Victor Alia, senior development manager at Dedeaux Properties, brings over 10 years of real estate experience to the Dedeaux Team. Responsibilities include land entitlements, design team management, procuring approvals, construction management, business plan execution, and assisting the director of development throughout all aspects of a project timeline and business plan. He has been involved in over $1 billion in real estate transactions and development deals.

Brooke Birtcher Gustafson is the fifth-generation co-owner and president of Birtcher Development LLC, a leading U.S. industrial development company inspired by her great-great-grandfather in 1939. She began working for the family firm in 2007. Birtcher Gustafson is experienced in development, entitlement, sourcing acquisitions, financial underwriting and structuring, leasing, property and asset management, marketing and market research. She holds an MBA from the University of California, Irvine. At present, Birtcher Gustafson serves as an executive committee member of the NAIOP SoCal Board of Directors. In 2017, she was a California region recipient of the Next Generation Award, which recognizes young leaders in the commercial real estate industry who are likely to become influential for years to come.

Kristin Brown brings over a decade of experience in sustainability leadership to her role as director, sustainability, at Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. Since joining Rexford Industrial in 2021, she has been instrumental in driving forward the company's commitment to sustainability, overseeing all initiatives aimed at environmental stewardship and social responsibility, as well as ESG reporting. Prior to joining Rexford Industrial, Brown spearheaded sustainability at Walt Disney Imagineering, the renowned design and construction division of Walt Disney Parks & Resorts. She is a LEED Green Associate and holds a Certificate in Sustainability from UCLA.

James V. Camp is senior managing director for Rockefeller Group and heads the company’s West Region, based in Irvine, California. In this role, Camp oversees the company’s strategy and operations for the region and leads acquisition and development efforts focusing primarily on industrial and multifamily development opportunities and joint ventures.

Throughout his 35-year career, he has held senior executive positions in development, acquisitions, project management and leasing with Starwood Capital Group, Voit Development Company, Lowe Enterprises, Koll Cornerstone and Trammell Crow Company.

He is the past chair of NAIOP of California and former president, vice president, treasurer, legislative affairs chair and membership chair of NAIOP SoCal. He is also a former board member of the California Business Properties Association and development member of the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors.

He holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Michigan, with a concentration on marketing, finance and real estate. He is a licensed Certified Public Accountant (inactive) in the State of California.

PJ Charlton was appointed CenterPoint’s executive vice president and chief investment officer in 2023. He joined the company in 2015 to oversee CenterPoint’s East Region investment strategy where the firm has invested over $2.5 billion in recent years. Before joining CenterPoint, Charlton served as principal and senior vice president of investments for KTR Capital Partners. He led the sourcing, negotiation and execution of more than $1 billion of industrial investment transactions in the Southeast, Southwest and Mid-Atlantic regions.

PJ graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in business from Wake Forest University and earned an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

John Condas is a partner at the law firm of Allen Matkins where he advises clients on federal, state, regional, and local government approvals, CEQA compliance and CEQA settlements to develop their real estate projects. He has successfully led legal due diligence and entitlement teams in nearly 200 jurisdictions and federal, state and regional agencies for projects throughout California and the Western U.S. Condas has assisted industrial developers and owners in due diligence, entitlement processing and CEQA compliance involving over 65 million square feet. He has been involved with the NAIOP Inland Empire chapter for many years, including serving as president in 2015.

Christine Cooper is managing director and chief U.S. economist at CoStar Group, providing insights and analysis of national and regional macroeconomic conditions, and overseeing senior commercial real estate analysts across the nation.

Before joining CoStar, Christine led the Institute for Applied Economics at the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation, producing numerous studies and presentations for government agencies, industry leaders and legislative bodies. She has been a lecturer at California State University Long Beach, Pepperdine University, and at the University of Southern California’s Sol Price School of Public Policy.

She holds a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Southern California with research emphasis in economic development and institutional economics.

