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Director, Business Development,
Sequoyah
Redmond, Washington
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As a director at Sequoyah, Kristy is responsible for marketing and business development. Her roles in the AEC industry have included executive team leadership, mergers and acquisitions, firm strategy, management of firm-wide marketing initiatives, business development activities, and leadership of firm principals and marketing staff across multiple offices in multiple states.
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Director, Portfolio Management,
Invesco Real Estate
Dallas, Texas
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Rivka Altman is a director and the associate portfolio manager for Invesco Real Estate’s opportunistic strategies and debt fund since 2015. From 2012-2015, she was with the firm’s acquisition team. Previously, Altman has worked with JLL as member of both the office and retail investment sales teams and the corporate retail solutions group and Genesis Real Estate Group, a national multi-family developer.
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Managing Director,
JLL
San Francisco, California
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Jordan is a managing director in the San Francisco office of JLL Capital Markets, Americas. He joined JLL as part of the HFF acquisition and has more than 15 years of commercial real estate experience. He focuses primarily on debt and equity placement transactions throughout the Western United States. Jordan started at HFF in March 2014. Prior to joining, he worked most recently as an executive director at Barry Slatt Mortgage Company. He has secured billions of dollars in debt and equity for office, industrial, multifamily, retail, NNN, mixed-use and other commercial property types.
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President – Central US Division,
Ryan Companies US, Inc.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Collin Barr is President of the Central US Division for Ryan Companies US, Inc. In this role Mr. Barr provides executive leadership and oversight for the North Region based out of Minnesota and the Midwest Region based out of Iowa, and the SouthCentral Region based in Texas. These three business units encompass the disciplines of development, capital sourcing, architecture & engineering, construction, and property management where project solutions are delivered to customers across the United States in the market sectors of: office, industrial, retail, healthcare, governmental, hospitality, multifamily, and senior living. Mr. Barr joined NAIOP in 1987 and is a member of the Build to Suit Forum.
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President and CEO,
Cannon Equities
Atlanta, Georgia
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Dwight Bell founded Cannon Equities in 2001 as a diversified investment/development company specializing in both commercial and residential institutional grade real estate.
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Practice Builder,
Kimley-Horn and Associates
Las Vegas, Nevada
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Jody W. Belsick, P.E., LEED AP is Practice Builder with Kimley-Horn and Associates and is based on the Las Vegas, Nevada office. Kimley-Horn is a civil engineering consulting firm with over 80 office nationwide. Jody is a registered Professional Engineer in the States of Nevada, Colorado, California and Texas and also is a certified LEED Accredited Professional. Jody obtained her B.S. in Civil Engineering (1997) and Masters in Business Administration (2010) at UNLV and was the President / Owner of Walker Engineering in Las Vegas from 2003 to 2016 before her firm joined Kimley-Horn to expand her practice. She has over 21 years of hands on experience in civil engineering specifically land development. Her focus is on sports projects, industrial, retail and office developments in the western United States. Jody is currently a Director with the NAIOP Southern Nevada Board of Directors and also the NAIOP National Board of Directors.
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Chief Operating Officer & CFO,
Boston Global Investors
Boston, Massachusetts
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As Chief Operating Officer & CFO, Kevin Benedix is responsible for financial operations and asset management in addition to directing all corporate operations for BGI. Mr. Benedix was part of the Gale International team for eight years, most recently as CFO, and worked with the executive team on the day-to-day oversight of investments in domestic and international development projects and real estate. This included the construction, wrap up and award winning operation and sale of the One Lincoln Street / State Street Financial Center Project.
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President,
The Boyer Company
Salt Lake City, Utah
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Nate Boyer’s experience has included leasing, development and build-to-suit leaseback work. As President of The Boyer Company, he has managed and developed over 2.5 million square feet of office and related commercial space in various markets in and out of Utah. Nate has worked closely with private and public-sector tenants on build-to-suit office buildings totaling over $500 million. As a result of this experience, Nate has a deep understanding of the development cycle from site selection, entitlement, design, construction, and occupancy.
