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VISION & MISSION
Create, Cultivate, Connect and Support Qualified Minority Developers
Empowering Black Real Estate Developers: Cultivating, Connecting, and Advocating for a More Equitable Development Ecosystem
Our mission is to cultivate, connect and advocate for experienced and aspiring black real estate developers.
Our intent is to increase market share for developers of color, establish a legacy pipeline, and to leverage the power of our allies and the development community’s collective resources to create a more coordinated and equitable development eco system for our community.
OUR TEAM
READ Executive Board
David Alade
President
Chase Cantrell
Vice President
Jason Jones
Treasurer
Akunna Olumba
Roderick Hardamon
Sonya Mays
Christopher Jackson
Derric Scott
Comprised of Detroit based high level developers, READ’s Executive Committee is charged with exemplifying and forwarding our mission. Using their influence in the marketplace, they ensure black and brown developer voices are heard at all levels of government, from the Mayor’s office, to City Council, all the way to our legislature in Lansing.
