Woman of the Year

WX honors a woman in New York commercial real estate who has a breadth of accomplishments in and a long-standing commitment to the industry. The WX Woman of the Year is honored at WX’s Annual Gala, held in October each year.

2023

Yvonne Nelson
Former Head of Real Estate, Office of the New York City Comptroller, Bureau of Asset Management

 

2022

Ellen Baer
Hudson Square Business Improvement District

2021

Elise Wagner
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel

2020

WX 2020 Virtual Woman of the Year Gala
Honoring WX, its mission and its Members – Past, Present and Future

2019

Paula Schaefer
Clarion Partners

2018

Cheryl Boyer
Fulcrum Hospitality LLC

2017

Sara B. Queen
Mapletree Investments

2016

Wendy Rowden
Building for the Arts

2015

Carmen Bowser

2014

Susan Swanezy
Hodes Weill & Associates

2013

Marjorie Tsang
New York State Common Retirement Fund

2012

Joanne Podell
Cushman & Wakefield

2011

Cia Buckley
Dune Real Estate Partners

2010

Margaret S. Blakey
URDANG Capital Management

Zainab Salbi
Women for Women International

2009

Meredith Kane
Paul, Weiss, Rifkin, Wharton & Garrison LLP

2008

Jeanne Giordano
Jeanne Giordano, Ltd.

2007

MaryAnne Gilmartin
Forest City Ratner Companies

2006

Aine Brazil
Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.

2005

Tara I. Stacom
Cushman & Wakefield

2004

Debra C. Allee, AICP
Allee King Rosen and Fleming, Inc.

2003

Alice M. Connell
TIAA-CREF

2002

Dale Ann Reiss
Ernst & Young

2001

Mary Ann Tighe
CBRE

2000

Veronica Hackett
The Clarett Group

1999

Susan Rahm
Kaye Scholer

1998

Marilyn J. Taylor
SOM

1997

Lizanne Galbreath

1996

Leanne Lachman

1995

Patricia Goldstein
Emigrant Bank

1994

Deborah B. Beck