Member Engagement

The Engagement committee strives to improve the quality of the ULI membership experience, improve retention, expand membership, increase membership diversity and understand the needs and wants of members.

NEXT

The ULI NEXT initiative connects and elevates the next generation of leaders, ages 35 and up, within ULI and the real estate industry. NEXT engages and supports members in all of ULI’s activities, particularly as they transition from ULI’s Young Leaders Group.

Policy & Practice

The Policy & Practice committee identifies the best practices for addressing land use challenges facing the Bay Area and works with agencies and non-profits to implement pragmatic solutions. The committee serves as the umbrella for all the District Council’s policy work.

Programs

The Programs committee facilitates relationship building and career advancement among ULI’s San Francisco Bay Area members through high-quality educational programs. We offer over 60 public and member-only events per year, which are developed and coordinated by our regional committees in San Francisco, Silicon Valley, and the East Bay, with oversight from the Bay Area Programs committee.

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Bay Area Programs

Matt Chin
Sares Regis Group
Bay Area Programs Co-Chair
mchin@srgnc.com

Chelsea Maclean
Holland & Knight LLP
Bay Area Programs Co-Chair
Chelsea.Maclean@hklaw.com

Jay Sholl
CBRE
Bay Area Programs Co-Chair
Jay.Sholl@cbre.com

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East Bay Programs

Paul Kawakami
Kawakami Barron & Lam LLP
East Bay Programs Co-Chair
Kawakami@KBLLawyers.com

Peter Mcintyre
AEI Consulting
East Bay Programs Co-Chair
pmcintyre@aeiconsultants.com

Katie Jones
Miller Starr Regalia
East Bay Programs Vice-Chair
katie.jones@msrlegal.com

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SF Programs

Sean Whitfield
Washington Capital Management
SF Programs Co-Chair
sean.whitfield@wcmadvisors.com

Mona Lovgreen
Dialog
SF Programs Co-Chair
MLovgreen@dialogdesign.ca

Ankit Desai
ARUP
SF Programs Vice-Chair
ankitdesai19@gmail.com

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Silicon Valley Programs

Nell Selander
City of South San Francisco
Silicon Valley Programs Co-Chair
Nell.Selander@ssf.net

Jessie Simerlein
Google
Silicon Valley Programs Co-Chair
jwoodyard@google.com

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Sponsorship

The Sponsorship committee raises sufficient sponsorship revenue to support District Council activities with minimal time and effort on the part of volunteers and staff.

Technical Assistance Panels

The Technical Assistance Panels (TAPs) committee draws from ULI San Francisco’s seasoned professional membership base to provide expert, multidisciplinary advice to public agencies, nonprofit organizations, and universities facing complex land use and real estate issues in the greater Bay Area.

UrbanPlan

UrbanPlan is an academically challenging classroom-based curriculum that gives high school and university students and opportunity to discover how market and non-market forces in their community effect what can be approved, financed, built and tenanted. The UrbanPlan committee enables the success of the program by working closely with high school educators and universities, growing the volunteer base, and evaluating and improving the curriculum.

Women’s Leadership Initiative

The Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI) was launched by ULI in early 2012, with the mission of raising the visibility and number of women leaders in ULI and the real estate industry.  The WLI Programs committee for the San Francisco District Council delivers programs to help achieve that goal: design and execute programs that focus on leadership, that advance WLI’s ambitious objectives, and that ultimately achieve positive change in the industry. The WLI Programs Committee works with other committees within the District Council to ensure that the voices, experiences, and perspectives of women leaders are a regular part of the rich content of the programs that ULI delivers to its diverse membership.

Young Leaders Group

The Young Leaders Group creates opportunities for young professionals under the age of 35 to develop skills and build relationships that will help advance their careers and foster an understanding of thoughtful development practices. Our seasoned members support and encourage the next generation of land use leaders by providing mentorship and insight into their career trajectory.