Timnit Abraha, Associate Director of Commercial Leasing at Harvard University, was recently noted for her work assisting small businesses through the pandemic; see article here. She has a long history in the Education Real Estate Management industry including Director of Real Estate at Teach for America and posts at Columbia University Real Estate. She is skilled in Occupancy Planning, Real Estate Planning, Asset Management, and Real Estate Economics and holds a Master of Science (M.S.) from Columbia University in the City of New York. “There is no better work setting for me than a vibrant campus and I am deeply committed to ending educational inequities and help create more inclusionary spaces that are conducive to higher learning.”

Current Responsibilities Julia Georgules is a Senior Vice President and the Director of Research for JLL's New England region, based in Boston, Massachusetts. In her role, she is responsible for the development and implementation of best-in-class research programs that serve to advise the real estate strategies of JLL's investor and occupier clients. In addition to her responsibilities in Boston, Julia also oversees JLL's research programs across the East Coast and Canada, working with markets in this region to deliver industry-leading research and insights. Julia also co-leads JLL's Technology Research Group, which authors national research publications focused on the technology industry and both its impact and opportunity within real estate markets in the United States. Experience A California native, Julia began her career with The Staubach Company in San Francisco in 2006. In 2008 The Staubach Company was acquired by JLL, at which time Julia moved to the research team, covering the San Francisco office market. Over the years her role grew and expanded to include management of the Northern California research program and co-leadership of JLL's Technology Research Practice for the United States. In 2014, Julia was promoted to Vice President and took on the role of Director of U.S. Office Research. During that time she was responsible for the national analysis and reporting of office market fundamentals and trends across the 50 U.S. office markets tracked by JLL as well as the study of office market dynamics impacting both investors and corporate occupiers. In 2016, Julia relocated to Boston and assumed a new role as Director of Research responsible for overseeing the development and implementation of research programs in the Americas, later assuming her current role in Boston and within the East Coast and Canada. Education and Affiliations Julia holds an MBA with a concentration in Global Strategic Management from Dominican University of California and a bachelor of arts in International Business from San Diego State University.

Ellen K. Anselone, AIA, LEED AP is a Principal and serves as Vice President of Finegold Alexander Architects, an SDO-certified Women Owned Business. Ellen has been with the firm for over 25 years and she leads the firm’s private development sector, and both the public library and higher education library sectors. A significant part of Ellen’s work involves adaptive use, preservation, and restoration, and new additions. She brings a great depth of expertise and creativity in leading teams to develop sensitive solutions marrying new building fabric to existing and historic structures. The projects are often transformative in terms of placemaking, identity, brand, and the user experience and many have been recognized with awards. Her recent projects include award-winning work for The Lucas and The Godfrey Hotel. She also led The Boulevard on The Greenway and the new VITA residences in Jamaica Plain. In the library arenas, she recently completed the new Commons and first floor renovation of Babson College’s Horn Library and the Stoughton Public Library. She is currently working on the Boston Public Library Special Collections project, the restoration of BPL’s McKim Fountain, and the restoration, renovation, and expansion of the Massachusetts State Police Lower Basin Barracks. Ellen is a registered architect in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a LEED Accredited Professional. She is a member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) the Boston Society of Architects (BSA), CREWBoston (a networking group for women in commercial real estate), Society of College and University Planning (SCUP), member of Urban Land Institute (ULI) and Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI). She earned Bachelor of Architecture and Bachelor of Science degrees from Roger Williams University. A resident of Milton, Massachusetts, she serves as a board member the Town’s Historical Commission.