior Project Manager, Shawmut Design and Construction
Robyn Raphael Dynan, President, RCC Associates Inc.
Leader of the Year
Laura Kozelouzek, CEO, Quest Workspaces
Caitlin McKenna, CEO, Arch Amenities Group
Allison Goldberg, Chief Marketing Officer, Related Group
Elvira Freire-Santamaria, Principal, Stantec
Corina Ocanto, Vice President of Workplace Strategies, Stream Realty Partners-Florida, LLC
Julie Medley, Executive Director, ULI Southeast Florida/Caribbean
VIP
Karlie Fike, Head of Marketing & Sales, Renco USA
Hande Obuz, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Senior Associate, RSP Architects
Maura Daves, VP of Marketing, RelatedRoss
Ali Schapiro, National Sales Program Lead, JLL
Heidi Coletto, Marketing Director, Florida Lemark Corporation
Veronica Gorson, Managing Director, Development Sales and Marketing, PMG
Cristine Pacheco, SVP Marketing, Terra Group
Tickets to Bisnow's South Florida Women Leading Real Estate and Award Ceremony, to be held Thursday, Aug. 28, are available here.
