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Leadership and Governance

ARES Leadership Positions


President+
Vivek Sah
University of Denver


President Elect+
O. Alan Tidwell
The University of Alabama


VP & Program Chair+
Julia Freybote
Portland State University


Vice Program Chair++
Patrice Derrington
Columbia University

Executive Director+
David L. Funk*
Capstone Properties

Secretary++
Reid Cummings
University of South Alabama


Treasurer++
Chris Mothorpe
College of Charleston

Director of Finance++
Chris Mothorpe
College of Charleston


Director of Development++
Tim Becker
University of Florida


Director of Publications++
Kimberly Goodwin
University of Southern Mississippi 

 


Meeting Planner++
Bennie Waller
University of Alabama

Director of Strategy++
George Cashman
Marquette University


Director of Industry Liaison
Will McIntosh*
Affinius/USAA

Parliamentarian
Sean Salter
Middle Tennessee State University

Robert A Simons

Ombudsman
Robert A Simons
Cleveland State University

Andrew Frisbie

Associate Director
Andrew Frisbie
American Real Estate Society

ARES COMMITTEES

All ARES members are encouraged to contact a Committee Chair to discuss their possible participation. This is a great way to contribute to the organization, become more familiar with our members and leadership, and/or move up the leadership ladder of the Society. We welcome your active participation in any capacity.

ACADEMIC MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE

Patrice Derrington, Co-Chair
Email: pad2160@columbia.edu
Phone: 212-851-5873

Jesse Saginor, Co-Chair
Email: jsaginor@fau.edu
Phone: 216-702-4074

CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND PLACEMENT COMMITTEE

Jessica Taylor, Chair
Email: jessica.taylor@villanova.edu
Phone: 484-343-1175

EDUCATION COMMITTEE

Karen McGrath, Chair
Email: kmcgrath1345@gmail.com
Phone: 979-220-1247

Michael Daams, Vice-Chair
Email: m.n.daams@rug.nl

FINANCE COMMITTEE

Chris Mothorpe, Chair
Email: treasurer@ares.org
Phone: 770-843-9548

FUTURE LEADERS COMMITTEE

Philippe Belanger, Chair
Email: fil_belanger@hotmail.com

Jeffrey DiBartolomeo, Vice-Chair
Email: jeffrey.dibartolomeo@maine.edu

Jeffrey Robert, Program Chair
Email: jeffreyrobert@vt.edu

GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE

Sean Salter, Chair, (Parliamentarian)
Email: sean.salter@mtsu.edu
Phone: 615-898-5117

Margaret McFarland, Co-Chair
Email: mmcf@umd.edu
Phone: 301-405-6790

JOURNAL LIST COMMITTEE

Kimberly Goodwin
Email: kimberly.goodwin@usm.edu

Mariya Letdin
Email: mletdin@business.fsu.edu

Stephen Roulac
Email: sroulac@roulacglobal.com

Pending appointee

Abel Olaleye
Email: aolaleye@oauife.edu.ng

Tien Foo Sing
Email: bizstf@nus.edu.sg

Paloma Taltavull
Email: paloma@ua.es

Claudio Tavares Alencar
Email: claudio.talencar@usp.br

Graham Squires
Email: Graham.Squires@lincoln.ac.nz

Bill Hardin
Email: hardinw@fiu.edu

Sofia Dermisi
Email: sdermisi@uw.edu

Zifeng Feng
Email: zfeng@utep.edu

Chris Leishman
Email: chris.leishman@unisa.edu.au

Bryan McGregor
Email: bryan@bryan-macgregor.com

William Doerner
Email: william.doerner@fhfa.gov

Xun Bian
Email: xun.bian@unt.edu

Sahil Gandhi
Email: sahil.gandhi@manchester.ac.uk

Mike Seiler
Email: Michael.Seiler@mason.wm.edu

Andrew Hanson
Email: arhanson@uic.edu

Pernille Christenson
Email: Pernille.Christensen@uts.edu.au

John O'Neill
Email: jwo3@psu.edu

JOURNAL RANKINGS COMMITTEE

Spenser Robinson, Co-Chair
Email: robin6s@cmich.edu
Phone: 989-774-1243

Stephen Roulac*, Co-Chair
Email: sroulac@roulacglobal.com
Phone: 415-306-4127

INDUSTRY MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE

Stephen A. Pyhrr*, Co-Chair, (Director of Development)
Email: spyhrr@synermarkprop.com
Phone: 512-483-3804

