Committees

NAREIM’s work is guided by a series of Executive, Benchmarking, and Functional Group Committees, whose members dedicate their time and expertise to advancing the association’s mission. These committees play a vital role in shaping meeting content and discussions, enhancing NAREIM’s benchmarking initiatives, and ensuring the continued growth and relevance of the organization.

We extend our sincere appreciation to all committee members for creating trusted, candid environments where peers can openly share insights on what’s working and what’s not and drive continuous improvement across the industry.

To learn more or to get involved in a NAREIM Committee, please contact IvyLee Rosario.

Executive Committees

Board of Directors

Chair:
Bryan Thornton, PCCP

Vice Chair:
Julie Ingersoll, CBRE Investment Management

Treasurer:
Travis Pritchett, Harbert Management Corporation

Vice Chair:
Julie Ingersoll, CBRE Investment Management

CHair emeritus:
Kristin Renaudin, Harbert Management Corporation

Lauren O'Neil, AEW Capital Management

Bert Crouch, Apollo Global Management

Bahaar Sidhu, Berkeley Partners

Kathy Briscoe, Dermody

Tim Kessler, LaSalle Investment Management

Thomas O'Hanlon, New York Life Investment Management

Jeff Giller, StepStone Real Estate

Thomas O'Hanlon, New York Life Investment Management

Molly Bordonaro, The Green Cities Company

Membership

Chair:
Lauren O’Neil, AEW Capital Management

Vice Chair:
Kara Brown, Cabot Properties

Peter Stelian, Blue Vista Capital Management

Susan Kolasa, JP Morgan Asset Management

Brandon Sedloff, Juniper Square

Ronnie Gul, Mesa West Capital

Jenny Du, Nuveen Real Estate

Deb Smith, The CenterCap Group

Greg Michaud, Voya Investment Management

Benchmarking Committees

Compensation

Chair:
Vadim Blikshteyn,Torchlight Investors

Co-Chair:
Crystal Frey, Continental Realty Corporation

Lauren O’Neil, AEW Capital Management

Ravi Ragnauth, Berkshire Residential Investments

Jim Strezewski, Blue Vista Capital Management

Kara Brown, Cabot Properties

Jenna Braddy, Greystar

Illeanne Rukes, Rialto Capital

Program Committees

Architecture, Engineering & Development

Co-Chair:
Dave Ridley, JP Morgan Asset Management

Co-Chair:
Jessica Weyandt, Revantage

Annie Faeth-Boyd, Aegon Asset Management

Matthew Christy, AEW Capital Management

Sam McPadden & Stacy Thomson, Barings

Vincent Amendola, BlackRock

Todd Blackwell, Cabot Properties

Peter Nabhan, ECS Group of Companies

Paul D'Alto, MetLife Investment Management

Gary Cohn & Bob Geiger, Partner Engineering & Science

Damian Wach, PGIM

Daniel Kughen, Waterton

Asset Management

Co-Chair:
Jake Lewis, GEM Realty Capital

Co-Chair:
Carly Miller, PGIM

Neha Desai, Bailard

Nicole Brickhouse & Rachel Young, Continental Realty Corporation

Kim Stirba, DRA Advisors

Brandon Cohen, Harbert Management Corporation

Tori Kerr, Hines

Devin Saylor, Devin Saylor, IDS Real Estate Group

Joseph Mancuso, New York Life Real Estate Investors

Peter Zuk, Oxford Properties

Darik Afshani, Stockbridge

Adi Mayan, UBS Realty Investors

Rob Boydston, Walker & Dunlop Investment Partners

Patrick McGarry, Waterton

Capital Raising & Investor Relations

Co-Chair:
Christie Philbrick-Wheaton, New York Life Real Estate Investors

Co-Chair:
Shauna Dills, Principal Asset Management

Dyice Ellis-Beckham, BGO

