Real Estate

Anne McMullin is currently the President & CEO of the Urban Development Institute (UDI). UDI is a non-profit and non‐partisan industry association of the residential, commercial and industrial builders, which supports more than 220,000 good‐paying, family‐supporting BC jobs through nearly $23 billion in annual economic activity. Through municipal fees and contributions, the industry builds homes, offices, daycares, social housing, parks, public art, museums, schools and community centers throughout BC.

Anne studied political science at the University of British Columbia and journalism at the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT). In 2017, she received the BCIT Distinguished Alumni Award.

Anne has held multiple leadership and communications roles, including President and General Manager of the North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce, Director of Communications at the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, and a Lower Mainland journalist. In her spare time Anne volunteers with many charities and community organizations.

Cathy Grant is a Senior Sales and Marketing Executive responsible for delivering revenue and brand-value for a variety of well-respected real estate development companies.

With over thirty years of experience in the real estate industry – in both single and multi‐family residential communities and encompassing pre‐sale, launch and tempo programs – Cathy has a deep understanding of both the agency and client side of the real estate sales and marketing world. She is a recognized as a resilient, high-energy, charismatic leader with strong acumen for sales and marketing leadership at the Executive level. Capable of transforming strategic plans into workable solutions and benchmarking performance against key operational targets and goals, she has also steered organizations through substantive change and challenging sales and marketing objectives.

A true urbanite, Cathy “walks the talk”. She is grateful to live and work on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples–Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), Stó:lō and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nations. She has lived and worked in Downtown Vancouver in a condominium for over twenty‐five years and is an active walker and user of public transit. Cathy is also deeply involved with and supportive of the local Vancouver arts community. She has been a Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Board Member for nine years and is currently both Co‐Chair of the Board and Chair of the Marketing Committee.

Cathy holds a Commerce degree in Urban Land Economics from the University of British Columbia.

Connie has spent most of her career in various aspects of the real estate sector including responsibility for professional real estate education while at the Real Estate Division of the Sauder School of Business, creation of professional courses in appraisal and assessment, many years in various roles at BC Assessment including 9 years as CEO and finally, 5 years as the CEO of the Land Title and Survey Authority. Throughout her career, Connie has promoted a customer focus, transparency, transformation of services using technology and an empowered work environment that supports professional development and promotion from within. She is an accomplished speaker and has represented BC and Canada in various countries around the world, sharing aspects of the real estate infrastructure in BC.

Connie obtained her Bachelor of Commerce and Master of Business Administration from the University of British Columbia. A lifelong learner, she completed a Certificate of Strategic Leadership from UBC, a Certificate in Leadership from Queens University, the Directors Education Program from the University of Toronto and became a Chartered Professional Accountant, CMA.

Connie has been recognized with many awards including Top 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada, YWCA Woman of Distinction in Business and the Professions, CEO Award in the Public Services category by Business in Vancouver and has been named a Fellow of the Chartered Professional Accountants, CMA.

In retirement, she currently volunteers her time as a member of the Alumni Board of UBC and enjoys yoga, hiking, skiing, kayaking and golf as well as spending time with her husband and their children and grandchildren.

Diane Delves has approximately 40 years of experience in the real estate industry as a developer, appraiser and realtor. She has successfully developed residential and commercial projects over the past 23 years in the Fraser Valley and Lower Mainland areas of British Columbia and she has been the president of the Quantum Properties Group of Companies since its formation in 2000.

Diane was the founder and president of a Fraser Valley based real estate appraisal practice which she operated for 11 years prior to its sale. She is a member of the Appraisal Institute of Canada, holding the Accredited Appraiser Canadian Institute, Professional Appraiser designations (AACI, P. App) and has devoted significant time as a volunteer within the organization.

Diane has served on government boards and committees at the municipal, provincial and federal levels including: the Abbotsford Airport Authority; the B.C. Expropriation Compensation Board; Partnerships BC; and many others.

Diane has been a director of the Urban Development Institute - Pacific Region since 2015, currently serving as a Vice Chair at Large.

A nationally and internationally recognized leader, city builder, architect, and urban strategist with over 35 years’ experience leading high-profile organizations and projects worldwide. Currently providing consulting services through C+O Advisory, Michael Heeney is the past President and CEO of the Surrey City Development Corporation (SCDC), an independently governed, for-profit real estate company owned by the City of Surrey. Prior to joining SCDC, Michael was the Managing Principal of Bing Thom Architects (BTA) for over twenty-eight years, where he oversaw the company’s growth into a leading international practice with offices in Vancouver, Washington DC and Hong Kong.

Well known for his ability to create a compelling vision and effectively bring disparate groups together, Michael has successfully led substantial local and international projects, organizations, and initiatives, often ones without precedent and in highly complex situations and jurisdictions. Much of his career has been focused on the Surrey City Centre where he was responsible for the groundbreaking Central City project, Surrey City Centre Library, the recently completed SFU Engineering building, 3 Civic Plaza and the future Centre Block project.

Michael was awarded designation of Fellow of the Royal Architecture Institute of Canada for excellence in contributions to architecture and community building in Canada.

Sandra Cawley is an experienced real estate appraiser, having entered the industry in 1981 on graduation from the University of British Columbia. She became a principal in Burgess, Cawley, Sullivan and Associates (BCS) in 1988. Her specialties include commercial real estate valuation, market studies and development consultancy as well as working with both municipalities and developers in completing negotiations for rezoning. This consultancy includes residential, office, shopping centre, industrial park, land subdivision, unique properties and counsel for developers pursuing opportunities in apartment and condominium and/or mixed-use projects. Her expertise helps guide market participants to successful solutions.

Ms. Cawley‘s clients include landowners, government, financial institutions and many of the largest companies in British Columbia and Canada. These projects include developments valued between $100 million and $1 billion.

As she is considered one of the top professionals in her field, Ms. Cawley is recognised as an expert witness in the BC Supreme Court. In addition, she has acted as an instructor at both the University of British Columbia and at the Urban Development Institute. Ms. Cawley is on the Advisory Board of several companies and a past board member of a major global institution.