
Participant Stories
With so many programs on offer, who takes GSD Executive Education programs? Where are they based around the world? And what impact have the programs had on their professional lives? Find out below.

Mishaal Almaimani
Development & Design Director | Saudi Arabia

Gilbert Bareng
Founder & CEO | Bareng Corporation | United States

Paul Beasley
Partner | ForeSite Services, Inc. | United States

Maria Teresa Camodeca
Innovation Project Manager | United States

Maria Cao
Design & Workplace Experience Manager | United Arab Emirates

Gustavo Carmona
Design Principal | MATERIA | Mexico

Patrícia Carneiro
Principal Associate | Portugal

Julián Castillo Holzheu
Architect | PRO | Guatemala

Forrest Corral
Principal and Chief Investment Officer (CIO) | Praxis Capital | United States

Damian del Toro
President | TWI | United States

Bineta Diallo
Senegalese Housing Bank | Senegal

Kristin Egan
Real Estate Entrepreneur | United States

Adrian Elosua
2nd Generation Real Estate Developer | Mexico

Tim Foote
Real Estate Developer | Australia

Stéphane Giguère
CEO | Ottawa Community Housing Corporation (OCHC) | Canada

Angela Han
Senior Director, Development | PIF Portfolio Company | Saudi Arabia

Brandi Henderson
Supervisory Client Solutions Manager | United States

Didier Ho
Principal Director | DH Architecture LTD | Mauritius

Adriana Hurtado
Executive Director of Real Estate Investment | Credicorp Capital | Colombia

Steve Hutto
Founder and Managing Director | 40|M | United States

Bo Jackson
Commercial Real Estate Developer | United States

Peter Joseph
Sales Executive | United States

Ariam Kesete
Founder and CEO | AK Development | United States

CC Lee
President & CEO | STOA Architects | United States

Anthony Leighs
Founder and Managing Director | Leighs Construction Limited | New Zealand

Jake Leonard
Project Manager | Wallick Construction | United States

Allyse Li
Founding principal of RAAW Design Group | Canada

Paul Linet
Founder & President | 3i HoME | United States

Erik Lucken
Strategy Leader | Gensler | United States

Heather McGinn-Girón, AIA, NOMA
Founding Principal | Studio Even Odd Architecture and Design | United States

Brian K. McPherson
Vice President of Housing Initiatives | Making Opportunity Count | United States

Miami-Dade County Public Housing and Community Development (PHCD)
Alex R. Ballina (Director), and Nathan Kogon | United States

Lan Mi
Principal | Cobblestone Capital | United States

Aida Nessimi
Florida & NY Real Estate Broker/LEED Green Associate | United States

Vince Nguyen
International Business Strategist | United States

Darrell O’Quinn
Council President, District 5 of the Office of the Birmingham City Council | United States

Akintola Oladejo
Chief Executive Officer | Prestigious Homes Limited | Nigeria

Tony Richards
Vice President of Equitable Business Development | MassHousing | United States

Rafa Selman
Principal / Managing Architect | Dominican Republic

Matthew Sheehy
University Librarian | United States

John Silich
President and CEO | United States

Sonya Simmonds
Interior Architect and Workplace Strategist | Sweden

Bhavna Sivasubramanian
Housing Research Planner | United States

Naomi Swertfeger
President | United States

Steve Tatham
Theme Park Designer | United States

Joanne Thorlby
Operations at Watson Group | New Zealand

Ikenna Udejiofor
Administrator | Prince George’s County Government, Office of Central Services | United States

Esther Varkay
Architect – Project Manager | IFC (International Finance Corporation) | United States

Bo Westerlinck
Senior Design Architect | 3XN/GXN Architects | United States

Mike Yang
Founder and Managing Director of Modun Group | Australia

Allison Zimmerman
Owner and Broker-In-Charge | Cooke Property Inc. | United States