President

Jennifer Carey is the founder and president of JLC Environmental Consultants a leading, full-service provider of environmental consulting and testing services.

Since its founding in 1987, the JLC team has worked on more than 18,000 real estate related projects. The firm is currently involved on projects such as Madison Yards with the Dragados /Judlau joint venture for the MTA as well as the Second Avenue Subway line. They have recently been awarded an air quality consulting on-call project for the New York City Board of Education and are working for Federated Department Stores at various regional locations. Among the many services JLC provides are LEED EQ pre, during and post construction testing and consulting; phase I,II and III environmental site assessments, asbestos and lead paint management, building constituents analysis, and employee safety (OSHA) training services.

Jennifer Carey has previously served on the board of the Ewing Marion Kaufmann Foundation, Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership and was a board member and president of the New York City Chapter of the Entrepreneur’s Organization (EO). She was selected as a CORO Foundation fellow for Leadership NY Class VII. She currently serves on the New York State Governor’s Small Business Advisory Board and was a White House Conference on Small Business delegation leader for New York State in 1995.

Vice President

Lina G. Telese, a Partner with Zetlin & De Chiara LLP, focuses her practice on drafting and negotiating professional service contracts for sophisticated construction projects. She has extensive experience with transactional issues related to a variety of national and international projects, including hotel, condo, mixed-use, gaming, education and financial projects. Ms. Telese negotiates and settles cases involving professional licensing issues, contracts and dispute resolution through mediation and arbitration. She frequently appears before state and federal courts with regard to construction and professional liability claims. Ms. Telese represents design professionals, owners, and contractors in all aspects of the construction process, including commercial litigation and insurance related matters.

Ms. Telese was recently named Honorary AIA New York State, in recognition of her extraordinary contributions to the architectural industry, and holds the notable AV rating from Martindale Hubbell for the highest marks in ethical standards and legal ability. She is regularly featured during the AIA New York State Conventions and the New York State AIA/ACEC Committee meetings, delivering presentations focused on contractual protections, insurability issues, risk management and green design. Ms. Telese is currently in the process of becoming LEED certified

Treasurer

Rochelle Crespi is a Senior Vice President at GuardHill Financial Corp.

GuardHill Financial was established in 1992 and is dedicated to providing a unique standard of excellence in the residential and commercial mortgage industry. GuardHill is a New York City based mortgage banking and brokerage firm with branch offices in Woodbury, East Hampton, New Canaan and Boston. The company is licensed to lend in over 25 states.

Throughout the course of Rochelle’s 18 years in the mortgage industry, she has consistently ranked as a top tier producer. She joined the GuardHill Financial team in August 2008, after 15 years at The New York Mortgage Co. Rochelle’s clients include those from main street to wall street, celebrities, athletes and high net worth individuals. Delivering a high industry benchmark for excellence and service, she epitomizes GuardHill’s commitment to being the best in the mortgage business.

Rochelle specializes in all types of residential mortgages including Full income, No Income, FHA, Reverse Mortgages, Co-ops, Condos, Multi-Family and other complex transactions requiring intricate financing solutions. With her extensive product knowledge, she is quick to analyze the particular scenario, understand the applicant’s objectives and formulate a comprehensive strategy. Her goal is to consistently provide a seamless transaction for each client while offering the most competitive rates and programs.

In addition to being an AREW member for over 15 years, Rochelle is a member of numerous professional real estate and charitable organizations including ORT America where she has spearheaded key charitable events and is on the board of the ORT America Real Estate Chapter.

Rochelle is a licensed Mortgage Loan Originator in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut

Secretary

Julia is the Manager of Architecture and Design Markets, for Teknion, LLC, a major contract furniture manufacturer based in Toronto.With over 20 years of experience in sales, marketing and business development, her primary responsibility is to work with new and existing clients to bring Teknion products and service programs to the forefront of the A+D community for consideration as the prime solution for clients within the commercial, GSA, educational and healthcare markets.Julia is a LEED Accredited Professional.Prior to joining the contract furniture industry, she worked in Development at The Museum of Modern Art and the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA). Julia serves on the Board of Association of Real Estate Women (AREW) and has been the Co-Chair of the Luncheon Committee for three years (2008 - 2011). She has also held varied positions at The William Penn School and The First Church of New York City. Julia is a corporate member of the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) of New York.

