Filipinos In Institutional Real Estate

About Us

Vision
Empowered Filipinos who excel in institutional real estate

Mission
To educate, mentor and grow a symbiotic network of Filipinos in institutional real estate

History
Filipinos in Institutional Real Estate (FIIRE) was founded in 2009. The non-profit organization was the vision of Lourdes “Lou” Canlas and Gloria Gil, long-time professionals in the industry. The concept was to bring together a group of commercial real estate professionals to network, mentor and educate for the advancement of Filipinos in institutional real estate.

Participate

NETWORKING

Mixers are coordinated in different regions - Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Chicago, Seattle, Mid-South, New England, San Diego, Hawaii, and the Philippines.

Mentoring

Mentors with expertise can help develop the career of a mentee. FIIRE helps pair up mentor/mentee in this important development relationship.

Outreach

Join us in getting the word out to students and others about the commercial real estate industry.

Annual Dinner

Usually scheduled for the end of summer, FIIRE members come together for an evening of presentations and discussion regarding our industry.

Board Members

GLORIA GIL

SENIOR INVESTMENT OFFICER
Oregon State Treasury

JENNIFER TAYLOR

PRESIDENT
Ambiculture Real Estate Advisors

TRICIA PETERSON

VICE PRESIDENT
Accord Group Holdings

HUBER BONGOLAN

TREASURER
StackSource

JOSIE CHERNOFF

Cumberland Holdings

VERNON CHIN

Canyon Capital

ROSALIE MANANSALA

DOT Capital Advisors

CHRIS FLICK

Crest Drive Partners

victor calanog

Moody's

BARBARA JESUELE

J. Paul Getty Trust

ERNIE OCAMPO

Arnold Lebrilla

Reed Smith

Bank of America

CAY SISON-HAYNE

Retired Investor

FERNANDO VINZONS

Chicago Teachers' Pension Fund

ADVISORY COMMITTEE

LOURDES "LOU" CANLAS

VP of Client Services, DOT Capital Advisors

Calendar

Networking events, mentoring sessions and outreach activities can be found here.

Friday,
Sept 8, 2023

FIIRE - Annual Dinner 2023 in Downtown, Los Angeles
5:00PM

Register today at https://bit.ly/FIIRE2023AnnualDinner

Saturday,
Sept 9, 2023

FIIRE HiFi Tour
10:00AM-12:00PM

Join FIIRE for a tour of Historic Filipinotown in Los Angeles. Stops to include the Historic Filipinotown Gateway, cultural murals, newly developed HiFi Collective, legacy organizations and Filipino owned businesses.

Click here to register.