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| Wednesday, 20 Aug 2008, 10:31 BST |
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South East Branch
I am delighted to announce that the winner of the South East Branch Student Award for 2008 is Christine Saeverud, who is studying BSc (Hons) Building Engineering at University of Westminster. Our finalists were of truly international calibre and our panel of judges was impressed by the quality of the women entering the profession, as exemplified by the candidates. Christine’s prize includes an engraved glass trophy, a cheque for £500, membership of Women in Property, Mentoring training and a work placement. Christine will compete against the other regional award winners as a National finalist and the winner will be announced at our “Best of the Best” black tie dinner at Claridge’s on 23rd September 2008 - tickets are available now and the event is likely to sell out very quickly. Please support this prestigious event with your presence and encourage your colleagues and contacts to attend.
I am also pleased to welcome Annette Sanders, Clare Pringle and Louise Dalgliesh of LandAid, 3DReid and Colliers CRE respectively, onto our Branch Committee. If you would like to become more actively involved please ask me about how you can do so. The commitment is as much as you can manage – the rewards are huge, both in personal development and fulfilment.
Roadshow 2008
The date of our Schools Roadshow has been confirmed as 22 October 2008 and new Committee member Annette Sanders and a handpicked team of volunteers has already commenced planning this key event. Developing our theme from 2007 in association with the O2 and Fabric Nightclub, Year 11 students from Lilian Bayliss School will participate in a team building challenge, working together on a construction project. We make a real difference to these children and open up a world of property careers to them. You can help by volunteering to assist on the day and/or by offering sponsorship, branded contents for goody bags and more.
Satellite Branches
Following the successful launch of the Guildford Satellite under the stewardship of Kimberley Eyssell, plans are in hand to launch new satellites in Thames Valley and Wessex (South Coast) If you live or work in these areas watch out for the special flyers that will be appearing shortly. The launch of the satellites will enable us to bring our events programme closer to our members outside London.
Leadership
Our programme of seminars for women who wish to take their careers to the next level continues; following events on “Shattering the Leadership Mystique” and “Taking Business Development from Good To Great” our next takes the theme of “Success in Meetings” and we are planning to offer sessions on presentation skills and media training. We all need to possess leadership skills and the ability to demonstrate them with confidence and we hope our “Leadership in the Third Millennium” series of seminars has your support.
Mentoring
Our Mentoring programme is a free member benefit offered in association with the UK Resource Centre for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology. The next training session will take place at Cushman & Wakefield at 1400 on 23rd September 2008 and I encourage members who have not yet been trained to participate - and to offer themselves as mentors. Whatever the stage of your career, I can assure you that your knowledge and experience can make a real difference to another member.
Events
Our superb rolling programme of events continues with something for everyone, both at branch and national level, involving a combination of speakers, seminars, site visits and socials over breakfast, at lunchtime and in the evening - with unrivalled opportunities for networking. I look forward to meeting you all during the course of my year as Chairman.
Carol Bell
Chairman
carol.bell@rlf.co.uk
020 7566 8400 / 07831 490 621 Carol Bell
Chairman
carol.bell@rlf.co.uk
020 7566 8400 / 07831 490 621
South East Branch
Committee
 Carol Bell
Chairman
Carol was Deputy Project Manager on the award-winning Eden project in Cornwall. She leads project teams on commercial schemes throughout the UK, facilitates risk management and is a trained/qualified Expert Witness on delay in construction dispute resolution. She founded the Devon & Cornwall Satellite Branch of WiP in 2004 and became Branch Chairman of South East Branch 2008/09 Tel: 020 7566 8400
E-mail: carol.bell@rlf.co.uk |  Liz Russell
Vice Chairman & Mentoring Co-ordinator
Liz Russell is Head of Business Development at building consultancy Malcolm Hollis. She leads a team of three and is responsible for all the marketing and sales functions across the firm's 12 UK offices. She was responsible for the firm's recent award winning rebrand. Liz has been a member of Women in Property for two years and is the Vice Chairman for the South East Branch. In addition, she manages the South East branch events diary as well as being a member of Women in Property's national marketing committee. Tel: 020 7627 6014
E-mail: liz.russell@malcolmhollis.com |  Cathy Stewart
Committee Member
Cathy is a qualified architect with over 20 years experience. She has worked on prestigeous buildings including the Queens Building at de Montford University, the New British Library and the New Science Centre at London Metropolitan University. She was National Chairman of Women in Property 2007/08 and the Winner of the first Women's Award 2006 in the Retail & Property Sector given by the CBI. Tel: 020 7637 6880
E-mail: cathy.stewart@woodsbagot.co.uk |  Gillian C Murray
Past Chairman
Gillian Murray is a Chartered Building Surveyor working at Malcolm Hollis LLP's London office. Previously based in Sheffield, Gillian moved to London in August 2005. With over 6 years' experience in a range of core commercial building surveying sevices. Gillian deals primarily with dilapidations matters and various forms of building surveys, including pre-acquisition surveys, defects investigations and maintenance management. Tel: 020 7627 6007/07917 868 633
E-mail: gillian.murray@tiscali.co.uk |  Clare Prior
Treasurer
Clare is a Partner and the Head of the Planning and Environmental Team at Speechly Bircham LLP. She has over 20 years experience
in property development and now specialises in town and county planning. Clare has been involved in several shopping
centre/regeneration schemes and acts for both the private and the public sector. Over the last couple of years she has been heavily involved in the compulsory purchase of land required for the 2012
Olympic and Paralympics Games in East London. Tel: 020 7427 6696
E-mail: clare.prior@speechlys.com | Rachael McConaghie
Membership Secretary Rachael is substantially engaged in property litigation and she heads up the Property Litigation Unit within the firm. This involves advising on a wide range of issues, all types of commercial landlord & tenant disputes ranging from rent reviews, dilapidations claims and lease renewals (both contested and non-contested). She also deals with lease enfranchisement claims, boundary disputes and other private property issues such as disputes over restrictive covenants as well as property related professional negligence claims. Tel: 01727 832830
E-mail: rem@sherrards.com | Vanessa Lancaster
Secretary Tel: 020 7760 4299
E-mail: vanessa.lancaster@blplaw.com |
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