Posts in SD Business Journal
Women of Influence in Construction: Rebekah May

Rebekah May started with Dempsey Construction in 2017 and currently serves as Director of Business Acquisition. She is an instrumental part to the company’s culture and growth. One of her skills is the ability to utilize her vast network of connections to help cultivate and maintain relationships with clients, potential clients and industry professionals….Read More

Women of Influence in Construction: Jennifer Baker

Jennifer Baker is a dynamic, empathic leader who is skilled at developing collaborative, high-performing teams to create and innovate with shared vision, passion and purpose. As a program manager at Kitchell CEM, she supports teams at Rady Children’s Hospital and UC San Diego, overseeing and facilitating the trajectory of complex, technically challenging projects, conducting business development, pursuing projects and championing regional goals as part of the leadership team….Read More

SD 500: Penny Maus

Appointed in 2021, Penny Maus is leading the transformation of the City of San Diego’s Department of Real Estate and Airport Management, making key decisions that impact the Sports Arena, Petco Park, municipal airports, Mission Bay, Balboa Park and other landmark properties. On CREW–SD's board, Maus also helps support and advance women in the real estate industry. She previously managed the real estate department for the Port of San Diego….Read More

SD 500: Carrie Bobb

Carrie Bobb launched a positively disruptive retail brokerage firm and a social media company that leverages social media platforms for retail properties. Carrie has completed transactions worth in excess of $2 billion. She also spearheaded a law introduced to Congress in April 2020 to exclude sexual assault and rape from arbitration clauses in employment contracts….Read More

SD 500: Julie Kilpatrick

Under Julie Kilpatrick’s supervision, UC San Diego has over $4 billion in development projects underway and in the pipeline, supporting thousands of jobs and a significant economic impact for San Diego while delivering global caliber learning and research facilities. Kilpatrick coaches for San Diego Soccer Club, serves as treasurer for CREW San Diego and is a philanthropist. She came to UCSD in 2018. Previously, she was principal and owner at San Diego-based Iris Investments….Read More

SD 500: Natalie Dahl

Natalie Dahl is the managing director for CBRE’s San Diego region offices. Dahl leads the firm’s talent pipeline committee and is working to develop the next generation of real estate professionals and leaders. She also serves the community by contributing to board memberships in organizations such as Downtown Partnership, NAIOP San Diego and Burnham- Moores Center for Real Estate….Read More

SD 500: Linda Greenberg

Linda Greenberg specializes in industrial leasing and sales within San Diego County, with an emphasis in the Central and South County markets. A top performer at Lee for nearly a decade, Greenberg has worked in the industry since 1983 and also served as a senior VP at Colliers International and Grubb & Ellis….Read More

SD 500: Lori Ann Stevens

Lori Ann Stevens has risen through the ranks of construction in San Diego for more than two decades. Stevens began her career in construction after her “undergraduate degree” placing concrete at an occupied jail. After that on-site training, Stevens moved into the office and became a project manager at the age of 26. While working full-time, she earned a Master's in civil engineering and upon graduation moved to the development side, working on over $1 billion of design-build projects. She is currently the company’s national director of Technical Design….Read More