Will McIntosh*, Co-Chair, (Director of Industry Liaison)
Email: will.mcintosh@usrealco.com
Phone: 312-329-8542

MANUSCRIPT PRIZE SPONSOR COMMITTEE

Erik Devos, Vice-Chair
Email: hdevos@utep.edu
Phone: (915) 747-7770

MANUSCRIPT PRIZE JUDGING COMMITTEE

Kimberly Goodwin*, Chair
Email: Kimberly.Goodwin@usm.edu
Phone: 601-266-5929

MEETING COMMITTEE

Bennie Waller, Chair
Email: bdwaller@ua.edu
Phone: 434-395-2046

PRACTITIONER RESEARCH AWARDS SUB-COMMITTEE TO THE RESEARCH COMMITTEE

Clifford Lipscomb, Chair
Email: cliff@bartowstreetcapital.com
Phone: 770-334-3952

PROGRAM COMMITTEE (ANNUAL MEETING)

Julia Freybote, Chair
Email: freybote@pdx.edu

Patrice Derrington, Vice-Chair

PUBLICATION COMMITTEE

Kimberly Goodwin*, Chair
Email: kimberly.goodwin@usm.edu
Phone: 601-266-5929

Kimberly Winson-Giedeman, Vice-Chair
Email: Kimberly.Winson@asu.edu

RECOGNITION AWARDS COMMITTEE

Kim Goodwin, Chair
Email: Kimberly.Goodwin@usm.edu
Phone: 601-266-5929

RESEARCH COMMITTEE

Mariya Letdin, Chair
Email: mletdin@fsu.edu

STRATEGY AND PLANNING COMMITTEE

George Cashman, Chair, (Director of Strategy and Planning)
Email: George.Cashman@Marquette.edu

John Williams*, Vice Chair
Email: jwilliam@morehouse.edu
Phone: 404-215-2694

John Kilpatrick, Vice Chair
Email: john@greenfieldadvisors.com
Phone: 206-623-2935

Margaret McFarland, Vice Chair
Email: mmcf@umd.edu
Phone: 301-405-6790

SUCCESSION PLANNING

Open

TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE

Mark Sunderman, Chair
Email: msndrman@memphis.edu
Phone: 901-545-9747

ARES APPOINTED POSITIONS

Associate Executive Director,
Research and Manuscript Prizes
Patrice Derrington, Columbia University
 
Director of International Liaison Eamonn D’Arcy, University of Reading
Director of Career Services Jessica Taylor, Villanova University
Director, Critical Issues Seminar Will McIntosh, Affinius/USAA
Doctoral Seminar Director Jeremy Gabe, University of San Diego
Elections Officer Sean Salter, Middle Tennessee State University
Newsletter Editor Zifeng Feng, The University of Texas at El Paso
President, Alpha Sigma Gamma Stephanie Yates, University of Alabama-Birmingham

EDITORS

Co-Editors, JRER

Michael J. Seiler, Co-Editor, College of William and Mary
William G. Hardin, III, Co-Editor, Florida International University
Ko Wang, Editor Emeritus, John Hopkins Carey Business School

Co-Editors, JREPM

Peng Liu, Co-Editor, Cornell University
Vivek Sah, Co-Editor, University of Denver
Masaki Mori, Associate Editors, Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne, Switzerland
Zhi Dong, Associate Editors, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Alan Tidwell, Associate Editors, University of Alabama
Zifeng Feng, Associate Editors, University of Texas at El Paso

