Ross Abramson
Partner, Woodfield Development
LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE CLASS OF 2026
Current Class
Thirty-six professionals in real estate development, planning, design, engineering, finance, and law from the Southeast Florida region will be participating in the ULI Southeast Florida / Caribbean Leadership Institute Program of 2026. This class will be the ninth cohort of the program, which launched in 2017.
Current Class
Jose Alvarez
Partner, CALA Design Studio
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Chris Andreoni
Senior Associate, KEITH
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Simon Banke
Senior Director, JLL-Capital Markets
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Christina Battison
Owner, design synergy studio
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David Benhamu
Dev Mgr, 13th Floor Investments
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Terra Chang
Principal, Realm Architecture and Development
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Andres Defelice
Senior Development Manager, Green Mills Group
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James Duke
President, Norwood Development Group
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Colleen Durfee
Capital Improvement Program and Grants Manager, Village of Key Biscayne
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Mac Fillet
Vice President, Related Ross
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Manuel Fontan
Owner, Resilient Equities
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Austin Freedman
Director of Retail & Commercial Development , Stiles
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Jay Gaudet
Gaudet & Associates
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Michael Gehart
EDSA
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Stephanie Guerra
Kimley-Horn
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Jeffrey Helitzer
Business Development, GRYCON
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Elizabeth Hevia
Senior Manager, Business Development, Suffolk Construction
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Tyler LaForme
Urban Planner III, City of Fort Lauderdale-Development Services Department
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Michael Lewin
Director of Brokerage, Katalyst Real Estate & Development
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April MacNichol
Development Manager, Terra
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Hans Maichel
Real Estate Manager, City of Miami
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Bert Martinez
Land Acquisition Manager, PulteGroup
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ADRIANA MONTES
CEO, SEAHORSE BEACH HOTELS/FLORIDA DREAMS CAPITAL
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Kudzi Nyatoti
Development Manager, Integra Investments LLC
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Jonathan Perrillo
Lockton Companies
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Andres Rivero
Attorney, Bilzin Sumberg
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MacKenzie Ross-Fidler
South Florida Management Team- Business Strategy, DPR Construction
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JORGE San Martin
Architect, Gensler
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Alessandria San Roman
Holland & Knight, LLP
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Ruben Sanchez
DoMi Real Estate Advisors
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Joshua Simpson
Development Manager, MMG Equity Partners
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Gonzalo Slik
Business Development Manager, Bohler
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Liz Somerstein
Partner, Greenspoon Marder
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Tyler Weiss
Head of Florida Real Estate Surety, Willis Towers Watson
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Ben Wilson
Attorney, Akerman, LLP
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