Collaborators
Our Collaborators
The FutureBUILDS incubator is supported by an incredible community of real estate development professionals. We are very grateful for these collaborators.
This free 5-month program which is running from April 2023 to September 2023 includes biweekly knowledge and skills based sessions on the real estate development industry, experiential learning opportunities to sites and meeting real estate development entrepreneurs, as well as a mentorship component involving 1:1 mentorship with a real estate development professional.
Our collaborators contribute meaningfully as champions, guest speakers and mentors of FutureBUILDS to help support Black, Indigenous and People of Colour to pursue their entrepreneurial ventures in the real estate development industry.
Our FutureBUILDS Community
Abigail Moriah
Independent Development Consultant
Independent/Black Planning Project
Annabel Vaughan
Architect – Project manager (consultant)
ERA Architects Inc.
Arshmanie Ramkissoon
Director of Property Management
Crestview Group of Companies
Anton Katipunan
Vice President, Development
RioCan REIT
Brandon Riddell
Principal
People Design Co-op
Bryan Sherwood
Director Development
Tridel
Dapo Olajide
Senior Advisor, Development
Infrastructure Ontario (IO)
David Huynh
Partner
Bousfields Inc.
Deborah Wang
Principal Architect
Deborah Wang Architect
Gregg Lintern
Chief Planner and Executive Director
City Planning, City of Toronto
Heela Omarkhail
VP, Social Impact
The Daniels Corporation
Jack Torossian
President
Golden Bee Homes Inc.
Janice Miyagi
Architectural Designer
People Design Co-operative
Janna Levitt
Partner
LGA Architectural Partners
Jason Allen John
Finance Director
Partna Housing
Jeanhy Shim
CEO & Founder
Crosswalk Communities
Jeff Evenson
Vice President, Partnerships & Strategy
Options for Homes Non-Profit
Joel Gilbert Anderson
Principal, Director of Design
People Design Co-operative
John Lee
Development Consultant
Arcade Projects
Jyhling Lee
Artist / Architect / Interior Design Instructor / multi-property owner
Figureground Studio Inc + Toronto Metropolitan University School of Interior Design
Kristy Shortall
Senior VP, Development
Northcrest Developments
Marcel Greaux
Co-Founder, CEO
Renoshare
Matti Siemiatycki
Director of the Infrastructure Institute at the School of Cities, University of Toronto and Professor in the Department of Geography & Planning
Mohamed Elhalees
Associate Director, Real Estate Financing
Fiera Real Estate
Morry Guttman
Builder/developer/contractor/project manager
Projections Home Developments Inc.
Mukhtar Latif
CEO
Pomegranate Housing Consultancy
Parimal Gosai
Founder and CEO
Husmates
Sherry Larjani
President
Spotlight Development Inc.
Shane Laptiste
Principal
Studio of Contemporary Architecture
Taya Cook
Director of Development
Urban Capital
Tegan Smith
Principal
Channel Consulting
Tura Cousins Wilson
Architect/ Principal
Studio of Contemporary Architecture
Baudouin Ngoune Kamnang
Specialist Multi-Unit Underwriting
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Behrad Dehghan
Senior Property Officer
Metrolinx
Branden Collier
Project designer/ building code designer
Smart Home Designs Niagara
Brendan Charters
Development Manager
Eurodale Design + Build
Car Martin
Principal Architect
Cyan Station Architecture
Dorsa Jalalian
Senior Urban Designer
DIALOG
Elijah Bawuah
Senior Public Consultation Coordinator
City of Toronto – Parks Capital Projects
Emma West
Partner
Bousfields Inc.
Isaiah Joseph
Research Program Coordinator
Marcus & Millichap
Jaegap Chung
Architect and Developer
Studio Jci
Jamilla Mohamud
Associate Urban Planner
Urban Strategies Inc
Japman Bajaj
Mortgage Agent (Commercial and Development)
Cascade Mortgage Capital
Jonathan Rubin
VP, Development
NJS Capital
Judy Farhat
Principal
Copperhouse Developments
Marina Sheehan
Senior Development Manager
Northcrest Developments
Nedal Machou
Development Manager
Dream
Pino Di Mascio
Head of Impact Strategy & Delivery
Dream Unlimited
Randy Ramadhin
Consultant
Haffwood Services Ltd
Robin McKenna
Associate (Archtiect)
Studio JCI
Ronald De Coteau
BCIN Designer, LEED AP BD+C
Property Pathways Inc.
Arman Poushin
Lawyer
WeirFoulds LLP
Jerome Beddoe
General Manager
RED Design + Build
Jasmine Mohamed
Senior Planning Advisor
City of Toronto
Derrick Robinson
Owner
RED Design + Build
Anthony Adrien
Specialist, Client Relationship Management, Innovation & Partnerships
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Jeremy Tessier
Account Representative – Outreach, Client Relations
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Jenn Chen
Building Passive
Ray Tam
Building Passive
Mitchell Cohen
President and CEO
Daniels Corporation
Lamont Wiltshire
Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder
The Wiltshire Group
Odeen Eccleston
President, Broker of Record and Co-Founder
The Wiltshire Group
Priscilla Facey
Founder and CEO
Build Up Development Co.
Mazyar Mortazavi
President and CEO
TAS Impact
Michael Piper
Assistant Professor of urban design and architecture and Director of the Master of Urban Design program
University of Toronto
Ted Hyland
Lawyer
Iler Campbell LLP
Salima Rawji
President and CEO
York University Development Corporation
Debbie Stewart
VP, Innovation and Partnerships
Canada Mortgage & Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Isaac Olowolafe
Founder & CEO
Dream Maker Developments
Alia Abaya
CEO
Circle Community Land Trust
Kathy Kurtz
Asset Management & Tenant Experience
Circle Community Land Trust
Alfred Lee CFA
Portfolio Manager
Vancity Community Investment Bank
Jonathan Case
Account Manager, Commercial Services
Alterna
Adanma Adah
Account Manager
National Bank of Canada
Caroline Rauhala
Portfolio Manager, Mortgage Investments
Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo)
Ifeanyi Iregbu
Director & Team Lead
Meridian
Moez Akbarali
Relationship Manager
Meridian
The FutureBUILDS Community
If you are a consultant, professional, service provider, landowner or funder who is interested in becoming involved with FutureBUILDS, please consider joining the FutureBUILDS Community.
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Our Partners
FutureBUILDS is generously funded by the
Government of Canada’s Future Skills Centre
