CREW-St. Louis’s 18th Annual Networking Awards

CREW-St. Louis (Commercial Real Estate Women) honored outstanding achievements of members and other women in the community at its 18th Annual Awards Event on April 26, 2023, at Olive + Oak in Webster Groves.

Each year, CREW-St. Louis recognizes a group of women who have advanced the commercial real estate industry through leadership, accomplishments, and service to the St. Louis region.

We congratulate the following remarkable women:
New Member of the Year Award: Rebecca Thessen, Commercial Real Estate Broker, L3
Corporation
Career Advancement for Women Award: Pat Guichet, Senior Design & Construction Project
Manager, SSM Health
Leadership in DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion): Helen Lee, Principal, Tao + Lee Architects
Economic Impact: Armory STL and CREW members Liz Austin (Green Street Real Estate
Ventures), Addie Bunting (Wies Offsite), Sarah Luem (Capes Sokol), and Michelle O’Toole (O’Toole
Design)
Woman of Influence: Yaphett El-Amin, President, Efficacy Consulting and Development
CREW Impact Award: Erin Valentine, Vice President, Business Development, McCarthy Building
Companies, Inc.

“Each year, we come together to celebrate women for their contributions to the commercial real estate industry and to the regional economy,” said Angela Drumm, Esq., President, CREW-St. Louis Board of Directors, and Principal at Carmody MacDonald, P.C. “Each awardee has helped to elevate women in the industry, which improves our business community in a unique way. We honor them for their expertise and commitment to our mission.”