Learn from the best! Partnership Forum offers Young Leaders a chance to network and learn through monthly forums with senior real estate professionals over six months.

Topics consist of land use issues, career development, and projects discussed in a confidential setting. Each Partnership Forum group consists of 12-15 YLG participants.

This mentoring and networking program is available to ULI Young Leader members (35 & under) who apply and are accepted. This is a paid development program with a fee of $350. You must be 35 and under and a current ULI member to participate.

ULI YLG co-chairs and staff select an elite group of moderators for each group. Each moderator is a leader in a specific focus of real estate and development.

Applications for the 2024 Partnership Forum or now closed!

We invite forward-thinking organizations to partner with us as sponsors for our transformative professional development program. By supporting this initiative, your company can actively contribute to the growth and success of young professionals while gaining prominent visibility within our dynamic community. View Sponsorship Brochure

A huge thank you to Topographic and Formativ for sponsoring this year’s program!

Chairs

Eliza Ross, Pennybacker Capital, [email protected]

Will Haass, JLL Capital Markets, [email protected]

What to expect

Monthly meetings with moderator groups are planned by moderators, liaisons, and participants. These meetings may include site tours, presentations by guest speakers, and roundtable discussions about land use issues and career development.

To receive information, updates, and reminders about applications and this year’s partnership forum program, leave your contact information here. I’m Interested

Attend our exclusive Meet the Moderators event on Tuesday, January 23rd, providing an opportunity to intimately engage with potential mentors, and aiding in the informed selection for the comprehensive 6-month program. Registration for this is now closed.

Program Timeline:

January 2024:

• Meet-the-Moderators
• Applications Open
• Applications Close

February 2024:

• 1st sessions with moderators begin
  • (Each group will meet one to two times a month for six months. Scheduling will occur based on the group’s availability)

May 2024

• Mid Program Meet-up – 5 pm – 7 pm

July 2024

• Program Graduation Ceremony – 5 pm – 7 pm

2024 Tentative Program Schedule:  

Friday, January 5th: Applications Open

Tuesday, January 23rd: Meet-the-Moderators

Wednesday, January 31st: Application Deadline – Extended

Friday, February 2nd: Announcement of Partnership Groups for 2024 

Tuesday, May 7th: Mid Program Meet-Up

Thursday, July 25th: Program Graduation

How to apply

There are a few things to consider before applying.  Applicants will also need to have their ULI membership numbers ready before applying. If selected, Partnership Forum participants will pay an affiliation fee to cover the costs of programming and meetings.

Applications for the 2024 Partnership Forum are now closed.

If you have any questions about the program or application process, email [email protected]

2024 Program Moderators

Sean Campbell | CEO/ Principal at Formativ

Formativ is a full-service real estate development and investment firm based in Denver. The firm is focused on in-the-path-of-growth real estate and urban in-fill development projects. Developments that, through the built environment, turn blocks or micro-neighborhoods into sustainable and inclusive communities that thrive in our modern world. With placemaking at the core of these developments, Formativ incorporates complementary asset types, public spaces, and additive best-in-class amenities to deliver projects where people want to live, work, and play. The firm specializes in Mixed-Use, Master-Planned, Multifamily, Creative Office, and Hospitality asset categories. By developing thriving communities and properties, Formativ delivers superior, risk-adjusted returns for its partners and investors.

Sean is a real estate developer, community builder, and former Wall Street executive with a strong background in finance, real estate, and business development. Sean founded Formativ with the vision to establish a real estate firm that was centered around transformative urban projects that grow communities and businesses. He is involved in the full lifecycle of FORMATIV’s developments leading the visioning, investment, and execution of our projects.

Before founding Formativ, Sean was co-founder and developer of INDUSTRY, Colorado’s foremost creative office concept. Before becoming a leader within the real estate development community, Sean spent over a decade in NYC’s financial sector in fixed-income trading and investment banking. Sean is a leader in Denver’s business and non-profit community serving on the Boards of Denver Metro EDC, The Denver Zoo, The Other Side Academy, and 10.10.10.. Sean is originally from Washington D.C. and attended the University of Maryland.

 

Cadie Crean | Development Director of Industrial & Office at Confluent Development

Previously, Cadie was a Vice President at Bow River Capital’s Real Estate Group. In this role, she was responsible for originating, structuring, and managing real estate investments within the Rodeo Region. Cadie has more than 13 years of institutional asset management experience. Before joining Bow River Capital, she worked for EverWest Real Estate Investors as Director of Asset Management for the Mountain Region managing office and industrial products throughout Colorado, Utah, Texas, and Missouri. Before that, she was an Assistant Vice President at AEW Capital Management in Boston where her portfolio consisted of office, industrial, and retail buildings located in several major markets including Boston, New York, New Jersey, Washington D.C., Atlanta, and Dallas.

Cadie holds a M.S. in Real Estate Construction Management and a BSBA from the University of Denver where she played all four years on the Division I Women’s Soccer team.

