L E A D E R S H I P T E A M
Diane Foreman
Founder, Chairman and Co-CEO
CWP’s success begins with the quality of its
leadership, Founder Diane Foreman set the
standard for excellence that is now carried
through by company president, Michelle
Foreman Barnet.
Foreman’s philosophy is simple. Acquire and
develop properties of high quality and
architectural merit backed by responsive,
professional management to acquire good
tenants, command market rents, and increase
or maintain property value despite the ups and
downs of the real estate market.
Diane Foreman received a dual Bachelor of
Arts Degree Psychology and Education, and
attended the Harvard Business School,
Executive Program. She has been married for
over 45 years to Richard Foreman, co-CEO of
Columbia West Properties, and is the mother
of two children, Michelle and Steven.
She worked as a licensed elementary education teacher in the Seattle School District from
1962 to 1965 before quitting to raise her family, served as a senior vice president of Budget
Rent a Car of Washington and Oregon from 1984 to 1988, and started CWP in 1988.
Diane Foreman is a member of Harris Bank of Washington Regional Board of Directors,
YouthCare Board of Trustees and Finance Committee Chair, and KidsQuest Board of
Trustees, Bellevue City Citizens Planning Committee, and Eastside Planned Parenthood
Board of Trustees. She has been involved for many years with several PONCHO committees
to raise money for Seattle arts.
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