Josh Cox is responsible for the execution of Hillwood’s West Coast industrial projects from start to finish including due diligence, entitlements, design, permitting and construction. As a LEED AP, he worked on his first 1 million-square-foot LEED Gold project in 2009. He started in the commercial real estate industry in 2006 and has been directly involved in the development of almost 20 million square feet, primarily in the Inland Empire region. He is currently working on the redevelopment of NASCAR’s Auto Club Speedway in San Bernardino County, California. He is an active NAIOP member who serves on the NAIOP Inland Empire Board of Directors as president-elect for 2024.

Megan Creecy-Herman is President of Prologis’ U.S. West Region, responsible for all business activities, including development, acquisitions and operations. Prologis’ U.S. West Region comprises more than 260 million square feet of assets across the key markets of greater Los Angeles, the Inland Empire, San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, the Central Valley, Las Vegas, Denver and Phoenix.

Creecy-Herman previously served as Senior Vice President and Head of Operations West Region for Prologis, responsible for the region’s operating portfolio strategic planning and performance, including leading a team of 200. She has more than 20 years of commercial real estate experience focused on the acquisition, disposition, development and leasing of industrial and office assets in the Western U.S. Before joining Prologis in 2018, Creecy-Herman spent six years at Liberty Property Trust and 10 years with EJM Development Co. She is a graduate of Arizona State University with a B.S. and an M.B.A. from the University of Arizona. In 2014, she served as the first female chair of the NAIOP Arizona Board of Directors, also becoming the youngest chair in the nation to lead a large NAIOP chapter. She received the prestigious NAIOP National Chairman of the Year award and became a NAIOP Research Foundation Governor in 2020.

Jeff Dalton has been working in the commercial/industrial construction sector for over 30 years. His project list includes a large variety from distribution to cold storage, manufacturing and other large projects for corporate and developer clients. Commercial projects include office, medical, casino/hotel resorts, prisons and the Rose Garden Arena for the Portland Trailblazers. His career started on the project site managing complex projects and has evolved to include regional leadership, and currently focuses on pre-construction and business development for FCL Builders in their Phoenix office.

Lindy Deller started in commercial real estate in 2015. In that time, she has contributed to more than 2.9 million square feet of industrial development in Northern Nevada. As a Development Manager for Panattoni, she is responsible for coordinating all aspects of land acquisition, construction, lease up, stabilization, and disposition. Lindy was awarded the NAIOP Developing Leader Award in 2021, was the youngest and third female president for NAIOP Northern Nevada, and now serves on NAIOP Corporate’s Board of Directors.

Greg Devereaux worked in state and local government for nearly 40 years. He came up through redevelopment and housing, was city manager in Fontana and Ontario and finished his government career as CEO of San Bernardino County. In these roles, Devereaux was always a strong supporter of growth and development and played a major role in many large-scale programs and projects. He has been actively consulting for governments and private clients since his retirement.

Lien Dinh serves as executive vice president of development and construction at Forum Mobility, a company that builds, owns and operates third-party charging depots for heavy-duty electric trucks within port-based drayage markets. A veteran of the utility scale renewable energy development sector, she now oversees land acquisition, financing, design and construction.

As chief operations officer, Angela Eldredge is responsible for daily operations, operations personnel, corporate relationships, inter department coordination, leasing, management of property acquisitions and dispositions. Eldredge joined Price Real Estate within its first year of operation in 2003 and has been working for the Price Family since 1999. She has served on NAIOP Utah’s Board of Directors for 10 years, including serving as Utah’s representative on the NAIOP Corporate Board of Directors.

Jack Fraker has over 35 years of real estate experience, specializing in the sale of investment properties for institutional clients, as well as tenant representation for corporate clients. He has personally completed over 1,800 capital markets transactions totaling 1.5 billion square feet/$85 billion and approximately 12,000 acres of development sites and 300 office/industrial leasing transactions in more than 60 U.S. cities, Mexico, Europe, Japan and South America (these figures do not include his active involvement and leadership in the broader team metrics for U.S. investment sales – 3.3 billion square feet / $220 billion).

