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Greetings!

In the tradition of MIT, the Center is committed to bringing to the real estate development process and the real estate industry, the very best that experience and science have to offer, cultivating the enormous potential of the industry to “improve the world by developing better real estate.” This is our vision.

We must harness the vast resources of other disciplines across MIT – planning, design, engineering systems, finance, management and economics – to integrate with our real estate development curriculum and research. We must reach out to and partner with industry to build their trust and commitment. Our curricular focus, our research focus, our cultivation of our alumni – are all part of our dedication to this vision.

December is traditionally a month in which you reflect on the year that has past as you look forward to the year ahead. One thing we plan to do is to continuously articulate our vision (“improve the world by developing better real estate”) because our alumni/ae, our enduring partners, are a key component of that vision. Their importance is reflected by their contributions. While the calendar year starts in January, our year begins in September and as we look to the New Year, we would like to say “thank you” to all of the alumni/ae who have made the fall of 2006 outstanding:

Alums who have participated in the classroom:

• Sarah Abrams
• Kristin Blount
• Tony Caner
• Larry Ellman
• Bill Gause
• Gregory Hammond
• Michael Jammen
• David Marvin
• Tom Reiner

Teaching Assistants

• Jong Yoon Lim
• Jamie Pennington

Alums who played a key role in the organization of student trips to Colorado, Arizona, and Europe, highlights of the student experience

• Krystal England
• Jeremy Hall
• Christopher Kiley
• Caroline Lange
• Robert Mayhall
• Randy Nichols

Graduates of the Center who have encouraged, facilitated, participated in, or organized company presentations

• Matt Doelger
• Greg Gitcho
• Mark Goldstein
• Michael Harrison
• Sean Sacks
• Kip Thompson
• Jason Vickery

MIT/CRE Graduates who have participated in the Center’s Professional Development Program aka Career Services

Bursting with Real Estate

• Josh Anderson
• Jen Cookke
• Peter McNally
• Bryan Shumway
• Jay Valenta

Alumni/ae Buddies -- Alums who have agreed to be a “buddy” to a current student

• Mecky Adnani
• Rebecca Asser
• Mark Baranski
• David Cohan
• Jacob Darling
• Lisa Davis
• Richard Donovan
• Matt Foss
• Whitney Foutz
• Gregg Hammond
• Chris Helsabeck
• Ted Horton
• Ramiro Julio
• Chris Kiley
• Melissa Kroeger
• Tamara Larsen
• Lin Li-Williams
• David Marks
• Rachel Matthai
• Abe Menzin
• Robert Morgan
• Allison Mori
• Rae-Ik Park
• Chris Perri
• David Ritchey
• Sean Sacks
• Bryan Shumway
• Matt Smith
• Amanda Strong
• Shwetha Subramanian

Coordinators, Panelists, and Participants in the Center’s Open Houses and Information Sessions

Cambridge, MA

• Mark Baranski
• Scott Butterfield
• Walker Collier
• Bob Delaney
• Abe Menzin
• Jamie Pennington

New York, NY

• Cherie Santos-Wuest
• Charles Burkert
• Luis Canizo
• Romina Padhi

San Francisco, CA

• Peter Dunne
• Ted Horton
• Robert Johnson
• Alfonzo Leon
• Ming Ming Liu
• Dan McAdden
• Caitlin O’Connor
• David Sass
• Andy Segal
• Kevin Skiles
• Jake Wegmann

Tokyo, Japan

• Rokuhei Hayashi
• Kenji Kamio
• Takayuki Kiura
• Akemi Mizuto
• Midori Suzuki

London, England

• Jason Blank
• David Marks
• Lin Li-Williams
• Nick Spencer

AACRE Steering Committee

• Aidan Foley
• Katie Nash
• Linda Pizzuti
• Amanda Strong
• Jay Valenta
• Jani Venter

AACRE Holiday Party for Alums, Students and Staff

• Charlie Leatherbee
• David Provost
• Kevin Sheehan

I hope I have not missed anyone. If I have, please accept my apologies. Our alums have not only made a difference, they have made all the difference between the best that experience and science have to offer and the "very best." You are helping us to “cultivate the enormous potential of the industry to improve the world by developing better real estate.”

Thank you and Happy Holidays!

Cheryl     Christina     David
Jennifer     Maria      Marion
                  Tony