WX is pleased to announce the WX Scholars Program recipients for the 2017-2018 program year. The WX Charitable Fund has selected 24 women for the Scholars designation, which includes both financial and merit scholarships, totaling $125,000. The Charitable Fund has also awarded five Summer Internship Grants, totaling $25,000 to students who are developing careers in real estate and related fields, and who require financial assistance with housing or other living expenses while participating in their summer jobs or internships in New York City.
At a recent NAREIT conference, real estate investor Sam Zell used a vulgar term to describe women –in response to a question regarding diversity in the real estate industry and the #metoo movement. The language was quoted in an article published by The Wall Street Journal. In response , the WX board unanimously agreed to make a public statement, and on June 8, a letter signed by board members Sonia Bain, Allyson Martin, Ione Wilsmann, and Suzanne St. Pierre was sent to the editor of The Wall Street Journal.
NEW YORK, NY— WX New York Women Executives in Real Estate (WX) is pleased to announce that it will host its 2018 Woman of the Year Gala on Thursday, November 15, 2018 from 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm at The Pierre, located at 2 East 61st Street in New York City. The gala will honor Fulcrum Hospitality’s Chief Operating Officer, Cheryl Boyer, for her accomplishments as a leader in the real estate and hospitality industry as well as her contributions to WX.
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WX New York Women Executives in Real Estate (WX) is pleased to announce that it hosted a panel discussion on achieving greater energy efficiency in buildings in New York City, at The Harvard Club in New York City on Thursday, April 12, 2018. The well-attended talk featured Helen Chananie, Project Associate at Building Energy Exchange; Anthony Malkin, Chairman and CEO of Empire State Realty Trust, Inc.; Dana Robbins Schneider, Managing Director at Jones Lang LaSalle; and Daniel A. Zarrilli, PE, Senior Director of Climate Policy & Programs and Chief Resilience Officer in the New York Office of the Mayor. Marjorie Tsang, a Visiting Scholar at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, moderated the informative panel of experts.
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WX New York Women Executives in Real Estate (WX) is pleased to announce that it hosted a discussion between Dan Doctoroff, former Deputy Mayor for Economic Development for the City of New York and CEO, President of Bloomberg L.P, and currently the founder and CEO of Sidewalk Labs and Sharon Greenberger, President and CEO of the YMCA of Greater New York. During the talk, Greenberger interviewed Doctoroff about his new book Greater than Ever: New York’s Big Comeback, which tells a story of New York City’s remarkable economic recovery following the attacks of September 11, 2001. 124 people attended the breakfast meeting at The Harvard Club.
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