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NE Florida CEO,
BBVA Compass Bank
Jacksonville, Florida
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Nelson Bradshaw is the NE Florida CEO for BBVA, USA. A graduate of LSU with a degree in Finance, he started his banking career 35 years ago with J.P. Morgan Chase in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He has spent the last 26 years as a banker in Florida with SunTrust and BBVA. Bradshaw relocated to Jacksonville in September 2008 as the market executive, after holding the same position in Pensacola, Florida since 2001. He has held numerous civic leadership positions over the years including State board positions with the Florida Development Finance Corporation, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, The Florida Bankers Association, and NAIOP. Local board positions include Association for Corporate Growth, Jacksonville Downtown Rotary, World Affairs Council, JAX Chamber of Commerce, Hubbard House Foundation, and UNF College of Business Advisory Board.
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Partner,
Titan Development LLC
Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Kurt Browning is a Partner of Titan Development and a Principal of Titan Fund Management (Private Equity Fund) focusing on several asset classes. Kurt specializes in venture structure, strategic planning, investment underwriting, entitlements, and equity/debt management. His real estate development experience also includes acquisitions, dispositions, build to suits/spec construction, and redevelopments. Kurt assists with sourcing equity and financing throughout the project development process. A graduate of Texas Tech University, Kurt has overseen over $850M in total development. His familiarity and relationships with all municipal, State and government officials, in multiple jurisdictions are unparalleled creating a strong development platform for Titan in New Mexico, Texas, Florida and Colorado.
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Vice President / Sales Director,
First American Title Insurance Company
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Shawn Cavin has 28 years or experience in sales, including retail, insurance. securities, brokerage, title insurance and lending.
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Senior Vice President, Planning & Design,
The Howard Hughes Corporation
Las Vegas, Nevada
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Julie Cleaver is Vice President of Planning and Design for Summerlin, the 22,500-acre award winning master planned community in the Las Vegas Valley. With over 32 years of experience in land development, Ms. Cleaver works closely with architects, planners, engineers, brand consultants, and municipal partners to direct all current and long-term planning efforts for Summerlin, including entitlements and the development and design processes. She is committed to innovative and sustainable planning solutions and promotes smart growth strategies for the community.
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Partner,
Grover Corlew of Florida, LLC
Pompano Beach, Florida
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Mark Corlew is a partner in Grover Corlew, the Florida-based real estate investment group focused on acquiring, developing and operating office, retail and multi-family properties across the Southeast U.S. Mark is a seasoned real estate veteran with more than 25 years of experience in acquisitions, development and management.
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Senior Vice President, Operations,
Prologis
Phoenix, Arizona
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Megan Creecy-Herman serves as Senior Vice President, Operations for Prologis. With over 15 years of commercial real estate experience in the Southwestern US, Ms. Creecy-Herman was previously responsible for oversight of Liberty Property Trust’s portfolio in the Arizona region including leasing, development and acquisition activities. Creecy-Herman is a former President of the NAIOP-Arizona Chapter and a recipient of NAIOP’s national award for Chapter President of the Year.
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Managing Partner,
GEMCAP Development
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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George Dunn is a co-founder and partner of GEMCAP Development, George has been active in commercial real estate, development, and construction for the past 17 years. He began his career after graduating from North Carolina State University where he studied Business and Economics.
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President and Chief Operating Officer,
Granite Properties, Inc.
Plano, Texas
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As president and Chief Operating Officer for Granite Properties, Greg Fuller oversees strategy and direction for the firm through senior level managers in all corporate functions in the investment, development, management, and leasing of a portfolio of office buildings throughout the southern United States.
