Erica Leatham

Biography: Erica has been a member of ULI since she started in the real estate industry right of out law school. Erica Leatham is the Vice President of Land for the Raleigh Division at M/I Homes. Her responsibilities include the implementation of the Division's strategic plan, oversight of the Division’s land acquisition portfolio, as well as managing the entitlement process for land under control, overseeing land development milestones, managing HOAs, and acting as the Division ESG liaison. She has been in homebuilding for several years since relocating from the Washington, DC area where she practiced as a land use attorney for over 15 years. In 2019, Erica received ULI’s WLI Prologis Achievement Award for women leaders in real estate. In 2023 she was the recipient of the Triangle Community Coalition Wahlbrink Award and the Triangle Business Journal Women in Business Award. At Triangle ULI, she launched Urban Plan for Public Officials in the market and has been a Mentor in the WLI Mentorship Program since its inception. In addition to serving n the Triangle ULI Governance Committee, she also serves on the Board of the Triangle Community Coalition (2022 Chair), the Raleigh-Wake Homebuilders Association, and the Durham-Orange-Chatham Homebuilders Association. Erica graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Florida State University and received her J.D. from The George Washington University.