Vice President of Development Carolyn Zern manages development activities across a portfolio of commercial and residential deals. Just prior to joining Berkeley, Carolyn was Vice President of Development at Wood Partners, where she managed multi-family development in their Greater Boston portfolio. Previous experience includes LIHTC financing of affordable and mixed-income multi-family properties at Boston Capital and working as an urban planner for New York City’s Department of Housing Preservation & Development. She graduated from Dartmouth College and holds a Master in Urban Planning from NYU and an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. Carolyn is a LEED AP and an active NAIOP member, among other industry groups. She serves on the Board of Trustees of The Food Project, in Lincoln, MA.

Liz Skidmore started her carpenter’s apprenticeship in Boston, Massachusetts 29 years ago.

After completing her apprenticeship and working in the field for 10 years, she worked for a

general contractor as an estimator and then assistant project manager, before being hired by the

Carpenters Union in 1999.

She worked for her union in a number of positions ranging from Organizer to Business Manager

of New Hampshire Local 118 to Assistant to the General President of the United Brotherhood of

Carpenters (UBC), helping set up Carpenters “Sisters in the Brotherhood” women’s committees

throughout the US and Canada. In 2014, she started a pre-apprenticeship for women in New

Hampshire, funded by WIOA. In her Local, she has held elected positions of Financial Secretary

and Delegate. She leads a Carpenters women’s committee that has met monthly for 20 years,

and was on the steering committee for three of the four UBC International Women’s

Conferences. Skidmore served on the NH State Apprenticeship Advisory Committee, and

currently serves on the Massachusetts Workforce Development Board, and on the Governor’s

Apprenticeship Advisory Group.

In 2008 she co-founded the Policy Group on Tradeswomen’s Issues (PGTI), a regional ‘think-

and-action tank,” with the goal of making change for tradeswomen at a bigger level. PGTI now

includes 75 stakeholders including tradeswomen, city, state and federal officials, building trades

unions, national construction managers, local subcontractors, academics, community groups, and

elected officials. This group has been the vehicle to build political support, break down silos of

expertise and develop know-how to increase the numbers of women in the trades in

Massachusetts, which have more than doubled since 2009 after decades of stagnation, with a

goal of 20% women by 2020, using integrated supply and demand strategies. Today, PGTI plays

a direct role in monthly meetings enforcing compliance with hiring goals on over $3.5 billion of

work in Massachusetts, thereby increasing the demand for women.

In 2015, she helped found Massachusetts Girls in Trades, which works to build a stronger

pipeline between girls in CTE schools and the union building trades apprenticeship programs,

thereby increasing the supply of women.

John Rosenthal is the President of Meredith Management. He is a successful real estate developer and manager in Massachusetts who has distinguished himself in his ability to balance corporate and individual responsibility. In addition to owning a large portfolio of residential and commercial properties, he is also developing the Fenway Center mixed-use project on land and air rights over the MassTurnpike next to Fenway Park. Construction of Fenway Center will commence in late 2015 and will include 1,300,000 sf of housing, retail, office, parking and a new State funded Yawkey Commuter Rail Station. This smart-growth transit and renewable energy oriented development will also incorporate a large solar photo voltaic power plant to power Yawkey Station, making it the first”zero net energy” commuter rail station in the Commonwealth. The full service Yawkey Station improvement project was completed in March 2014.

Meredith Management developed the first mixed income apartment complex financed by the Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency in 1969 and has developed and managed over 5,000 residential units and 5 million square of commercial property. Meredith currently employs 125 real estate professionals and manages property throughout Massachusetts. In 2009 Meredith created an an affiliate, Here Comes the Sun, LLC which has developed 9 commercial solar photovoltaic power plants in Massachusetts using Federal and State Renewable Energy Tax Credits, and more solar plants are being planned.