Co-Editors, JREL

Dr. Sofia Dermisi, Co-Editors, University of Washington, USA
Dr. Kimberly Winson, Co-Editors, Arizona State University, USA
Andy Krause, Section Editor for Technology, Zillow, USA
Kwasi Gyau Baffour Awuah, Section Editor for Literature and for Dissertation Reviews, University of Salford, UK

Co-Editors, JREPE

Philip Seagraves, Managing Editor, Middle Tennessee State University, USA
Reid Cummings, Editor, University of South Alabama, USA
Christopher Cain, Case Studies Editor, University of Oklahoma, USA
Cliff Lipscomb, Associate Editor, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA

Co-Editors, JHR

Michael LaCour-Little, Executive Editor, California State University-Fullerton, USA
Geoffrey K. Turnbull, Executive Editor, University of Central Florida, USA
Justin Benefield, Editor, Auburn University, USA
Jaclene Begley, Editor, Fannie Mae, USA
Kimberly Goodwin, Editor, University of Southern Mississippi, USA/p>

Co-Editors, JOSRE

Julia Freybote, Senior Editor, Portland State University, USA
Prashant Das, Associate-Editors, Indian Institute of Management, India
Hilde Remøy, Associate-Editors, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
Spenser J. Robinson, Associate-Editors, Central Michigan University, USA
Normal G. Miller, Founder and Emeritus Editor, University of San Diego

ARES BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Sofia Dermisi (2020-2025)
University of Washington

Mariya Letdin (2020-2025)
Florida State University

Stace Sirmans (2020-2025)
Auburn University

Andrew C. Florance (2020-2025)
CoStar Group

Simon Stevenson (2021-2026)
Old Dominion University

Julia Freybote (2021-2026)
Portland State University

Chris Cain (2021-2026)
University of Oklahoma

Christian Beaudoin, rep (2021-2026)
Jones Laing LaSalle

Philip Seagraves (2022-2027)
Middle Tennessee State University

Xun Bian (2022-2027)
University of North Texas

Erin Liberatore-Timko (2022-2027)
Trepp, Inc.

Terry Dunkin (2022-2027)
Appraisal Institute

Kimberly Goodwin (2023-2028)
The University of Southern Mississippi

Tingyu Zhou (2023-2028)
Florida State University

George Cashman (2023-2028)
Marquette University

Ramya Aroul (2023-2028)
The University of Texas at Arlington

Spenser Robinson (2024-2029)
Central Michigan University

Patrick Smith (2024-2029)
University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Erik Devos (2024-2029)
University of Texas at El Paso

IRES BOARD REPRESENTATIVES

Executive Director: Karen Gibler, Georgia State University
Velma Zahirovic-Herbert, University of Memphis (2024)
Meagan McCollum, The University of Tulsa (2022-2025)
Erik Devos, The University of Texas at El Paso (2023-2026)
Lily Shen, Clemson University (2024-2027)

FLARES Committee

Jeffrey DiBartolomeo, Chair
Institution: University of Southern Maine
Position: Associate Professor of Finance
Jeffrey Robert, Vice-Chair
Institution: Virginia Tech
Position: Collegiate Assistant Professor of Real Estate
Jim Stevens, Program Chair
Institution: Wofford College
Position: Assistant Professor of Finance

C-WI(RE)2 Co-Chairs

Pernille Christensen
Institution/Organization: School of Built Environment, University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
Position: Senior Lecturer, Property Economics, Property Development and Planning
Terminal Degree/Year: PhD in Planning, Design & the Built Environment, Clemson University

Research Area(s) of Interest: Sustainable development and the property development process, urban resilience, the role of built environment in protecting people in crowded places, affordable housing, the impact of climate change on cities and real estate.

