District Council Chair
Aaron Williams
Principal, Penn Services
Our Leaders
ULI St. Louis is led by the Management Committee — a team of committed volunteer members from a variety of disciplines.
Governance Chair
Kacey Cordes
Vice President, US Bancorp Community Development Corporation
Treasurer
Sarah Davis
Attorney, Husch Blackwell LLP
Chair for Mission Advancement
Christie Brinkman
Director, Design-Build, Castle Contracting, LLC
Programs
Ben McCall
Deputy Director, America’s Central Port
Programs
Amy Murdock
Principal, Code Consultants, Inc.
Technical Advisory Panel (TAP)
Cristen Hardin
Project Manager, PGAV Planners
Technical Advisory Panel (TAP)
John Langa
Vice President, Economic Development, Bi-State Development
Communications
Steve Houston
Principal, Compass Communications
Membership & Sponsorship
Tom Gershman
Managing Director, Gershman Investment Corp.
Women’s Leadership Initiative
Jen Boss
Senior Director, Hayat Brown
Women’s Leadership Initiative
Angie Eslinger
Associate Principal, Lawrence Group
Real Estate Diversity Initiative (REDI)
Andrew Bradley
Managing Director of Lending – Southern Region, IFF
UrbanPlan
Adam Stroud
Senior Project Manager, PGAV Planners
Young Leaders Group
Hallie Nolan
Urban Designer, Lamar Johnson Collaborative
Advisory Board
In addition to the Management Committee, ULI St. Louis draws upon the expertise of an Advisory Board made up of the following industry leaders:
- Yemi Akande-Bartsch, FOCUS St. Louis
- Ann Althoff*, Client Relations Executive
- Steve Bannes, Washington University in St. Louis
- Andy Barnes*, Artisan Building Company
- Sarah Coffin, St. Louis University
- Chip Crawford*, LJC
- Rodney Crim*, St. Louis Economic Development Partnership
- Dara Eskridge, Executive Director, InvestSTL
- Richard C.D. Fleming, Community Development Ventures, Inc.
- Lewis Levey*, EVS Realty Advisors, Inc.
- David Noble, Midland States Bank
- Jack Reis*, Consultant
- Dick Shepard*, Real Estate Strategies
- Jill Starrs, UHY
- Susan Trautman, Great Rivers Greenway
- Richard Ward*, Ward Development Counsel
- Hank Webber, Consultant
(*Past ULI Chair)