Boston, MA

LAWRENCE, Kan. (October 1, 2009)– Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) Network, the industry’s leading advocate for the success of women in commercial real estate, announced today that Kristin E. Blount of the New England Women in Real Estate (NEWiRE) Chapter in Boston was elected the 2010 CREW Network President.

Blount is a Senior Vice President/Partner with Colliers Meredith & Grew in Boston where she provides brokerage and advisory services to tenants and landlords. She has served as a member of the CREW Network Task Force on Membership and Dues, chair of the Resource Development Committee, and Board Liaison to the Member Education Committee and the 20th Anniversary Task Force.

Blount served as President of the NEWiRE Steering Committee from 2004 to 2005 and has been actively involved in many NEWiRE committees in recent years. She has chaired events for various fundraising efforts in her community and serves on the board of a local agency that provides services and shelter to victims of domestic violence. Blount is also on the board of The Commercial Brokers Association of the Greater Boston Real Estate Board.

She remains actively involved with the MIT Center for Real Estate where she served on the board of the Alumni Association for six years, including a two-year term as President. Kristin also serves on the Executive Committee of the Boston College Real Estate & Finance Council. In 2005 and 2007, Kristin was included on the "Power Brokers" list of the top 25 office-leasing brokers in her market based on transactions reported to CoStar for that year. Kristin has been with Colliers Meredith & Grew for her entire real estate career, starting in Property & Asset Management. In addition to representing key company clients such as Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA and Ropes & Gray, Kristin works with a number of smaller firms as well. Kristin also works as a senior member of the Boston brokerage team, helping less experienced associates in her firm to develop their skills. 

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Colliers International is a global affiliation of independently owned commercial real estate firms. The organization's 12,700 employees span the world in 294 offices in 61 countries. On a worldwide basis, Colliers manages 1.1 billion square feet, and has revenue of $US 1.6 billion.

Contact Information

Carolyn Sidor
Executive Vice President, U.S. Operations
carolyn.sidor@colliers.com

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