Angelia Wesch ELEVATE Inspirator Award Finalist Announcement

The inaugural ELEVATE event, an awards gala celebrating the diversity and leadership of women in the commercial real estate industry across the Puget Sound region named Angelia Wesch, Oles Morrison’s managing partner, a finalist for its Inspirator Award. The award acknowledges the exceptional efforts of a woman in the real estate industry who supports, inspires, coaches and/or mentors people in their profession.

Launched by CREW Seattle and The Registry, the ELEVATE event honored employers and associations that have implemented programs promoting greater diversity in the workplace. To celebrate exemplary women who are making a positive impact in today’s industry, the organization collected more than 165 nominations and awarded the top recognition to winners in five categories: Break the Ceiling: Corporate Leadership Award; Association Ally Award; Inspirator Award; Rising Rock Star Award; and Industry Impact Award.

Angelia helps construction clients, real estate developers and property owners solve big, complex problems related to heavy civil infrastructure projects, differing site conditions, and delay and impact claims where knowledge of insurance coverage and insurance recovery strategies is essential. Her clients are responsible for some of the largest civil infrastructure and transportation projects happening today. Committed to advancing the role of women in the legal, real estate and construction industries, she has served as a member of Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) since 1995. CREW Network is a professional commercial real estate association comprised of more than 11,000 members in 74 different markets in the U.S., Canada, and in the U.K. As a co-founder of the CREW Seattle & Sound Leadership Development Program, Angelia has provided extensive training and professional development skills to more than 75 women from the construction and commercial real estate industries since the program’s inception in 2013. Additionally, Angelia is an original member of Women Leaders in Construction, a networking group for women in the construction industry that serves more than 500 women.