--- title: IREM members named top influencers at Real Estate Forum’s Women of Influence Conference description: IREM members celebrated as top influencers at the Women of Influence Conference, highlighting their achievements in real estate management, humanitarian efforts, and mentorship. image: https://blog.irem.org/hubfs/WOI-Blog-2.png --- [Skip to content](https://blog.irem.org/learning/publications-news/blog/irem-blogs/2019/08/irem-members-named-top-influencers-at-real-estate-forum-s-women-of-influence-conference#main-content) ![IREM logo](https://blog.irem.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Primary%20IREM%20Logo.png?width=2251&height=676&name=Primary%20IREM%20Logo.png) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [irem.org](http://www.irem.org) [irem.org](http://www.irem.org) [All posts](https://blog.irem.org/all) August 2, 2019 # IREM members named top influencers at Real Estate Forum’s Women of Influence Conference ![Picture of IREM](https://blog.irem.org/hs-fs/hubfs/social-suggested-images/www.irem.orgimagesIREMfBLogo2019-3.jpg?width=50&name=www.irem.orgimagesIREMfBLogo2019-3.jpg) By  [IREM](https://blog.irem.org/author/irem)  ·  1 minute read Share [facebook-f icon](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://blog.irem.org/learning/publications-news/blog/irem-blogs/2019/08/irem-members-named-top-influencers-at-real-estate-forum-s-women-of-influence-conference) [linkedin-in icon](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://blog.irem.org/learning/publications-news/blog/irem-blogs/2019/08/irem-members-named-top-influencers-at-real-estate-forum-s-women-of-influence-conference) [envelope icon](mailto:?body=https://blog.irem.org/learning/publications-news/blog/irem-blogs/2019/08/irem-members-named-top-influencers-at-real-estate-forum-s-women-of-influence-conference) For 36 years, Real Estate Forum has been recognizing the remarkable achievements of women in real estate with the Women of Influence awards, one of real estate’s highest honors. This year, several IREM members were recognized as Women of Influence finalists For 36 years, Real Estate Forum has been recognizing the remarkable achievements of women in real estate with the Women of Influence awards, one of real estate’s highest honors. This year, several IREM members were recognized as Women of Influence finalists, and four were named winners in these categories: - Property/Facility Manager of the Year - Humanitarian of the Year - CRE Consultant/Advisor of the Year Winners were announced at the Globe St ELITE Women of Influence conference held in Broomfield, Colorado, earlier this month. Some categories received such a high caliber of entries that the judging panel chose to honor more than one finalist with gold, silver and bronze awards. Congratulations to our 2019 winners. ### Renee Savage, CPM®, Gold Winner for Property/Facility Manager of the Year Renee found her niche mentoring young talent. She works with students at the University of San Diego’s Burnham Moore Center for Real Estate, where she serves as a mentor in its real estate mentorship program, and as an instructor of real estate management classes in its graduate program. ### Karen Whitt, CPM®, Gold Winner for Humanitarian of the Year Karen’s with Colliers International, AMO. She won this award based on her professional contributions and her work in the community, helping to prepare college students for careers in real estate, and her work changing the future of rescue animals by fostering dogs in her home. ### Tessie Nolan, CPM®, Silver Winner for Property/Facility Manager of the Year Tessie’s focus is property operations. She leads more than 90 real estate management and maintenance professionals who bring award-winning service to Granite clients in five cities. ### Jana Turner, CPM®, Bronze Winner for CRE Consultant/Advisor of the Year Jana has a passion for mentoring, with a gift for guiding women in commercial real estate to success. Her focus is on leadership skills and personal branding. We’re honored to share this news, and especially honored to count these women among IREM members. Their success is our success. ### Leave a comment ## Related posts [![](https://blog.irem.org/hubfs/wOI-Blog-4.png)](https://blog.irem.org/learning/publications-news/blog/irem-blogs/2021/07/globe-st-honors-16-irem-members-as-2021-women-of-influence) [IREM news](https://blog.irem.org/tag/irem-news) ### [Globe St. honors 16 IREM members as 2021 Women of Influence](https://blog.irem.org/learning/publications-news/blog/irem-blogs/2021/07/globe-st-honors-16-irem-members-as-2021-women-of-influence) [![](https://blog.irem.org/hubfs/women-of-influence.png)](https://blog.irem.org/learning/publications-news/blog/irem-blogs/2019/07/ten-from-irem-named-as-women-of-influence-for-2019) [IREM news](https://blog.irem.org/tag/irem-news) ### [Ten from IREM named as Women of Influence for 2019](https://blog.irem.org/learning/publications-news/blog/irem-blogs/2019/07/ten-from-irem-named-as-women-of-influence-for-2019) [![](https://blog.irem.org/hubfs/WoI-Blog-3.png)](https://blog.irem.org/learning/publications-news/blog/irem-blogs/2022/06/another-record-broken-with-this-year-s-globest-women-of-influence-in-commercial-real-estate) [IREM news](https://blog.irem.org/tag/irem-news) ### [Another record broken with this year’s GlobeSt Women of Influence in commercial real estate](https://blog.irem.org/learning/publications-news/blog/irem-blogs/2022/06/another-record-broken-with-this-year-s-globest-women-of-influence-in-commercial-real-estate) [![Primary IREM Logo r](https://blog.irem.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Primary%20IREM%20Logo%20r.png?width=2213&height=665&name=Primary%20IREM%20Logo%20r.png "Primary IREM Logo r")](http://www.irem.org) IREM® Headquarters 430 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 750 Chicago, IL 60611 US [facebook-f icon](https://www.facebook.com/InstituteofRealEstateManagement) [linkedin-in icon](https://www.linkedin.com/company/institute-of-real-estate-management/) [instagram icon](https://www.instagram.com/ireminfo/) [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.youtube.com/@IREM_info)   © Institute of Real Estate Management 430 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 700, Chicago, IL 60611 [IREM Harassment Policy](https://www.irem.org/File%20Library/Footer%20Nav/IREM-Harassment-Policy---October-2023.pdf) [Privacy Policy](https://www.irem.org/privacy-policy) [Digital Millennium Copyright Act](https://www.irem.org/digital-millennium-copyright-act) Copyright © 2026, IREM ![](https://px.ads.linkedin.com/collect/?pid=1013802&fmt=gif) ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "IREM", "url" : "https://blog.irem.org/author/irem" }, "dateModified" : "2026-04-08T21:12:31.648Z", "datePublished" : "2019-08-02T05:00:00.000Z", "headline" : "IREM members named top influencers at Real Estate Forum’s Women of Influence Conference", "image" : [ "https://blog.irem.org/hubfs/WOI-Blog-2.png" ], "mainEntityOfPage" : { "@id" : "https://blog.irem.org/learning/publications-news/blog/irem-blogs/2019/08/irem-members-named-top-influencers-at-real-estate-forum-s-women-of-influence-conference", "@type" : "WebPage" }, "publisher" : { "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "url" : "https://blog.irem.org/hubfs/Primary%20IREM%20Logo.png" }, "name" : "IREM" } } ``` ```json { "@context" : "http://schema.org", "@type" : "Article", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : [ "IREM" ], "url" : "https://blog.irem.org/author/irem" }, "datePublished" : "2019-08-02T05:00:00+0000", "description" : "IREM members celebrated as top influencers at the Women of Influence Conference, highlighting their achievements in real estate management, humanitarian efforts, and mentorship.", "headline" : "IREM members named top influencers at Real Estate Forum’s Women of Influence Conference", "image" : "https://22645210.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/22645210/WOI-Blog-2.png", "publisher" : { "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "url" : "https://22645210.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/22645210/Primary%20IREM%20Logo.png" }, "name" : "IREM" }, "url" : "https://blog.irem.org/learning/publications-news/blog/irem-blogs/2019/08/irem-members-named-top-influencers-at-real-estate-forum-s-women-of-influence-conference" } ```