Current Year Participants
ULI Atlanta is pleased to announce the 12th class of the Center for Leadership.
- Lindsay Brereton, Bull Realty, Inc.
- Stephen Causby, Atlanta Regional Commission
- Kenneth Cherney, Smith Dalia Architects
- Katie Crippen, Mercy Housing Southeast
- Alonzo Ford, AMG CRE Capital
- Shani Franklin, CoStar Group
- Chantell Glenn, Annie E. Casey Foundation
- Michael Godin, WePartner Group, LLC
- Danielle Handy, RocaPoint Partners, LLC
- Alex Heaton, Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP
- Ana Hercules Merritt, HKS, Inc.
- Nicole Horne, InvenTrust Properties
- Jillian Japka, The Allen Morris Company
- Brian Keida, PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
- Eric Liebendorfer, Crescent Communities
- David Lintott, TSW
- Matthew Loveless, The Winter Construction Company
- Liz Martin-Malikian, Kennesaw State University
- Chad Meyer, Atlantic Capital Properties
- Rodney Milton, Atlanta BeltLine, Inc.
- Taylor Nester, Brasfield & Gorrie
- Ashani O’Mard, Atlanta Affordable Housing Fund
- Jon Park, Gensler
- Adam Parrish, The Preston Partnership
- Hitesh Patel, ELEVATE Architecture Studio
- Reid Scott, Portman Holdings, LLC
- Ed Smith, Invest Atlanta
- Rian Smith, The Integral Group
- Amy Stinson, JPX Works
- Stan Sugarman, Guardian Brokerage
- April Tann, Niles Bolton Associates
- Arman Tolentino, SMALLWOOD
- Roderick Wallace, Atlanta Housing Authority
- Kyle Williams, Williams Teusink, LLC

During the course of the nine-month program, participants will have an opportunity to provide leadership on a critical Atlanta regional issue through a mini Technical Assistance Panel (mTAP). Working in teams, participants will be responsible for sharing their expertise and advice to develop recommendations for a sponsor organization.
This year, Sheba Ross,Sr. Urban Planner and Designer, Vice President will be co-chairing the Center for Leadership program. Most recently, Sheba was the Chair of the mTAP program. To read about the projects completed by the Class of 2020, click here.