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This is a virtual event. On the day of the event, a reminder email with the Zoom link will be sent two hours prior to the start time. You must be logged into your Eventbrite account using the same email used to register to join the event.
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Tuesday, February 3
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9:00 am
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10:30 am
Members: Complimentary
Registration will close Tuesday, February 3 at 8:30 AM.
REGISTER BELOW
You’re invited to Coffee with Your GAD, an informal meeting to discuss legislative issues affecting the Chicago real estate market! We discuss it all & the politics, policies, proposed laws and personnel impacting your clients and your business.
We are excited to announce our guest for this event, Commissioner Ciere Boatright.
Since her appointment by Mayor Brandon Johnson in November 2023, Commissioner Boatright has been at the forefront of strategic initiatives that are reshaping the city’s housing landscape. Under her leadership, the DPD has:
REALTORS® will gain valuable insights into key trends, regulatory shifts and partnership opportunities shaping the City of Chicago’s housing market.
WHAT IS A “GAD”?
Your Chicago Association of REALTORS® Government Affairs Director (GAD) is your direct link to what’s going on with real estate legislation, policies and advocacy initiatives. This is your opportunity to understand how policy is being crafted and what the GAD is doing at City Hall and the Cook County Building.
BRING YOUR QUESTIONS
We want to hear from you too! Coffee with Your GADs encourages two-way dialogue. Come and share what you’re seeing in the market and issues of concern! Please note this will be an interactive and collaborative event among all attendees. Attendees will have the opportunity to participate by having their video turned on throughout the event.
Guest Speaker
CIERE BOATRIGHT City of Chicago Department of Planning & Development Commissioner
Ciere Boatright was appointed commissioner of the Chicago Department of Planning and Development (DPD) in November 2023 by Mayor Brandon Johnson.
An experienced real estate and economic development executive, Boatright is responsible for leading DPD’s economic development, planning and zoning functions while promoting inclusive, equitable growth across the city. Priorities include the transformation of City lots as “Missing Middle” housing, office-to-residential conversion projects downtown, pro-development re-zoning of neighborhood commercial corridors, grant making for neighborhood businesses, and development process efficiencies through Mayor Johnson’s Cut the Tape initiative.
Boatright was formerly vice president of real estate and community development at Chicago-based real estate firm CRG, overseeing some of the company’s highest-impact real estate projects, and vice president of real estate for Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives, managing the planning and development of new projects on the South and West Side.
Local business publications have named her among Notable Women in Commercial Real Estate, 40 under 40, Notable Black Leaders and Executives, and Notable Executives of Color in Construction and Commercial Real Estate.
Boatright holds a master’s degree of urban planning and policy from the University of Illinois at Chicago and a bachelor’s in psychology from Hamilton College.
A Chicago native, Boatright resides on the South Side with her husband and two children.
Event Policy
Space is limited for this virtual event.
By registering to participate in this event, you hereby acknowledge and consent that The Chicago Association of REALTORS® (and their assignees) may record you during the event and may use those recordings for the Association’s purposes, including but not limited to news, publicity and fundraising purposes, without further compensation to you. All such recordings are the sole property of the Association.
Professional recordings intended for commercial purposes without prior written authorization from association leadership are strictly prohibited. Learn more about the association’s Professional Recording Policy.
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