John is also very active in community based environmental and renewable energy issues as well as social and economic justice. He has organized and advocated extensively in support of safe and renewable energy and against nuclear power. He has also founded founded several effective nonprofit organizations. In 1987 John started the Friends of Boston’s Homeless (www.fobh.org). The Friends is a partnership with the City of Boston, has raised over $20,000,000, serves 800 people every night and helps transition more than 400 formerly homeless men and women in Boston beyond shelter with housing and full-time jobs each year.

In June 2015, John co-founded the Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative ( www.paariusa.org ) to support the innovative Gloucester Police Angel program and help other police departments around the Commonwealth and Nation address the deadly epidemic and desease of opioid addiction. Within seven months of it’s founding the Gloucester Angel Program placed over 450 people into treat, over 300 treatment centers have partnered offering scholarship beds and over 110 police departments across the Country have replicated all or parts of the Angel program, placing another 1,000 into treatment.

Matt Edlen oversees acquisitions and development in the Midwest and East Coast for Gerding Edlen's various investment funds. Matt is responsible for sourcing, negotiating and executing on investment opportunities across key urban markets within those regions.

Prior to his role in acquisitions, Matt was focused on the development and management of the firms internal multifamily marketing and sales platform. His efforts have helped the firm invest over $500 million worth of real estate across the country in cities such as Seattle, Los Angeles, Portland, San Francisco, Boston, and Chicago.

Matt has also served as board member and Chair of the Site Selection Committee for PHAME Academy, board member and Co-chair of the Arts Connector Program of Business for Culture and the Arts Young and Young Alumni board member of Young People's Theater Project. Matt earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Loyola University of Chicago.

JEFFREY GOUVEIA JR. President and General Manager, Northeast Region Suffolk Jeffrey A. Gouveia, Jr. is the President and General Manager of Suffolk’s Northeast region. In this role, he is responsible for providing strategic direction; aligning business, financial, service, and operations initiatives with company goals; overseeing the management of projects and client relationships; and leading marketing and work acquisition efforts in the Northeast. Jeff oversees the management of projects and client relationships, always ensuring Suffolk’s Build Smart promise is delivered. Since joining Suffolk in 1995, Jeff has led his teams to ensure on-time delivery of high quality construction projects. He has done so while working collaboratively to build lasting relationships with clients, partners, and the community. Prior to his current role, Jeff served as President and General Manager of Suffolk’s Southeast Region. Jeff was responsible for launching Suffolk’s first office in the Southeast Region and led the company to become one of the most successful construction management firms in the Southeast with offices in West Palm Beach, Miami, Estero, and Tampa, Florida, as well as Dallas, Texas. Under his leadership, the Southeast Region expanded to over 350 employees with a revenue exceeding $800 million and received numerous awards and recognition, including the South Florida Business Journal’s “Business of the Year,” Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches “Business of the Year,” Associated Builders and Contractors’ (ABC) “Platinum Status Safety Achievement” and “National Safety Award,” and Engineering News Record’s Southeast Contractor of the Year. Additionally, Jeff previously served as Suffolk’s national Executive Vice President of Operations, responsible for coordinating the compliance of corporate standard operating procedures across all regions and identifying challenges and opportunities for ongoing improvement. Jeff worked closely with the Executive Vice President of National Business Development to coordinate Suffolk’s national client strategy, identify and build relationships, and assist in national account development. Earlier in his tenure at Suffolk, Jeff led the Northeast Region’s Commercial sector, overseeing several of the most complex and notable construction projects in the company’s history. Jeff also assumed a leadership role in Suffolk’s expansion through the acquisitions of William A. Berry in the Northeast Region and Roel Construction in the West Region. Jeff graduated from Fordham University and lives in Newport, Rhode Island with his wife and children. BACKGROUND Education Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, Fordham University Years’ Experience Industry - 28 (9/1990) Suffolk - 23 (9/1995)

Jonathan Greeley is the Director of Development Review for the Boston Redevelopment Authority. In this role, he oversees all real estate and development projects within the City of Boston. Jonathan has significant experience with public engagement and neighborhood revitalization activities in complex urban environments. Since first joining the BRA as an intern in 2005, his work has included the implementation of the Roxbury Strategic Master Plan, the reinvigoration of Downtown Crossing, conceptualization of air rights development along the Massachusetts Turnpike, and long-term planning for the Fenway neighborhood. Most recently, he has helped to launch Imagine Boston 2030. Jonathan, who resides in the Back Bay, holds a B.A. from St. Anselm College and an M.A in Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning from Tufts University. He received his AICP certification from the American Planning Association in 2014.

