WDC Current Programs

Upcoming Program

April 15, 2026: Dinner in SF to Celebrate Women Housers!

Join a wonderful group of WDC women for dinner on April 15 at 6:30 PM in downtown San Francisco. Come together to celebrate Women Housers after ULI Housing the Bay Summit! Share conversations over dinner with dynamic women from various development backgrounds. New to WDC? This is a great opportunity to meet members of the WDC community in a relaxed setting to deepen our connections, celebrate our successes and share our passion for housing!

This lively dinner is limited to 18 so please invite your favorite women to join us and register early to attend. We’ll celebrate with a sparkling wine toast, and dinner will include appetizers, choice of main, dessert, sparkling water, and coffee/tea. No-host bar for additional alcohol.

Modi is located south of Market Street at 88 Natoma in the Salesforce Transit Center (west of 1st Street), a 10-15 minute walk from Hyatt Embarcadero where Housing the Bay is held. Register Here

May 3, 2026: Women Leading Neighborhood Revival and Restoration in East Nashville

Join us in East Nashville to explore how women have rebuilt the community in the wake of natural disasters and restored its identity. We’ll connect with local leaders advancing small‑scale development, retail entrepreneurship, live entertainment, and the thoughtful revitalization of Five Points. Discover the neighborhood’s evolution, future opportunities for transit‑oriented multifamily housing, and the ongoing balance between historic preservation, limited housing inventory, and affordability for artists and long‑time residents. Our program will be hosted by Hawkins Partners and feature Kaitlin Dastugue of Civic Design Center, Gina Emmanuel of Centric Architecture, Tracey Ford of EOA Architects, and Kim Hawkins of Hawkins Partners Inc. Register Here:

Working Schedule

  • 2:30 PM Welcome + Registration at Hawkins Partners
  • 3:00 PM Interactive Presentations
  • 4:00 PM East Nashville and Five Points Tour
  • 5:30 PM Reception + Closing Presentation
  • 7:00 PM End

May 4, 2026: Women Setting The Stage with Creative Activation in Wedgewood Houston (WEHO)

Join us in Nashville’s fast developing Wedgewood-Houston (WEHO) neighborhood, an industrial district transitioning into a walkable, mixed use community with vibrant arts and retail businesses. Discover how women leaders founded SNAP 45-years ago to preserve WEHO’s residential character and continue to shape its development with new multifamily housing, unique alley ways and adaptive reuse of former industrial buildings. Known for its murals, galleries, and raw energy, WEHO is an evolving area, holding onto the creative grit that defines it. Our program will be hosted by SNAP (South Nashville Action People) and feature its Board Member Caroleen Wilkes of STRAATEGIES, Elam Freeman of Ojas Partners, Mary Miller of HDLA, and Anna Yoder of HASTINGS Architecture. Register Here:

Many thanks to our program hosts SNAP, Hawkins Partners and amazing Nashville planning team!

Working Schedule

  • 2:30 PM Welcome + Registration at SNAP Wedgewood Houston Community Center
  • 3:00 PM Presentations, Conversations and Q&A
  • 4:00 PM WEHO Project Tour
  • 5:30 PM Reception + Final Presentation
  • 7:00 PM End

Recent 2026 ProgramS

March 17, 2026 at 3:00 PM ET: Investment Forum – Real Estate Investing With Retirement Funds

We learned how to build wealth and access capital through real estate investments using a self-directed individual retirement account (SDIRA). Our program featured a timely, informative overview of the tax advantages and limitations of SDIRA investment in alternative assets like real estate by Kaaren Hall, well-known author and CEO of uDirect IRA Services, LLC. Two accomplished real estate entrepreneurs shared their experience in raising capital to develop projects and investing using SDIRAs: Sonya Rocvil, founder of Bedrock Real Estate Investors, and AI hacker turned developer, Sabrina Smai of Smai Developments. Panelists and audience members engaged in a lively dialogue to share best practice tips and address our burning questions. The program included an optional 15 minute extended Q&A session.

Visit 2026 Archive for more details:

  • January 29, 2026 At 12:00 PM ET: Three Keys to Elevate Your Brand In 2026
  • February 24, 2026 At 1:00 PM ET: Exploring Agentic AI To Accelerate Your Projects
  • March 17, 2026 at 3:00 PM ET: Real Estate Investing with Retirement Funds

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