ULI Washington is proud to announce the 2022 Leadership Awards, which will recognize the achievements and contributions of regional land use and real estate industry experts in the Metropolitan Washington Region. You’re invited to join local members, supporters, and staff on June 7, 2022 at 6:30 PM!

Importantly, ULI Washington is excited to introduce the members of the exceptional Jury Panel that will be responsible for reviewing nominations and selecting the awardees. Thank you to the ULI Washington members, listed below, who have volunteered their time, energy, and effort to this program as Jurists. It’s their industry expertise, leadership skills, and love for the Metropolitan Washington Region that will help make this program a success and celebrate the achievements of regional leaders!

JURY CO-CHAIRS

Mike Balaban
Managing Director, Winstanley Architects & Planners
With graduate degrees in both architecture and business, Mike has procured and managed the activities of best-in-class design practitioners for commercial, residential, and mixed-use properties, involving not only new buildings but also the re-development, adaptive re-use, and historic preservation so vital to the Winstanley practice. Projects have ranged from small quick value-adding projects for wealthy individuals to huge public-private partnerships involving hundreds of millions of private-equity dollars, and extended phased execution. In virtually all of them, the design has been an integral component of success. Formulating, communicating and managing the priorities of complex design programs is at the heart of what we do, and so, doing it from the design side of the table is not all that different: we believe the best teams work at proverbial round tables, with everybody pulling on the same oars.

Katie Bucklew
Vice President of Mixed Use, AvalonBay Communities, Inc.
Katie is Vice President of Mixed Use at AvalonBay Communities, Inc. She is responsible for identifying, structuring and closing new mixed-use opportunities with key retail, office, industrial and hotel owners across the country utilizing regional development support in the analysis and execution of all mixed-use transactions. Additionally, she is responsible for the leasing, management and operations of over 1M square feet of commercial space within the AvalonBay mixed use portfolio. Katie earned a BS in Business Administration from UNC-CH, a MAC from UNC-CH and a MBA from the Wharton Business School. As a dedicated contributor to the community, Katie is a member of ICSC, an active leader of ULI, and a board member of Ivymount Foundation.

JURY PANELISTS

Marcel Acosta
Executive Director, National Capital Planning Commission
Marcel Acosta has more than 35 years of experience in urban and transportation planning. As executive director of the federal government’s central planning agency, he oversees a team of urban planners, architects, historic preservationists, and other professionals who are committed to preserving and enhancing the extraordinary qualities of the National Capital Region. Mr. Acosta received a master’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is a 2001 Loeb Fellow of Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design.

Justin Chapman
Director, Skanska USA Commercial Development
Justin is a Director with Skanska Commercial Development US, where he is responsible for the full range of development activities on mixed use projects in the Washington, D.C. region. He holds Masters Degrees in both Real Estate from the Harvard Graduate School of Design and Urban Planning from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Since 2008, Justin has engaged in the planning and development of over 1.2 million square feet of built projects across office, sports, retail, and university asset types. Justin has been an adjunct professor at the George Washington University School of Business, where he taught a semester course in sport facility management and development. Justin is an active member of the Urban Land Institute where he was recently appointed to the Washington Council Executive Committee and sits on the Public Private Partnership National Product Council.

Yolanda Cole
Senior Principal, Hickok Cole
Yolanda Cole, FAIA, is a Senior Principal and Owner of Hickok Cole, a forward-focused commercial architecture and design practice located in Washington, DC. With over three decades of experience in base building and interior design, Yolanda has worked on projects ranging from large-scale, mixed-use developments to commercial and retail interiors. She is widely recognized for spearheading innovation in the profession through the cultivation of a collaborative, research-based practice. Yolanda is a frequent speaker at conferences on topics ranging from transforming the practice of architecture through exploration, to ground-breaking technologies for urban Net Zero renovations. Her personal passion is to influence housing policy and create new prototypes to maintain young families in our cities. Yolanda is a Past Chair of the Washington District Council of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and Past Chair of the Governance Committee. She is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects and Past President of the local AIA|DC chapter, where she served on its Board of Directors for many years.

Elizabeth Cotter
Senior Vice President of Capital Markets, JBG SMITH
Elizabeth Cotter is Senior Vice President of Capital Markets at JBG SMITH and is responsible for sourcing and managing all aspects of the Company’s debt portfolio. Prior to joining JBG SMITH, Ms. Cotter spent 8 years at Bank of America. She began her career in the Commercial Real Estate Banking Group at LaSalle Bank in Chicago. Cotter holds a master’s in real estate from Johns Hopkins University and a B.S. in Business Administration from Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business.

Stephen Gregg
Assistant Vice President, Investments, Equity Residential
Stephen joined Equity Residential as AVP of Investments in 2020, where he serves as the investment officer for a portfolio of mixed use multifamily with over 10,000 units. Prior to joining Equity Residential, Stephen was an Asset Manager with Akelius, where he was responsible for investment decisions, budgeting, reporting and overseeing their DC area apartment portfolio. Prior to Akelius, Stephen held positions with Bozzuto Development, managing mixed-use development projects in the DC and Philadelphia markets, and Jones Lang LaSalle where he oversaw a portfolio of DC area office and industrial properties. Stephen holds a Master’s in Real Estate Development from Georgetown University and a B.S. in Urban and Regional Planning from Texas A&M University.

Julie Smith
Chief Administrative Officer, Bozzuto
Julie Smith is responsible for the oversight and strategy of Bozzuto’s Marketing, Human Resources, Technology and Research departments. Julie’s expertise in brand building, talent and technology is integral in the company’s ongoing expansion efforts into targeted markets as well as in the alignment of the Bozzuto brand with the evolving expectations of today’s customer. Previously, Julie served as president of Bozzuto Management Company, overseeing a $9 billion portfolio that included more than 50,000 units in more than 200 apartment communities throughout the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest and Southern regions.

Sadhvi Subramanian
SVP, Commercial Real Estate Regional Manager East, U.S. Bank
Ms. Subramanian is recognized as a proven leader in commercial real estate banking, combining analytic and business development skills with 20 years of experience as well as a deep understanding of both public and private commercial real estate. She possesses an established record of growing new markets, introducing innovative products and developing successful teams with a commitment to Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging initiatives in one of the largest banks in the country. Until recently Sadhvi led a team of individuals for Capital One Real Estate Lending. Sadhvi now serves as SVP, Commercial Real Estate Regional Manager East of U.S. Bank.

Jamison “Jamie” Weinbaum
Executive Vice President, MidCity
Jamison Weinbaum is a seasoned real estate leader and senior executive with significant experience in multi-family and mixed-use development, including sourcing, acquisition, entitlement, and comprehensive oversight of design, construction, and lease-up through to stabilization. He values building teams of committed and accomplished professionals to ensure projects are successfully completed on time and on budget. Jamie has focused on leveraging his vast public and private sector background to build communities through thoughtful engagement and collaboration with diverse stakeholders. Jamie currently leads real estate development activities for MidCity, a Bethesda, Maryland-based company, with a focus on building out a 4 million sf pipeline across numerous urban infill properties.

NOMINATIONS AND MORE INFORMATION

The 2022 Leadership Awards kicks off three brand new award categories – the Trailblazer Award, Groundbreaker Award, and Changemaker Award. Nominations are due no later than COB Friday, February 25th. Please visit this blog for more information about the nomination forms and award criteria.

An overview of the 2022 Leadership Awards – including award nomination forms, application questions, and criteria – can be found here. If you would like to stay in the loop, register to join ULI Washington’s e-newsletter for the latest on awards, industry news, and upcoming local events!