In her role as Vice President of Development, Katie is responsible for leading Schafer Richardson’s Development Team and integrating development services with the company’s other service offerings. Katie joined Schafer Richardson in 2015 and has two decades of experience in the planning, real estate, construction, and sustainable design industries. Ms. Anthony’s expertise includes new construction, adaptive reuse, historic preservation, neighborhood economic development, and master planning within the mixed use, market rate housing, affordable housing, homeownership, and creative office product types. Katie is adept at leading teams through all aspects of the development process from feasibility analysis and financial modeling to construction management and marketing & lease-up. Ms. Anthony received a B.A. from Marquette University, has a Masters in Regional Planning from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and practiced in New England prior to relocating to Minnesota. She is on the Advisory Board for the Minnesota Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council, and is involved in the Urban Land Institute, Minnesota Housing Partnership, and WIREDUP.

Kaitlin is a design professional with a focus on sustainability in architectural design, primarily for commercial and government clients and projects. Her goal is to look for ways to incorporate design elements and solutions that support sustainable built environments and communities and ultimately result in resilient, healthy, equitable spaces. As a member of our firm’s Green Advocacy Council, she’s part of a team that works to advance holistic environmental sustainability through advocacy and education, and as a member of our Post Occupancy Research Group, she looks at how design solutions are performing in terms of building operations, energy consumption, and occupant satisfaction.

Mary Ludgin is Heitman’s Head of Global Investment Research. She is a partner of the firm and holds a seat on its investment, valuation, and global management committees. She holds an AB from Vassar College and an MA and Ph.D. from Northwestern University. Mary was a Global Trustee of the Urban Land Institute and she chaired ULI’s Chicago District Council. She chairs the board of ULI’s Center for Sustainability and Economic Performance. She served as Chair of the Pension Real Estate Association, President of the National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries, and President of the Real Estate Research Institute. Mary is a fellow of the Homer Hoyt Institute for Real Estate Research and a member of LAI, the honorary real estate society. Mary was the 2019 recipient of the Pension Real Estate Association’s James A. Graaskamp award, which recognizes researchers whose work contributes to the common body of knowledge regarding real estate investment.