I am honored to serve as RELA Boston’s President and look forward to working with my esteemed peers across the CRE Boston industry that serve as our chapter’s officers. Through their dedication and experience, our board continues to create engaging educational and social programming centered on Boston’s robust real estate industry.
RELA Boston is the premier organization for real estate banking connections, partners, and education. Our mission is to support, enhance, and encourage the professional growth of our members through learning and networking, and the free exchange of ideas from talented real estate professionals. Our members consist of colleagues from over 20 financial institutions in the region. We cultivate the future leaders of the Boston Commercial Real Estate Industry, while also serving the greater Boston Community.
The board’s commitment to strong programming led to over 10 events for the 2022 – 2023 calendar year, including property tours, industry networking events, discussion panels and educational seminars. Our planning for the 2023 – 2024 year has already commenced, and I expect an exciting line-up of events in the coming months. I look forward to connecting with existing RELA members at our events and welcome the opportunity to speak with those interested in learning more about and/or joining our Boston chapter.
Kevin Kavanaugh
RELA Boston, Chapter President
2023-2024
Boston Chapter Officers
President
Kevin Kavanaugh, US Bank
Co-President
Vice President
Peter Lennon, Brookline Bank
Officers
Membership Committee
Programming Committee
Kip Sanford, Fifth Third Bank
Jon Riedinger, Citizens Bank
Mike Allen, Santander
Dean Jewett, Wells Fargo
Bill Foley, Citizens Bank
Bill Massos, SVB, A Division of First Citizens Bank
Katherine Edgerton, Bank of America
Dave Heller, OceanFirst Bank
Doug Emerzian, J.P. Morgan
Sponsorship Committee
Immediate Past President
Chapter Liaison Officer
Emily Rush, First Citizens Bank
Young Members Committee
Dan Feyock, M&T Bank
Brendan O’Keefe, KeyBank Real Estate Capital
Brian Kenney, Berkshire Bank
Communications Committee
Special Events Committee
Educational Panel Committee
Treasurer
Rory Desmond, PNC Bank
Community Affairs Committee
Sponsorship & Finance Committee
Past Presidents
Clarke Cronin, Berkshire Bank
Membership & Communications Committee
Adam Bokon, Bank of Canton
Events Committee