Velma Zahirovic-Herbert

Institution/Organization: University of Georgia

Position: Associate Professor

Terminal Degree/Year: Ph.D. in Economics, Georgia State University

Research Area(s) of Interest: urban land use, real property markets, household finance

 

Bing Wang

Institution/Organization: Harvard University, Graduate School of Design (GSD)

Position: Associate Professor in Practice of Real Estate and the Built Environment

Terminal Degree/Year: Doctor of Design (DDes) in Urban Developments

Research Area(s) of Interest: real estate value creation through physical planning and design; big data, AI and their impacts on real estate; urban form and city making; affordability and urban amenities; emerging real estate asset types and urban innovation.

PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS

Associate Director
Andrew Frisbie

Assistant Director - IT & Member Services Support
Lucas Strevig

Past Presidents

Year

Presidents

Executive Directors

2023 - 2024 Spenser Robinson David L. Funk
2022 - 2023 Kimberly Goodwin David L. Funk
2021 - 2022 Philip A. Seagraves David L. Funk
2020 - 2021 Simon Stevenson David L. Funk
2019 - 2020 Sofia Dermisi David L. Funk
2018 - 2019 Ken H. Johnson David L. Funk
2017 - 2018 Michael J. Highfield Stephen A. Pyhrr
2016 - 2017 William G. Hardin Stephen A. Pyhrr
2015 - 2016 David M. Harrison Stephen A. Pyhrr
2014 - 2015 Michael J. Seiler Stephen A. Pyhrr
2013 - 2014 G. Stacy Sirmans Stephen A. Pyhrr
2012 - 2013 Grant Thrall Stephen A. Pyhrr
2011 - 2012 Robert A. Simons Stephen A. Pyhrr
2010 - 2011 John Williams Stephen A. Pyhrr
2009 - 2010 Steven Laposa Stephen A. Pyhrr
2008 - 2009 Mauricio Rodriguez Stephen A. Pyhrr
2007 - 2008 Marc A. Louargand Stephen A. Pyhrr
2006 - 2007 Norman Miller Stephen A. Pyhrr
2005 - 2006 Elaine M. Worzala Stephen A. Pyhrr
2004 - 2005 Stephen A. Pyhrr Randy Anderson
2003 - 2004 Youguo Liang Randy Anderson
2002 - 2003 Christopher A. Manning Theron Nelson
2001 - 2002 Joseph B. Lipscomb Theron Nelson
2000 - 2001 James R. DeLisle James R. Webb
1999 - 2000 G. Donald Jud James R. Webb
1998 - 1999 Karl L. Guntermann James R. Webb
1997 - 1998 Glenn R. Mueler James R. Webb
1996 - 1997 Willard McIntosh James R. Webb
1995 - 1996 Stephen E. Roulac James R. Webb
1994 - 1995 Steven D. Kapplin James R. Webb
1993 - 1994 Arthur L. Schwartz, Jr. James R. Webb
1992 - 1993 Donald R. Epley James R. Webb
1991 - 1992 Terrence M. Clauretie James R. Webb
1990 - 1991 Jerome Dasso James R. Webb
1989 - 1990 Theron R. Nelson James R. Webb
1988 - 1989 Larry E. Wofford James R. Webb
1987 - 1988 Charles H. Wurtzebach James R. Webb
1987 Thomas Pearson James R. Webb
1986 James R. Webb  
1985 Joseph D. Albert  

+ Voting member of Executive Committee Immediate Past President is also a voting member for the Executive Committee
++ Non voting member of the Executive Committee
* Past President

Governing Documents

According to the ARES Constitution, the voting members of the Board of Directors shall include the 25 following people:

  • The current President (1)
  • The President-Elect (1)
  • The Vice-President/Program Chairman (1)
  • The Vice Program Chair (1)
  • The five most recent past presidents (5)
  • The Executive Director (1) 
  • Ten (10) directors elected by the members of ARES (two per year for five-year terms)
  • Five (5) directors from industry nominated by the Board of Directors and elected by the members of ARES



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