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n RSVP IN LEADERSHIP
MEETING OF THE MINDS
ANNUAL SUMMIT: SACRAMENTO
Meeting of the Minds held its Annual Summit on Nov. 27-28 at the Citizen Hotel in downtown Sacramento. Nearly 450 delegates gathered
to spotlight tools and best practices for smart city leaders across the globe. Photography: Kyle Rynicki
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New Faze Development
HELPING HOMEOWNERS INVEST IN THEMSELVES AND THEIR FUTURES
C
haranjeet “Charlie” Kaur Tiwana experience of the development industry by
made the understatement of the fostering involvement in each aspect of the
year: “In my job, I wear many hats.” process,” she says. “That’s really what the
1 Andreas Mai, executive VP, market company
development/
offers women - encouraging us
Tiwana is vice president of strategic
innovation, Keolis; Tina Lee-Vogt, program manager/
to learn and grow, and not confining us to
investments
New Faze, division,
a development
code for
compliance
City of Sacramento; and
niche.”
Eierman,
parking with
manager,
City of a single
Sacramento.
company Matt
based
in Sacramento
projects
2 Aura Vasquez, commissioner, LA Department of
One
recent
pet project for Tiwana was
throughout
Central and and
Northern
California.
Water/Power;
Graham
Brownstein,
chief
operating
officer,
Global affordable
Water Farms.
3 Kiara Reed,
marketing
Urbane
30 in Midtown Sacramento, which
Its specialty
is quality
housing,
manager, Comstock’s magazine; and Thomas Hall,
is a collection of seven three-story, single-
mostly in urban infill settings, but it also has
executive director, CleanStart. 4 Steve Gorski, general
family and
homes with rooftop gardens. “It was
commercial,
retail, North
mixed America,
use, senior
living Systems;
manager
Cleverciti
Jasmine
Leek, founder,
Third City Coalition.
5 From
my baby,
and it was amazing to see it come
and hospitality
projects
in its portfolio.
DKS Associates: Vikram Dogra, Northern California
to fruition.”
managing
director;
Peter Coffey, president.
“I oversee
projects from
their and
conceptual
designs to the final walkthroughs,” Tiwana’s business philosophy “to help
Tiwana says. “I’m responsible for leading people” and her values “line up with what
acquisitions, bringing in financing, and New Faze does,” she says. “Housing is an
working closely with architects, engineers, issue everywhere and we need more of it.
construction teams, sales and marketing We are passionately committed to not just
teams, and lenders.” building homes, but creating communities
Currently, she’s juggling numerous projects
throughout the region,” she says. “I love the
space I’m in , It doesn’t feel like work.”
Half the full-time staff Tiwana works
with are women, she notes. “New Faze
Development positions women to succeed
by allowing us to get an overall hands on
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“
I love the
space
I’m in. It
doesn’t feel
like work.
— CHARANJEET KAUR TIWANA
V.P. of Strategic Investments
”
with pride. We’re able to watch families
invest in themselves and their futures.”
One point of satisfaction is “being able
to build quality beautiful homes and
watch people move into those homes and
become a fabric of that community”, she
says. “Its remarkable.”
1825 Del Paso Boulevard
Sacramento, CA 95815
916.929.6402
www.newfaze.com
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