Autumn Calder
Director, Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency
CAPITAL REGION COMMITTEE CHAIR
Capital Region
ULI North Florida encompassing 38 counties, from Flagler to Escambia, and the Capital Region is nearly 100 members strong. ULI members in the region include developers, planners, engineers, attorneys, public sector representatives, graduate students, and other industry professionals.
The Capital Region is served by a local Board with a mission to share best practices in real estate and to connect key leaders for the betterment of Tallahassee and the surrounding communities. The Board manages various programs throughout the year including the annual Trends in Real Estate event. Our members also facilitate an initiative called UrbanPlan at Maclay High School and Florida State University that provides student the opportunity to learn about urban planning.
The 2022 Capital Region Board
Yvonne Baker
Executive Director, FSU Real Estate Center
William Butler
President, Real Estate InSync
Richard Darabi
Civil Engineer, Moore Bass Consulting, Inc.
Bonnie Davenport
President, BKJ, Inc. Architecture
Sue Dick
President, Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce
Joe Earp
Affordable Housing Development Consultant, Affordable Housing Consulting, LLC
Elizabeth Emmanuel
CEO, Tallahassee Downtown Improvement Authority
Kimberly Gabbard
Program Director, Florida State University
Christian Griffith
Development Associate, Arbor Properties, Inc
Chris Jensen
Executive Vice President, Prime Meridian Bank
Charlie Johnson
Kimley-Horn
Ashley Leggett
Commercial Real Estate Lender, Capital City Bank
Chris Marino
Portfolio Manager, Florida State Board of Administration
John McNeill
Advisor, NAI TALCOR
John Reddick
City of Tallahassee, Dept of Growth Management
Erin Tilton
Associate, Stearns Weaver Miller
Robert Volpe
Attorney, Holtzman Vogel
David Weiss
Attorney, Ausley McMullen
Barry Wilcox
Director, Leon County, Department of Development Support and Environmental Management
Capital Region Community Initiatives
Trends in Real Estate
The Capital Region Leadership hosts the annual Trends in Real Estate program in partnership with Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC).
Emerging Trends in Real Estate®provides an outlook on real estate investment and development trends, real estate finance and capital markets, property sectors, metropolitan areas, and other real estate issues in three global regions– Americas, Europe, and Asia Pacific.
UrbanPlan
The ULI Capital Region Leadership implements UrbanPlan, a project-based learning curriculum unit for high schools and universities. Bringing together disciplines such as economics, city government, real estate and urban planning, UrbanPlan engages students to consider the myriad of complex decisions that shape our built environment.
UrbanPlan is held at Maclay High School and Florida State University.
This program requires many volunteers! To learn more, visit our UrbanPlan page or contact John McNeill and John Reddick.
Young Leaders Group
The Young Leaders Group (YLG) consists of ULI North Florida members under the age of 35 who want to be actively involved in shaping the built environment and the future of the real estate industry in the area.
The YLG host a series of Happy Hours. In Tallahassee, these Happy Hours occur quarterly. To find out when and where the next one will be, contact YLG Chair: Christian Griffith.