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ULI Indiana - May Breakfast Series - Building Healthy Communities: Exploring the Impact of Real Estate Development with Cook Medical and IU Health
Pricing
Early Pricing Until May 1 | Members | Non-Members |
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Private | $30.00 | $50.00 |
Public/Academic/Nonprofit | $25.00 | $45.00 |
Retired | $25.00 | N/A |
Student | $25.00 | $45.00 |
Under Age 35 | $25.00 | $45.00 |
Standard Pricing Until May 16 | ||
Private | $35.00 | $60.00 |
Public/Academic/Nonprofit | $30.00 | $55.00 |
Retired | $30.00 | N/A |
Student | $30.00 | $55.00 |
Under Age 35 | $30.00 | $55.00 |
Late Pricing Begins May 17 | ||
Private | $40.00 | $65.00 |
Public/Academic/Nonprofit | $35.00 | $60.00 |
Retired | $35.00 | N/A |
Student | $35.00 | $60.00 |
Under Age 35 | $35.00 | $60.00 |
- Ashley Gurvitz, CEO, Alliance for Northeast Unification
- Gretchen Gutman, VP of Public Policy, Cook Group Incorporated and
- Jamal Smith, Director, Strategic Partnerships, Government and External Affairs, Indiana University Health
- provide an overview and update on the visions and statuses of Cook Medical and IU Health’s real estate developments and initiatives.
- outline Cook Medical and IU Health’s approaches to the planning, programming, design, and infrastructure of their projects and how those approaches relate to community health, safety, and wellbeing.
- list keys to engage the community effectively and authentically in the planning process to create developments that enhance the surrounding neighborhood’s health, safety, and welfare.
- list applicable takeaways and lessons learned Cook Medical and IU Health have realized because of their community engagement, planning, and development experiences.
- summarize the how real estate development and land use impacts community health and wellbeing.
Ashley Gurvitz
Chief Executive Officer
United Northeast Community Development Corporation
Ashley Gurvitz currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer for United Northeast Community Development Corporation (also affectionately known as the Alliance for Northeast Unification). As a dedicated neighbor to her Indianapolis’ Northeast community, she believes in bringing together neighbors, community stakeholders, and other decision makers to strengthen and improve the quality of life. Through UNEC, the organization focuses on brokering resources and services between community residents and community partners to elevate the lives of all who live, work, worship and entertain throughout the Northeast Indianapolis area. Some of the services include homeownership repair, quality of life community building, community health worker outreach, and community partnership support.
Outside of her professional role, Ashley is also involved with other community organizations such as the LISC Indianapolis, Kennedy King Memorial Initiative, City of Indianapolis’ Civilian Police Merit Board, Keep Indianapolis Beautiful and supports other local causes to her Northeast Indianapolis community. She is a graduate of Ivy Tech Community College where she earned her Associates of Science in Business Administration and IUPUI where obtained her bachelor’s in public management through the School of Public and Environmental Affairs. Currently Ashley is in the process of returning to the classroom to obtain her Executive MBA from the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza School of Business.
Jamal L. Smith
Director, Strategic Partnerships
Government and External Affairs
Indiana University Health
Jamal Smith currently serves as the Director of Strategic Partnerships in Government and External Affairs at IU Health. Jamal is tasked with helping to strategically align the guiding principles of IU Health with the growing needs of our city and communities. He is also the founder of The Lead Change Project (LCP), a 501(c)(3) sports management-based non-profit that partners with urban schools and school districts to engage more youth in sport and extra-curricular activity. Jamal also served the State of Indiana as Executive Director of the Indiana Civil Rights Commission, transitioning from his role as Governor Mitch Daniels’ Senior Advisor.Jamal graduated from Wright State University in 1999 with a bachelor’s degree in history. His undergraduate tenure includes a successful career as an intercollegiate basketball player. He went on to continue his education at Purdue University where he graduated in 2002 with an MS Degree in Sports Management & Athletic Administration.
Gretchen K. Gutman
Vice President, Public Policy
Cook Group Incorporated
Gretchen Gutman, a veteran in the legislative and government policy arena, is VP Public Policy for Cook Group Incorporated. Cook Group Inc., based in Bloomington, Indiana, is dedicated to bold leadership in pioneering innovative medical solutions to enhance patient care worldwide. Cook is always trying to find a better, simpler, more efficient way to treat patients. Before joining Cook, Gretchen served as the AVP Government Relations at Ball State University. Prior to joining Ball State University, she was a partner at the law firm of Taft, Stettinius and Hollister LLP in Indianapolis. Gretchen’s law practice included property tax assessment appeals, public finance, administrative law appeals as well as governmental affairs.
Gretchen also spent eight years as the Chief Fiscal Advisor to the Senate Finance Committee of the Indiana General Assembly. During her time on staff, Gretchen worked on several public policy issues: most notably property tax reform, charter school legislation, pension reform, gaming legislation and the State’s biennial budget and school funding formula. Gretchen received a bachelor’s degree in history and an MPA from Indiana University, as well as a law degree from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in Indianapolis.
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