Commercial Real Estate Alliance for Tomorrow's Employees (CREATE)

Student Success Stories Shared at Annual CREATE Celebration! Commercial Real Estate Alliance for Tomorrow's Employees (CREATE)?celebrated its 2024 student success stories last week at its annual celebration, "CREATE Works!". Joining the party were students from the current Fellows cohort at San Francisco State University, Fellows alumni, instructors and other program volunteers, and donors who support this results-driven, workforce development program.?Four Fellows alums from the 2023-2024 cohort shared their personal stories of how the program impacted their career path and provided them employment opportunities upon graduation. CREATE provides funding and support for college-level instruction, enhanced by mentoring, job shadowing, building tours, networking as well as a free career portal that connects students with employers offering internships and entry-level jobs. This program is sustained by monetary contributions from the industry employers that it serves.?Donations support and strengthen our commercial real estate industry workforce and prepare job-ready candidates for our industry. We encourage both CRE employers and CRE professionals to donate today at https://lnkd.in/gq9jpiX Individual Donors – does your company match employee donations??If yes, please complete your employer’s application and double the donation to CREATE. Thank you to our year to date 2024 donors: Corporate Donors BOMA Oakland East Bay | BOMA San Francisco | CBRE | Cushman & Wakefield | Eason Communications | Hathaway Dinwiddie | IREM SF Bay Area | IUOE Stationary Engineers, Local 39 | JLL | Kilroy Realty | NAIOP SF Bay Area | Northmarq | Rockhill Management | Salesforce | Skyline Construction | Stockham Construction | The Swig Company | UG2 | Union Property Capital | Vornado Realty Trust Individual Donors Tory Brubaker | John Bryant | John Combs | Grace & Jimmy Dang | Glenn Good | Barrie Grinberg | Marc Intermaggio | Craig Jones | Bonnie & Fred Kalbrosky | Megan Kelly | Sarah MacIntyre | Kathy Mattes | Lee Miller | Colin Shinners | Tawni Sullivan | Julie Taylor | Terry Wood CREATE is an alliance of BOMA San Francisco, NAIOP San Francisco Bay Area, BOMA Oakland/East Bay, and IREM San Francisco. #cre #commercialrealestate #workforcedevelopment #careers #students

In session 2, Commercial Real Estate Alliance for Tomorrow's Employees (CREATE) student Fellows at San Francisco State University learned about the importance of communications in CRE.?Instructor Tawni Sullivan with JNT Solutions brought her 35+ years of industry experience to the classroom. Working in large and small groups, Fellows actively engaged in the curriculum. This year's cohort of 41 students is already building their peer and industry networks and is passionate about CRE. ? You can ensure that this program remains a sustainable CRE workforce development program and FREE to the students by donating individually and at the corporate level. Donate today: https://lnkd.in/gq9jpiX CREATE is an alliance of?BOMA San Francisco, NAIOP San Francisco Bay Area, IREM San Francisco and BOMA Oakland/East Bay. #createworkforce, #togetherwecreate #cre #commercialrealestate #workforcedevelopment

Commercial Real Estate Alliance for Tomorrow's Employees (CREATE) kicked off its 2024-2025 cohort at San Francisco State University last week.?41 enthusiastic students learned about what to expect over the next two semesters and got to meet one another.? You can ensure that this program remains a sustainable CRE workforce development program and FREE to the students by donating individually and at the corporate level.? Donate today: https://lnkd.in/gq9jpiX CREATE is an alliance of BOMA San Francisco, NAIOP San Francisco Bay Area, IREM San Francisco, and BOMA Oakland/East Bay. #createworkforce #togetherwecreate #cre #commercialrealestate #workforcedevelopment

Join us on 9/26 and hear first-hand how your donations to Commercial Real Estate Alliance for Tomorrow's Employees (CREATE) impact lives and careers. Join us for food, drinks, and networking, and hear success stories from CREATE Fellows alumni. Plus, don't miss out on exciting door prizes including 2025 Opening Day Giants Tickets, a condo at Seascape for a weekend, and more! The evening is sure to be a fantastic time, and we look forward to welcoming donors, alum and those passionate about delivering diverse, educated and career-ready employees to the CRE industry. Register via EVENTBRITE??https://lnkd.in/gH8QnaEy This event is free of charge, but we encourage all attendees to donate both individually (all amounts welcome) and at the corporate level to ensure the CREATE Fellows program remains a sustainable career development opportunity that is FREE to all students. Donate today at https://lnkd.in/gq9jpiX CREATE is an alliance of BOMA San Francisco, NAIOP San Francisco Bay Area, BOMA Oakland/East Bay and IREM San Francisco. createworkforce togetherwecreate #cre hashtag#commercialrealestate workforcedevelopment

CREATE Alliance Partner IREM San Francisco is hosting a Young Professionals DEI Networking event on June 20 from 4-6 pm.?Joining the panel is a 2024 CREATE Fellows graduate Shy Lazatin.?IREM encourages students to register for this event in addition to the CRE community.?Details and registration available here:?https://lnkd.in/eEMgCEK.? CREATE is an alliance of BOMA San Francisco, BOMA Oakland/East Bay, NAIOP San Francisco Bay Area and IREM San Francisco. #createworkforce #togetherwecreate #cre #commercialrealestate #workforcedevelopment Learn More or Donate To donate or get more information about CREATE, visit www.createworkforce.org or contact Tory Brubaker at [email protected].

