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2026 Women In Real Estate Awards
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- Abby Johnson Expands Virginia C-PACE, Closes $125M in Projects
- Ellen Klasson Helps Establish RCLCO’s Executive Search Business
- Amy Brendler with Savills Has Led 10M SF in Leasing Activity During Her Career
- Mariangela Maloney Oversees 400,000 SF of Healthcare Real Estate for Anchor Health Properties
- Maxi Leachman with CBRE Has Helped Close More Than $20B in Financing
- Martha Hastings with CBRE Helps Sell $48.5B in Multifamily Properties
- Sheri Thompson Helps Quadruple Walker ＆ Dunlop’s Affordable Housing Business
- Newmark’s Kippy Donovan Contributes to $2B in Financing Transactions
- Virginia Stitzer with Troutman Pepper Leads a 100-Person Team Handling $90B in Annual Transactions
Abby Johnson Expands Virginia C-PACE, Closes $125M in Projects
Abby Johnson is executive director of the Virginia PACE Authority (VPA). A 14-year C-PACE veteran, Johnson helped build Virginia’s C-PACE program from the ground up, advancing state legislation, developing standardized loan documents and establishing program guidelines that encourage participation by lenders, property owners and local governments.
Her efforts have helped bring 26 Virginia jurisdictions into the state’s Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) program. She also oversaw $125 million in closed project financing.
Johnson also helped develop C-PACE programs and legislation in states including Maryland, Pennsylvania, Texas, Florida and North Carolina, as well as internationally in Alberta, Canada.
Johnson is also principal of Abacus Property Solutions, a real estate advisory firm specializing in financing and project management for energy-efficiency and resiliency improvements.
In the industry, she serves on the PACE Nation’s board and executive committee and participates in an ASTM working group developing property resilience assessment standards. She previously served on the boards of the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development and Virginia Housing.
Johnson received Smart Energy Decisions’ WISE Award as an Industry Veteran.
These are just a few reasons Abby Johnson is among the Washington DC & Mid-Atlantic Connect CRE 2026 Women in Real Estate Award winners. The award honors the achievements and inspirational stories of women who have reached respected leadership positions and taken on mentorship roles.