Lisa Strope is a Partner with TA Realty and leads the research efforts for the firm. In this role, she works closely with senior leadership to craft the strategic house view, drive thought leadership initiatives and monitor domestic and international capital markets. She also partners with the firm’s investment and portfolio management teams to advance the firm’s analysis and forecasting across property types and regions. 

She has over 25 years of experience in real estate research, investment, and development. Prior to joining TA Realty in 2020, she spent six years at JLL. Her responsibilities included oversight of the national research platform for life sciences, healthcare and seniors housing and the New England research team. Prior to JLL, she served as a Teaching Fellow at Harvard Business School where she focused on the study of investment trends in real estate.

She holds a B.A. from Cornell University and an M.B.A. from the Stern School of Business at New York University. She is a former Board Member, CREW Boston, and an Adjunct Real Estate Faculty at Babson College.

Laura has served as the Vice President of The Collaborative Companies for five years. She oversees and

executes The Collaborative Companies’ research and design development programs, providing in-depth

analysis on market conditions and trends. She has proven to be an essential resource for developers in

Greater Boston on everything from product positioning to pricing to unit mix. Prior to joining TCC, Ms.

Gollinger was Managing Director of Accelerated Marketing Partners, a nationwide auction company.

She is responsible for over $600 million in sales from 2008-2011. Her early experience as an investment

banking analyst for J.P. Morgan adds to her skill set ensuring success. Laura’s impressive client portfolio

includes the Carlyle Group, Vornado Realty Trust, Canyon Johnson, Wood Partners, General Growth

Properties, in additional to Boston’s premier developers: Samuels & Associates, National Development,

HYM & Pan Am, New England Development, The Davis Companies, The Related Companies, Federal

Realty, Boston Properties, Lendlease, Nordbloom, Corcoran Co and WS Development. Laura graduated

as an Academic All American from Boston University’s School of Management.

Mark Zink manages the Institution for Savings’ commercial lending operations. In that role, he is responsible for loan growth, portfolio performance and the overall lending process, including policy development, loan review, and compliance.

Mark joined the Bank as vice president in June of 2020 and was promoted to senior vice president in January 2022. Previously, he was vice president of commercial lending at Melrose Bank for five years and Radius Bank for seven years.

Since joining the Bank Mark has been an integral part of the Bank’s commercial lending success, which today includes a portfolio of nearly $1 billion in commercial real estate loans, term loans and lines of credit. His keen knowledge of the Massachusetts commercial lending environment is invaluable to the continued growth and expansion of the Bank.

Mark earned a BA degree from Western New England University and an MBA from

Northeastern University. He serves on the board of Citizens Inn and the Horizon Club, volunteers at Lazarus House in Lawrence and is the treasurer of the Topsfield Athletic Association.

Mark is based in the Bank’s Lending Center located at 81 State Street in Newburyport.

Joe Bonavita serves as an Exchange Director at Legal 1031 Exchange Services, LLC, where he leverages his extensive background in finance and real estate to guide clients through the intricacies of IRS Code 1031 exchanges. With close to 25 years in commercial banking and 27 years as a seasoned real estate investor, Joe brings a unique perspective, having utilized 1031 exchanges to optimize numerous investment transactions. His approach is hands-on and client-focused, ensuring that investors and centers of influence are fully informed about 1031 exchange rules, regulations, and the complete process.

In addition to his professional pursuits, Joe is a dedicated community advocate. He actively participates in local government, volunteers with youth sports programs, and is a committed member of both Kiwanis and UNICO, nonprofit organizations that support local individuals and businesses. Joe is also a longstanding supporter of charities such as the Boston Food Bank and the United Way. In his personal time, he enjoys traveling with family and friends and is an avid fan of the Boston sports scene.

Joe Hanley is a Partner and Director at the Boston law firm of McDermott,

Quilty, Miller & Hanley, LLP, where he specializes in land use, zoning,

licensing and administrative law.  His practice includes over 25 years of

experience in the State and Municipal regulatory process for large to mid-

scale real estate developments in the mixed-use, residential, commercial,

hospitality, biotechnology/life sciences and institutional sectors. With

specific expertise in the Boston Planning Department’s Article 80 Large

Project Review process, Planned Development Area adoptions by the

Boston Zoning Commission and Board of Appeal cases for Special Permits

and Variances, he has successfully entitled hundreds of client projects with

millions of square feet of development throughout the City of Boston.

Joe is Vice President of the Board of Directors for the Back Bay Association

in Boston, and he is a member of the Board of Advisors for the Cohen

Institute for Leadership and Public Service at the University of Maine. Joe

is also a past President of the Board of Directors for Heading Home, Inc.,

and a former Board member of the Boston Arts Academy Foundation. He

graduated Cum Laude with his J.D. from Suffolk Law School in Boston,

Massachusetts and received his B.A. from the University of Maine.

