Goldie Scholars on the Move | Spring 2024

Congratulations to all Goldie Scholars and Alumnae with job updates and professional milestones from this past quarter. If you have a milestone to share, please email them anytime to kelsey@gbwmi.org.

Congratulations to all graduating Goldie Scholars!
  • Rachel Fernelius
  • Maira Huizar
  • Somin Lee
  • Ellie Sheild
  • Sophie Fitchett
  • Roxanne Ibe
  • Katrina Martin
  • Neeva Shrestha
  • Rosie Gonzalez
  • Naomi Kamau
  • Shilin Qiu
  • Blair Steele
  • Victoria Gregus
  • Abigail Kuchnir
  • Victoria Reznik
  • Bernice Yu
  • Yiyao Hu
  • Stephanie Lachaud
  • Srishti Sehgal
Thea Button

Thea Button received the annual "Daniel Gould Award" from Colliers. The award is for the most outstanding contribution within their first year working at Colliers. 

Charlotte Du

Charlotte Du has been recognized by the University of Wisconsin Business School as one of "8 to Watch: Alumni on the Rise" for her impressive work at Nuveen.

Katie Dunn

Katie Dunn has been elected to the Board of the Enthuse Foundation, a non-profit organization empowering women entrepreneurs to take their business from new to next.

Sophie Fitchett

Sophie Fitchett has started a new role as Principal Consultant - Portfolio & Workplace Strategy at Incendium Consulting Ltd.

Anastasia Gillen

Anastasia Gillen has been promoted to Vice President of Asset Management at LivCor, a Blackstone Portfolio Company.

Maira Huizar

Maira Huizar recently graduated from Loyola University Chicago Law and will start as an Associate at Polsinelli.

Roxanne Ibe

Roxanne Ibe was recently selected as one of the six national recipients of the NAIOP Diversity Student Scholarship.

Emily Mohr Petersen

Emily Mohr Petersen was recently promoted to Senior Manager - Customer Accounts at Curri.

Katrina Martin

Katrina Martin was recently awarded "Networker of the Year" at The Goldie Initiative Impact Summit.

Natalie Montgomery

Natalie Montgomery recently graduated from Loyola University Law School, passed the bar, and is starting a new job as Associate Attorney, Real Estate at Patzik, Frank & Samonty Ltd.

Neeva Shrestha

Neeva Shrestha published her first article titled "AI Unleashed" in NAIREIM's business Journal, Dialogues. Read the article here. 

Shreya Singh

Shreya Singh recently co-founded a new organization, called South Asians in Real Estate (SAIRE). The group is dedicated to address the unique challenges faced by South Asians in the real estate industry. Read more about it here.

Brigid Sofen

Brigid Sofen was recently promoted to Vice President, Transactions at LaSalle Investment Management.

Blair Steele

Blair Steel recently graduated from the University of Wisconsin - Madison and will start a new role at Barings as an Associate in the Real Estate Equity Hotel Group.

Sheila Urban

Sheila Urban recently started a new role as Director of Strategic Growth at LG Group.