She intends to build her Chairmanship upon four core focus pillars:

• Innovation –  exploring the impact that new technologies can bring to catalyze change in the sector
• Learning and Development – upskilling Filipino youth and retooling industry professionals to brave the new normal and amidst increased unemployment
• Community Engagement – enhance ULI’s presence nationwide by bringing it closer to communities and highlighting the role of culture and the arts in our built environment to improve historical and cultural preservatio, highlighting the human element, the role of culture and the arts in our built environment and to improve historical and cultural preservation
• Sustainability –addressing the increasingly important connection between real estate development and the issues of sustainability, climate change and urban resilience at the local, provincial and national level

Joining Jean is a diverse group of senior and next generation leaders to serve as ULI Philippines Executive Management Committee:

• Delfin Angelo Wenceslao, Chief Executive Officerof /D.M. Wenceslao and Associates Inc.
• Charlie Rufino, Chairman of NEO Property Management Incorporated
• Raymond Rufino, Chief Executive Officer of NEO Property Management Incorporated
• Cathy Saldana, Managing Director & CEO of PDP Architects
• Sylvester Wong, Vice President, Strategies & Development of AECOM
• Maria Cristina Samson, President of Privaate Corporation
• Eric Manuel, Investment & Asset Managementof ARCH Capital
• Bhavna Suresh, Chief Executive Officer of Lamudi Philippines
• David Nugent, Managing Director, SAMVADA Philippines Inc.
• Cyndy Jarabata, President of TAJARA Leisure and Hospitality Group
• Karen Kua-Lerma, President of Salcedo Auctions
• Eileen C. Ng, Vice President of Asia United Bank
• Harly Pow, Director – Business Development & Marketing of H.S. Pow Construction & Development Corporation
• Jez Apelar, Deputy Executive Director of National Parks Development Committee

“In bringing together leaders from different industries,” said Jean, “I wanted to highlight the unique cross-disciplinary nature of ULI, ensure diversity and mixed perspective from more senior members of the industry and the next generation leaders. We come into this term with eyes wide open to the difficult road ahead.” She adds, “In the Philippines, we have seen how each crisis in the past has confronted us with our mortality, but at the same time allowed us to celebrate our heroism and resilience as a people. We will be relentless in facing this current crisis together with courage, creativity and resilience.”

Jean succeeds the highly successful term of Delfin Angelo “Buds” Wenceslao, Chief Executive Officer of D.M. Wenceslao & Associates Inc. who held the position of ULI Philippines Chairman for 2018-2020. Under Buds’ leadership, ULI Philippines increased membership by over 40%, and launched several keystone projects, including the ULI Philippines Conference and the first study tours outside of Metro Manila.

Prior to being National Chair, Jean was active as a member of ULI Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI). She is the only Filpino to have graduated from the Senior Executive Institute (SEI) Program of the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) in the United States. A lawyer by profession, she is an experienced litigator with extensive construction arbitration and commercial litigation experience.

ULI Philippines thanks outgoing ULI Philippines Executive Committee members who contributed immensely to expand the programming and reach of ULI Philippines in the previous term:

• Alberto Cailao, Assistant Vice President – Business Development Group of First Philippine Holdings Corporation
• Hannah Yulo, Chief Investment Officer of Doubledragon Properties Corporation
• Amor Maclang, Chief Communications Officer of GeiserMaclang Communications Inc
• Mikko Barranda , Associate Director of Leechiu Property Consultants
• Angeline Yapyuco, Leasing & Operations / Project Development Manager of Ayala Land Offices