The Boston District Council of the Urban Land Institute (ULI), which serves all of New England, has appointed Sarah Barnat as executive director. Barnat replaces Stephanie Wasser, who has joined the ULI National leadership team to manage its Product Council Program.

Barnat is a former vice president of development at National Development, where she worked to redevelop the Boston Herald site into Ink Block South End, a $250 million mixed-use development currently under construction. Prior to that, Barnat was a senior project manager at Trinity Financial, Inc. in Boston, where she helped developed more than 1,700 mixed-income and luxury apartments.

"Sarah is perfect for this job. In addition to bringing a unique balance of experience leading complex urban development projects and active leadership in nonprofit organizations, she also brings a passion for the urban live/work experience that is so vital to the mission of ULI," Daniel St. Clair, chairman of the ULI Boston District Council and managing director at Spaulding & Slye Investments, said in a statement.