ULI Atlanta is the only organization in Atlanta where you can EXPAND you local contacts, FUELyour passion for your profession, and FEED your soul through community service. Get more invovled in ULI Atlanta by joining one of the following committees.
Expand your local contacts:
Awards Committee Awards Committee selects recipients for the “Development Projects of the Year” Award. In addition to the these development awards, nominations are selected for individuals to receive the “Dan Sweat Award” for lifetime community service in the public sector as well as the “Frank Carter Award” for lifetime achievement in the real estate community. Chair Linda Curry | 404-926-4516 |
Vice Chair Tara Makarechi | 404-949-2325 |
Communication Committee The Communications Committee is responsible for all correspondence with our members and with the community at large. We are responsible for Public Relations relationships with local and regional press. We are responsible for all member coorespondence including a quarterly eNewsletter, Thrive (a quarterly eZine on topics of local interest), the Annual Report, and all event materials. We coordinate and update the ULI Atlanta website in cooperation with the ULI staff. The committee members bring writing, communication and creative talents to ULI. The Communication Committee meets quarterly.
Chair Sibet Freides | 770-234-9407 x15 |
Membership Committee The Membership Committee grows a healthy and diverse membership base; hosts networking, informational and educational events; and encourages active participation by members on various ULI Atlanta initiatives. The goal of the Membership Committee is to diversify the District Council by increasing the number of Women, Minorities and Public Sector members, growing the percentages of Women, Minority and Public Sector members annually, and establishing consistent year-over-year increases in each category. Additionally, the Committee aims to increase the number and retention rate of Full members. The Membership Committee meets on an as-needed basis, and therefore has no regularly scheduled meetings.
Chair Amanda Rhein | 404-614-8282 |
Vice Chair William "Bill" Gilchrist | 404-478-3743 |
Sponsorship Committee Sponsorship Committee focuses on identifying, developing and communicating with sponsors of ULI Atlanta. Members also determine appropriate venues for sponsors to involve their employees in activities of the District Council.
Co-Chair Steve McCarthy | 404-469-9511 |
Co-Chair
Joanne Elgart | 404-926-4675|
Monopoly Night The Monopoly Night Committee plans and executes Monopoly Night, held annually to benefit ULI Atlanta's UrbanPlan program. Monopoly Night is an exciting evening for the real estate community to mingle, dine, play Monopoly, and enjoy a silent auction. In 2008, the event raised over $23,000 to help fund the annual operating budget for UrbanPlan.
Chair David M. Zanaty | 404-876-2616 |
ULI Golf Tournament ULI Golf Tournament Committee plans and executes the annual ULI Golf Tournament. The inagural tournament take place Monday, October 20, 2008 at the Atlanta Country Club in Marietta, GA. Committee activities include developing the welcome reception, lunch, obtaining hole sponsorships, and coordinating tournament highlights.
Chair Reide Onley | 404-886-6726 |
Young Leaders Group The Young Leaders Group creates a unique setting for the leaders of tomorrow's real estate industry to interact, both professionally and socially, with the leaders of today. Occurring nearly every month, YLG events include panel discussions, presentations, tours, and socials to help ULI members under the age of 35 expand their networks, learn about developments throughout Atlanta, and hear how industry leaders have found success.
Co-Chair Kristin Olson | 404-581-7638 |
Co-Chair Ellen Mendelsohn |404-658-5983 |
Fuel your passion for your profession:
Atlanta Programs Committee Atlanta Programs Committee provides educational opportunities for ULI District Members through the monthly 2nd Tuesday Breakfast series, as well as through partnership with other ULI Atlanta committees to create workshop opportunities. The goal of the Committee is to provide an array of educational opportunities ranging from practical experience gained through Atlanta’s cutting edge projects to personal and corporate development opportunities via leadership and career path discussions.
Chair Scott Johnston | 404-915-3241|
Vice Chair Judy Price | 404-705-1786 |
Smart Growth Roundtable Smart Growth Roundtable Committee keeps ULI membership informed about smart growth issues and policies; serves as a feedback mechanism from ULI to government and business policy makers; and helps ULI educate the larger community in the Atlanta region on smart growth principles.
Chair Paul Moore | 404-541-6552 |
Sustainability Committee The Sustainability Committee's mission is to the educate the development community about sustainable development best practices, inform the community of market and consumer trends, and changes in sustainability-related legislation, codes, and financial incentives, market demands, and advance the practice of sustainable development through the community via outreach programs, issue forums, and other events and guidance.
The mission is carried out through the five Sub-Committees: (1) Education, (2) Economics, (3) Community Assistance, (4) Awards, and (5) Programs. Each Sub-Committee functions under its own mission statement but in close coordination with the other subcommittees. The full committee meets approximately every four months to review the work of the Sub-Committees and learn about a particular aspect of sustainable development.
Chair Gary Ellis | 404-965-2306|
Vice Chair
JocCole JC Burton | 404-625-8505 |
UrbanPlan Committee
The UrbanPlan Committee is the advisory board that oversees the development and implementation of the UrbanPlan Program in Atlanta. UrbanPlan provides a hands-on curriculum for high school and university students, enabling them to understand the analysis and decision making that drives urban development and to appreciate the decision making of stakeholders such as developers, planners, investors and lenders, city government, neighborhood associations and sales and marketing professionals. UrbanPlan helps prepare today's youth to be more active and sensitive to community and land use issues so that the next generation citizenry is more informed about the growth of communities.
UrbanPlan volunteers are selected based on their industry experience and are invited to participate in a full-day training course prior to being able to volunteer in a classroom. The UrbanPlan Program will be available at Westminster Highschool, North Atlanta Highschool, The Georgia Tech College of Architecture and the Georgia Tech Graduate School of Business in the 2009-2010 school year.
Chair Fred Perpall | 404-949-2329 |
Vice Chair David Green | 404-443-7559 |
Feed your soul through community service:
Community Action Grant (CAG) Committee In 2007, ULI Atlanta won its first Community Action Grant for proposed work on the BeltLine project. Grant work will consist of conducting a survey, disseminating expertise, and reporting on results over the next 12 months. The desired outcome is to build community consensus and facilitate the responsible development of a park where the Bellwood Quarry now operates.
Contact Jeff DuFresne | 770-951-8500 |
Technical Advisory Programs (TAP) Committee The TAP Committee assists municipalities, neighborhoods, economic development agencies, land owners and non-profit organizations within the greater metropolitan area of Atlanta to offer objective advice on real estate, economic, planning, urban design and land use challenges. Our goal is to leverage the expertise of ULI's diverse membership to make a recognizable difference in our communities, by providing the necessary knowledge, advice and experience to its sponsors.
Co-Chair Ronnie Davis | 770-402-2553 |
Co-Chair Sarah Kirsch| 404-601-0554 | s
Urban Marketplace Committee Urban Marketplace is held annually to showcase and promote innovative real estate projects in the Atlanta area. One of ULI Atlanta's largest events, Urban Marketplace is meant to bring together leaders in the development, government and finance communities to share best practices and ideas. Through speakers, expert-led panel discussions, and the signature Marketplace, the event presents infill development/redevelopment opportunities and incentives throughout the Atlanta region to the ULI and the broader development community and encourages investment in parts of the region that are traditionally ignored. Urban Marketplace is traditionally held at the World Congress Center.
Urban Marketplace Committee meetings generally kick off in the summer and run through the event in January/February.
Chair Scott Boze | 404-255-9030 |
Board of Directors The Board of Directors, which meets quarterly, manages the strategic activities of ULI Atlanta.
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