The Urban Land Institute North Florida has announced its second class of the Women’s Leadership Development Institute (WLDI). Applicants should have five years of experience in the real estate industry and related fields (developers, architects, planners, engineers, attorneys, etc.)  and submit the application by Friday, Oct. 28. To download the application, click here.

Participants will learn leadership skills, effective communication and public speaking, negotiation, assertiveness and conflict resolution; networking; building your brand; and building healthy places in real estate, work-life balance and time-management skills.  These topics will be covered in eight modules over six months beginning with a session on Jan. 18, 2017 and concluding with a session on June 14, 2017. All classes will be in Jacksonville, Florida and participants must be able to attend all eight sessions. Class size is limited and the program cost is $1,500 for ULI members and $1,800 for non-ULI members.  For more information, contact WLI chair, Allison Ford at [email protected] or 904-598-7108.

The Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI) was launched by ULI, nationally, in early 2012, with the mission of raising the visibility and number of women leaders in ULI and the real estate industry. The WLI committee for the North Florida District Council delivers programs to help achieve the following objectives:

• Promote the advancement of women, throughout their careers, as leaders in the real estate industry.
• Increase the number of women who serve in leadership positions in the real estate industry and in ULI.
• Increase the visibility of women leaders in the real estate industry and in ULI.
• Increase the number of women who are active ULI Full members, and support the development of young women members as leaders in ULI and in their professions.