Abigail Heimel Named MNCREW Emerging Leader

Kraus-Anderson Project Manager Abigail Heimel received the Emerging Leader Award at the 2016 Minnesota Commercial Real Estate Women Celebration Awards, held Nov. 1 at the Metropolitan Ballroom in Minneapolis.

Heimel was a member of the healthcare construction team, with experience ranging from tenant improvement projects to ground up work. At the time, she was part of the HealthPartners Neuroscience Center project in St. Paul.

She also contributed to company technology initiatives through software testing and strategy, completed the Kraus-Anderson Leadership Development Program and served as a companywide trainer for Bluebeam software across user groups. Learn more about the organization’s Bluebeam technology initiatives.

Aligned with MNCREW’s mission to champion the advancement and success of women in commercial real estate professions, the Celebration Awards recognized women who demonstrated leadership, industry knowledge and positive influence within their firms and the broader industry.

Who Were the 2016 MNCREW Celebration Award Winners?

Collaborative Business: Roseanne Hope, Hope Law; Kara Frank, Twin Realty Investment Company; Marilyn Herzberg, Greywolf Partners; Beth Sheehan, Guaranty Commercial Title; and Darlene Personius, Greywolf Partners, for Waconia Office Building.

Emerging Leader: Abigail Heimel, Kraus-Anderson.

Economic and Community Improvement: Diane Johnson, Michelle Kolling and Wendy Ethen, Guaranty Commercial Title, for 800 W. Broadway, the West Broadway Education and Career Center.

Volunteer Contribution: Women Run the Cities: Ashley Moen, Cresa; Cathy Schmidt, Surfacequest Solutions; Claire Roberts, Marcus & Millichap; Meghan Huber, Welsh Construction; Sara Stafford, Creative Resources, formerly MadKat Design, Inc.

Excellence in Marketing and Public Relations: Brittany Rihanek, The Opus Group.

Excellence in Business Development and Sales: Erica Delain, Stinson Leonard Street.

Excellence in Design: Mythili Thiagarajan, Auromira Architects, for Community Dental Care.

Excellence in Environmental and Sustainability Project: Mythili Thiagarajan, Auromira Architects, for MN Epilepsy Group.

About Minnesota Commercial Real Estate Women

Founded in 1995, Minnesota Commercial Real Estate Women, or MNCREW, grew from a small group of commercial real estate professionals to an organization of more than 220 members. At the time, MNCREW was a networking organization for women in Minnesota’s commercial real estate industry and a chapter of CREW Network, a national organization with more than 70 independent local organizations and more than 10,000 members.

Learn more about healthcare construction experience.