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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-Adams

Partner, Head of Real Estate Practice Group
Bilzin Sumberg

Member Since 2019

David Arditi

Principal
Aria Development Group

Member Since 2014

Ryan Bailine

Shareholder
Greenberg Traurig

Member Since 2017

Troy Ballard

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

President and Founder
Borghese Investments

Member Since 2021

Gary Block

Partner and CIO
The Meridian Group

Member Since 2021

Amanda Bonvecchio

Director of New Development and Design

Vagabond Group

MRED+U'15

Alumni Representative 2023-25

Henry Bott

President
Swire Properties, Inc.

Member Since 2022

Alice Bravo

Founder
Alice Bravo & Associates

Member Since 2021

Kim Briesemeister

Principal
Redevelopment Management Associates

Member Since 2013

Lissette Calderon

CEO
Neology Group

Member Since 2018

Natalia Cebollero

Director of Design and Construction

Vagabond Group

MRED+U'16

Alumni Representative 2023-25

Alicia Cervera Lamadrid

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

Senior Director-Commercial Real Estate
Synovus

Member Since 2017

Taylor Collins

Managing Partner
Two Roads Development

Member Since 2020

Meg Daly

President and CEO
Friends of the Underline

Member Since 2021

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

Neil Fairman

Chairman
Plaza Equity Partners

Member Since 2018

Ronny Finvarb

Principal
Finvarb Group

Member Since 2018

Brett Forman

Managing Partner
Forman Capital

Member Since 2022

Charles J. Foschini

Senior Managing Director
Berkadia

Member Since 2013

Joe Furst

Managing Principal
Place Projects

Member Since 2020

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

Chairman and CEO
Integra Realty Resources

Member Since 2016

Vanessa Grout

Global Head of Residences
Aman

Member Since 2016

Richard Heisenbottle

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

Member Since 2015

Eduardo Imery

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

Sana Khan

Vice President, Strategy & Innovation
LENx

Member Since 2022

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

Michael Landa

Vice Chairman and Managing Director
Marsh USA Inc.

Member Since 2015

Matthew W. Lazenby

President and CEO
Whitman Family Development

MRED+U'12

Member Since 2013

James LeFrak

Vice Chairman and Managing Director
LeFrak

Member Since 2022

Pam Liebman

President and CEO

The Corcoran Group

Member Since 2023

Jay Mantz

President
Rialto Capital Group

Member Since 2022

David Martin

CEO
Terra Group

Member Since 2013

Jay Massirman

Past Board Chair

Managing Principal

Rivergate Companies

Member Since 2013

Kathy Moorman

Corporate VP of Real Estate
Baptist Health Enterprises

Member Since 2016

Nitin Motwani

Past Board Chair
Managing Partner
Merrimac Ventures

Member Since 2012

Tom C. Murphy

Co-President
Coastal Construction

Member Since 2012

Justin Oates

Vice President
Cain International

Member Since 2021

Alan Ojeda

Owner & CEO
Rilea Group

Member Since 2015

Steve Patterson

President
Related Development

Member Since 2014

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

Carlos Rodriguez

Founder, Chairman and CEO
Driftwood Capital

Member Since 2018

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

Scott Sherman

Principal
Torose Equities

Member Since 2023

Lindy Smiley

Chief Human Resources Officer, Managing Director
Starwood Capital Group & Starwood Property Trust

Member Since 2022

Florencia Tabeni

Vice President of Operations and Development
MDM Hotel Group

Member Since 2019

Bill Thompson

Director of Development
Fort Partners

Member Since 2020

Michael Tillman

Managing Principal and CEO
PTM Partners

Member Since 2015

Justin R. Toal

Member Since 2011

Job Warshaw

President
Managing Director and Head of the Special Servicing Division
LNR Partners

Member Since 2016

Tigre Wenrich

CEO
LAB Miami Ventures

Member Since 2019

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

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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