Diverse Developers Conference

Since beginning my MSRE these past several weeks have been busy and filled with a lot of change, but also equally amazing opportunities and events in the industry! Cheers to being off to a great start and being connected to some wonderful folks! Harold E. Eisenberg Foundation Marshall Bennett Institute of Real Estate The Goldie Initiative: Goldie B. Wolfe Miller Women Leaders in Real Estate Diverse Developers Conference

More than halfway there! Here’s Part 5 of “How I Spent My Summer in Chicago: (subtitled: “I Was Too Busy Having Fun to Post in Real Time”). In seven parts. 😆 Post #5: Building and Preserving Infrastructure & Providing Homes To Make Chicago THE Place To Be —Attended Preservation Chicago Expo to showcase the importance of protecting Chicago’s world-renowned architectural traditions. Moderated by the awesome Commissioner Ciere Boatright with keynote Chicago treasure Geoffrey Baer. —Transport Chicago’s annual conference brought together professionals who examine how to improve local transportation for Chicago residents including topics like the much anticipated Red Line Extension —Choose Chicago’s annual meeting. This organization is Chicago’s #1 booster and “hype man” to draw business and show the world why they should do business in our city. —NEIGHBORHOOD BUILDING OWNERS ALLIANCE is a coalition of a dozen neighborhood building owners groups with each working together to maintain quality housing options in their respective areas. NBOA’s Summer Soirée was a who’s who of people in the rental property world. Atty Adrian P. Zeno, Esq. Atty. Ebony Lucas & Sonia S. Del Real Marissa Martinez Andrea Raila & Anthony (Tony) Hawthorne Darris Shaw & Chaston Montgomery, MBA —Northwest Side Building Coalition summer mixer with Jeff Weinberg, Ros Meerdink, Katherine Elmore and ARI R. . NSBC is one of the members of NBOA —2nd Annual Diverse Developers Conference at the historic Union League Club of Chicago. Collete English Dixon of The Marshall Bennett Institute of Real Estate and her dedicated team did another excellent job this year of helping to expand the field of access to women and developers of color. Great to meet The American Institute of Architects (AIA) President Kimberly Dowdell and University of Chicago’s Dr. William W. Towns, Ph.D., MBA. With CIC colleagues Phillip Moore, Chaston Montgomery, Anthony Hawthorne, & Jose Ramos.

Congratulations again to all of the award winners of the FHLBank Chicago's Diverse Developer Initiative Awards!

Celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month! 🎉 As Hispanic Heritage Month comes to a close, the Diverse Developers Conference honors the vibrant culture, heritage, and contributions of the Hispanic and Latino community. Let us continue to celebrate the progress and resilience of Hispanic developers, entrepreneurs, and leaders who continue to shape and uplift our communities throughout the year. #HispanicHeritageMonth #DiverseDevelopers #CommunityResilience #InclusionMatters

A heartfelt thank you to all our attendees, sponsors, and speakers! Your contributions made this 2nd annual event truly special! We explored transformative topics like community resilience, urban planning, small community building, green financing, and more. A special shout out to the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago (FHLBank Chicago) for supporting emerging leaders through their Community First Diverse Developers Initiative in affordable housing. This initiative helps build strong talent in diverse developers across Illinois and Wisconsin. Let’s continue building more robust, sustainable communities together! www.DiverseDevelopers.com #DiverseDevelopers #CommunityResilience #SustainableDevelopment #DDC24

As we wrapped up this year's Diverse Developers Conference, I received a reminder of how far we’ve come since our inaugural DDC. It's inspiring to reflect on the progress we've made.

The Diverse Developers Conference exceeded our expectations, providing an invaluable platform for emerging developers like us to engage in meaningful conversations that are crucial to expanding our footprint and advancing our initiative, “Affordable Housing.” DCD would like to give a thank you to Dionna Sargent, MPA & Keith Broadnax for the opportunity to be in attendance! #DDC2024

A wonderful event hosted by Diverse Developers Conference alongside some talented speakers, Danielle Tillman, AIA, NOMA, Nina Idemudia, AICP, and our moderator Ciere Boatright. A meaningful discussion was had on “Urban Planning for Resilience: Building Stronger Midwestern Cities.” Special thanks to everyone who came out to join us.l #LJC #DiverseDevelopersConferece #Chicago

Yesterday at the Diverse Developers Conference, I had the great pleasure of sitting on the Complete Communities - A Holistic Approach panel alongside Melissa Pillars of JP Morgan Chase and Angelica Marks of the Univeristy of Chicago which was moderated by Gorman & Company’s William W. Towns, Ph.D., MBA We shared our experience and approach on how to foster economic growth while ensuring positive social impact. As leaders in the industry we have an inherent responsibility to create thriving, resilient and sustainable communities that are reflective of those same communities in which we are building in.

And that's a wrap on the 2024 Diverse Developers Conference! Cinnaire's Jonah Anderson, Pamela Hetz, Keith Broadnax and Bernardo Sanchez along with our guests from Cinnaire's WE Build and Jumpstart programs had a great time connecting at the event. The conference brings together real estate development, environmental sustainability, and community resilience for vital conversations that drive our work forward. WE Build and Jumpstart are two of Cinnaire's initiatives helping aspiring developers launch their careers in real estate development. Shout out to Marria (Talāni) M., Kyle Trent, MRED, Nasr Mohamed and Denis Davis for joining our team at the conference - your commitment marks significant steps on your journey into real estate! #AdvancingCommunities #DDC2024 #DiverseDevelopers