She earned a BA from St. Lawrence University with a major in Art History and a minor in Spanish.Julia attended the University of Madrid and is fluent in Spanish. She later earned a BA in Arts Administration at New York University. A native of New York, Julia and her husband Thom, live in Park Slope with their children, Jack (9) and Lily (6).

Member at Large

Gail Goldberg is the founder and President of Launch Solutions, Inc., - a professional services firm specializing in creative strategic/ tactical change management programs aimed at enhancing their clients transformation, business growth and profitability. Launch analyzes where you are today and helps to focus where you want to go tomorrow. Working together with company principals, Gail helps them formulate goals and then devise and implement customized strategies and tactics to achieve their vision for the future. The process may include a review of current marketing tools, as well as the integration of holistic business development, communication & corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs. Our consulting practice also includes executive coaching as well as training programs for staff. For over 25 years, Gail was principal and co-manager of Gale Woodworking, Inc.; and worked extensively with leading Fortune 500 companies, financial institutions, law firm, real estate and development companies, and major corporations in the A/E/C sectors. She has also worked for three NYC construction management firms. Through the years, Gail has built relationships quickly as a steadfast, trustworthy source for bringing value to a business. She has helped growing businesses in a variety of industries identifying clients, attracting business and implementing change. Gail has a first-hand understanding of the financial and psychological realities that influence business decisions, bringing a combination of practicality, realism and creativity to the process. Gail graduated cum laude from Boston University and holds a Masters of Arts degree in Psychology from Teachers College, Columbia University. Over the years, she has taken programs at M.I.T and Harvard on Negotiation, and Dealing with Difficult People; at Wharton for Women in Family Held Businesses; and courses at NYU in Marketing, Real Estate, Public Relations, Executive Coaching, and Creative Writing. Gail is an Officer of the AREW Board, serving as Member-at-Large for the 2011-2012 Year. She was a Board Member and Co-Chair of the Sponsorship Committee for the 2010-2011 Year at AREW. She has been active on the CORENET/NYC Chapter Learning Committee for years; and sits on the Advisory Board and the Membership Committee of the Greater New York Construction Users Council. An active participant in the NY Building Congress, she is involved in the Higher Education, the Environment and the Transportation Committees. She is also a member of ICSC. She actively participates in events to raise awareness and funds for the NYC Alzheimer’s Association. In 2011, Gail was honored as one of NYC’s Top Women in Commercial Real Estate. In 2003, she was named U.S. Congressional Businesswoman of the Year.

Immediate Past President

As Director of Business Development for the New York Office of Perkins + Will, a leading, international firm specializing in architecture, interiors, branded environments, planning and strategies and urban design, Debra builds industry relationships with corporate, commercial, civic, higher education, K-12, science and technology clients.

The New York industry face of Perkins + Will (as well as a growing presence in the firm’s Philadelphia office), Debra has more than 25 years of experience connecting clients, architects and consultants. A key member of the Associates Group, Debra also leads efforts to enhance communication and presentation skills across the office.

As the 2010-11 President of the Association of Real Estate Women (AREW), Debra employed her far-reaching business development and communications skills to strengthen and expand AREW’s position as one of the New York City real estate industry’s leading associations.

She is currently an officer and serves as immediate Past President on the 2011-2012 Board of Directors.

Prior to joining Perkins + Will in 2005, Debra led business development efforts at SOSH Architects. Holding a B.S. degree in Business Administration/Marketing from The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Debra also spent 19 years in the gaming industry where she specialized in consumer and corporate sales and marketing for Trump Plaza Casino Hotel, Showboat Casino Hotel and Resorts International Casino Hotel, before segueing to commercial real estate and the field of architecture and design.

In addition to AREW, Debra serves on the Board of Directors for the Women’s Builders Council and is an active member of CoreNet Global NYC Chapter,

New York Building Congress, Professional Women in Construction and New York Businesswomen’s Network. She serves on the leadership event committee of SHARE (Self Help for Women with Breast or Ovarian Cancer) and the event committee for the Special Olympics Real Estate and Construction Gala.