Quil Lambert Loan Assistant Jan Tyler Senior Vice President, Business Development Director Angel Shackelford Vice President, Lender Schertz Bank & Trust has a dynamic trio of commercial lenders that certainly exemplifies the beauty of teamwork while going that...

Crystal Gonzales  Assistant Director, Plan Review Division  City of San Antonio Development Services Department  Crystal Gonzales is originally from Alvin, Texas, and graduated from Texas A&M University in 2004 with a degree in Civil Engineering. She has called...

Cynthia Lee CCIM, TACS, GRI Executive Leader KW Commercial Cynthia Lee CCIM, TACS, GRI, is the Executive Leader for KW Commercial nationwide.  She is also the Managing Director for the Commercial Division of Keller Williams City View in San Antonio. ​Cynthia's...

Carolyn Johnson Fletcher Vice President, Commercial Escrow Officer Alamo Title Company Carolyn, a veteran escrow officer for over 30 years, specializes in commercial closings. Carolyn served as Chair for the successful 2019 Mid America Lenders conference and on the...

Stephanie Dick Vice President First Citizens Bank Stephanie has over 18 years of experience in the financial services industry. She brings a wealth of knowledge, professionalism, and a true understanding of her customers' financial landscape. As a First Citizens...

Brandey Wimberley-Orsag  Executive Vice President and Commercial Lending Group Manager Jefferson Bank Brandey Wimberley-Orsag is an Executive Vice President and Commercial Lending Group Manager at Jefferson Bank, celebrating her 25th anniversary at Jefferson Bank this...

Madison Seward Director of Investor Relations Embrey Madison signed on as an intern with Embrey in 2015 and soon found herself intrigued with real estate development. She joined Embrey full-time in 2016 as a Financial Analyst in our Investment Division and, in short...

Eileen E. Sommer King & Sommer, PLLC Eileen Scherlen Sommer, a founding partner of the firm King & Sommer, PLLC, with more than 40 years of legal experience, focuses her practice on commercial transactions, including commercial real estate, contracts, and...

Carrie Caesar Senior Director, Capital Markets, Cushman & Wakefield Carrie has over 30 years of experience in commercial real estate, including 22 years in investment sales.  Carrie specializes in the sale of office, industrial and retail properties...

WOMEN IN COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE By Blithe Wiley As one of the fastest-growing cities in Texas, San Antonio is a highly desirable market for real estate development. Its plentiful undeveloped land, low tax rate, and affordable cost of living and conducting business...

Katherine Fontenot, Director of Construction at Weston Urban, recently revisited her first construction project, the historic Hays County Courthouse. “I remember standing at the top of the scaffolded rotunda as they reworked the copper exterior with zero knowledge...

You might say that as a child, Elize Pruske had the “(Grand) mother” of all professional influences. In the 1960’s, when many women didn’t have careers outside of the home, Pruske’s grandmother was an accomplished, top-producing residential real estate agent. “She had...

Sarah Esserlieu is passionate about urban planning and aiding in the revitalization efforts of cities. As a student, Esserlieu watched her aunt, Lisa Nungesser (who had a successful career in transportation and environment planning), forge a path for women in urban...

Christi Griggs started her career as an interior designer but, six years in, had a nagging feeling that there was something different that she should be doing. After putting herself out there, asking questions, and reaching out to others, Griggs found her way to...