NAIOP Developing Leaders: University Mentorship Program 2021

NAIOP Edmonton is proud to introduce round four of the annual Developing Leader Mentorship Program, providing University of Alberta students with a valuable opportunity for personal and professional growth.

Through focused, one-on-one networking sessions with a NAIOP Developing Leader (commercial real estate professionals under 35), students will forge valuable new industry connections and learn about the various career paths available to them in the commercial real estate industry.

How it works:

• Each of the Mentors listed below have committed to meet with two unique University of Alberta students (Mentees) during the Winter semester for up to two meetings each. Mentors will be available in May in the case that meetings conflict with final exams.
• Students should have completed basic business courses and have a strong interest in learning more about working in the broader Commercial Real Estate industry.
• A maximum of fourteen University students (2 per Mentor) will be granted access to the program as a Mentee for the Winter Semester (Jan – Apr). Please only sign up once.
• Students can sign up for this program on a First-come, First-served basis. Registration will go live on Feb 11th at 10:00AM via an Eventbrite link that will be provided to students prior to.
• Upon acceptance into the program, each Mentee will be able to select one Mentor, subject to availability. Mentees must then schedule a date within four weeks to have an initial meeting with their chosen Mentor.
• Come prepared with questions and use this opportunity to forge new relationships in the industry as well as learn about various career paths that are available within commercial real estate

2022 Participating Mentors:

We are honoured to have had the following industry leaders participating in the inaugural intake of the Mentorship Program (click here for full bios):

1. Brandon Kot, Managing Partner at Canada ICI Capital Corporation
2. Chris Dulaba, Placemaker at Beljan Development
3. Colin Clish, Chief Operating Officer at PointOne
4. David Young, Executive Vice President and Managing Director at CBRE
5. Eric Slatter, Partner at Omada
6. Henry Edgar, Partner at EDGAR
7. Ian Evans, Principal at Hodgson Schilf Evans Architects Inc. (HSEA)
8. Kalen Anderson, Executive Director at UDI Edmonton Metro
9. Kim Petrin, Branch Manager for Development Services at the City of Edmonton
10. Kris Augustson, Vice President of Leasing and Land Sales at Remington Development Corporation
11. Patti Walsh, Senior Partner at Grant Thornton LLP
12. Scott Russill, Senior Portfolio Manager, Mortgage Investments at AIMCo
13. Shaun Wuschke, Managing Director, Office and Industrial Real Estate Management (REM) Alberta & British Columbia at BentallGreenOak
14. Tim Varughese, President at Synergy Group of Companies