ULI Los Angeles Committees
ULI LA Urban Plan Team
ULI Los Angeles is a member-led organization committed to providing high-quality programs and projects to land use professionals in the Greater Los Angeles area. As a ULI member, you have many opportunities to get involved in leadership development, community service, and enhancement of land use policy and practice, as well as run the Los Angeles District Council itself:
Communications Committee
Write an article for the Urban LAndscape, ULI LA's bi-monthly e-newsletter, assist with the website, or help secure press coverage.
Contact: Communications Chair: Jack Skelley of Paolucci Communication Arts.
Membership Committee
Welcome new members, assist with non-member outreach, or help organize a special new member "welcome" event.
Contact: Membership Committee Chair: George Garfield of Transwestern Commercial Services.
Programs Committee
Attend, coordinate or moderate an event. From our Emerging Trends Conference, Green Conference, and more ULI Los Angeles hosts a range of entertaining and educational major programs, brownbag lunches, and breakfast tours.
Contact: Programs Committee Chair, David Waite of Jeffer, Mangels Butler & Marmaro.
Technical Assistance Panels
TAPs are a one-day maximum session in which a local government, non-profit organization, or private firm asks the District Council to provide access to expertise on a specific land use issue that they may not be able to obtain through any other means. The district council brings together a knowledgeable and diverse panel according to the unique needs of the organization. Prior to the panel convening, the sponsor prepares and distributes briefing materials to the panelists.
Contact: Technical Assistance Panel Chair, Jonathan Curtis of Trevear Holdings, LLC.
TOD Summit
Assist in planninng the ULI LA's premier Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Summit to engage public and private sector leaders to discuss pressing transportation and land use challenges.
Contact: TOD Summit Co-chairs, James Auld of Altoon + Porter and Scott Ginsburg of Combined Properties.
Urban Marketplace
To help plan or sponsor the Urban Marketplace, a unique conference on investment opportunities and development strategies for Southern California's emerging lower-income and distressed neighborhoods, please contact Ciara Contreras.
Contact: Urban Marketplace Chair, Bob Buente of 1010 Development and Rebecca Martinez of Cunningham Group Architecture.
UrbanPlan Committee
Volunteer as a classroom facilitator, presenter or juror at a Los Angeles school.
UrbanPlan is an academically challenging classroom-based curriculum that gives high school and college students the chance to study the issues and economics of urban development.
Contact: UrbanPlan Chair, Michael Donovan of MD3 Consultant Group
Young Leaders Group (YLG) Steering Committee
Help create opportunities for Young Leaders to develop professional skills and build relationships that will help them advance in their careers, to help foster in Young Leaders a connection to, and an understanding of thoughtful land use and development practices.
Contact: Young Leaders Group Chair: Lev Gershman of GE Capital.
Volunteer with the District Council
ULI LA is always looking for volunteers to assist ULI staff with the on-site registration process. If you are interested in becoming a ULI LA volunteer, please complete the online Volunteer Application.
