Committees
NAREIM members work together to solve some of real estate investment management's most pressing business challenges. They do that through NAREIM Committees, developing discussions for meetings and pushing industry best practices through our benchmarking research.
This work is lead by two executive committees, three benchmarking committees and 11 functional group committees, the members for whom work hard each year on content and discussions, on the development and improvement of NAREIM benchmarking and on the success of NAREIM now and in the future. To get involved in any of NAREIM's Committees, reach out to Sanyu Kyeyune, NAREIM’s Head of Programming at skyeyune@nareim.org.
We thank everyone for all their hard work creating safe spaces so everyone can share what is working, and what is not, and driving improvements for all.
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executive committees
Board of Directors
membership
Chair: Josh Myerberg, Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing
Vice Chair: Kristin Renaudin, Stockbridge Capital
Treasurer: Jeff Newman, IDS Real Estate
​Chair Emeritus: Ryan Krauch, USAA
John Ockerbloom, Barings Real Estate Advisors
Tim Kessler, LaSalle Investment Management
Reisa Bryan, Nuveen Real Estate
Bryan Thornton, PCCP
Bobby Bransfield, Prologis
Jeff Giller, StepStone Group
Tiffany Gherlone, UBS Realty
Chair: Kathy Briscoe, Dermody Properties
Co-chair: David Donato, Continental Realty Corporation
Lauren O’Neil, AEW Capital Management
Peter Stelian, Blue Vista Capital
Kara Brown, Cabot Properties
Travis Pritchett, Harbert Management Corporation
Jill Brosig, Harrison Street Real Estate
Bert Crouch, Invesco Real Estate
Brandon Sedloff, Juniper Square
Paul Wasserman, KKR
David Stanford, RealFoundations
Sean Ruhmann, TA Realty
Deb Smith, The CenterCap Group
Greg Michaud, Voya Investment
Benchmarking committees
DEI
Chair: Rachna Velamati, Heitman
Vice Chair: Reisa Bryan, Nuveen Real Estate
Kayla Bolton, Alidade Capital
Alexandra Williams, Barings Real Estate
Chasity Boyce, Barings Real Estate
Kelsey Harstad, Belay Investment Group
Justinn Wheatley-West, BGO
Jennifer Licciardi, Berkshire Residential
Erick Harris, Blue Vista Capital Management
Stuart Bernstein, CapRidge Partners
Dave Kutayiah, Clarion Partners
Kathy Briscoe/Tyler Scheppman, Dermody Properties
Deena Goodman, PGIM Real Estate
Pat Bailey, Principal Real Estate Investors
Anne Peck, TA Realty
Allen Rubin, Unico Properties
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Compensation
Chair: Jim Strezewski, Blue Vista Capital Management
Lauren O'Neil, AEW Capital Management
​Jonathan Romick, GEM Realty
Tanya Oblak, Rockpoint Group
Vadim Blikshteyn, Torchlight Investors
Defined contribution
in partnership with DCREC
Chair: Jani Venter, JPMorgan Asset Management
Vice Chair: Sara Shean, PGIM Real Estate
Tim Bolla, BGO
Scott Spalding, CBRE Global Investors
Michael O’Connor, Clarion Partners
Greg Jenkins, Invesco
Ben Kanne, National Real Estate Advisors
Diane Smola, Principal Real Estate Investors
Hank Midgley/Pamela Yu/Jennifer Dumas Hall, Rockpoint Group
Kara Foley, UBS Realty
Program committees
Acquisitions
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Chair: Josh Dinstein, Continental Realty
Co-chair: Hayley Cox, UBS Realty Investors
Jeff Hammond, Alidade Capital
Scott McKibben, Brennan Investment Group
Frank Tetel, Grubb Properties
Justin Hoogerheyde & Vincent DiSalvo, Kingbird Properties
William Zheng & Patrick Nguyen, MultiGreen
Bob Geiger & Justin Lia, Partner Engineering & Science
John Seaton & Jim Valente, RealFoundations
executive officer
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Chair: Josh Myerberg, Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing
Co-Chair: Kristin Renaundin, Stockbridge Capital
Mike Byrne, AEW Capital
Ryan Krauch, Affinius/USAA Real Estate
Julie Ingersoll, CBRE Investment Management
Gemma Burgess, Ferguson Partners
Molly Bordonaro, Green Cities Company
Ben Byrne, Lendlease
Bobby Bransfield, Prologis
David Stanford, RealFoundations
Matt DeMonte, Revantage
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architecture & engineering
Chair: Belinda Bail, BGO
Co-chair: Jenalyn Groeschel, Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company​
Matt Christy, AEW Capital Management
Andrew Coats, Barings Real Estate Advisors
Bob Klinger, Brennan Investment Group
Dave Ridley, JPMorgan Asset Management
Chris Wilson, LaSalle Investment Management
Paul D'Alto, MetLife Investment Management
Randy Norton, MultiGreen Properties
Bob Geiger/Gary Cohn, Partner Engineering & Science
Anne Peck, TA Realty
Joel Villamil, UBS Realty Investors
asset Management
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Chair: Robert L. Jones, Alidade Capital
Co-Chair: Rob Naso, BGO
Haley Donato, Continental Realty Corporation
Erick Bracero Serrano, Kingbird Investment Mgt
Shawn Wei, MetLife Investment Management
Azim Hajjar, Pennybacker Capital
Kent Tarrach, PGIM Real Estate
Brent Hall, UBS Realty Investors
Capital Raising & Investor relations
Chair: Michelle Wells, Waterton Associates
Co-Chair: Scott Arden, Sentinel Real Estate Corporation
Todd Fowler, American Realty Advisors
Ben Lathrop, Bailard, Inc.
