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THE 2023 GOLDIE GALA!
2023 Goldie Gala Shero
MARY LUDGIN
Head of Global Investment Research, Heitman
Mary Ludgin is Heitman’s Head of Global Investment Research. She is a partner of the firm and sits on its Global Management, Investment, and Valuation Committees. Mary oversees Heitman’s work in the realm of ESG and has served as editor of the series on Climate Risk that Heitman authored in collaboration with the Urban Land Institute. The third report in that series was released in February 2022 and focuses on Climate Migration.
Mary served as a Global Trustee of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and as chair of ULI’s Chicago District Council. She currently chairs the board of ULI’s Randall Lewis Center for Sustainability in Real Estate. She previously served as Chair of the Pension Real Estate Association, President of the National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries, and President of the Real Estate Research Institute. In 2019, Mary received PREA’s James A. Graaskamp award, which recognizes researchers whose work contributes to the common body of knowledge regarding real estate investment.
Thank You To Our Sponsors!
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Diamond ($25,000+)
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Platinum ($15,000)
Anonymous
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Gold ($10,000)
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Silver ($5,000)
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Bronze ($2,500)
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Gala Co-Chairs
Katie Kazas
President-Elect 2024
Managing Director, Capital Markets
Longfellow Real Estate Partners
Scott McKibben
CIO, Co-Founder and Managing Principal
Brennan Investment Group
2023 Gala Vice Chairs
Bill Barry
SVP, Commercial Finance Group
Draper & Kramer
Pam and Paul Boneham
2022 Shero Honoree
Kathleen Briscoe
Partner, Chief Capital Officer
Dermody Properties
Karen Case
2019 Shero Honoree
Vice Chair
CIBC
Shawn Clark
CEO
CRG
Michelle Mills Clement
Chief Executive Officer
Chicago Association of REALTORS®
Jen Clune
Managing Director,
National Business Development
Clune Construction Company L.P.
Mark Hamilton
Partner
Hamilton Partners
Paula Harris
Managing Principal & Board Chair
Golub & Company
Michelle Herrick
Group Head & Managing Director,
Real Estate Banking
JP Morgan Chase & Co.
Kirsten Ekdahl Hull
Senior Vice President, Market Lead
EQ Office
Julie Ingersoll
Chief Investment Officer
CBRE Investment Management
Emily Johnson
President
Taylor Johnson Public Relations
Trish Kelly
Executive Managing Director
Huntington National Bank
Mary Ann King
Co-Head of Berkadia Institutional Solutions
Berkadia
Dan McCaffery
CEO & Chair
McCaffery Interests Inc.
Molly McShane
Chief Executive Officer
The McShane Companies
Marguerite Nader
Chief Executive Officer
Equity LifeStyle Properties Inc.
Rob Naso
Managing Partner & Head of
Asset Management
BentallGreenOak
David and Suzu Neithercut
Vicki Noonan
Managing Principal
Cushman & Wakefield
Amy Price
President
BentallGreenOak
Lynn E. Reich, SIOR
2020 Shero Honoree
Retired Executive VP
Colliers International
Mark Rose
Chair and Chief Executive Officer
Avison Young
Sheli Rosenberg
2018 Shero Honoree
Principal
Roselin Investments
John Schreiber
Founder
Centaur Capital Partners, Inc.
David Schwartz
Chief Executive Officer, Chairman & Co-Founder
Waterton
Margy Sweeney
Founder & CEO
Akrete
Hansel N. Whiteurst
Senior Vice President
Berglund Construction
Sarah Wick
Senior Vice President
Related
THe Goldie Initiative Board of Directors
Goldie B. Wolfe Miller
Founder | Chair
President
Millbrook Corporate Real Estate Services
Jen Sweeney
President
President
Millbrook Real Estate Company
Katie Kazas
President-Elect 2024
Managing Director, Capital Markets
Longfellow Real Estate Partners
Steve Madden
VP & Secretary
Chief Executive Officer
Libertyville Bank & Trust – A Wintrust Community Bank
Scott Hirsch
Treasurer
Chief Financial Officer
The Benida Group LLC
Maggie Beckley
Development Executive, Healthcare
Mortenson Development
Julie Blaikie
Vice President, Human Resources
Business Partner
Equity Residential
Eric Fuglsang
Attorney | Partner
Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC
Amy Hall
Chief Operating Officer
Caton Commercial Real Estate Group
Carole Jurkash
General Counsel | Partner
Boodell & Domanskis, LLC
Suzanne Knoll
Director of Programs & Operations
Jack Miller Family Foundation
Jack and Goldie Wolfe Miller Fund
Cindy Malone
SVP & Director of Sales
National Commercial Services
Chicago Title Insurance Company
Scott McKibben
CIO, Co-Founder & Managing Principal
Brennan Investment Group
Molly Phelan
Partner, Property Tax Attorney
Siegel Jennings
Momei Qu
Managing Director
PSP Growth
Jay Raghavan
Founding Principal
JRC Advisors, LLC
Marissa Rose
Vice President, Development & Capital Markets
Avison Young
Julie Thick
Managing Director &
Central Region Market Manager
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Stephen Wright
President | Principal
Wright Heerema Architects
Megan R. Abraham
Chief Executive Officer
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