Ms. Jill Sherman

Jill is a co-founder of Edlen & Co and leads the firm's public-private partnerships and build-to-suit projects for nonprofit, facilitating the important work of nonprofits and public agencies in our communities. Her projects include affordable housing, community facilities and mixed-income and mixed-use residential. Jill sources new deals and manages all aspects of the development process, with a depth of expertise at integrating non-conventional sources of financing including tax credits, tax-exempt bonds and urban renewal funds. She holds a Master's of Urban Studies from Portland State University and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Bachelor of Science in Economics from University of Pennsylvania. She previously served as the Chair of ULI Northwest in Portland and currently serves on the boards of New Buildings Institute, Volunteers of America and the Portland State University Center for Real Estate.