John Gaglio currently serves as the president of Newport Utility Consulting and as the in-house dry utility liaison for Gregg Electric, Inc. With an extensive background in the field, he has successfully coordinated and energized over 150 projects in collaboration with So Cal Edison and other municipal utilities. His expertise lies in navigating the intricate Edison process for Rule 15, Rule 16 and Rule 20, in addition to managing field installation crews. John is considered an expert in the infrastructure and capacity required to serve significant commercial and industrial developments in Southern California.

Christy Gahr is responsible for capital raising across North America and supports Realterm’s product development and capital strategy initiatives. She joined the firm from Virtus Real Estate Capital where she was a managing director and oversaw the firm’s capital raising and strategic initiatives. In this position, she was also a member of the firm’s investment and DEI committees.

Ethan Gilbert serves as director of global ESG at Prologis, Inc., the world’s leader in logistics real estate. He has been with Prologis since 2018 and oversees a number of strategic ESG initiatives at Prologis, including ESG reporting, goal setting, strategic initiative development and stakeholder engagement on ESG. Gilbert is dedicated to identifying the win-win solutions that create sustainable outcomes and business value.

Matthew Goelzer AIA, LEED AP, is principal and client programs market leader at the global architecture and design firm MG2. With 30 years of experience across the industrial asset class, he leads a design practice focused on providing clients with full life cycle design services to enhance business success from port of entry through point of sale. MG2’s industrial portfolio includes warehouse, distribution, IOS, manufacturing, food process and cold storage with projects across North America and Asia.

Jennifer Hall is a partner with LIDD Supply Chain Consultants. She began her career designing warehouses and now advises boards and executives on supply chain transformation, including strategies for network expansion, market entry, and the selection and implementation of new technologies and automation. Her achievements include redesigning distribution networks for large multinational CPG companies, pioneering a new sales channel for a leading grocery chain, and playing a key role in establishing LIDD's Korean and Los Angeles offices.

Born and raised in a real estate development family, Clifton Harness fell in love with architecture at a young age and went on to obtain a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Texas. He soon found the need to bridge the gap between design and development, which led him to found TestFit with his cofounder Ryan Griege in 2017. As a product visionary and designer, Harness strives to reinvent the development process to build what the world needs, fast.

James Hooks is part of a team specializing in the leasing and sale of industrial properties surrounding the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Over the course of his career, he has advised several Fortune 500 companies in their real estate acquisitions and dispositions. His current roster of clients includes leading companies across the Greater Los Angeles region and beyond, and he has represented many large institutional owners in the acquisition, underwriting and lease of industrial assets throughout Southern California.

Nicholas Ilagan, co-founder and managing partner of DIV Industrial, is a twenty-year veteran of the commercial real estate industry. In his current role, he leads the organization fundraising and acquisitions efforts in their primary and growth markets while advancing the strategic growth of the organization.

Ilagan founded DIV Industrial with the intention to help reshape the industry. With the belief that “how you do anything, is everything”, DIV Industrial immediately partnered with the USGBC to be part of their LEED Volume Program. With the ability to build to LEED Platinum certification, Ilagan and the DIV team are focused on building all of their projects to a LEED Gold certification. Their first project in the Las Vegas market is currently focused on developing a Net Zero building, the first in the market.

Ilagan’s career has had him responsible for a combined portfolio of over 30 million square feet of product and over $5 billion in transaction volume.

Megan Krest is the Associate Director of environmental, social and governance and Sustainability for Cushman & Wakefield’s energy and sustainability services team. She advises investment firm clients on deploying successful ESG strategies at an asset, portfolio, and organizational level. Krest works with clients to understand where they are today and where they aspire to be tomorrow to devise a strategic roadmap that achieves their real estate-focused ESG ambitions.

Michael Landsburg is the chief development officer at NFI Real Estate and has been with the company since 2005. He is responsible for managing the real estate development and asset management activities for the NFI owned and leased portfolio of over 50 million square feet in North America. Prior to NFI, Landsburg was an acquisitions and development associate for a mid-Atlantic commercial real estate company for four years where he was responsible for leasing transactions, sourcing and performing financial analysis for new development and acquisition opportunities. Over his time at NFI, the company has quadrupled its revenue and its real estate portfolio has tripled in size.

