Julie L. Melander, CRE (center), private equity real estate investment counselor, Clearwater, Fla., will serve as 2019 chair of The Counselors of Real Estate® organization. Michel Couillard, CRE (left), president and CEO, Busac Real Estate, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, is 2019 first vice chair. Marilee Utter, CRE, president, Citiventures Associates, Denver, is 2019 second vice chair.