CREW KC held its annual CREW KC Excellence Awards event last week at CPKC Stadium. CREW KC members and guests enjoyed an evening of networking, dinner, and awards recognizing the contributions of individuals and impact projects within Kansas City’s commercial real estate industry. Joni Wickham, co-founder of Wickham James Strategies & Solutions, served as emcee.
2024 CREW KC Excellence Award winners from left to right; Jenn Miller, Kelley Hrabe, Debra Swearingen Lyles, Cydney Gurgens, Raegen Root, Marcia Charney, Courtney Kounkel, and Melissa Cooper. Image credit: Allison Bush
During the program, the following individuals and projects were honored:
SPIRIT OF CREW AWARD
Marcia Charney, contributing writer at MetroWire Media, and attorney
EMERGING LEADER AWARD
Raegen Root, senior financial analyst at Newmark Zimmer,
DEI LEADERSHIP AWARD
Jenn Miller, director of business development at Henderson Building Solutions
CHAMPION AWARD
Debra Swearingen Lyles, Kansas City market president at Emprise Bank
PIONEER AWARD
Cydney Gurgens, president of commercial real estate at UMB Bank
NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION AWARD
Kelley Hrabe, founder of Consolidated Housing Solutions/Riverstone Platform Partners, LLC
ECONOMIC IMPACT AWARD
New MCI Terminal (accepted by Melissa Cooper, director of aviation, Kansas City Aviation Department)
GAME CHANGER AWARD
CPKC Stadium (accepted by Courtney Kounkel, founder and owner of Monarch Build, and Cassie Morrison, senior project manager at JE Dunn Construction)
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