Nate Maniktala brings more than 20 years’ experience in leading strategy for sustainable high-performance real estate projects. His clients include many of the world’s largest real estate investment companies, major U.S. brands, universities, and federal agencies. Maniktala has been a pioneer for sustainability in the industrial sector; his accomplishments include the first LEED® Certified warehouse, first LEED® Platinum Certified industrial building, and first WELL® Certified industrial building. He has served as an advisor for the development of the LEED® for Warehouse & Distribution Center, WELL® for Industrial, and the Fitwel® for Commercial & Industrial Sites rating systems. Additionally, Maniktala has served as an advising consultant to the U.S. General Services Administration’s Office of High-performance Green Buildings and as a state board member for the American Council of Engineering Companies.

For over 29 years Rafael McCadden has been a commercial real estate specialist focused on representing global corporations as well as institutional real estate companies with their real estate requirements, site selection and nearshoring projects. His experience in multiple markets throughout Mexico has allowed him to develop a high-level corporate real estate strategy for his clients. He joined Colliers International in 2005 after nine years as executive director of the Mexican Association of Industrial Parks, AMPIP, (similar to NAIOP in the USA). Now, 17 years later, he continues to be Collier´s Industrial & Logistics Director and member of the Steering Committee of the Colliers Logistics & Transportation Solutions Group (L&T).

Dawn McCombs brings 19 years of commercial real estate experience to Avison Young and is a principal of the organization. Consistently recognized as a top producing broker in Denver commercial real estate since joining the industry, she brings energy and a singular focus on the industrial brokerage service line where she specializes in owner/user assets (buy/sell), tenant representation (leasing), investment sales, and development. McCombs is the lead broker for the Denver industrial team.

Andrew Morrow started his commercial real estate career in 2004, focusing on Industrial tenant representation and owner sales in Orange County. Over the past 20 years, he has evolved and expanded his practice representing national industrial occupiers solve complex occupancy issues with industry-leading supply chain and logistics consulting, labor analytics and aggressive advocacy and fiduciary as a tenant-only broker throughout Southern California and North America.

Prior to joining Cushman & Wakefield and leading the Industrial Occupier Group in Southern California, Morrow was a founding partner and executive managing director in Newmark Knight Frank’s Industrial Advisory Group (IAG). Before that, he was a dedicated tenant advisor at Savills where he co-led the firm’s Southern California Industrial Services Group. Prior, he was a vice president at CBRE where he was the recipient of the firm’s R.I.S.E. Award, for “Respect, Integrity, Service & Excellence.”

Scot Murdoch, AIA, is driven to deliver improved performance, process, and value for clients, Murdoch has designed and executed millions of square feet of industrial logistics and manufacturing projects at varying scale and complexity for innovative corporate and development clients across the world. His ability to think at both grand and granular scales simultaneously results in comprehensive design solutions that exceed client expectations. A forward-thinking problem solver, he is motivated by designing for the future of industry. He explores themes of next generation industrial development in his practice informed by his passions for the restoration of brownfield sites, sustainable design focused on decarbonization, and renewable energy initiatives including green energy production. Murdoch is currently leading the transformation of the New York industrial landscape through his expertise in developing urban sites into multi-story, mixed-use production and logistics facilities. The design solutions driving a new intensified stack of industrial mixed-use is redefining urban planning and facilitating industry’s ability to exist harmoniously within the community it is serving. His vibrant portfolio of work takes into consideration the delicate balance of an innovative future and foundational past and dichotomy of technology and humanity, resulting in meaningful impact.

John David O’Donnell Dwyer, also known as David, is the founder, president and chief executive officer of O’Donnell. He currently holds the positions of president and CEO. His journey began in 1994, during which he oversaw the development and acquisition of approximately 10.6 million square feet of space. Presently, he is responsible for the management of around 13.6 million square feet of industrial properties distributed across 12 strategically positioned markets throughout Mexico. Notably, O’Donnell effectively manages one of the largest institutional industrial portfolios in Mexico. Over time, he has spearheaded investments totaling approximately USD $850 million in Gross Transaction Cost, all directed towards industrial properties within Mexico.

