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.
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, BentallGreenOak
Jennifer Licciardi, Berkshire Residential
Erick Harris, Blue Vista Capital Management
Stuart Bernstein, CapRidge Partners
June Munshi, The CenterCap Group
Dave Kutayiah, Clarion Partners
Kathy Briscoe/Tyler Scheppman, Dermody Property
Deena Goodman, PGIM Real Estate
Pat Bailey, Principal Real Estate Investors
Kristin Renaudin, Stockbridge Capital
Anne Peck, TA Realty
Allen Rubin, Unico Properties
Waterton Associates
Compensation
Chair: Jim Strezewski, Blue Vista Capital Management
Lauren O'Neil, AEW Capital Management
Kate Oppenheimer, DivcoWest
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
Scott Spalding, CBRE Global Investors
Michael O’Connor, Clarion Partners
Jennifer Perkins, LaSalle Investment Management
Ben Kanne, National Real Estate Advisors
Diane Smola, Principal Real Estate Investors
Kara Foley, UBS Realty
Program committees
Acquistisions
Chair: Josh Dinstein, Continental Realty
Co-chair: Hayley Cox, UBS Realty InvestorsJeff Hammond, Alidade CapitalScott McKibben, Brennan Investment GroupFrank Tetel, Grubb PropertiesJustin Hoogerheyde & Vincent DiSalvo, Kingbird PropertiesWilliam Zheng & Patrick Nguyen, MultiGreenBob Geiger & Justin Lia, Partner Engineering & ScienceJohn Seaton & Jim Valente, RealFoundations
executive officer
Chair: Josh Myerberg, Executive Director, Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing
Co-Chair: Kristin Renaundin, CFO, Stockbridge Capital
Mike Bryne, 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
asset Management
Chair: Robert L. Jones, Alidade Capital
Co-Chair: Rob Naso, BentallGreenOak
Rick Bierbower, Comstock Companies
Haley Donato, Continental Realty Corporation
Krystal Arceneaux, EverWest Real Estate Investors
Luis Raul Sola, Kingbird Investment Management
Shawn Wei, MetLife Investment Management
Harrison Maxwell & David Thompson, MultiGreen Properties
Jason Acosta, Nuveen Real Estate
Azim Hajjar, Pennybacker Capital
Kent Tarrach, PGIM Real Estate
Sophie Li, PNC Realty Investors
Brent Hall, UBS Realty Investors
legal, compliance & Risk
Chair: Kara Brown, Cabot Properties
Co-Chair: Jeffrey Morandi, Berkshire Residential
Mary Litt, Alidade Capital
Jacqui Dagan, BentallGreenOak
Corey May, Cortland
Tyler Scheppmann, Dermody Properties
Jonathan Romick, GEM Realty Capital
Frank Falbo, Mayer Brown
Jaclyn Jackson, National Equity Fund
Catherine Bennett, New York Life Real Estate Investors
Jacqueline Kelly, PwC
Todd Joseph, Waterton Associates
architecture & engineering
Chair: Belinda Bail, BentallGreenOak
Co-Chair: Jenalyn Groeschel, Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
Michael Kairis, American Realty Advisors
Andrew Coats, Barings Real Estate Advisors
Bob Klinger, Brennan Investment Group
Kelly Saito, The Green Cities Company
Chris Wilson, LaSalle Investment Management
Katherine Ingersoll, Menlo Equities
Levi Naas/Randy Norton/Riley Quinlan, MultiGreen Properties
Bob Geiger/Gary Cohn, Partner Engineering & Science
Anne Peck, TA Realty
Joel Villamil, UBS Realty Investors
Capital Raising & IR Committee
Chair: Michelle Wells, Waterton Associates
Co-Chair: Scott Arden, Sentinel Real Estate Corporation
Michael O'Donoghue, Alidade Capital
Todd Fowler, American Realty Advisors
Ben Lathrop, Bailard, Inc.
Marty Alston, Brennan Investment Group
Kathy Briscoe & Tyler Scheppmann, Dermody Properties
James Holleman & Vivian Tungalson, Grubb Properties
Melissa Brown, Harrison Street Real Estate Capital
Brandon Sedloff & Immanuel Mahmoud, Juniper Square
Elizabeth Hibbard, National Equity Fund
Scott Silverberg, Oxford Properties Group
Steve Moen, PGIM Real Estate
Pam Yu, Rockpoint Group
Marcus Berry, TA Realty
Lisa Beeson, The CenterCap Group
Michele Kelly & Heidi Kaufman, Torchlight Investors
Chris Barbier & Scott Tavolacci, Yardi Systems
Data & Information Management
Chair: Pete Schow, Invesco Real Estate
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
Ron Singh, PGIM Real Estate
Armel Traore dit Nignan, Principal Asset Management
Jim Valente, RealFoundations
John Orrico, RealPage
Mike Goodwin, Stockbridge Capital Group
Doug Prickett, Transwestern Investment Group
Blake Walker, The Green Cities Company
Scott Tavolacci & Eileen Clifford, Yardi Systems
Marketing & Communications
Chair: Erin Randolph, Bailard, Inc
Matthew Richter, Alidade Capital
Natalie Evertson, Clarion Partners
Matt Schuler, LaSalle Investment Management
Stephanie Dufresne, National Equity Fund
Meg Faulkner, Partner Engineering & Science
Kait Furey, Torchlight Investors
portfolio management
Chairs: Shilp Shah & Melissa Warren, Nuveen Real Estate
John Ockerbloom, John Kennedy & Maureen Joyce, Barings Real Estate Advisors
Dara Friedman, BentallGreenOak
Larissa Belova, CBRE Investment Management
John Kjelstron & Joe Nowicki, Chatham Financial
Paul Wasserman, KKR
Bob Geiger & Justin Lia, Partner Engineering & Science
Drew Stepanek, Stockbridge Capital
David Stanford & Jim Valente, RealFoundations
sustainability
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
Judy Capon, Barings Real Estate Advisors
Justinn West-Wheatley, BentallGreenOak
Aimee Hughes, Cabot Properties
Michelle Strassman, Chatham Financial
Sherrida Traynham, Clarion Partners
Kate Oppenheimer, DivcoWest
Angelique Kelly-Lara, Enterprise Community Investments
Stacy Nyenbrink, 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.