NEW YORK, NY– The Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY), the City’s leading real estate trade association, and Coro New York Leadership Center, the City’s premier civic leadership training program, are celebrating the newest cohort of REBNY Fellows. The first program of its kind for young real estate professionals of diverse backgrounds, 24 talented early career professionals in brokerage, development and other real estate fields have entered the program now in its third year.
The REBNY Fellows Leadership Program brings in real estate professionals from diverse backgrounds for a high-impact, six-month training program designed to help elevate their careers and prepare them for opportunities to increase their impact on the industry and its future. In addition to gaining networking exposure and advocacy and civic leadership training, REBNY Fellows become part of a lifelong professional network that will support their continued success. Once accepted into the program, fellows’ employers sponsor their participation costs, demonstrating the commitment of these businesses to a diverse workforce.
“We’re thrilled to welcome our new REBNY Fellows who will build upon their already impressive experience in this program,” said Yvonne Riley-Tepie, REBNY’s Senior Vice President of Social Impact. “Thanks to the program’s sponsors, the insight of CORO and continued support of REBNY and its members, more individuals of all backgrounds will influence the trajectory of the real estate industry.”
"At Coro, we are working on building the next generation of diverse leaders who are ready to step up and make a change in New York City,” said Garrett Lucien, Coro’s Vice President of Programs & Training. “More than ever, we need leaders who are ready to take on the biggest challenges we face, and we are proud to partner with REBNY to help us achieve that goal. It is going to take every sector of life in New York coming together to create a more inclusive and fair city and through this collaboration, we can help cultivate the leaders who will make it possible.”
The 2023 REBNY Fellows
For more information on the new REBNY Fellows, see here.
Jay Ackerman, Director of Special Initiatives, Real Estate Board of New York
Alana Bassen, Vice President, CBRE
Athenes Bauza, Director, Business Development, FirstService Residential New York
Matthew Berman, Senior General Manager, The Durst Organization
Daniel Cobar, Director, AvalonBay Communities
Christine Gouwens, Assistant Property Manager, Empire State Realty Trust
Lisa Hunt, Director of Operations,Webb & Brooker Inc.
Hironori Imaizumi, Senior Analyst, CBRE
Leleah James, Executive Director, Related Affordable Foundation
Rhett James, Senior Associate, Tishman Speyer
Alexander Melendez, Assistant Project Manager, Fairstead LLC
Sally Nogueira, Community Manager, Rose Associates
Rosemary Pagan, Community Manager, Gotham Organization
Lauren Pepin, Associate Real Estate Broker, Compass
Christopher Perugini, Rudin Management Company
Waldemar Robles, Real Estate Salesperson, Platinum Properties
Nekesha Sawh, Senior Portfolio Programs Manager, Hines
Kelly Sposato, MEP Project Manager, Suffolk Construction
Ron Stevens, Assistant Property Manager, The Durst Organization
Carolina Tejada, Vice President, Operations, Silverstein Properties
Caaminee Vecchio, Senior Development Manager,Vice President, Lendlease
Cher Yao, Associate, Hines
Nicole Zaccack, Development Manager, Jonathan Rose Companies
Lizzy Zevallos, Assistant Vice President of Development, MAG Partners