DEI Council

ULI Americas has convened a group of members and staff to form a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council to address and help dismantle the systemic and structural racism endemic in ULI and the real estate industry.  The mission of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council is to:

  • Create increased engagement and leadership opportunities within ULI and the real estate industry, with an immediate focus on the Black community

  • Promote and advance innovations and best practices that result in communities that are equitable by design

This Council is chaired by Clare De Briere, Global Governing Trustee, member of the Americas Executive Committee (AEC) and chair of the AEC DEI Committee, and co-chaired by Lisa Gordon, member of AEC, chair of ULI Atlanta, and member of the AEC DEI Committee, and Stuart Ackerberg, ULI Trustee.  The members of the Council are:

  • Michael Banner, President & CEO, Los Angeles LDC, Inc, Inglewood, CA; ULI Trustee and member of the AEC
  • Gabrielle Bullock, Principal, Director of Global Diversity, Perkins and Will, Los Angeles, CA
  • Cindy Chance, Senior Vice President, Product Councils and ULI Learning, ULI, Washington, DC
  • Justin Chapman, Senior Development Manager, Skanska USA Commercial Development, Arlington, VA
  • Michael Collins, Managing Director, JE Dunn Capital Partners, Kansas City, MO; Chair, ULI Kansas City and member of the AEC
  • Kacey Cordes Mahrt, Vice President, US Bancorp Community Development Corporation, Saint Louis, MO
  • Gwyneth Coté, President, The Americas, ULI, Washington, DC
  • Omar Gonzalez, Director of Real Estate, Hemisfair Park Area Redevelopment Corporation, San Antonio, TX
  • Shmel Graham, Real Estate and Land Use Attorney, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, Los Angeles, CA
  • Billy Grayson, Executive Director, Center for Sustainability and Economic Performance, ULI, Washington, DC
  • Richard Green, Lusk Chair & Professor, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA; ULI Trustee
  • Cyrice Griffith, Senior Director, ULI Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
  • Ed Henley, Principal & Project Executive, Pillars Development, LLC, Nashville, TN; Chair, ULI Nashville
  • Sonia Huntley, Vice President, Customer Service, ULI, Washington, DC
  • AJ Jackson, Executive Vice President, Social Impact Investing, JBG SMITH Properties, Bethesda, MD; Global Governing Trustee
  • Marty Jones, Principal, MLJ Insights, Winchester, MA; Trustee and member of the AEC
  • Ellen Klasson, Managing Director, Terra Search Partners, Alexandria, VA
  • Kelly Nagel, Senior Vice President, Multifamily, Stolz Real Estate Partners, McLean, VA; Global Governing Trustee and Chair, WLI
  • Gianna Pigford, Program Manager, Stantec, Plano TX; WLI Steering Committee
  • Alan Razak, Principal, AthenianRazak LLC, Philadelphia, PA; Chair, ULI Philadelphia
  • Beth Silverman, Co-founder and COO, The Lotus Campaign, Charlotte, NC
  • Ron Silverman, Principal, Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Trustee and ULI Foundation Governor
  • Erin Sloneker, Vice President, Corporate Partnerships, ULI, Washington, DC
  • Laura Slutsky, Executive Director, ULI Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
  • Valentin A. Staller, Vice President, Staller Associate Realty Inc., Islandia, NY
  • Heidi Sweetnam, Senior Vice President, District Councils, ULI, Washington, DC
  • Lynn Thurber, Chairman – JLL Income Property Trust, LaSalle Investment Management, Hamilton, MT; Past Global Chair and ULI Foundation Governor
  • Peter Walker, Senior Vice President, Communications, Member Insights and Engagement, ULI, London, UK
  • Adam Weers, Principal, Trammell Crow Company, Washington, DC; Global Governing Trustee
  • Jamie Weinbaum, Executive Vice President, MidCity Development, Chevy Chase, MD; Chair, ULI Washington