The Manufacture : San Jose Advisory Board
Board
Alicia Esterkamp Allbin
Pacific Waterfront Partners
Alicia Esterkamp Allbin is the founder and Principal of AEA Development, LLC, a Bay Area focused real estate development firm focused on lifestyle projects in the areas of hospitality, restaurants, retail and historic rehabilitation. Alicia is a Partner in The Barlow, a 200,000 square foot manufacturing complex and marketplace, home to 40 artisans, manufacturers and restauranteurs in Sonoma County.
Prior to AEA Development, Alicia served for 14 years as a Principal and Partner at Pacific Waterfront Partners, a local development firm specializing in real estate investment, entitlements and development. Alicia managed a team of development professionals, including project managers, property managers, architects and consultants. Her responsibilities include acquisitions, investment management, asset management, entitlements, marketing, leasing, public relations and community outreach.
Alicia has her M.B.A. from the University of San Francisco and serves on the Board of Directors for SF Made, PlaceMade, Greenbelt Alliance and the San Francisco Heritage. She also serves as the Co-Chair for the Embarcadero Business Improvement District. Alicia was named one of the Business Time’s Forever Influential Women of the Bay Area.


Tracy Burton
Wells Fargo Community Lending and Investment
Tracy Burton is a Vice President and the West Region Deal Team Manager for the Wells Fargo Community Lending and Investment (CLI) group where she originates, underwrites, and manages a portfolio of New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) investments. Tracy joined Wells Fargo in 2000, since that time has held positions in a range of departments including Capital Markets, Commercial Banking, and several positions within CLI including Low Income Housing Tax Credits investments, private equity, and equity-equivalent investments to non-profit organizations. She is a graduate of Wells Fargo’s Wholesale Banking Credit Management Training Program and a recipient of the Wells Fargo Golden Spoke award.
Tracy holds a Masters in Business Administration from Columbia University and University of California, Berkeley. She received a Bachelor of Science in International Business and a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish at the University of Denver. Tracy is actively involved in her local community on the Board of Directors of Compass Family Services and Black Rock Arts Foundation. She is also a member of the Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership San Francisco program. She lives in San Francisco where she enjoys spending time with her husband, daughter, and friends.
Alicia Esterkamp Allbin
Pacific Waterfront Partners
Alicia Esterkamp Allbin is the founder and Principal of AEA Development, LLC, a Bay Area focused real estate development firm focused on lifestyle projects in the areas of hospitality, restaurants, retail and historic rehabilitation. Alicia is a Partner in The Barlow, a 200,000 square foot manufacturing complex and marketplace, home to 40 artisans, manufacturers and restauranteurs in Sonoma County.
Prior to AEA Development, Alicia served for 14 years as a Principal and Partner at Pacific Waterfront Partners, a local development firm specializing in real estate investment, entitlements and development. Alicia managed a team of development professionals, including project managers, property managers, architects and consultants. Her responsibilities include acquisitions, investment management, asset management, entitlements, marketing, leasing, public relations and community outreach.
Alicia has her M.B.A. from the University of San Francisco and serves on the Board of Directors for SF Made, PlaceMade, Greenbelt Alliance and the San Francisco Heritage. She also serves as the Co-Chair for the Embarcadero Business Improvement District. Alicia was named one of the Business Time’s Forever Influential Women of the Bay Area.