Rene Firman, Clarion Partners

Tyler Scheppmann, Dermody

Michael Chen, GEM Realty Capital

Jennifer Flora, Grubb Properties

Carla Grace, Hines

Melissa Brown, Nuveen Real Estate

Heather Belfor, Prime Finance

Sophie Pelz, Walker & Dunlop Investment Partners

Tenzin Wangyal, Waterton

Data & Information Management

Co-Chair:
Bill Sechen, Harrison Street Asset Management

Co-Chair:
Lior Wolf, Prime Finance

Larry Maya, Affinius Capital

Cole McCall, Asana Partners

John Yamane, Belay Investment Group

Marquis Onorato, Dermody

Andrew Ryan, Harbert Management Corporation

Majoni Maumbe, Harrison Street Asset Management

Sach Diwan, Heitman

Meina Zhi, PCCP

Dipesh Shah, Stockbridge

Chris Kersten, Waterton

Executive Officer

Chair:
Kristin Renaudin, Stockbridge

Vice Chair:
Bryan Thornton, PCCP

Bahaar Sidhu, Berkeley Partners

Julie Ingersoll, CBRE Investment Management

Brandon Sedloff, Juniper Square

Ronnie Gul, Mesa West Capital

Thomas O'Hanlon, New York Life Real Estate Investors

Jenny Du, Nuveen Real Estate

Hispanic Real Estate Roundtable

Co-Chair:
Adriana Cavalcante, Cabot Properties

Co-Chair:
Victoria Hernandez, Sentinel Real Estate

Pedro Nino, Clarion Partners

Yvette Salazar, Hines

Juanita Espinoza, National Real Estate Advisors

Mariana Abadie & Michelle Esparza, PCCP

Justin Pichardo, PGIM

Jeffrey Taveras, PwC

Legal, Compliance & Risk

Co-Chair:
Penn Stabler, Clarion Partners

Co-Chair:
Todd Joseph, Waterton

Jeffrey Morandi, Berkshire Residential Investments

Kathryn Maher, Cabot Properties

Marc Leiding, Carmel Properties

Nowelle Nanavati, Enterprise Community Investment

Alex Jacobs, Goodwin Procter

Emidio Morizio, Madison International Realty

Kimberly Versace, National Real Estate Advisors

Jeff Jacobs & Anthony Conte, PGIM

Adam Lesnick, StepStone Real Estate

Stephen Erwin, Walker & Dunlop Investment Partners

Portfolio Management

Co-Chair:
Ian Braverman, Harrison Street Asset Management

Co-Chair:
Jake Maliel, TA Realty

Neha Desai, Bailard

Jonathan Epstein, BGO

Elisabeth Troni, CBRE Investment Management

Cory Saunders, Fidelity Investments

Preston Covington & Winnie Hui Kohl, Invesco Real Estate

Monica Shterenberg, J.P. Morgan Asset Management

Brian Yeo, PCCP

Justin Gleason, PGIM

Frank Garcia & George Lane, Pretium Partners

Samantha Davis, Sentinel Real Estate

Husayn Hasan, UBS Realty Advisors

Sustainability

Co-Chair:
Giuls Kunkel, BGO

Co-Chair:
Bridget Robertson, Stockbridge

Elizabeth Bowen, Asana Partners

Hope Duke, Berkshire Residential Investments

Dhruti Patel, Cabot Properties

Molly Steckler, Clarion Partners

Elena Hera, Goodwin

Jill Brosig, Harrison Street Asset Management

Devin Saylor, IDS Real Estate Group

Jason McIntyre, Invesco Real Estate

Dianna Russo, J.P. Morgan Asset Management

Marisa Mendenhall, LaSalle Investment Management

Katie Cappola, Madison International Realty

Brooke Pottish, New York Life Real Estate Investors

Brady Mills, Partner, Energy

Talent Management

Co-Chair:
Kristen Greenwood, AEW Capital Management

Co-Chair:
Megan Easley, Unico Properties

Genevieve Monteiro & Justinn West-Wheatley, BGO

Malloree Winston, Blue Vista Capital Management

Angela Hudson & Lori Ecker, GID

Rachna Velamati, Heitman

Jaclyn Jackson, National Equity Fund

Deena Goodman, PGIM

Bridget Larson, Prime Finance

Jim Chan, Prologis

Tara McDill, Stockbridge