William O’Donnell leads Prologis Ventures, the innovation platform and venture capital arm of Prologis. With over 25 years of experience in both real estate and technology, he heads this group’s efforts to invest in cutting-edge technology for supply-chain logistics and real estate. O’Donnell joined legacy AMB in 2003 and established a successful track record of building and acquiring investment platforms and companies globally. In addition, he has private equity fund management expertise including capital raising, joint venture negotiation, asset management, work-outs, debt structuring and disposition. O’Donnell also has acquisition and development experience throughout Asia, Europe and North America. Prior to joining AMB, he was director of acquisition solutions at Acxiom Impact, a leading digital marketing company, and a management consultant at Cambridge Technology Partners.

Taylor Odegard is one of the pioneers in PropTech software with NavigatorCRE. Founded in 2015 after a decade in the CRE industry as a global leader in research, analytics and investment sales, he sought to create a platform to fundamentally change the way that CRE operators leverage their data. NavigatorCRE pushes the envelope and the art of the possible with its CRE data analytics and business intelligence platform enabling operators who own or lease CRE.

Annie Otfinoski is the CEO and founder of Evest Energy, a consulting firm focused on helping industrial and manufacturing clients in California meet their energy and EV charging needs. Prior to founding Evest, Otfinoski developed over 9,000 kW of renewable energy at Mynt Systems, with 8,000 kW being off grid to deliver power faster than the local utility. She has worked with large industrial developers, manufacturing companies, and electric vehicle manufacturers such as General Motors and Nissan to develop EV charging strategies. She has become an expert in California EV charging incentives, grants, and energy modeling.

She holds a master’s degree in environmental policy from Middlebury Institute of International Studies with a specialization in corporate sustainability and renewable energy economics.

Haseeb Qureshi has been working in the field of transportation and air quality since 2006. He has been involved with the preparation of hundreds of transportation, air quality and greenhouse gas assessment reports for public and private development projects subject to local and state entitlements.

J.C. Renshaw leads Savills’ Supply Chain Consulting practice for North America and is based in Charleston, South Carolina. Renshaw works with clients across industries to address issues and opportunities within their supply chain ranging from network strategy and optimization to inside-the-box layout, flow, and operational efficiency, as well as capability maturity and performance opportunities. By working with clients to identify the specific needs and aspirations for their supply chain, he can help in the following areas: identifying strategic and tactical solutions for network transformation and optimization, improving costs, service, growth, performance management, technology, systems utilization and optimization, insource/outsource strategy and operational capability enhancements.

Reon Roski serves as CEO of Majestic Realty, a position she was appointed to in May 2022. A board member since 1997, Roski joined the company in 2007 as senior counsel and was named managing director later that year. She is responsible for the company’s day-to-day operations and is instrumental in the continued growth of Majestic’s portfolio.

As senior manager, global sustainability for Vans, Alyse Russel is responsible for the strategic direction and roadmap to reduce environmental impacts related to Vans products and operations. Since stepping into her role, she has led the ongoing transition of 100% of Vans’ top four CO2 impact materials to regenerative, recycled, or responsibly sourced renewable by 2030. She has also driven Vans’ commitment to progress regenerative agriculture pilots across a variety of materials in partnership with parent company VF Corp. Prior to joining Vans in 2021, Russel was on the Nike Sustainable Innovation team, dedicated to innovative material and component solutions that could lead to a zero-carbon and zero-waste future. With over a decade of expertise in driving sustainability, she holds a deep passion for innovation and the environment. She believes that brands hold the power and influence to effect positive change and is proud to be moving Vans toward an environmentally responsible future.

Kimberly Smith has experience in the private and public sector working on environmental and construction materials testing through her time at Intertek-PSI. As a project manager, she is able to answer clients’ questions and provide them with competitive contracts and quick turnaround times as well as answer any questions they may have about the professional service industry. As a branch manager for PSI's new Plant City branch, she provided environmental, geotechnical and construction material testing services to all surrounding clients and community members. She currently represents Intertek-PSI on the national level, supporting clients through the company's over 100 offices across the United States. She is currently pursuing a master’s in construction management at Kennesaw State University.

