Ten individuals have been selected as the recipients of the annual NAIOP and Prologis Inclusion in CRE Scholarship for Women and Underrepresented Professionals. The program, now in its fifth year, is designed to prepare a pipeline of women and minorities for development and operations positions in commercial real estate by connecting them with mentors and advancing their industry knowledge. Sixty recipients have been honored by the program to date.

 

The 2022 recipients are:

 

Joele Atonfack

Senior Research Analyst, CBRE

NAIOP Inland Empire

 

Nicole Evans

Senior Project Engineer, Oltmans Construction Co.

NAIOP Southern Nevada

 

Veronica Green

Associate, Slate Asset Management

NAIOP Greater Toronto

 

Courtney Lee

Associate, CBRE

 

Monedi Lefakane

Senior Property Analyst, Encha Group

 

Lauren Lovell

Associate, CBRE

NAIOP Arizona

 

Kayla Pinkerman

Transaction Manager, Amazon

NAIOP Washington

 

Chelsea Porter

Vice President, Marketing & Business Development, The Renaissance Companies

NAIOP Arizona

 

Megan Salvador

Associate, CBRE

NAIOP Nashville

 

Ada Wong

Associate, JLL

San Francisco Bay Area

 

“NAIOP is proud to continue our partnership with Prologis to recognize these diverse professionals who enrich the industry with their dedication and talent,” said Thomas J. Bisacquino, NAIOP president and CEO. “Their accomplishments are truly impressive, and I’m confident the outstanding education and mentorship opportunities they will receive through this program will continue to benefit them as they build their careers.”

 

“Having diverse ideas and perspective makes our industry stronger,” said Kim Snyder, West Region President at Prologis, and NAIOP chair-elect. “That’s why Prologis is always looking for ways to increase diversity and opportunity within the commercial real estate industry. We’re excited to support these talented professionals through the NAIOP and Prologis scholarship program.”

 

As part of the program, each of the recipients will have the opportunity to earn the NAIOP Certificate of Advanced Study in Commercial Real Estate Development, delivered through courses in NAIOP’s The Center for Education, at no cost. This comprehensive program is built on core competencies critical to success in the development industry. Scholarship recipients will be recognized at either I.CON West: The Industrial Conference, March 23-24, 2022, in Long Beach, California, or I.CON East: The Industrial Conference, June 8-9, 2022, in Jersey City, New Jersey, where they will connect with industry mentors and hear insights from industrial real estate leaders from across North America.