ULI San Francisco is thrilled to announce the 2024-2025 cohort of our Developers of Color program! This cohort program was designed to create opportunities for seasoned mid- to senior-level real estate developers of color in the Bay Area.

Following two successful cohorts in partnership with the San Francisco Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development (MOHCD) funded through the Partnership for the Bay’s Future Policy Grant from the San Francisco Foundation, ULI SF is continuing the cohort program for a third year. The third-year program will again offer mid-to-senior level professionals monthly sessions aimed to deepen their understanding of housing development and consider community-based development throughout the Bay Area. The third-year cohort program is funded by ULI SF with support of a San Francisco Foundation Programs Grant.

19 participants were selected for this year’s program. This year’s participants are (in alphabetical order by last name):

• Constanza Asfura-Heim, San Francisco Community Land Trust
• Aissia Ashoori, City of El Cerrito
• Swathi Bonda
• Josh Carrillo, BRIDGE Housing Corporation
• Melvin Cowan, Enough Housing
• Elaheh Demirchelie, Greystar
• Tony Jackson, MzzK Architecture and DesigN
• Jessica Kane, Pacific Rim Financial
• Jonathan Logan, JDL Strategies
• Apolonio Munoz, MidPen Housing Corporation
• Sophia O’Neal Roberts, Strive Real Estate LLC
• Oyeyinka Oyelaran
• Michael Reynolds, City of San Jose
• Dion Roberts, Group Roberts
• Abe Sharma, AV Brokerage
• TiYanna Smith, Medisi Ventures
• Isis Spinola-Schwartz, Forge Development Partners, LLC
• Stacey Swain-Campos, Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation
• James Wang, Lyder Group

The cohort will meet for a kickoff in October and continue to meet monthly through May 2025. Congratulations to this year’s participants; we look forward to the year ahead!

You can learn more about this program here.