District Council Chair
Christie Brinkman
Director, Design Build, Castle Contracting, LLC
Our Leaders
ULI St. Louis is led by the Management Committee — a team of committed volunteer members from a variety of disciplines.
Governance Chair
Aaron Williams
Principal, Penn Services
Chair for Mission Advancement
Hallie Nolan
Urban Designer, Lamar Johnson Collaborative
Treasurer
Joel Fuoss
Principal, Trivers
Advocacy Chair
Kyle Wilson
Director of Design, Kadean
Advocacy Co-Chair
John Hagerty
Associate, Arup
Advocacy YLG Co-Chair
Jax Powell
Architect, patterhn ives llc
Communications, Chair
Caressa Davis
Director, Community Partnerships
Communications, YLG Co-Chair
Luke Ducey
Lead Geologist, WSP
Education Chair
Andrew Bradley
Senior Financial Analyst, Hayat Brown LLC
Education, REDI Chair
Colleen Hafner
Interim Executive Director, RiseSTL
Education, UrbanPlan Chair
Amanda Geiger
Senior Economic Education Specialist, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Education, Fundamentals of Economic Development Co-Chair
Julie Stone
Stone Consulting
Education, YLG Co-Chair
Nandan Kelotra
LEED Green Associate, Trivers
Engagement Chair
Matt Holley
Business Development Manager, Castle Contracting, LLC
Engagement Co-Chair
Kourtney Graham
Project Development Manager, Kadean
Engagement, YLG Co-Chair
Aaron Bisch
Associate, Gensler
Metro East Chair
Jacob Surratt
Director of Credits & Incentives, Steadfast City Economic & Community Partners
Sponsorship Chair
Sarah Davis
Senior Counsel, Husch Blackwell
Sponsorship Co-Chair
Jonathan Tipping
Commerical Banking Associate, CIBC
Sponsorship, Emerging Trends Co-Chair
Jenna Knatt
Business Development Manager, CI Select
Sponsorship YLG Co-Chair
Matt Steuber
Project Manager, Cole & Associates
Technical Advisory Panel (TAP) Chair
Cristen Hardin
Project Manager, PGAV Planners
Technical Advisory Panel (TAP) Co-Chair
John Langa
Vice President, Economic Development, Bi-State Development
Technical Advisory Panel (TAP) YLG Co-Chair
Tim McCoy
Director of Business Development, Tarlton Corporation
Women’s Leadership Initiative Chair
Adrienne Sommer
Occupancy Planner, Cushman & Wakefield (Mastercard)
Women’s Leadership Initiative Chair
Angie Eslinger
Associate Principal, Lawrence Group
Women’s Leadership Initiative YLG Co-Chair
Bri Coleman
Associate, SWT Design
Young Leaders Group Chair
Susie Bonwich
Business Development Manager, PGAV Planners
ULI St. Louis, Executive Director
Beth Letscher
ULI St. Louis
Kaitlyn Kettelkamp
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
- Andre Alexander, Tabernacle CDC
- Kelly Annis, Urban Land Institute**
- Steve Bannes, Washington University in St. Louis
- Andy Barnes*, Artisan Building Company
- Matt Bernstine, Washington University
- Sarah Coffin, St. Louis University
- Kacey Cordes*, US Bancorp Impact Finance
- Ken Crabiel, CannonDesign
- Chip Crawford*, LJC
- Rodney Crim*, St. Louis Economic Development Partnership
- Dara Eskridge, InvestSTL
- Erica Henderson, Key Strategic Group
- Jassen Johnson, Renaissance Development
- Miriam Keller, City of St. Louis
- Margaret McDonald, HOK
- John Nations, Doster Nations Ullum & Boyle
- David Noble, Paramount Bank
- Brian Pratt, Ballast CRE
- Doug Rasmussen, Steadfast City
- Neal Richardson, St. Louis Development Corporation
- Travis Sheridan, Wexford
- Jill Starrs, UHY Advisors
- Susan Trautman, Great Rivers Greenway
- Jacob Trimble, St. Louis County
- Henry Webber, Urban Impact Advisors
- Stephen Westbrooks, IFF
- Matt Wetli, Development Strategies
(*Past ULI Chair)
(**Past ULI Executive Director)