Commercial Real Estate Alliance for Tomorrow's Employees (CREATE) is thrilled to graduate 38 career-ready candidates to the local CRE industry from CREATE Fellows program hosted at San Francisco State University.?These students have received 16 hours of curriculum instruction plus numerous additional networking and hands-on opportunities to learn more about the industry and its people. Additionally, CREATE graduate 9 students from its CREATE 2.0 program -- a series of eight (8) workshops designed to give participants (alums of 1.0) a deeper understanding of commercial real estate (CRE) and how value is created.?Fellows 2.0 is intended to allow the most serious students to take a deeper dive into a specific property and expand his/her vocabulary and understanding of CRE as an investment choice. Employers can take advantage of CREATE’s free job bank portal which connects employers and students for entry-level, commercial real estate, related positions and internships. This value-add supports CREATE’s goal of connecting educated and trained students and graduates with local industry employers. Visit https://lnkd.in/gvY7QAMS. CREATE is an alliance of BOMA San Francisco, NAIOP San Francisco Bay Area, IREM San Francisco, and BOMA Oakland/East Bay. #createworkforce #togetherwecreate #cre #commercialrealestate #workforcedevelopment Learn More or Donate To donate or get more information, visit www.createworkforce.org or contact Tory Brubaker at [email protected].

Commercial Real Estate Alliance for Tomorrow's Employees (CREATE) Careers Committee wrapped up its annual Mentor Match yesterday.?Mentors, mentees, members of the CREATE Careers Committee and the CREATE Board celebrated a successful 8-week mentoring season which exposed participating students to an increased awareness of the CRE industry while building their CRE network. ? Congratulations to the 2024 Mentor of the Year, Anne Hill with Lincoln Property Company and 2024 Mentee of the Year, Hope D., a CREATE Fellow finishing her 3rd year at San Francisco State University.? Thank you to all the mentors for contributing their time and enthusiasm to this results-driven career development opportunity.?Their participation makes a difference in the lives of so many students.?Best of luck to the mentees, some of whom will graduate this month, and some who will graduate at year-end or spring 2025.?Historically, over 50% of participants in this program have secured entry-level positions in the industry within the following 1-9 months depending on date of graduation.? Thanks to Rockhill Management, L.L.C. for use of their meeting center at 275 Battery Street. If you are interested in future mentoring opportunities and participating in this results-driven program, contact Tory Brubaker at [email protected]. ? CREATE is an alliance of BOMA San Francisco, NAIOP San Francisco Bay Area, IREM San Francisco, and BOMA Oakland/East Bay. #createworkforce #togetherwecreate #cre #commercialrealestate #workforcedevelopment

CREATE Fellows 2.0 is a series of eight (8) workshops designed to give participants a deeper understanding of commercial real estate, how value is created, and key fundamentals of commercial real estate as an asset class. Students who complete this course are anticipated to be in a better position to advance more quickly within the industry as a result of their deeper knowledge of real estate as an investment. Participation is limited to CREATE Fellows graduates, SFSU alumni with a CRE certificate or emerging professionals who have otherwise demonstrated a strong interest in CRE.?Instructors Jim Arce, Real Concepts, and Nancy Gille, REAL Systems, bring their combined 75+ years of expertise to the course. Participants enjoyed a building tour as part of the program. Pictured left to right standing on 333 Bush Street roof:?Jace Hyde, Tishman Speyer, Building Engineer Aleksandr Snazin; Instructor Jim Arce, Chelsea Chambers, Healthpeak Properties; Chadwick Plath, BRIDGE Housing Corporation;?Timothy Demry, and Theodore Deligiorgis. Kneeling:?Instructor Nancy Gille, Jack Pearson, Kilroy Realty.?Not pictured, but additional CREATE 2.0 students who have earned certificates include: Istuyee Montez; Marco M., JLL; and Shani S. Blevins. Thank you to Tishman Speyer who graciously donates both meeting space at 595 Market Street and the use of 333 Bush as the case study building. If you are interested in supporting this results-driven program, donate today at https://lnkd.in/gq9jpiX ?or contact Tory Brubaker at [email protected]. ? CREATE is an alliance of BOMA San Francisco, NAIOP San Francisco Bay Area, IREM San Francisco, and BOMA Oakland/East Bay.

CREATE Donor and supporter JLL hosted a building tour for CREATE Fellows mentees and their JLL mentors who participated in CREATE’s annual Mentor Match.?The annual mentor program connects CREATE Fellows with both senior level and emerging professionals in the local commercial real estate community to offer knowledge, guidance and to expand their network. Over the course of 8-weeks, mentors and mentees complete at least three mandatory check-ins. Pictured left to right:?Edmund Ye (Fellow/Mentee), Cristian Zuniga (Fellow/Mentee), Alexandria Fortuna (Fellow/Mentee), Kari Aycock (JLL/Mentor), Leah Martinez (JLL/Mentor),?Brian Lu (JLL/Mentor), Brandon J. Lee (JLL/Mentor), Mike Nguyen (Fellow/Mentee). Historically, over 50% of participants in this mentor program have secured entry-level positions in the industry within the following 3-9 months depending on date of graduation. If you are interested in future mentoring opportunities and participating in this results-driven program in person, contact Tory Brubaker at [email protected] or visit www.createworkforce.org. CREATE is an alliance of BOMA San Francisco, NAIOP San Francisco Bay Area, IREM San Francisco and BOMA Oakland/East Bay.

Katelynn Klingler, VTS, is a Commercial Real Estate Alliance for Tomorrow's Employees (CREATE) Success Story. Her career path began in 2019 when she participated as a CREATE Fellow at San Francisco State University.?In 2020 while working in the industry she took Fellows 2.0 to further her knowledge.?Katelynn currently serves on the CREATE board of directors and as the Chair of CREATE Careers Committee.??Learn more about CREATE’s results-oriented program at?www.createworkforce.org. CREATE is an alliance of BOMA San Francisco, NAIOP San Francisco Bay Area, BOMA Oakland/East Bay and IREM San Francisco.