Page 2 - CREWDC Sponsor Newsletter April 2018

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PROGRAM SUMMARIES

The Future is Female: Women, Politics
and Commercial Real Estate

March 13, 2018 | Mayflower Hotel

Kathleen Matthews understands that representation matters. As
the Maryland Democratic Party Chair, she is leading the effort to
increase diversity in the political arena. She encourages women
to support the candidates representing them and to get involved.
“Change won’t happen with only one woman in the room or Kathleen Matthews, Barbara Mackin
even two. Change happens when the majority starts shifting”.
Nationally, women’s representation in Congress is less than 20 HQ2 as a great catalyst to position Maryland to work on transit-
percent, and even lower at the state and local levels. Kathleen oriented development and education initiatives that result in a
acknowledged women’s representation is not a partisan issue, but deeper pool of skilled employees, improved quality of life to
a societal one. She was excited to see a recent surge in women attract millennials, and increased business for the state. for the
getting involved, and groups like Emerge MD and Emily’s List state.
accelerating the momentum.
Diana Waterman (Past Chairman of the Maryland Republican
Barb Mackin, CREW DC President and moderator, inquired Party and current President of the Maryland Federation
about Maryland Democrats’ Commercial Real Estate initiatives of Republican Women) was scheduled to participate in the
and resident concerns. Kathleen explained the Democrats are discussion, but was unable to attend the day of due to an
focused on infrastructure rebuilding, transit expansion, tax relief, unforeseen conflict.
and paid sick leave legislation. She sees the pitch for Amazon

CREW Members at the Meet Your Crew Breakfast
CREW DC EVENTS

Meet Your CREW: Introducing 2018 with a brief overview from the president on the importance of

Committee Co-Chairs being involved in CREW, and a get-to-know-your-CREW Bingo.
Seema Bali from Washington REIT, the winner, took home a
March 8, 2018 | Herman Miller Showroom fifty dollar gift card to Blue Mercury!

On International Women’s Day, CREW Member Services hosted The breakfast event was to provide CREW members with
sixty CREW members, committee co-chairs, representatives, information on all 12 committees, and to encourage member’s
as well as CREW DC president Barbara Mackin for the much involvement. Stations for each committee were arranged in the
anticipated “Meet Your CREW Committees”. Herman Miller and showroom so members could circulate, speak directly with the
Chicago Title graciously hosted the breakfast. The event began committee co-chairs, and network.