The Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY) and Coro New York Leadership Center, a civic leadership training program, have announced the newest cohort of REBNY Fellows.
The REBNY Fellows Leadership Program brings in real estate professionals from diverse backgrounds for a 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 civic leadership training, REBNY Fellows become part of a lifelong professional network that will support their continued success, the organization said. This year’s program is supported in part by sponsors including Fisher Brothers, Koeppel Rosen LLC and Webb & Brooker Inc.
“REBNY is committed to cultivating diverse talent throughout the industry and ensuring that individuals of all backgrounds can access the resources they need to have successful, impactful careers,” said Yvonne Riley-Tepie, REBNY’s senior vice president of social impact. “We’re thrilled to welcome our new REBNY Fellows as this incredible program helps us work toward a future in which real estate industry leadership reflects the unparalleled diversity of our great city.”
The 2022 REBNY Fellows are: Emarie Bohanon, senior associate-debt capital markets, Tishman Speyer; Eduardo Fiallo, vice president, property management, Hines; Kathleen Meagher, commercial property assistant manager, The Durst Organization; Carla Giarrusso, senior project manager, Suffolk Construction; Kevelyn Guzman, chief operating officer, Coldwell Banker Warburg; Ericka Hernandez, vice president-insurance, Rudin Management; Brandon Joy, vice president, operations, Stonehenge; Patricia Leung, senior associate, Nuveen Real Estate; Anthony Migliore Jr., operations manager-Empire State Building, Empire State Realty Trust; Elizabeth Polanco, general manager, Gotham Organization; Hiro Sato, development manager, Lendlease; Zoe Skyy, associate broker, Keller Williams NYC; Kristina Tougas, project manager, CBRE and Jaesung Yoon, associate, Hemsley Spear.
“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 and 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.”
