About the Board

UF's Real Estate Advisory Board works to advance the quality and visibility of the university's real estate degree programs. The Board plans, organizes, and coordinates non-academic events and initiatives. The Bergstrom Center for Real Estate Studies provides administrative support to the Real Estate Advisory Board.

Board Members Listing (xls)
Get Involved!

Board Leadership

Chairman, Steve Cohen
Vice Chair, James Izzo
Executive Committee (pdf)

Board Meetings

Fall Meeting

Held in Gainesville each Fall, just prior to the Annual UF Real Estate Trends & Strategies Conference

Spring Retreat

Held in a different location throughout the State in late Spring

Get Involved!

Contact Andrea Huisden () about the following opportunities for Board members.

Mentor a student
Host a field trip or site visit
Meet with a small group of students during your visit to campus
Invite students to meet with you in your city
Coordinate or host a local Board gathering
Assist with our industry placement program
Become a Ring speaker
Sponsor a Bergstrom Center initiative:
- Bus transportation for students to site visits
- Football Tailgates
- Survey of Emerging Market Conditions
- Annual UF Trends & Strategies Conference
- Real Estate Advisory Board Spring Retreat
- Regional gathering of Advisory Board members
- UF-FARE event
Committees - Each of the following committees needs at least one Executive Committee member and two additional Board members. Non members of the Board can serve on committees at the discretion of the committee chair.

Nominating Committee
Nominating Committee
- Consists of three members of the Executive Committee: the Chair, immediate past Chair, and future Chair
- Current members:
  - Edgar Jones, Chair
  - Chuck Davis, Vice-Chair
  - Ray Sandelli, past Chair
  - Rich Bezold
- Charge:
  - Meet prior to July 1 of each year and submit to the Executive Committee nominees for members of the Executive Committee, the Chairman and Vice Chairman.
  - Meet as needed to suggest replacement officers or Executive Committee members
Finance Committee
Finance Committee
- Charge: assist in preparing, reviewing and modifying the budget
- Committee chair: Steve Cohen
- Members:
  - Ted Starkey
  - Howard Gutman
Scholarships and Awards Committee
Scholarships and Awards Committee
- Charge:
  - Maximize the availability of scholarships and assistantships for the UF real estate degree program
  - Name recipients of the awards presented by the Board
- Committee co-chairs:
  - Dick Donnellan
  - Ken Mamula
- Member: Daryl Carter
UF-FARE Committee
UF-FARE Committee
- Charge: coordinate the activities of the UF Friends and Alumni of Real Estate (UF-FARE) program
- Committee chair: Jim Fried
- Member: Bruce Cumming
Fall Meeting Committee
Fall Meeting Committee
- Charge: Plan and run the Board's annual fall meeting, held in Gainesville conjunction with the UF Real Estate Trends & Strategies Conference
- Committee chair: Steve Cohen
- Member: David Rattner
Spring Meeting Committee
Spring Meeting Committee
- Plan and run the Board's annual Spring meeting
- Chair: TBA
- Member: Skipper Peek
Membership Committee
Membership Committee
- Charge:
  - Recruit new members
  - Identify membership benefits
- Committee chair: Todd Jones
- Members:
  - Randall Reid
  - J Parrish
  - Al Rex
  - Dan Woodward
Mentoring Committee
Mentoring Committee
- Charge: Coordinate the mentoring activities of the students in the University's real estate program and Board members
- Committee chair: Jim Izzo
- Members:
  - David Moret
  - Bill Sulzbacher
  - Dennis Gilkey
  - John Crossman
  - Jeff Conn
Strategic Planning
Strategic Planning
- Charge:
  - Identify new and changing trends and issues in real estate for discussion by the Board and for research by the Bergstrom Center
  - Assist the Bergstrom Center Director in preparing, monitoring and modifying the Center's strategic plan
- Committee co-chairs: Casey Cummings
- Members:
  - Steve Johnson
  - Duane Stiller
  - Peter Donnantuoni
  - Eric Deckinger
  - Kelley Bergstrom
Research Committee
Research Committee
- Charge:
  - Assist Bergstrom Center faculty with sponsored research projects and research symposiums
  - Assist the Center in developing research and educational products and services that can be marketed for revenue generating purposes
- Member: John Blackmon
International Exchange Committee
International Exchange Committee
- Charge:
  - Establish a link between the Center and the foreign alumni and friends of the University
  - Help in the recruitment and placement of the University's Real Estate Program foreign students.
- Chair: Marty Nass
- Members:
  - Ray Sandelli
  - Rich Bezold
  - David Materna
PR Committee
PR Committee
- Charge: TBD
- Members:
  - Otis Wragg
  - John Crossman
Sponsorship Committee
Sponsorship Committee
- Charge: TBD
- Chair: Edgar Jones
Regional Event Committees
Regional Event Committees
Orlando Area
- Co-chairs:
  - Sandy Hostetter
  - Angie Brown
- Members:
  - Alan Kolar
  - Larry Furlong
Tampa/St. Pete Area
- Co-chairs:
  - Chuck Davis
  - Todd Jones
- Members:
  - Ted Starkey
  - Dan Woodward
  - Ron Wheeler
  - Jerry Gisclair
  - Craig Sher
South Florida
- Co-chairs:
  - Edgar Jones
  - Jim Fried
- Members:
  - Jan David Reese
  - Stephen Wayner
  - Gregory Newman
  - Bob Love
  - Neil Sazant
Jacksonville Area
- Chair:
  - Jeff Conn
- Members:
  - Andy Hogshead
  - Bill Sulzbacher
  - Karl Hanson
  - Andrew Wheeler
  - Bryan Bartlett