Above, first row, photos left to right: Adriana de Alcantara, Jeanne Ayivorh, Angela Biggs, Heather Fernstrom Border, Tricia Peterson, Nancy Lashine, Maureen Joyce, Christine Elmore; second row, photos left to right: Carly Tripp, Briana Succop, Vicky Schiff, Katie Vaz, Maria Stamolis, Melissa Rose, Sara Queen, Rachel Umipig

In this feature, 19 women with diverse backgrounds, and with titles held from a variety of firms within the real estate industry, share their personal and professional experiences for Women’s History Month.

Passion

The real estate industry is filled with an infinite range of career paths and motivations. Even so, some of these women did not plan on entering real estate initially. They just found themselves drawn to the industry.

Like Maureen Joyce, head of U.S. real estate asset management and equity portfolio management at Barings; Tricia Peterson, managing partner at Accord Group Holdings; Soultana