Exploring our connection.

CREW Louisville seeks to make a lasting, positive impact on our local community, far beyond the commercial real estate industry. Here, you'll get to know other like-minded professionals in our market while advancing our shared mission to elevate women in the industry.

The CREW Louisville Experience

  • CREW Louisville was started to connect and empower local women in the commercial real estate field by:

    • Creating a dynamic and supportive environment that promotes advancement through knowledge sharing and networking

    • Pushing the boundaries in every facet of commercial real estate through provocative dialogue among peers from every discipline in the industry

    • Providing educational programs which directly affect your day-to-day work and promote real change

    • Encouraging our members to be a force for activism and involvement in our communities.

  • CREW Louisville is part of CREW Network, the premier business organization for women in the Commercial Real Estate industry. Being a member of CREW Louisville provides access to the many benefits of CREW Network, including:

    • CREWbiz, a 14,000+ member network that provides connections, resources, and opportunities for you to find success

    • Professional development and leadership training targeted specifically to meet your needs through members-only programs including the CREW Network Leadership Certificate Program, webinars and events

    • Discounted registration for the annual CREW Network Convention and Leadership Summits, where you learn from industry leaders and make new contacts from all over the world

Board of Directors

  • Krista Yockey

    PRESIDENT

    Krista Yockey is a licensed real estate agent with CORE Real Estate Partners in Louisville, Kentucky, specializing in industrial real estate with experience in vacant land development and office leasing and sales.

    Prior to jumping into the real estate industry, Krista worked in the manufacturing world as an environmental consultant with a Fortune 250 waste service provider, then became Team Leader of the second largest real estate brokerage in the city of Louisville prior to joining the commercial real estate industry in 2020.

    Krista is the Co-Founder and President of the CREW Louisville Chapter. She helps guide and coach women and entrepreneurs to think bigger and stay on track to achieve their goals.

    Krista graduated top of her class in Illinois State University’s Professional Sales program and she is married to her high school sweetheart, Ian. When they are not out enjoying local restaurants, the two love cuddling up with their cockapoo, Enzo, in their beautiful home in Floyds Knobs, IN.

  • Shannon Huffer

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Shannon has been in commercial real estate since 2015. Shannon started in luxury residential real estate, in Austin, TX, in 2005 and learned a lot about short sales after the 2008 crash. She created a blind pool investment trust and flipped homes from 2008 - 2012. After moving back home to Kentucky in 2012, and burnt out with the real estate rollercoaster she decided to pursue her law degree. She graduated Cum Laude and transitioned to the commercial real estate banking industry. Where she worked with developers, counsel, and local governments, across the U.S. to facilitate the banks CRE requirements via LIHTC (Low Income Housing Tax Credit) deals. After some time in banking she moved back into private investments, creating a PPM (Private Placement Memorandum) and putting together one of the first Opportunity Zone Investments, in which she still acts as a partner. Unable to find enough opportunities to keep her occupied she moved back into brokerage, where she worked for CBRE selling hundreds of millions of dollars of LIHTC deals coast to coast. She now runs her own brokerage company focused on helping women find a way to break into commercial real estate.

    Shannon is the co-chair of the Affordable Housing Council for CREW network nationwide. She also sits on the Louisville Housing Trust Fund board. In her free time your can find her hanging out with her husband of 20+ years and their two kids, plus their complete menagerie of pets.

  • Renee Curtis

    SECRETARY

    Renee is a financial advisor at UBS Financial services, where she started her career in financial services in 2015. She works with clients to help manage portfolios and make sound financial decisions, both professionally and personally. She enjoys the planning aspect of wealth management and takes pride in the high-quality service the team is able to offer to clients. With a focus on business owners, she frequently gets involved in commercial real estate and how that relates to their business. Whether a client is needing to relocate, expand, or being approached by private equity to sell their business, she is there to offer professional advice.

    Renee graduated from the University of Kentucky, where she received her B.A. in business finance and management. She holds her CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ designation, Series 7 and 66, as well as life and health insurance licenses. When she is not at the office, you can find her spending time with family, friends, and her dog.

CREW Network Foundation

CREW Network Foundation, the philanthropic arm of CREW Network, is the only charitable foundation solely dedicated to advancing women in the commercial real estate industry. CREW Network Foundation is committed to bringing more women into commercial real estate by offering programs like CREW Careers and UCREW that educate women and girls about the career opportunities in the industry; supporting CRE higher education and training through college scholarships and internships; and providing mentorships to those new to the industry.