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NAVIGATING YOUR COMPETITIVE FUTURE PANELIST BIOS <br /> Urban Land Minnesota <br /> ULI Institute <br /> CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON <br /> May 4, 2021 <br /> SARAH HARRIS <br /> EXEC VP, STRATEGY PARTNERSHIPS AND PRODUCTION AEON <br /> Sarah joined Aeon in 2020. Prior to Aeon, she provided leadership in a variety of <br /> ` organizations, most recently as Managing Director of the University of Minnesota <br /> Foundation Real Estate Advisors. Sarah started her real estate career with the Eberhardt <br /> 4 • <br /> . _ <br /> Company, launched the Minneapolis Downtown Improvement District, and has served <br /> many community organizations as a board member, including as Board Chair of the <br /> Minneapolis Parks Foundation, Ordway Center for Performing Arts, and ULI Minnesota. <br /> JOHNNY OPARA <br /> MANAGING DIRECTOR/MARKET LEADER JO COMPANIES <br /> Johnny Opara founded JO Companies in 2009 which is a Black-owned, mission driven real <br /> estate development company specializing in developing affordable housing. JO <br /> fli—.' . <br /> Companies is currently working on an affordable housing project in St. Paul called the <br /> Hollows and has previously been part of a development partnership with Newport Midwest, <br /> a Minnesota affordable housing development company, a subsidiary of Newport Partners, <br /> placing over $1 billion in housing tax credit equity investments to institutional investors in <br /> over 172 multifamily developments. Previously, Johnny's career in Corporate America was <br /> driven by high personal expectations. Having achieved recognition by Executive Leaders <br /> as a Top 5-10% Sale's Professional in securing and maintaining high sales and million-dollar revenue quotas <br /> within strong industries representing major corporations. Johnny is a licensed real estate agent and <br /> specializes in creating generational wealth for first-time home buyers. Johnny is a member of the Urban Land <br /> Institute and belongs to the ULI MN Housing Product Council. He is also a board member of the Rice and <br /> Larpenteur Alliance. Johnny graduated from Augsburg College with a B.A. in Business Administration and <br /> majored in Management. <br />