Reza Basharzad, Clarion Partners
Tyler Scheppmann, Dermody Properties
Brandon Sedloff, Juniper Square
Thomas Metzler & Jeana Corker, MetLife Investment Management
Carl Boswell, National Real Estate Advisors
Sayuri Khandavilli, Nuveen Real Estate
Marcus Berry, TA Realty
Lisa Beeson, The CenterCap Group
Evelyne Dube, Tricon Residential
Data & Information Management
Chair: Pete Schow, Affinius Capital
Co-Chair: Sach Diwan, LaSalle Investment Management
Francesco Munaco, Alidade Capital
Josh Glastein, Berkshire Residential
Jennifer Allard, HOOPP - Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan
Andrew Dwyer, Juniper Square
Scott Cross, Nuveen Real Estate
Jason Dean, Pennybacker Capital
Armel Traore dit Nignan, Principal Asset Management
Mike Goodwin & Michael Craft, Stockbridge Capital Group
Doug Prickett, Transwestern Investment Group
Blake Walker, The Green Cities Company
Scott Tavolacci & Eileen Clifford, Yardi Systems
legal, compliance & Risk
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Chair: Kara Brown, Cabot Properties
Co-Chair: Jeffrey Morandi, Berkshire Residential
Elena Branzburg, Broadshore Capital Partners
Corey May, Cortland
Michael Gershowitz, Harrison Street Real Estate Capital
Jacqueline Kelly, PwC
Todd Joseph, Waterton Associates
Marketing & Communications
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Chair: Erin Randolph, Bailard, Inc
Natalie Evertson, Clarion Partners
Jessica Leggett, Harrison Street Real Estate Capital
Matt Schuler, LaSalle Investment Management
Elizabeth English-Blanco, Madison International Realty
Stephanie Dufresne, National Equity Fund
Meg Faulkner, Partner Engineering & Science
Kait Furey, Torchlight Investors
portfolio management
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Chairs: Shilp Shah & Melissa Warren, Nuveen Real Estate
John Ockerbloom, John Kennedy & Maureen Joyce, Barings Real Estate Advisors
Dara Friedman, BGO
Larissa Belova, CBRE Investment Management
Paul Wasserman, KKR
Bob Geiger & Justin Lia, Partner Engineering & Science
Drew Stepanek, Stockbridge Capital
David Stanford & Jim Valente, RealFoundations
sustainability
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Chair: Brittany Ryan, Nuveen Real Estate
Co-Chair: Hannah Tillmann, Berkshire Residential
Rachel Woolf, Blue Vista Capital Partners
Karen Mahrous & Molly Steckler, Clarion Partners
Cassandra McFadden, Cortland
Lauren Winkler, The Green Cities Company
Jill Brosig, Harrison Street Real Estate Capital
Monica Beall, Lendlease
Jim Landau, MetLife Investment Management
Brooke Pottish, New York Life Real Estate Investors
Tony Liou, Partner Engineering and Science
Patrick Jez, RealFoundations
Arielle Birenberg, Stockbridge Capital Group
Anne Peck, TA Realty
Lisa Beeson, The CenterCap Group
Tom Enger, UBS Realty Investors
talent management
Chair: Charlotte Flores, BH Management
Co-chair: David Norman, Prologis
Justinn West-Wheatley, BGO
Aimee Hughes, Cabot Properties
Sherrida Traynham, Clarion Partners
Elizabeth Ferneau, Harrison Street Real Estate
Deena Goodman, PGIM Real Estate
De'Borah Coggins, Tricon Residential
Courtney Brooks, Waterton Associates
To learn more about joining a NAREIM Committee, contact Sanyu Kyeyune, Head of Programming.