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
Jasmine Cannon
Real Estate Asset Manager, St. Louis Development Corporation
Education Co-Chair
Andrew Bradley
Senior Financial Associate, Hayat Brown LLC
Education Equitable Development Co-Chair
Colleen Hafner
Interim Executive Director, RiseSTL
Education Fundamentals of Economic Development Co-Chair
Julie Stone
Stone Consulting
Education UrbanPlan Chair
Britt Barr
Occupancy Planner, Cushman & Wakefield
Education REDI Co-Chair
Matt Bauer
Project Manager, RiseSTL
Education REDI & 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
MetroEast Committee Chair
Jacob Surratt
Director, Credits & Incentives, Steadfast City Economic & Community Partners
Sponsorship Chair
Dan Baker
Senior Vice President, Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital, LLC
Sponsorship Co-Chair
Jonathan Tipping
Commercial Banking Associate, CIBC
Sponsorship Trends in Real Estate Co-Chair
Jenna Knatt
Business Development Manager, CI Select
Sponsorship YLG Co-Chair
Matt Steuber
Project Manager, Horner & Shifrin
TAP Chair
Cristen Hardin
Project Manager, PGAV Planners
TAP Co-Chair
Jason Pierce
Federal Practice Director of Architecture & St. Louis Director of Architecture, Jacobs
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 Co-Chair
Allison Gray-Gunsten
VP of Advisory Services, Dudley Ventures
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
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
- Todd Antoine, Great Rivers Greenway
- Andre Alexander, Tabernacle CDC
- Kelly Annis, Urban Land Institute**
- Steve Bannes, Washington University in St. Louis
- Matt Bernstine, Washington University in St. Louis
- Sarah Coffin, Saint Louis University
- Kacey Cordes*, US Bancorp Impact Finance
- Chip Crawford*, LJC
- Rodney Crim*, St. Louis Economic Development Partnership
- Dara Eskridge, InvestSTL
- Erica Henderson, Key Strategic Group
- Jassen Johnson, Renaissance Development Group
- Miriam Keller, City of St. Louis
- Margaret McDonald, Motive + Method
- Brian Pratt, Ballast CRE
- Doug Rasmussen, Steadfast City
- Travis Sheridan, Wexford
- Jacob Trimble, St. Louis County
- Henry Webber, Urban Impact Advisors
- Matt Wetli, Development Strategies
- Aaron Williams, Penn Services*
(*Past ULI Chair)
(**Past ULI Executive Director)