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Executive Committee

Officers:

• District Council Chair
  Debbie Orshefsky, Greenberg Traurig
   
• Assistant Chair
  Jorge Garcia, Garcia Stromberg
   
• 2008 Fall Meeting Local Arrangements Committee Chair & ULI Trustee
  Neisen O. Kasdin, Akerman Senterfitt
   
• Vice Chair - Academia
  Charles C. Bohl, University of Miami - School of Architecture
   
• Vice Chair - Finance
  Mark Peterson, Bank of America
   
• Vice Chair - Awards
  Eric Swanson, Flagler Development Group
   
• Vice Chair - Workforce Housing
  Michael Wohl, Pinnacle Housing Group
   
• Vice Chair - Membership
  Douette Pryce, Pryce Resources, LLC
   
• Co Vice Chairs – Treasure Coast Committee
  Bradley Hunter, Metrostudy
  Jeffrey Kune, DMG Capital
   
• Vice Chair – Programs
  Cheryl Jacobs, Zyscovich, Inc.
   
• Vice Chair - TAP’s (Technical Assistance Programs)
  James R. Brindell, Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart
   
• Vice Chair – Young Leader’s Group
  Joshua Escoto, Broad & Cassel
   
• ULI Trustee
  Anthony J. Trella, The Meranth Company

• Urban Community Adviser
  Oliver Gross, New Urban Development
   

Members:

Rick Abedon, Navarro Lowrey Properties
James Anaston-Karas, MSCW, Inc.
Gene Berman, Marcus & Millichap
Charles Brecker, Stearns Weaver Miller
Michael Cannon, Integra Realty Resources South Florida
Dennis Caruso, Caruso & Associates
Mayor Joy Cooper, City of Hallandale
Karen Doyle, Patty Doyle Public Relations
Robert Dugan, EDSA
Carol Schoffel Faber, Akerman Senterfitt
Wayne Falbey, The Falbey Group
Neil Fairman, The Plaza Group
Seth Gordon, Gordon Reyes & Company
Mark Hillier, Greenberg Traurig
Steven Hurwitz, Continental Real Estate Companies
James Kearley, Regions Bank
Lisa Maxwell, Charter Schools USA
Michael Maxwell, Maxwell + Partners
Jules Morgan, Kast Construction
James D. Motta, Motta Group
James Murley, Center for Urban & Environ. Solutions at FAU
Jeff Perlman, Delray Beach Institute
Mark Peterson, Bank of America
John Ropes, Ropes Associates, Inc.
Myron Rosner, City of North Miami Beach
Duane Stiller, Woolbright Development Inc.
Torry Watson, Cambridge Sharpe Construction Corporation
Seth Wise, Woodbridge Holdings
 

Staff:

Executive Director
Carla L. Coleman
carla.coleman@uli.org

Director
Julie Medley
julie.medley@uli.org

Administrative Assistant
Eralda Agolli
eralda.agolli@uli.org

 

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ULI is a trusted idea place.

ULI–the Urban Land Institute is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit research and education organization supported by its members.

Founded in 1936, the institute now has more than 34,000 members worldwide representing the entire spectrum of land use and real estate development disciplines, working in private enterprise and public service.

As the preeminent, multidisciplinary real estate forum, ULI facilitates the open exchange of ideas, information and experience among local, national and international industry leaders and policy makers dedicated to creating better places.

The mission of the Urban Land Institute is to provide leadership in the responsible use of land and in creating and sustaining thriving communities worldwide.

Members say that ULI is a trusted idea place where leaders come to grow professionally and personally through sharing, mentoring, and problem solving. With pride, ULI members commit to the best in land use policy and practice.
 

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ULI History

The Urban Land Institute was founded in 1936, when many American cities were experiencing both suburban expansion and urban decay, with limited public sector planning and no guidance available to the private sector. No organization existed in the country to research, analyze, or encourage responsible patterns for long-term urban growth, or to conduct inquiries into what constitutes sound real estate development projects and practices. These circumstances led Cincinnati real estate entrepreneur Walter Schmidt and six other prominent community builders to petition the National Association of Real Estate Boards (the forerunner of today’s National Association of Realtors) to establish a separate research institute within NAREB. This proved to be too limiting, and in 1940, ULI became a completely independent institute.

Born during the Great Depression, the Urban Land Institute had original objectives that were very similar to its guiding principles today. These early objectives were: to study and interpret real estate trends; to examine principles through which private enterprise could effectively develop real estate; to develop a body of knowledge in real estate and allied subjects; to publish informative texts and technical journals based on that knowledge; and to act as a statistical clearinghouse for the dissemination of real estate data. The Institute’s continuing focus on nonpartisan research and education has made it one of the world’s most respected and quoted organizations in urban planning, land use, and development.

ULI membership has grown from 230 members at its start to more than 33,000 professionals in 50 states and 88 countries today. Through the direction and support of its members, the Institute is well positioned to provide responsible leadership in the use of land.

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District Councils

What is a District Council?
District Councils are ULI at the local level. Organized in 48 North American communities and 13 European communities serving more than 30,000 of its more than 33,000 members.

Through District Council sponsored educational forums and events such as trends conferences, Smart Growth programs, and project tours, through community outreach programs, and by providing industry expertise to community leaders, the opportunity to influence local land use policy continues to be the focus and achievement of the District Councils.

In the ULI fashion of offering an unbiased and non-partisan exchange on issues impacting the industry, District Councils provide the avenues for active dialogues between private industry, environmental organizations, and public agencies to help provide solutions to local and regional issues.
 

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