Aquiles Suarez is the Senior Vice President for Government Affairs for NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, where he oversees the association’s advocacy efforts at the federal, state, and local level, and manages the association’s political action committee, NAIOP-PAC. Aquiles joined NAIOP in 2007 as the head of its government affairs office. Prior to joining NAIOP, he held a number of positions in the executive and legislative branches of government, serving on the White House Domestic Policy Council, senior counsel on the Financial Services Committee of the House of Representatives, and at the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Aquiles received his law degree from Columbia University Law School, and his undergraduate degree in government from Georgetown University.

Erin Thrash serves as the vice president of architecture and design for Rexford Industrial. a publicly traded industrial real estate investment and management company operating over 46 million square feet of industrial properties throughout Southern California. She runs a team of in-house designers and architects who exclusively work on the Rexford portfolio. She is developing the company’s robust building specifications to allow for their LEED volume model to position all Rexford redevelopments and repositions for LEED Platinum potential. Consistently looking to improve upon this model, Rexford is now working to reduce carbon emissions by 30% in their new developments, setting science-based targets, and creating better environments for our native bee populations.

Graham Wahlberg is responsible for strategy, management and performance of the partnership, in addition to managing reporting and investor relationships. With over 15 years of experience in portfolio management, acquisitions and asset management, he has held several positions within the Industrial sector executing investments and portfolio strategy on a national level. Prior to joining Goodman, Wahlberg was responsible for acquisitions within Avistone, a boutique industrial investment firm and asset management within Diversified Development Group, a regional industrial developer. He holds a Master of Real Estate Development from the University of Southern California.

Developers looking to decarbonize their buildings come to Grant Waldron to identify cost-effective sustainability opportunities at the project and portfolio levels. With extensive experience performing life cycle assessments, carbon footprint analysis, zero-net energy and water projects, his insights support clients in achieving high-performance buildings while surpassing their sustainability and ESG goals.

Tim Walsh is partner and chief investment officer for Dermody Properties and is responsible for overseeing all origination activities for this national logistics real estate firm. His primary focus is working with Dermody Properties’ team of regional partners to identify and target the best value-added industrial investment opportunities available. He has more than 33 years of experience in real estate investment management and is based in the company’s Chicago office.

Richard Weiss is the regional senior vice president for Dalfen Industrial’s West region. He is responsible for acquisitions, development and capital deployment strategies and also oversees the operational aspects in this region. Weiss has over 15 years of experience in the industry, most recently serving as a principal at Investcorp. He spent over eight years at Investcorp and was responsible for the sourcing and closing of transactions in excess of $3.5 billion across various geographies and product types. Prior to Investcorp, Weiss spent two years as a vice president in the Institutional Investment Sales Group of CBRE in New York, New York, and four years at Clarion Partners in Washington, D.C., and New York, New York.

Breana Wheeler became BRE's director of operations in the U.S. in 2016, launching BREEAM USA in the U.S. market. BREEAM is the world’s first green building rating system and today is the most widely used program worldwide with over 2.3 million registered buildings and over 600,000 certificates issued in more than 89 countries. She oversees the development of the BREEAM programs for the U.S. market, ensuring the program delivers sustainable real estate value to investors, owners, managers and tenants. Prior to joining BRE, Wheeler worked for 10 years as an internal advisor on environmental and sustainability risk management for large, multinational corporations and was based in London.

Tracy Zinn is the president/CEO of T&B Planning, Inc., a private consulting firm that moves projects through due diligence, planning, entitlement, environmental compliance and construction permitting. Zinn has more than 30 years of experience in the southern California market and has entitled over 85 million square feet of supply chain building space in more than 210 buildings. She is a member of the NAIOP Inland Empire Chapter Board of Directors and Legislative Affairs Committee, the California Association of Environmental Professionals (AEP), and the American Planning Association (APA). She is certified by the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP).