The Goldie Initiative

The Goldie Initiative's 2025 Scholarship Application deadline is near!

Do you know a woman pursuing graduate studies in real estate? The Goldie Scholar program provides graduate-level scholarship, executive mentoring, exclusive networking, and professional development that cultivates talented women into future leaders.

The 2025-2026 application will close on June 1st, 2025.
Learn more:
https://goldieinitiative.org/scholarship/

Thank you to the Illinois Women’s Affordable Housing Network for an inspiring evening and panel conversation with moderator Phillip L Beckham III and the powerhouse women leading one of Bronzeville’s most exciting real estate projects, 43 Green Development. Lilian Yool Esther Sorrell Jacinta Mercier-Fisher

Thank you to Goldie Alumna and IL WAHN Board of Director member, Sevara E. Davis for inviting us.

Our Program Director Kelsey Cleland had the pleasure of speaking to the Rho Epsilon Iota real estate fraternity at University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business.

In addition to sharing all about The Goldie Initiative, Kelsey hosted a LinkedIn and Personal Branding bootcamp! It is inspiring to see the hard work and passion of these students who are focusing on real estate so early in their careers.

Learn more about our Goldie Scholarship opportunity:
https://goldieinitiative.org/scholarship/

A very special thank you to & for hosting our 2025 Annual Goldie Scholar Retreat kick off!

With iconic city and river views as our backdrop, the stunning offices served as a perfectly intimate setting for Goldie Initiative Stakeholders and Scholars to network and unite.

Did you know that the Goldie Initiative has expanded into the Northeast? Several of our Goldie Scholars flew into Chicago for the Retreat, which served as a reunion amongst the cohort – many of whom had not been in the same room since the Goldie Gala in September!

Thank you to all who joined us, gathering for a rejuvenating night of networking and togetherness.

So great to see our Goldie Scholars traveling with the real estate program at Columbia Business School to the Middle East!

& participated in the Chazen Real Estate Study Tour to the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. From Dubai, Abu Dhabi, to Riyadh, each city offered something unique and showcased different stages of development.

A remarkable reminder of the power of real estate in shaping cities and driving innovation.