Seth Wolkov | Founder & CEO at Evermore Partners

Seth has more than 25 years of real estate private equity and financial services industry experience. He is the founder and CEO of Evermore Partners, a Denver-based commercial real estate investment firm focused on the Rocky Mountain region.

Previously, Seth was Managing Partner and President of a Denver-based real estate private equity firm, where he invested over $400MM of equity capital on behalf of family offices, wealth advisors, ultra-high net worth investors, and institutional investors, across a wide variety of commercial real estate and hospitality companies with an aggregate transaction value of over $1B.

Seth’s professional affiliations include YPO (Rocky Mountain Chapter), the Urban Land Institute, CiviCO, the University of Colorado Real Estate Council, and the Metro Denver Executive Club. Growing up on Colorado’s Western Slope, Seth enjoys backpacking, skiing, cycling, and golf.

Courtney Schneider | Director of Industrial Development at Hines

Courtney is responsible for the industrial development and acquisitions for Hines in Colorado and Arizona. In these two markets, she is charged with the sourcing, development, financing, leasing, and disposition of developments and acquisitions of industrial and logistics projects.

Since joining Hines in 2019, Courtney has grown the industrial presence in Colorado from zero to 1.5M square feet of industrial space across 8 buildings with future phases of land totaling more than 170 acres either owned or under exclusivity.  Courtney is also responsible for signing the firm’s largest single-building industrial development in Arizona totaling more than 1.25M square feet.  Before joining Hines, Courtney was a Development Manager at United Properties in their Denver office. Courtney facilitated projects of all product types in her time at United Properties – industrial, office, retail, and senior housing – concluding with ground-up development of more than 2.5M sq. ft. of office and industrial product, acquisitions, and dispositions exceeding $150M, and assisting the financing team in closing on loans totaling nearly $220M.

Courtney is an active member of NAIOP Colorado, currently serving on its Board of Directors.  She graduated from the University of Colorado with a BS in Business Administration; Marketing Emphasis and Real Estate Certificate.

Past Moderators

2008: Julie Bender; Stuart Miner, Brownfield Partners; Susan Powers, Urban Ventures, LLC; George Thorn, Mile High Development

2009: Cal Fulenwider, L. C. Fulenwider, Inc.; Mike Komppa, Corum Real Estate Group; James Mulligan, Snell & Wilmer; Marilee Utter, Citiventure Associates

2010: Gregg Bradbury, Church Ranch; Bruce Heitler, Heitler Development; Larry Stark, National Valuation; Consultants; Rick Stone, Alliance Commercial Partners; Mary Sullivan, CB Richard Ellis

2011: Chris Achenbach, Zocalo Community Development; Patricia Gage, Colorado Business Bank; Tracy Huggins, Denver Urban Renewal Authority; Peter Park, City and County of Denver; Mike Zoellner, RedPeak Properties

2012: Cathy Gale, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP; Don McKenzie, UDR; Randy Nichols, Nichols Partnership; Randy Zisler, Zisler Capital

2013: Don Provost, Alberta Development Partners LLC; Amy Cara, East West Partners; Becky Stone, OZ Architecture; Kim Koehn K2 Ventures LLC

2014-2015: Andy Rockmore, Shears Adkins Rockmore; Maureen Phair, Arvada Urban Renewal Authority; Mitch Black, Norris Design; Cal Fulenwider; LC Fulenwider Inc.

2015-2016: Kirk Monroe, Vectra Bank; Chuck J. Perry, Perry Rose LLC; Julie Underdahl, Cherry Creek Business Improvement District; Kenneth Ho, Lennar Multifamily Communities

2016-2017: Bill James, James Real Estate Services, Brian Levitt, NAVA Real Estate Development; Molly Urbina, Governor’s Resiliency and Recovery Office; Charlie Woolley, St. Charles Town Co.

2017-2018: Jaime Gomez, Deputy Executive Director, Chief Operating Officer, Colorado Housing and Finance Authority; Mary Sullivan, Former Senior Managing Director, HFF; David Tryba, Founding Principal, Tryba Architects; Chris Waggett, Principal and CEO, D4 Urban

2018-2019: Don Brandes, Matrix Design, Matt Mahoney, Revesco Properties, Cal Fulenwider, LC Fulenwider, Carolynne White, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

2019-2020: Chris Achenback, Urban Roots Development; Austin Kane, UNICO; Paul Washington, JLL; Becky Zimmermann, Design Workshop

2021: Bill Mosher, Trammel Crow Company; Anne Hayes, Westfield; Sandi Thomas, Newland; Logan Grizzel, Blackhorn Ventures

2022: Matt Joblon, BMC Investments, Ashley Stiles, Tribe Development, Albus Brooks, Millender White, Kourtny Garrett, Downtown Denver Partnership

2023: Kevin Foltz, Forum Investment Group, Sarah Cullen, SideCar Public Relations, Denise Burgess, Burgess Services, Inc., Adam Fenton, Narrate Companies