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REEC Launches Diversity Partner Program

The Real Estate Executive Council (REEC), a trade association for commercial real estate (CRE) professionals of color, recently unveiled its Diversity Partner Program and announced its initial membership, which comprises a wide spectrum of well-respected commercial real estate organizations.

REEC’s initial Diversity Partners include: Ferguson Partners, NAIOP, NMHC, The Real Estate Roundtable, Ventas, L+M Development Partners and Nuveen. Each partner agrees to work with Chicago-based REEC on efforts to improve diversity, racial equality and inclusion.

“The lack of diversity in the CRE industry, and the disparities that exist in access to capital and credit for African Americans and other people of color, are systemic problems that need a multifaceted approach,” said REEC board chair Tammy K. Jones, CEO of Basis Investment Group. “None of us can do this alone. Coming together to tackle the challenge through industry partnerships such as REEC’s Diversity Partner Program will give us a fighting chance,”.

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Paul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 16-plus years’ experience covering the commercial real estate industry and 30-plus years in business-to-business journalism. In this capacity, he oversees daily operations while also reporting on both local/regional markets and national trends, covering individual transactions across all property types, as well as delving into broader subject matter. He produces 7-10 daily news stories per day and works with the Connect team and clients to develop longer-form content, ranging from Q&As to thought-leadership pieces. Prior to joining Connect, Paul was Managing Editor for both Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com at American Lawyer Media, where he oversaw operations at both publications while also producing daily news and feature-length articles. His tenure in B2B publishing stretches back into the print era, and he has served as Editor in Chief on four national trade publications. Since 1999, Paul has volunteered as the newsletter editor of passenger rail advocacy groups (one national, one local).

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