ULI North Florida, the local council of the Urban Land Institute, the oldest and largest network of cross-disciplinary real estate and land use experts in the world, is pleased to announce the Class of 2024 for its esteemed Center for Leadership program.

The ULI Center for Leadership, which runs from September 2023 through May 2024, is comprised of eight full-day classes that provide participants with exclusive industry education, collaboration and networking opportunities, property tours, hands-on leadership opportunities, and access to industry leaders, experts and elected officials. Sessions are focused on land use issues in north Florida and will cover topics including trends in infrastructure and regionalism, community development, public policy, building healthy places, entrepreneurship, urban design, affordable housing, and capital markets. The class tackles land use issues in north Florida that are presented in a report at the culmination of the Center for Leadership.

The class is comprised of real estate leaders in land use, real estate and related fields with a minimum of five years of real estate experience, a commitment to community service and civic engagement, and a vision for the future of north Florida.

The members of the ULI Center for Leadership Class of 2024 are:

Mikhail Alert, Design Associate II, Haskell
John Alters, Business Development Manager, Carlton Construction
Mitch Askelson, Acquisition Coordinator, JWB Real Estate Companies
Monica Bates, Business Development, Live Oak Contracting
Zach Brown, Attorney, Balch & Bingham
Austin Chapman, Transportation Engineer, Peters and Yaffee
Joe Cornelison, Development Manager, GreenPointe Developers
Christina Crawford, Broker Associate
Casey Dendor, Senior Planner, England-Thims & Miller
Vanessa Dunn, Chief Operating Officer, Jacksonville Housing Authority
Chris Egan, Geotechnical Department Manager, ECS Florida
Rick Foster, Senior Development Manager, PARC Group
Justin Gravatt, Senior Development Analyst, Gateway Jax
Andre Green, Commercial Development Manager, Corner Lot Development Group
Jeff Grover, Senior Manager, Financial Services, Regency Centers
Mike Haskins, Executive Director, Springfield Preservation and Revitalization
Donnie McLaughlin, Director of Architecture, BDG Architects
Austin Nicklas, Director of Government Affairs, Northeast Florida Builders Association
David Paulk, Financial Analyst, Jacksonville Jaguars/Iguana Investments
Austin Ray, President, Blackstone Engineering
Frank Redway, Senior Program Manager, Aerostar SES
Nicole Renner, Development Associate, Gateway Jax
Eddie Rivera, Partner, Sax
Madelen Salter, Executive Vice President, OE&S
Jonathan Summerfield, Senior Environmental Scientist/Project Manager, SES Environmental Resource Solutions
Ashley Sumners, Real Estate Director, Concept Companies

The founding sponsor for the Center for Leadership is GreenPointe, and session sponsors include Balch & Bingham; SES; and Regency Centers. Interested in sponsoring? Contact [email protected].