Ed Kindelan is the Office Managing Partner of CohnReznick’s Boston office and leads the Commercial Real Estate practice in the New England Region. Ed is also an active member in the Hartford business community. He focuses on client service and firm growth within our Connecticut and Massachusetts offices. He works closely with CohnReznick partners to ensure we provide the full depth and breadth of CohnReznick resources to our clients.

As a member of the Commercial Real Estate Industry Practice, Ed provides assurance, tax, and advisory services to commercial real estate developers, property managers, private equity funds and investors. He has extensive experience in providing business, succession and estate planning to closely-held businesses and their stakeholders. He regularly participates in Commercial Real Estate panels on a variety of topics.

Education

· University of Connecticut: Bachelor of Science, Accounting

Community Involvement

· American Heart Association, Connecticut and Western Massachusetts, Board Member

· Community Foundation of Greater New Britain, Board member

· National Conference for Community and Justice, Board Member

Professional Affiliations

· American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

· Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants

· Real Estate Finance Association

John is a Director of Development for The HYM Investment Group, LLC and brings 12 years of experience in commercial real estate development, acquisitions, underwriting, and permitting. Currently, John leads several of HYM's new business and development efforts, most notably Bulfinch Crossing: a $2+ Billion, multi-phased redevelopment of Boston’s Government Center Garage. John played a key role in the early stages of the redevelopment by obtaining permits and approvals for 2.9 million square feet of new development for the project – one of the largest ever entitled in the City of Boston.

John continues to oversee the day-to-day execution of Bulfinch Crossing, and led the recent efforts on significant project milestones, including: a $180 million refinancing of the existing asset and the commencement of the project’s first phase – a 45-story residential tower – which recently closed its $250 Million construction loan. Also while at HYM, John was a key member of the HYM team that completed one of the largest land sale transactions in Greater Boston’s history at NorthPoint (now Cambridge Crossing). Prior to HYM, John served in various project management roles for Suffolk Construction on large-scale projects in the Greater Boston area which totaled over $600 Million in construction costs. John is a proud father of three boys, but remains civically engaged: he is a member of the outreach council for Heading Home, sits on the Board of Directors for the South Boston Community Development Fund, and is former-executive committee member for the American Cancer Society’s “Coaches vs. Cancer” events. John is a graduate of The College of Holy Cross – where he sits on the Board of Directors for its alumni association – and earned an MBA from Boston University School of Management.

John C. Cannistraro, Jr. is president of J.C. Cannistraro, LLC, a family-owned mechanical contractor specializing in plumbing, fire protection, HVAC piping and sheet metal services for commercial and institutional projects in the Greater Boston area. John is responsible for establishing the long-term vision for this 700-person business, now in its second generation of family leadership, and emphasizing a culture of community outreach and collaboration. Cannistraro was recently named a top contractor in the Boston Business Journal Book of Lists and a Top Place to Work according to the Boston Globe.

John is a past president of the Massachusetts Building Congress and the Greater Boston Plumbing Contractors Association. John has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Tufts University, holds a Master Plumber’s License in Massachusetts, and is a graduate of the Owner/President Management Program at Harvard Business School.

Ms. Keller is a Senior Director in the Boston office of HFF. She is primarily responsible for originating and executing financing transactions and has been involved in over $11 billion of commercial real estate transactions. Since joining the firm in 2008, she has worked on some of the largest and most high profile financings in New York and Boston.