Lisa Baroldi, president and chief executive officer of the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) Edmonton and North, has been named CREW Network’s sustainability trailblazer for 2025. The honour recognizes leadership on environmental, social and governance (ESG) objectives within a commercial real estate organization and its wider sphere of influence, and is one of six special impact awards that the global association bestows annually.
Baroldi received the award at CREW Network’s recent 2025 convention in Austin, Texas, after the Edmonton CREW chapter — one of more than 80 comprising the network that promotes women in commercial real estate — chose her as its 2024 recipient. Her commitment and achievement through efforts to advance the BOMA BEST sustainability assessment and benchmarking program, launch Canada’s first Indigenous inclusion project for commercial real estate, enhance accountability and transparency in BOMA Edmonton and North’s procedures, and reach out to youth, northern and rural communities, caught the judges’ attention at both the local and international levels.
CREW Network characterizes a sustainability trailblazer as “a change-maker who does not accept the status quo and instead strives to help their company make a positive change in the world”, and the impact award is conveyed to both that individual and the organization where he/she works.
“There are many positive changes happening across the industry and BOMA is helping lead them. I’m glad this award reinforces that effort and reminds us that inclusion, sustainability and good governance truly matter,” Baroldi observes.
“Lisa’s leadership is a point of pride for our entire national network,” says Benjamin Shinewald, president and chief executive officer of BOMA Canada. “Her vision and energy reflect the best of what BOMA stands for: collaboration and impact. By connecting environmental performance with inclusion and good governance, she has shown how BOMA associations can lead real change locally and beyond.”
The CREW Network impact awards also denote exceptional achievement in five other categories: career advancement for women; economic and community improvement; entrepreneurial spirit; member-to-member business; and leadership within CREW Network’s global advocacy and professional development channels.
