Boston, MA – The Boston/New England District Council of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) announces the 2022/2023 Pathways to Inclusion Cohort. The Pathways to Inclusion program is designed to broaden ULI membership and expand the professional networks of minority developers and land use professionals in Boston and New England. Cohort recipients are provided a one-year Urban Land Institute membership, as well as a scholarship to ULI’s 2022 Fall Meeting, which occurred from October 24-27, 2022.

Started in 2018, the Pathways to Inclusion program is a partnership between ULI Boston/New England and the Builders of Color Coalition. Cohort members will participate in meetings and seminars throughout the year, as well as structured networking sessions with Boston and New England real estate leaders. To date, ULI Boston/New England has invested more than $35,000 in the program.  

“The mission of our Pathways to Inclusion Cohort is to provide individuals of color with an opportunity to learn, network, and grow their careers,” said Michelle Landers, Executive Director of ULI Boston/New England. 

This year’s Pathways to Inclusion Cohort contains fourteen members:

Anand Boscha
Vice President, Development, Mill Creek Residential Trust

Esther Byun
Senior Development Manager, Berkeley Investments, Inc

Somala Dibly
Project Manager, Tlee Development

Joshua Dickens
Intern, MITIMCo

Kamari Durley
Advisory Associate, TCAM

Teronda Ellis
CEO, Jamaica Plain NDC

Nicholas Fils-Aime
Associate, Tishman Speyer

Whitni Irving
Project Architect, Moody Nolan

Erick Rodriguez
Assurance Manager, CohnReznick LLP

Daphne Sarcia
Innovation Culture Manager, Lendlease

Felicia Pagan Soto
Real Estate Broker, Fortified City Team / eXp Realty

Corey Thompson
Founder Principal, Möbius Community Builders

Eileen Zhang

Ping Zhang
Designer, Arrowstreet Inc

The Pathways to Inclusion program is designed to increase participation of groups who are underrepresented in the land use and real estate fields, defined as being African American/African descent, Hispanic/Latino, Native American, Middle Eastern, and Asian descent.