Erica Leatham

Erica Leatham is the Corporate Director of Entitlements for Epcon Communities where she assists the regional and corporate teams with targeted growth opportunities through new land deals. In 2026, the Triangle Business Journal named her a “Face to Watch” in the real estate industry.

She has been in homebuilding for nearly ten years since retiring as a land use attorney in the Washington, DC area.  Most recently, Erica Leatham was the Vice President of Land for the Raleigh Division at M/I Homes where she oversaw the implementation of the Division’s strategic plan, oversight of the Division’s land acquisition portfolio, as well as managing the entitlement process for land under control, overseeing land development milestones, managing HOAs, and acting as the Division ESG liaison.

In 2019, Erica received ULI’s WLI Prologis Achievement Award for women leaders in real estate.  In 2023 she was the recipient of the Triangle Community Coalition Wahlbrink Award and the Triangle Business Journal Women in Business Award.

In addition to chairing the Triangle ULI District Council in 2025, she also serves on the Board of the Triangle Community Coalition (2022 Chair), the Raleigh-Wake Homebuilders Association, and the Durham-Orange-Chatham Homebuilders Association, and is a member of the national Women in Housing Leadership Group.

Erica graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Florida State University and received her J.D. from The George Washington University.