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Senior Associate, Investments,
The Brookdale Group
Atlanta, Georgia
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Kaitlin Noone Goetzman is a Senior Associate on the Investments team at The Brookdale Group, a privately held commercial real estate investment firm based in Atlanta, GA. Ms. Goetzman’s primary responsibilities include targeting and underwriting new acquisitions, analyzing disposition strategies, preparation of internal valuations, overseeing leasing strategy, and collaborating on asset management decisions for assets owned in the currently active Brookdale funds. Ms. Goetzman is actively involved in the NAIOP Georgia chapter. Additionally, she is a member of the NAIOP National Forums program. She currently serves as the Developing Leader Representative to the NAIOP Board of Directors.
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President,
Guild Company LLC
Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Rick Guild has more than 33 years of expertise, and over $750,000,000.00 in personal leasing and sales, while involved in leasing, managing, developing and selling office properties in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Guild began his career in commercial real estate in 1983 with Trammell Crow Company. He was responsible for the leasing and marketing of the entire 4,500,000 square foot Tulsa office building and warehouse ownership portfolio. This portfolio included the 52-story BOK Tower (1.4 million square feet), Williams Towers I & II (770,000 square feet), Triad Center I and II, and many others. In 1992, Guild became the Director of Leasing over a 3,000,000 square foot real estate portfolio with Property Company of America. Guild oversaw all leasing, brokerage, and tenant relation activities. During his time at PCA, Guild was personally responsible for the acquisition of over 2,500,000 square feet of new management and leasing contracts including CityPlex Towers, the largest office building complex in Tulsa.
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Managing Director,
Trammell Crow Company
Oak Brook, Illinois
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Grady Hamilton serves as a Managing Director and head of Trammell Crow Company’s Midwest Business Unit. He is responsible for the overall performance of the Business Unit, including identifying new development and investment opportunities throughout Chicago, Minneapolis and the Upper Midwest. Under Grady’s leadership, TCC’s Midwest Business Unit has led over $400MM in development over the past four years, including more than 1,200 apartment units across seven luxury market-rate projects, one NAIOP-award winning speculative industrial building, one value-add industrial acquisition, and two corporate headquarters build-to-suits.
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Vice President, Industrial Division,
Avison Young
Reno, Nevada
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In 2016 Matt joined the firm of Avison Young and is committed to providing exceptional commercial real estate service across all commercial property types and service lines. Providing well-informed guidance in every aspect of the commercial real estate transaction, including: acquisition, disposition, property management, site analysis, 1031exchanges and relocation.
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Senior Vice President,
WPT Industrial REIT
Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Scott Haugen is responsible for leading the asset management team in providing services for stabilized industrial assets as well as new industrial development.
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Senior Vice President – Investments and Portfolio Management,
Founders Properties, L.L.C.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Kim Hofstede is responsible for dispositions, joint ventures and portfolio management for Founders $1 billion portfolio of commercial real estate. She also plays an active role in strategic planning, investor relations and fundraising.
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Vice President, Leasing & Development - Houston,
Duke Realty Corporation
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David Hudson is a thirty year veteran in Houston commercial real estate focused on development, leasing and acquisitions. He opened Duke Realty’s Houston office in early 2006. Duke’s presence in Houston has grown to approximately 6.6 million square feet of industrial property during this time.
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Account Manager,
First American Title Insurance Company
Denver, Colorado
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As a National Account Manager at First American NCS, John oversees national client relationships and ensures smooth execution of settlement services and issuance of title insurance. He has served in this role since 2016 following a career as a private yacht captain. He enjoys taking advantage of what Colorado has to offer and loves spending time with his two kids Zoe and Leo and his wife Natalia.
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Managing Director,
Cushman & Wakefield
San Diego, California
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Derek Hulse specializes in the leasing and sale of office properties in the central and urban San Diego office markets. His primary focus is representing owners, both private and institutional, of multi-tenant office projects. Currently he represents 25+ properties totaling 3.5 million square feet. Throughout his career he has represented a variety of owners and users of real estate in a multitude of complex lease and sale transactions. He has developed a reputation with his clients as being a trusted advisor who truly understands their real estate needs and presents clear and concise solutions which add value to their real estate portfolio.
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Senior Manager of Brownfield Services,
Langan
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David Hurley, LEP, PG is Senior Manager of Brownfield Services with Langan Engineering and Environmental Services Inc., a full service consulting firm specializing in real estate development, with 34 offices throughout the United States and abroad. He is based at the Langan New Haven, CT office. Dave has over 30 years of experience managing and directing environmental and multidisciplinary projects. His projects include waterfront redevelopment, innovation centers, urban infill, mixed-use, commercial, industrial, educational, multi-family and affordable housing developments in New England and New York. Dave’s passion is to assist clients through the regulatory and technical complexities of redeveloping environmentally challenged properties. He received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Geological Sciences from the University at Albany. Prior to joining Langan Dave was a Vice President/Principal of a regional full service consulting firm for over 20 years. Dave is a member of the Connecticut General Assembly’s Brownfield Working Group which has developed innovative regulatory changes, liability relief and funding programs. He has been an active member of the Connecticut and Suburban New York NAIOP Chapter since 2004 and serves on the chapter’s Board of Directors. Dave has been a member of the Corporate Government Affairs State and Local Subcommittee and was the Chairman the Environmental and Infrastructure Subcommittee. He is a member of the Redevelopment Forum.
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Senior Vice President,
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Newport Beach, California
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Mr. Jennings has been involved in real estate financing and investment for more than 30 years. Currently, he is a Senior Vice President and the Southern California Market Manager for Commercial Real Estate Banking at Bank of America, N.A. Mr. Jennings is responsible for marketing of banking services including Debt, Capital Market, Treasury Management and Wealth Management products to commercial real estate developers and investors throughout Orange County and the Inland Empire. Prior to joining Bank of America, Mr. Jennings was Vice President and Investment Officer with Wells Fargo Realty Advisors a national pension fund advisor. Mr. Jennings is an active member of Southern California NAIOP and serves on the Board of Directors and its Executive Council. In addition, Mr. Jennings is also a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC). Mr. Jennings is a past Chair of the Orange County United Way Real Estate Committee. Mr. Jennings is a graduate of the University of San Diego and holds a degree in Economics and Finance.
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Owner,
Florida Land and Investment, Inc.
Pensacola, Florida
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Bo Johnson, former Florida Speaker of the House, is the owner of Florida Land and Investment, Inc. and specializes in large land tracts, bulk lot sales, and other real estate investments. He has 30 years of experience as a real estate broker, and 20 years of experience as a land developer. Bo is actively involved in NAIOP, serving as the NAIOP of Florida President in 2014 and as President of NAIOP Northwest Florida in 2012.
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Senior Vice President, Acquisitions & Asset Management; Senior Portfolio Manager, Core-Plus Strategies,
Menlo Equities Investments
Menlo Park, California
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Mr. Johnston is responsible for acquisition and asset management efforts relating to Menlo Equities’ Northern California, Pacific Northwest and Colorado investments. He is also responsible for the portfolio management of Menlo’s core-plus investment vehicles. He works closely with Menlo’s founding principals in all aspects of operating and expanding these portfolios, including investment selection, financings, leasing, and dispositions.
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Founder & Managing Principal,
BoundTrain Real Estate
Reston, Virginia
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Michael brings more than 15 years of real estate experience handling an estimated $3.8 billion in assets to his role as the strategic and operational lead at BoundTrain. Prior to founding BoundTrain, Michael was a managing director and principal at Penzance, where he managed the investments team and Investment Committee process, executed investment strategy, identified and structured promising deals, oversaw due diligence for acquisitions, monitored leasing and asset management, and determined the valuation of properties and potential investments.
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Vice President,
HITT Contracting, Inc.
Falls Church, Virginia
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Megan has more than 13 years of experience in the construction industry, starting her career in the field and rising through the ranks to project manager. She joined HITT in 2013 as a Director of Corporate Business Development, overseeing the company’s business development strategy, client engagement, and research platform. In 2018, Megan was promoted to Vice President and is responsible for HITT’s national business development strategy, including identifying new business markets and service lines to support the growth of the company. Over her tenure, HITT has expanded coast-to-coast and now has ten offices.
As a senior leader at HITT, Megan also leads HITT’s Global Alliance program with our London and Australia based partners, serves as a member of the Executive Governance Council, and was selected to participate in the company’s Corporate Leadership Council in 2014.
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Executive Vice President-Partner,
Hilco Redevelopment Partners (HRP)
Bethesda, Maryland
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Mark G. Levy is responsible for HRP’s real estate development, acquisition, investment and capital structuring activities nationwide. Mark’s highly diverse career has spanned over 28 years and has included senior leadership roles in asset management, capital deployment and development for both public and private real estate companies.
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Senior Vice President,
Lowes Enterprises Real Estate Group
San Diego, California
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Todd leads entitlement, design and construction for Lowe in Southern California, currently leading the redevelopment of the 950-room Town & County Resort in Mission Hills. He has played a primary role in some of Lowe's most successful projects including Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes and the San Diego County Operations Center. Previously, Todd was with Design Workshop in Jackson Hole, designing and entitling complex mixed-use and hospitality developments. Todd sits on the NAIOP San Diego Board of Directors and Kearny Mesa Planning Group. He was chosen for the CCASLA Award of Merit and the SBBEC Southern California Environmental Developmental Leadership Award. Todd enjoys surfing and spending time with his family enjoying nature. Education: University of British Columbia School of Architecture, BLA.
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Senior Director, Acquistions and Residential Development,
Vulcan Inc.
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Scott Matthews directs Vulcan’s residential and mixed-use projects and leads the strategic acquisition efforts for Vulcan’s real estate portfolio. Scott plays a key role in the master planning and strategic direction of Vulcan’s real estate investment activities in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood, and the company’s expansion into other local submarkets including Yesler, the Central Area and the Bellevue CBD.
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Business Development,
Williams Company Management Group
Orlando, Florida
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Lee is the Business Development and Senior Preconstruction Manager for Williams Company, an Orlando based, employee owned Construction Management firm. Founded in 1920, Williams Company has offices in Orlando and Tampa Florida and works throughout the Southeast region of the United States. Lee has a bachelor’s degree in Building Construction from the University of Florida, a Masters of Business Administration from Rollins College and is a licensed General Contractor in the state of Florida. He has over 35 years of experience in construction management and specializes in early stage budget development for owners and developers of commercial real estate. Lee is a past president and board member of the NAIOP Central Florida chapter and a past president of the Orlando chapter of the Professional Construction Estimator’s Association.
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President and Chief Operating Officer,
Ray Fogg Building Methods, Inc.
Cleveland, Ohio
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Michael J. Merle is president and CEO of Ray Fogg Building Methods, Inc. Mr. Merle joined the company in December 1981 as a salesman, was appointed Executive Vice President in 1992, and assumed his current position in 2006. Under Merle's leadership, Ray Fogg Building Methods has expanded its reach to embrace new markets; to implement advanced design, construction and management technologies; to constantly improve project management and performance; and to implement one of the finest safety programs in the industry - all as part of a strategy of improving profitability through building outstanding value that consistently exceeds the expectations of its customers. Merle is a native of Akron, Ohio. He attended Archbishop Hoban High School and later, Princeton University, majoring in religion and graduating summa cum laude in 1972.
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Senior Vice President,
Meridian Property Company
San Ramon, California
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Awais Mughal is Senior Vice President of Acquisitions and is responsible for Meridian’s general office division and Northern California medical office building division. In over 25 years of real estate investing, Awais has gained extensive experience in acquisitions underwriting and closing, joint venture deal structuring, leasing, asset management, entitlements and debt procurement. He oversees the acquisitions functions of the team based in San Ramon, California.
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Senior Director, Office Leasing,
Ivanhoé Cambridge
Toronto, Ontario
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As Senior Director, Office Leasing, North America with Ivanhoé Cambridge, Charlie is responsible for overseeing new development office leasing - principally focused on the new generation of office product - across the continent. With over 15 years of leasing experience, Charlie has represented the leasing efforts on such landmark projects as, TD Centre and most recently, the 3M sq. ft. CIBC SQUARE in Toronto. Charlie’s career spans various global markets, including Hong Kong and New York City.
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EVP, Real Estate Development,
Al. Neyer LLC
Cincinnati, Ohio
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Jim Neyer leads Al. Neyer's business development activities with a balanced focus on client business objectives and project deliverables. Mr. Neyer has over 25 years of experience in commercial real estate, development, financing and construction.
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Managing Principal,
QuantumPlace Developments Ltd.
Calgary, Alberta
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Mr. Ollenberger is a seasoned real estate development executive with over 20 years of broad real estate management, design, planning, construction and engineering experience in creating innovative, sustainable urban communities and buildings.
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Senior Managing Director,
JLL
Boston, Massachusets
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Ms. O’Neil is a Senior Managing Director in the Boston office of HFF with more than 13 years of experience. In addition to overseeing the day-to-day operations of the Boston office, she is primarily responsible for originating debt and equity transactions throughout the eastern United States. During the course of her career with HFF, she has been involved in more than $9 billion in debt placement, investment advisory and equity placement transactions.
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Executive Vice President, Managing Director, Capital Markets,
JLL
Toronto, Ontario
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Matt is the National Practice Lead for JLL’s Capital Markets division, where he is responsible for the origination and execution of investment transactions across Canada, with a focus on the Greater Toronto Area. With over 18 years’ experience in commercial real estate, Matt has worked for many of North America’s leading investors, comprising REITs, corporations and institutions, advising on many of the largest development and income property transactions completed in Canada. Over his career, Matt has been involved in close to $10 billion of transactions, spanning office, industrial, retail and land.
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Partner,
Selwyn Property Group, Inc.
Charlotte, North Carolina
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Patrick specializes in acquisition, development, leasing and asset management of manufacturing and distribution facilities, along with flex and business park space. He brings a wealth of experience to his leadership role at Selwyn Property Group, including leasing of more than 10 million square feet of distribution and manufacturing space.
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Vice President, Market Officer,
Prologis
Indianapolis, Indiana
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Cody Riles joined Prologis in 2007 and is responsible for all operational and leasing activities, disposition strategy and capital deployment surrounding Prologis’ 19 million SF portfolio in Indianapolis, IN and Louisville, KY. Cody is a past President of the NAIOP Indiana chapter.
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Vice President, Acquisitions and Leasing,
PCI Developments Corp.
Vancouver, British Columbia
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Jarvis executes leasing, acquisition and development strategies and works closely with joint venture partners for PCI. Throughout his career, he has directed the acquisition, sale, development, lease-up and asset management of many commercial and mixed-use properties throughout Western Canada on behalf of institutional clients. Prior to PCI, Jarvis held a senior investment and development role at a national commercial real estate asset management firm representing a variety of investor clients. Jarvis previously sat on the inaugural Vancouver NAIOP Developing Leaders Committee from 2008 to 2009. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) from the University of Calgary. Jarvis is in his 5th year with the NAIOP Vancouver board after having served in capacities as Director, Vice President and President in 2017.
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Senior Vice President, Director,
Manekin, LLC
Columbia, Maryland
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Cole Schnorf serves as senior vice president/director of Development for Manekin, LLC. He has held this position since 1999, and Mr. Schnorf has been with the company since 1986. As head of development, he hires and assigns staff to specific projects, and oversees the department's budget and variance reports. Additionally, he oversees four project managers and continues to manage specific development projects himself. Mr. Schnorf is also a member of Manekin’s Investment and Management committees. During his tenure with Manekin, LLC, he has steered the company in its development of over 1.2 million square feet of speculative office/research and development space in Columbia Gateway; 1.1 million square feet of speculative warehouse space in Troy Hill Commerce Center in Elkridge, Md., and numerous office, R&D and retail build-to-suits throughout Baltimore/Washington Corridor. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Schnorf served in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Sonat, Inc. in the mergers and acquisition department.
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Managing Director,
Harvest Commercial Capital, LLC
Cardiff by the Sea, California
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Adam Seery is Managing Director/COO, Harvest Small Business Finance, LLC, a non-banking lending operation that generates SBA, 504 and Conventional owner-user loans across the U.S. Harvest is the 12th largest SBA lender across America and ranked second among non-banks (FY 2018). He previously served in positions with Plaza Bank, Lehman Brothers Small Business Finance and CREF Solutions.
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Senior Director, Portfolio Leasing,
Longfellow Real Estate Partners, LLC
Raleigh, North Carolina
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Neill is responsible for the leasing brokerage for assets in Longfellow’s North Carolina portfolio as well providing support for identifying and underwriting new acquisitions. Prior to joining Longfellow, Neill held positions with the following organizations: Spectrum Properties and F.A.R.M. (Farmland Allocation Resource Management). Neill received a BS in Business Administration from North Carolina State University focusing in finance. Neill is an active member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI), serves on the NAIOP Developing Leaders Board of Directors, and is on the executive committee as the Treasurer for TRAOBA.
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Business Development,
DPR Construction
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Lizabeth Theiss serves in the role of business development of DPR Construction. She has gained 23 years of experience in the Nashville construction industry. She focuses on developing long-term relationships with clients in core market sectors that include Healthcare, Commercial, Higher Education & Advanced Technology. A Texas native, Theiss received her Bachelor of Science degree in agriculture/animal science from Texas State University and worked in the cattle industry prior to relocating to Nashville in 1996. Active in the construction and commercial real estate industry, she was the 2016 president of the Nashville Chapter of NAIOP serving on the board for 17 years. She is currently an active member of the Nashville Chamber’s Partnership 2020, TN Economic Development Council and Nashville’s Urban Land Institute.
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Partner,
EisnerAmper LLP
New York, New York
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Neil Tipograph is a Tax Partner of EisnerAmper and a member of its Real Estate Services Group, with over 35 years of public and private accounting experience. His experience in the real estate industry includes significant involvement with tax planning, management, and business advisory services for various private and institutional real estate owner-operators and developers. Neil has expertise in the areas of Qualified Opportunity Zones, cost segregation, section 199A (QBI) deduction, 1031 exchanges, business interest limitations, tangible property regulations, multistate taxation, family wealth tax planning, and partnership matters. Most recently, Neil was a Tax Partner at the accounting firm Imowitz Koenig & Co., LLP (IK), and real estate fund advisory firm Real Estate Systems Implementation Group, LLC (RESIG), in addition to a member of both firm’s executive committee prior to joining EisnerAmper LLP. As an active member of the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA), Neil served as Chairperson of the Partnership Committee, the Municipal and Local Committee and the Tax Division Oversight. He is a past recipient of the Foundation for Accounting Education Outstanding Service Award, and a past President of the New York City Chapter of NAIOP, the nation’s leading trade association for developers, owners, investors and asset managers in industrial, office and mixed-use commercial real estate.
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Chairman, CEO and Founder,
Wangard Partners, Inc. and Wangard Advisors, LLC
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Stewart Wangard is chairman, CEO and founder of Wangard Partners, Inc. and Wangard Advisors, LLC. He has more than 40 years of commercial real estate experience in the Wisconsin, Illinois and Minnesota market places and believes in developing long-term relationships by bringing together key stakeholders in the community to ensure success. He celebrates the company’s accomplishments through charitable giving, community leadership and stewardship.
Mr. Wangard’s expertise spans commercial real estate brokerage, leasing, development, property management and syndication throughout Wisconsin, the Midwest and national marketplaces with a deep background in office buildings. He has served many leading institutional, individual and corporate owners in servicing their real estate portfolios.
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Assistant Vice President, Acquisitions,
Morguard
Mississauga, Ontario
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David Ward is the director of acquisitions at Morguard Investments Limited in Toronto. Reporting directly to the Executive Vice President of Investments, Mr. Ward has acquired or disposed of over 10 million sq. ft. of industrial and commercial space valued over $1.7 Billion from 2005 to the present. Mr. Ward managed all the acquisitions for the Morguard Industrial Fund I and II is actively pursuing other industrial, office and development opportunities throughout Canada for Morguard’s own account and for third party pension fund clients.
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Director of Leasing, Atlanta,
Highwoods Properties Inc.
Atlanta, Georgia
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Mike is responsible for all leasing activities for the Atlanta Division, which includes a team of leasing agents and a portfolio of approximately 30 office buildings totaling more than 6 million square feet.
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Principal and Co-Founder,
Cardinal Point Management, LLC
Tampa, Florida
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Gregory Williams is Principal and Co-Founder of Cardinal Point Management, LLC (“Cardinal Point”). Cardinal Point is a leading owner, operator, and broker of commercial and residential properties throughout Florida. Prior to Co-Founding Cardinal Point, Mr. Williams worked as a Real Estate Associate for Fidelity Investments in the Real Estate Private Equity Group and as an Associate at Advance Realty Group, a regional owner, operator and developer of commercial real estate in New Jersey. Mr. Williams is actively involved and serves on the Board of Directors for the Real Estate Investment Council (“REIC”) Tampa Bay, NAIOP Tampa Bay, the University of Florida Bergstrom Real Estate Advisory Board, and the USF Real Estate Advisory Board. Mr. Williams graduated from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics with concentrations in Finance and Real Estate.
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Vice President, Investments,
Ciminelli Real Estate Corp
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Ryan Zebro sources investment capital from both institutional and individual investors, is responsible for underwriting and structuring the company’s investment opportunities, coordinates creation and distribution of financial reporting and investor correspondence, and is the liaison between investment partners and the company. He has more than 14 years of experience in commercial and residential real estate finance and investment. Much of his experience was obtained in Boston, Massachusetts while working with Boston Capital and Cabot Properties where he successfully negotiated many significant financial transactions. Mr. Zebro holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He is a President of the Upstate New York Chapter of the National Association of Industrial and Office Parks (NAIOP), Chairman of the Hospice Buffalo Foundation of Western New York Board of Directors, and Secretary for the Center for Hospice and Palliative Care Board of Trustees.
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Partner,
Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease, LLP
Columbus, Ohio
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Scott is a partner in the Vorys Columbus office and a member of the tax group. He focuses his practice on the utilization of economic development incentives, tax incentives, economic development financing mechanisms, public-private partnerships and special economic development entities to assist developers, operating businesses and political subdivisions in developing and redeveloping property and creating jobs and economic growth throughout the United States. He also has substantial real property tax valuation litigation experience and significant experience with other aspects of state and local taxation, including oil and gas tax matters and unclaimed funds law.
NAIOP Board of Directors
Managing Director,
CBRE
Baltimore, Maryland
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Timothy Zulick is a managing director with the CBRE’s Baltimore office. He leads a team of more than 100 professionals including brokers, project managers, appraisers and asset managers, to execute strategic, integrated and comprehensive commercial real estate services for tenants/occupiers and property owners. His focus is to oversee the vertical integration of the industrial, retail and multi-family sectors. Before joining CBRE, Mr. Zulick was a Senior Vice President and Corporate Officer at First Potomac Realty.