Brian L. Goguen, vice president of real estate for the Barron Collier Companies, has been elected to serve as chairman of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Southwest Florida District Council for the 2008-2009 year.

Goguen has extensive industry experience and is actively involved in real estate planning and land development. He is a member of the ULI National Residential Neighborhood Development Council.

In addition to his ULI involvement, Goguen also currently serves as the chairman-elect of the Economic Development Council of Collier County.

Goguen earned an executive MBA from Florida Gulf Coast University, and an undergraduate degree in management from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI).

He is a graduate of the Leadership Collier Program and the Leadership Institute Program sponsored by the Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce.