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Ricardo Caporal

Board Chair
Founder and President

Mattoni Group

Member Since 2018

Avra Jain

Immediate Past Board Chair

Founder

The Vagabond Group

Member Since 2014

Matthew Adler

Founder and Managing Principal
Adler Real Estate Partners

Member Since 2019

Suzanne Amaducci, JD

Partner, Head of Real Estate Practice Group
Bilzin Sumberg

Member Since 2019

David Arditi

Principal

Aria Development Group

Member Since 2014

Ryan Bailine, MBA, JD

Shareholder
Greenberg Traurig

Member Since 2017

Troy Ballard, BArch

Vice Chairman
CBRE | Capital Markets | Multifamily

Member Since 2014

Hampton Beebe

Vice Chairman
Newmark Knight Frank

Member Since 2021

Michael Berkowitz

President
Berkowitz Development Group, Inc.

Member Since 2019

Trish Blasi, BBA

President and Founder
Borghese Investments

Member Since 2021

Henry Bott

President
Swire Properties, Inc.

Member Since 2022

Alice Bravo, BSCE

President
Alice Bravo & Associates

Member Since 2021

Lissette Calderon

CEO
Neology Group

Member Since 2018

Alicia Cervera Lamadrid, BA

Managing Partner
Cervera Real Estate

Member Since 2015

Kolleen Cobb

EVP and General Counsel
Florida East Coast Industries

Member Since 2018

Toby Cobb

Past Board Chair
Co-CEO
Grass River Property

Member Since 2013

Steve Cohen

Managing Partner
Elevarte Partners

Member Since 2017

Taylor Collins

Managing Partner
Two Roads Development

Member Since 2020

Chris Damian

Executive Vice President and Chief Business Development Officer
City National Bank

Member Since 2022

Scott L. N. Davidson

CEO and President
SSD, LLC

Member Since 2015

Robert Davis

Founder
Seaside, Florida

Member Since 2009

Lesley Deutch

Managing Principal
John Burns Research & Consulting

Member Since 2021

Leslie Dezer

President
Dezer Properties

Member Since 2025

Ronny Finvarb, BBA, JD

Principal
Finvarb Group

Member Since 2018

Charles Foschini, BBA, MBA, JD

Senior Managing Director
Berkadia

Member Since 2013

Joe Furst, JD

Managing Principal
Place Projects

Member Since 2020

Ilya Gamer, MRED+U

Managing Director
Marc Belsky Ltd

Alumni Representative 2025-27

Sydne Garchik

Founder and President
MRK Partners

Member Since 2021

Jessica Goldman Srebnick

Co-Chair
Goldman Properties

Member Since 2017

Garrett Graue

Principal
Seagate Capital Construction & Development

Member Since 2024

Kona Gray

Principal
Edsa

Member Since 2021

Anthony Graziano, BS

Chairman and CEO
Integra Realty Resources

Member Since 2016

Vanessa Grout, AB

Global Head of Residences
Aman

Member Since 2016

Sean Hehir

Managing Partner, President & Ceo
Trinity Investments

Member Since 2025

Richard Heisenbottle, BArch

President
R. J. Heisenbottle Architects, P.A.

Member Since 2015

Eduardo Imery, BA

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Fortune International Group

Member Since 2015

Arnaud Karsenti

Managing Principal
13th Floor Investments

Member Since 2014

Arden Karson

Managing Principal
Karson & Co.

