Our Leaders
The Management Committee serves as the local leadership for the Urban Land Institute and is composed of leading real estate and land use professionals who volunteer their time to build a strong Alabama presence for ULI.
Cathy Sloss Jones
President & CEO
Sloss Real Estate Company
2024 Governance Chair
Emily Cannon, CPSM
Corporate Marketing Director
Brasfield & Gorrie
2023-2024 Chair
John A. Bonanno, PE
Vice President Liberty Park
Daniel Communities
2023-2024 Chair for Mission Advancement (CMA)
Amelia Muller
Civic Design Principal
City of Birmingham
2023 Treasurer
Taylor Schoel, PE
President
Schoel Engineering Company, Inc
2024 Chair, Birmingham Programs Committee
Matt Jaeger
Portfolio Director
Retail Strategies
Chair, Birmingham Sponsorship Committee
Emily Cannon, CPSM
Corporate Marketing Director
Brasfield & Gorrie
Chair, Marketing/Communications Committee
Brian Tunnell
CEO, RentMonster
Chair, Birmingham Membership Committee
Clark Bailey, P.E., PTOE
Traffic/Transportation Engineer
Kimley-Horn
Chair, Birmingham Transportation Committee
D. Scott McLain, JD, CCIM, CRE, CIPS
Coldwell Banker Commercial McLain Real Estate
Chair, Huntsville Organizing Committee
Brannon Butler
Founder/CEO
VantagePoint Development
Chair, Alabama Housing Action Council
Adam Martin
Director of Development
A&R Development Group
Chair, Coastal Alabama Organizing Committee
Thomas G. Amason III
Partner
Balch & Bingham
Stacey Berthon
Senior Vice President
Hoar Construction
Brian Giattina
Bessemer Redevelopment
Kevin Jaquess
Senior Real Estate Officer
UAB | The University of Alabama
Kim Kuerten
Executive Director
Graduate Executive Programs
Auburn University MRED
Amy Rauworth
Chief of Development & Strategic Partnerships
Lakeshore Foundation
Merrill Stewart
CEO
Stewart/Perry
James Fowler, PE
Director & City Traffic Engineer
City of Birmingham
Rebecca Carpenter
Chief Development Officer
Opportunity Alabama
Lacy Beasley
President
Retail Strategies
Elliott Cook
Director of Real Estate
Retail Strategies
David Fleming
President & CEO
REVBirmingham
Christopher Hatcher
Chief Community Planner
City of Birmingham
Taylor Schoel
President
Schoel Engineering