Beth Zafonte has 30 years of experience in the practice of Economic Development Incentives throughout the United States representing a broad range of national and locally based private developers, various Fortune 500 corporations, and manufacturing concerns on a national basis. She represents both public and privately held companies, as well as institutions, in connection with…
Marilyn Kramer Weitzman is a Principal and Managing Director of Weitzman Associates. She has been a principal in her own firm since 1981. She was formerly an Assistant Vice President of the Investment Services Division at Landauer Associates, Inc. in New York City. Her experience includes the evaluation of major trophy properties such as Rockefeller…
Nationally recognized as a leader in the Real Estate Industry, Joyce Storm has completed over 35 million square feet of trophy retail real estate development projects. Joyce is known for dynamic and focused industry insights, commenting on the latest retail/entertainment, development opportunities, disruptors, trends, and brands. In 1997 Ms. Storm founded Storm Partners, LLC, New…
Lauren Racusin, AICP has built her career on strategically investing in cities to improve urban life. Lauren currently is at Bloomberg Associates (BA), which is a pro-bono consultancy that engages with cities internationally to improve the quality of live of residents. At BA, Lauren works at the intersection of urban planning, economic development, and sustainability…
Jennifer is a senior leader in executive search and talent advisory, focused on the real estate, infrastructure, and energy industries. With Emily Von Kohorn, Jennifer founded September Search Partners in 2025 to offer clients something different: the expertise and rigor of a large firm paired with the personal commitment of a true partner. Before founding…
Anne M. Locke is the Chief Operating Officer of AKRF, Inc. with over 30 years of professional experience in environmental services for urban development projects. Originally trained as an architect and urban designer, Ms. Locke later completed an economics-oriented degree in city and regional planning. She has managed the environmental reviews for a number of…
Suri Kasirer is the founder and president of the New York based consulting firm, which bears her name. Kasirer Consulting, LLC specializes in government relations, public affairs and strategic consulting for a diversified clientele including Fortune 500 corporations, real estate developers and non-profit organizations. For more than a decade Suri has led her firm, which…
Kate’s experience bridges public private partnership, university administration, and private equity real estate. From 2015 to 2019, Kate was the chief operating officer of Beachwold Residential, a fully integrated, private real estate firm. Kate managed the acquisitions, dispositions, investor relations, and asset management of a 15,000 unit/60 property multifamily portfolio, founded a property management company,…