Member Since 2017

Libby Kislak

Managing Director
Rialto Capital

Member Since 2026

Daniel Kodsi

CEO
Royal Palm Companies

Member Since 2024

Zain Koita

Managing Partner
Knickpoint Ventures

Member Since 2025

Jordan Kornberg

Chief Investment Officer
Mast Capital

Member Since 2025

Matthew W. Lazenby, MRED+U

President and CEO

Whitman Family Development

Member Since 2013

James LeFrak

Vice Chairman and Managing Director
LeFrak

Member Since 2022

David Martin

CEO
Terra Group

Member Since 2013

Jay Massirman

Past Board Chair

Managing Principal

Rivergate Companies

Member Since 2013

Nitin Motwani

Past Board Chair
Managing Partner
Merrimac Ventures

Member Since 2012

Tom C. Murphy, MBA

Co-President
Coastal Construction

Member Since 2012

Justin Oates

Managing Director
Kawa Real Estate Investment

Member Since 2021

Alan Ojeda

Owner & CEO
Rilea Group

Member Since 2015

Eduardo Otaola

Managing Principal
Constellation Group

Member Since 2025

Steve Patterson

President
Related Development

Member Since 2014

Ann Pope

President
Ann Pope Consulting, Inc.

Member Since 2026

Jonathan Raiffe

President and CEO
Adler Properties

Member Since 2021

Brian Ray

Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Alchemy-ABR Investment Partners

Member Since 2025

Brent Reynolds

CEO and Managing Partner
NR International

Member Since 2014

Matthew Rieger

President and CEO
Housing Trust Group

Member Since 2019

Craig Robins

CEO and President
Dacra

Member Since 2009

Dennis Rodriguez

Partner
Prestige Companies

Member Since 2026

Todd Rosenberg

Managing Principal
Pebb Capital

Member Since 2022

Stephen Ross

Executive Vice President
AMLI Residential

Member Since 2022

Carlos Rosso

Founder
Rosso Development

Member Since 2025

Sandor Scher

Owner
Claro Development

Member Since 2021

John Shubin

Founding Partner

Shubin Law Group

CEO

The Euclid Group

Member Since 2026

Lindy Smiley

Chief Human Resources Officer
Starwood Capital Group

Managing Director
Starwood Property Trust

Member Since 2022

Bill Thompson

Director of Development
Fort Partners

Member Since 2020

Michael Tillman

Managing Principal and CEO
PTM Partners

Member Since 2015

Job Warshaw

Consultant

Iron Hound Management Company, LLC

Member Since 2016

Michael Wohl

Founder

Coral Rock Development Group

Member Since 2022

Simon Ziff

President and Co-Founder
The Ackman-Ziff Real Estate Group

Member Since 2021

Emeritus Members

Neisen O. Kasdin (Past Chair), Office Managing Partner, Akerman LLP, Miami, Florida
Edgar Jones, Jr. (Past Chair), Edgar Jones and Company, Miami, Florida
John C. Sumberg (Past Chair), Chairman, Bilzin Sumberg, Miami, Florida

Founding Members

Tony Goldman, Goldman Properties, Miami, Florida

Alumni Representatives

2025-2027

Ilya Gamer, MRED+U '12, Managing Director, Marc Belsky Ltd

2023-2025

Amanda Bonvecchio, MRED+U ‘15, Director of New Development and Design, Vagabond Group
Natalia Cebollero, MRED+U ‘16, Director of Design and Construction, Vagabond Group

2021-2023

Elena Gonzalez, MRED+U ’17, Associate, Starwood Property Trust

2019-2021

Charlo Jenkins, MRED+U '10, Project Executive, DSS, Miami, Florida

2017-2019

Catie Sacks, MRED+U '11, Development Manager, Sanford Waterfront Partners, Miami, Florida

2015-2017

Emran Ally, MRED+U '15, Vice President, CBRE, Miami, Florida

2013-2015

Felipe Azenha, MRED+U '12, Co-Founder & Director of Business Development, Gridics, Miami, Florida

2011-2013

Alex Vargas Vila, MRED+U '11, Sr. Corporate Development Manager, Florida East Coast Industries, Miami, Florida

Outstanding Board Members in Real Estate Development + Urbanism

2025: Carlos Rosso
2024: Avra Jain
2023: Ryan Bailine
2022: Jay Massirman
2020: Arden Karson, Matt Reiger, Florencia Tabeni
2019: Vanessa Grout
2018: Troy Ballard
2017: Troy Ballard

Distinguished Service in Real Estate Development + Urbanism Award

2024: Toby Cobb

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