Lee Miller, RPA, FMA, MCR, has been involved with Commercial Real Estate Alliance for Tomorrow’s Employees (CREATE) for over 14 years, working closely with its Careers Committee to provide building tours, informational interview and mentoring opportunities and provide educational sessions to augment the Fellows 1.0 curriculum. “I’ve seen so many success stories come out of Read More »
The Fellows 2.0 program builds on the broad-base introduction to commercial real estate offered by Fellows 1.0, with a more in-depth look at investors and why they buy property, how the value of a building is determined, and what role property management and leasing play in adding value. A “real world” downtown office building is Read More »
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“I am officially part of the Kilroy team! “ were the first words in Jack Pearson’s thank you note to CREATE after securing his new role as a property coordinator with Kilroy Realty. Jack graduated from SF State and the Fellows program in May 2023 and leveraged his experience to begin his career in commercial Read More »
Commercial Real Estate Alliance for Tomorrow’s Employees (CREATE) celebrated its 2023 Success Stories on 9/28 at its annual celebration. Joining the party were students from the current Fellows cohort at San Francisco State University, Fellows alumni, instructors and other program volunteers, and donors who support this results-driven, workforce development program. Fellows Alums shared their personal Read More »
Neema Esfandiari graduated from both SFSU and the CREATE Fellows program in Spring 2023. He participated in the annual mentorship program and was paired with Vanbarton Group’s Colin Shinners, a long-time supporter of CREATE as well as an instructor of the asset management sessions. Neema applied to and was selected for Vanbarton’s asset management internship Read More »
Commercial Real Estate Alliance for Tomorrow’s Employees (CREATE) educates a diverse workforce and connects career-ready candidates to employers in the Commercial Real Estate (CRE) industry. CREATE will appoint new board members in October 2023 and seeks candidates who are passionate about educating students on the career paths available within commercial real estate industry and providing Read More »
Eduardo Vargas completed Commercial Real Estate Alliance for Tomorrow’s Employees (CREATE) Fellows program at SFSU in May 2023. He participated in the classroom activities and availed himself of the Mentor Match program which introduced him to mentor Jason Smith, CPM, RPA, JLL. While he still has another year left to complete his finance degree at Read More »
Michael Apolonio (pictured here with Anne Hill with LPC RiverRock) graduated from the CREATE Fellows program and SFSU in Spring 2023. Michael maximized the offerings and turned that into employment. “I am truly appreciative of CREATE’s dedication to nurturing and supporting the next generation of commercial real estate leaders. Through a combination of lectures, a Read More »
Leilani Semana (joined here by Anne Hill with LPC RiverRock) completed CREATE’s Fellows program at SFSU in May 2023. She was attracted by the opportunity to explore the different pathways available in CRE. Classroom learning was augmented with networking opportunities that provided invaluable connections. While she still has another year left to complete her finance Read More »
CREATE completely surpassed all of my expectations. Everything I was able to learn in CREATE I'm actually able to put to work everyday. It's not just property management, its leasing, its design and more.
Alexis Escaranio, CREATE Fellows Graduate 2021, employed by Resource Commercial Real Estate
Our biggest asset in commercial real estate is our people. Bringing in students from diverse backgrounds will help us ask the right questions and evolve our business to provide an even better product for our clients.
Mark Kelly, ABM
Keep on looking to CREATE for a talent pipeline because that right there brings so much value to your company.
Christine Mann, Rockhill Management
CREATE's commercial real estate fellows classes support our industry’s growing employment needs.
Tawni Sullivan, Board Chair, Consultant, JNT Solutions
How much have we contributed to the companies that we've worked with? A little donation is trivial compared to what we contribute to these companies.
Cameron Maharaj, CREATE CRE Certificate Holder, JLL
I’ve been so impressed with the quality of interns our company has sourced through CREATE's training program; we’ve now hired several of them as full-time employees!
Rick Buziak, Swift Real Estate Partners
The CREATE program prepared me for the job and then also through their job board I was able to find a job.
Jered Baker, CREATE Fellows Graduate 2020, employed by Swift Real Estate Partners
We’re not only training a CRE workforce through our partnership with CREATE; we’re highlighting commercial real estate as a career alternative in a highly complex, technology focused Bay Area.
Sandra Boyle, Cushman & Wakefield
The best way to get an employee that's eager and hungry to learn more is definitely through the CREATE program.
Amy La, CREATE Fellows Graduate 2021, Employed by JLL
The CREATE program gave me that framework to understand how a building operates that I wouldn't have been able to learn without time in the industry.
Marco McCartney, CREATE Fellows Graduate 2021, employed by JLL
It's hard to come up with something that would make CREATE better. I truly believe they give you everything you need to get the most out of the program.
Cameron Newcomb, CREATE Fellows Graduate 2021, employed by JLL
We're on the right track with this program. It's fantastic.
Linda Foster, LPC RiverRock
The amount of success I've had through CREATE has been incredible. The network that I built through the CREATE program created the pathway to my new position.
Kaitlyn Klinger, CREATE Fellows Graduate 2020
If you're not involved in this you are missing a great opportunity. Get involved, participate, contribute.
Glenn Good, Glenn Good Group