UCREW Overview
UCREW supports the development of the talent pipeline for women seeking to enter any CRE field; promotes the CREW Network Foundation scholarship to local colleges and women pursuing a career in CRE; and creates opportunities for TCREW members to engage with other members and with young women interested in CRE in a manner than organically promotes mentorship.
Committee Co-Chair: Anna McLamb (amclamb@wyrick.com)
Committee Co-Chair: Tabitha Spencer (tabitha.specer@brookfieldpropertiesdevelopment.com)
2024-2025 Scholarship Winners from the Triangle Area:
Congratulations to our 2024-2025 scholarship recipients: Maggie Kroening, Jennifer Seaver and Haley Hanks. The CREW Network Foundation Scholarship program supports future female leaders as they pursue university-level education that will lead to careers in CREW Network’s Qualified Fields of Commercial Real Estate.
In addition to receiving $10,000 for graduate students or $5,000 for undergrads, the students will also receive a six-month mentorship with a CREW Visionary, a 24-month CREW Network student membership, a complimentary registration to the 2024 CREW Network Convention, Sept. 25-27 in Vancouver, British Columbia, a $1,000 travel stipend for the convention, and a paid summer internship opportunity. Maggie, Jennifer and Haley will also be given a two-year membership in Triangle CREW.
Maggie Kroening
Hometown: Charlotte, North Carolina
Current Institution: Harvard University (Undergrad: NC State)
Focus of study: Architecture
Kroening is a first-year graduate student in the Master of Architecture II program at Harvard University Graduate School of Design. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from North Carolina State University with a Bachelor of Architecture degree and a minor in Landscape Architecture. Kroening has been recognized for design work through the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture and the American Institute of Landscape Architects. She has worked as a Research Assistant at the Coastal Dynamics Design Lab and as a Teaching Assistant for the first-year architecture studio at NC State. She has interned at Sasaki in Boston and aspires to uplift an understanding of interdisciplinary design in architecture and commercial real estate.
Jennifer Seaver
Hometown: Raleigh, North Carolina
Current Institution: NC State University
Focus of study: Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning
Seaver is a passionate aspiring landscape architect and environmental planner pursuing her master’s degree. She is the Founder and Executive Director of Art for All-NC, where she champions accessible arts education and experience, fostering inclusivity and environmental awareness. Additionally, she works in an administrative role at the NC Dept. of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Resources, Water Chemistry Lab. Upon competition of her Master’s, she aims to revitalize environmentally compromised commercial spaces into vibrant cultural hubs accessible to all, with a particular focus on incorporating climate-resilient design features.
Haley Hanks
Hometown: Wilmington, North Carolina
Current Institution: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Focus of study: Business Administration with an Area of Emphasis in Real Estate Finance
Hanks is a senior majoring in Business Administration with an Area of Emphasis in Real Estate Finance. She serves as an upperclassman mentor of UNC’s Undergraduate Real Estate Club, ambassador of the Kenan-Flagler Business School’s R.E.D.I. (Real Estate Diversity Initiative) Program, and has held various leadership positions in her sorority, Alpha Delta Pi. Hanks has interned at Greystar Real Estate Partners, headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, in development finance and operations roles and aspires to work in development upon graduation in May 2025.
Previous CREW Network Foundation winners from the Triangle area include:
- Emily Shih (2023-2024) UNC-Chapel Hill
- Madison Ross (2023-2024), UNC-Chapel Hill
- Georgia Burkard (2020-2021), UNC-Chapel Hill
- Tu-Uyen Tran (2020-2021), UNC-Chapel Hill
- Catherine McManus (2020), UNC-Chapel Hill
- Elyse Smith (2019) NC State University
- Kennedy McGill (2018), UNC-Chapel Hill
- Dominique Staton (2018), UNC-Chapel Hill