Sarah Roick
Project Development Manager, Ajax Building Company
GAINESVILLE COMMITTEE CHAIR
Gainesville
Though ULI North Florida is headquartered in Jacksonville, the region includes 38 Counties stretching through Gainesville into the Panhandle.
Gainesville is an active region for the ULI North Florida District Council with 100+ members in the surrounding area. The Gainesville Leadership committee leads the north-central region by coordinating local meetings, programs and initiatives.
Please reach out to the Gainesville Leadership (below) or ULI Staff (Carolyn Clark) to learn more about getting involved!
Gainesville Leadership
Holly Irish
Vice President of Planning, Design & Construction, Concept Companies
GAINESVILLE COMMITTEE VICE CHAIR
David Sowell
Kimley-Horn
GAINESVILLE COMMITTEE VICE CHAIR
Justin Berry
Senior Project Manager / Group Lead, The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Barnett Chenault
Monarch Design Group
Gerry Dedenbach
Vice President, CHW
Keely Siebein
Siebein Acoustic
Dave Stockman
Managing Director of Multifamily Housing and Hospitality, Concept Companies
Mary Sweitzer
Real Estate Analyst, Weyerhaeuser
Ways to Get Involved
Trends in Real Estate
The Gainesville Leadership hosts the Trends in Real Estate each year. This event and reception brings in a speaker from ULI or Pricewaterhouse Coopers to speak to trends in the industry.
Emerging Trends in Real Estate® is an annual series of trends and forecast publications that reflect the views of leading real estate executives in three global regions—Americas, Europe, and Asia Pacific. Undertaken jointly with PWC and the Urban Land Institute, 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.
Moving Dirt
Each year, the Gainesville Leadership holds the Moving Dirt: Projects Changing the Landscape in Gainesville event where the showcase projects in the area via a rapid-fire panel. This event is a great overview of what’s new and upcoming from big players in the area. The next Moving Dirt event is on February 6, 2025. Submit your project to Sarah Roick at [email protected].
Young Leaders Group (YLG)
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 Gainesville, these Happy Hours occur quarterly. To find out when and where the next one will be, contact Marissa Royals at [email protected].