Suzanne Culin

Biography: Suzanne Calhoun is the Founder and Principal of Sustainable Development Strategies, a real estate development consulting firm, based in Greenwood Village, Colorado. Sustainable Development Strategies specializes in the strategy and implementation of entitlement and development needs for mixed-use projects. Suzanne previously held senior positions at various public companies including Intrawest Placemaking, Jones Lang LaSalle, BetaWest Properties, and Seracuse Lawler and Partners. Suzanne has a depth of diverse experience with sustainable business practices, complex property entitlements, commercial and residential real estate development, architecture, interior design and construction. Her 20+ year career successfully initiating, structuring, and completing complex projects has created a strategic, proactive leader with technical management expertise. She has leveraged these skills to help educate and promote sustainable building practices through her leadership roles with the Urban Land Institute. Active in the national real estate community, Suzanne serves on ULI's National Program Committee as the Vice Chair of Sustainability and on the Sustainable Development Council as Program Chair. She is a member of ULI Colorado's Executive Committee as Co-Chair of Urban Plan and Chair of Community Outreach. She is a member of the University of Colorado Real Estate Council and holds current real estate and architectural licenses. Suzanne holds a Bachelors of Environmental Design from the University of Colorado at Boulder, a Masters in Architecture from the University of Colorado at Denver, and a Masters of Business from the University of Denver.