David Scharfenberg serves as the Senior Vice President, Multifamily, overseeing the strategic direction and development of our multifamily property management operations. In his role, David leads all of Northland’s operating strategies and property management of its 26,000-unit apartment portfolio across sixteen states. As Senior Vice President, he oversees all aspects of the company’s multifamily property management operations, driving short- and long-term strategies to expand the portfolio and enhance current operations. David provides leadership to over 500 employees, ensuring the best standards for operational, financial, and service excellence across corporate, regional, and community teams.

Prior to joining Northland, David held the position of Senior Vice President of Operations at Waterton, where he played a key role in managing and repositioning a $10+ billion portfolio. His responsibilities included overseeing the acquisition of more than 40 communities and the disposition of 22 properties. Before his time at Waterton, David was a regional director for Holiday Retirement where he managed the operations and sales for senior living communities throughout the state of Washington. He also spent nine years with Oakwood Worldwide where he had oversight of corporate housing communities in major U.S. markets. David’s career started with the Four Seasons Hotel in Austin, Texas where he served in various managerial roles.

David holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Hotel Administration from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and is a licensed broker in New York State. He is President of Ridgewood Crew Foundation, a rowing club that introduces high school students to the traditions, sportsmanship, and camaraderie of the sport of rowing.

Todd Mikelonis has two decades of experience in property management. His expertise in the apartment management & leasing market throughout New England is unparalleled. His experience managing both small multisite and large institutional multifamily enables an innovative, forward-thinking approach to the larger institutional multifamily market. Todd is currently the Managing Director at CHARLESGATE and additionally leads business development for new construction projects and existing multifamily buildings. Investors and developers rely on his operational experience and rental market guidance to create market-beating, stress-free property investments. He works with clients to create and execute strategic management plans that achieve their goals. Todd was instrumental in building CHARLESGATE’s apartment management and leasing platform, developing its reputation as one of the most well regarded and fastest growing leasing and management firms in Boston. Todd holds a BA in Economics from UMass.

In his 12 years of experience, Aksel has worked on many project types, including historic preservation, residential, commercial, industrial, offices, religious, educational, and museums. After many years involved in various community and industry organizations, Aksel has developed a talent for building trusting relationships with clients, consultants, and co-workers. His breadth of knowledge allows him to bring a unique perspective to every project. With an eye for detail and architectural design principles, Aksel ensures that every project is one of which clients and designers can

be proud.

Cameron Rapoport is a senior account manager for Parity, responsible for the New

England region. He works with residential buildings to provide guaranteed energy

savings through remote control optimization. He has a diverse background in

engineering, marketing, product management, and sales across industrial, commercial,

and residential markets. His writing has been published by magazines such as PM

Engineer and Plumbing and Mechanical, and he has been a guest speaker for multiple

American Society of Plumbing Engineer chapters, the University of Florida, the New

England Waterworks Association, and the New York Rural Water Association. He holds

a degree in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Pennsylvania, and was into

baking sourdough bread before it was cool.

Michael Procopio is President & CEO of The Procopio Companies (TPC), a vertically integrated real estate development and construction firm based in Boston with a track record of over $1 billion and 5,000,000 square feet of institutional ground-up development.

Michael joined the firm in 2001, led a buyout of the third generation and became Principal in 2016, and was named CEO in 2020. Under his leadership, TPC has built a current ground-up pipeline of over 3,000 units, specializing in market-rate multifamily communities across the Northeast, the Carolinas, Florida, and Texas. Michael is known for pairing bold design instincts with disciplined execution, and for cultivating the enduring relationships — with investors, partners, and host communities — that have defined TPC’s approach across generations.

Michael holds a Bachelor of Science from Salem State University.

Under Michael’s leadership, TPC was named Family Business of the Year by Northeastern University, and Michael himself was recognized as one of Building Design + Construction’s 40 Under 40 in 2022. The firm’s projects have earned dozens of industry accolades, including PRISM Awards, ENR Best Project Awards, and NAHB Pillars of the Industry Awards.

Mr. Charest is a Senior Vice President of Equity Production at Boston Financial and offers 19 years of experience in low income housing tax credit acquisitions and underwriting. Mr. Charest is responsible for the origination, financial structuring, and negotiating of LIHTC transactions primarily in the Northeast

Region. To date, Mr. Charest has successfully invested over $1.7 billion of equity in affordable housing throughout the country. Boston Financial offers equity financing, bridge financing, pre-development loans, and acquisition mezzanine debt for developers of low-income housing projects nationwide.

Throughout its history, Boston Financial has amassed one of the largest portfolios of LIHTC properties in the country by creating lasting relationships with both the investor and developer communities. Prior to

joining Boston Financial, Mr. Charest was responsible for the Financial Planning and Analysis at a Boston based marketing company and earned a B.S. in Economics and Marketing from the Isenberg School of Management at The University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

Rodger Brown, Managing Director for Real Estate Development, holds 30 years of experience producing affordable housing and has been a part of the POAH organization since 2004. During his tenure at the organization he has participated in the growth of POAH’s portfolio to 9,000 units.

He is responsible for overseeing the activities of all real estate development staff, managing resource allocation, department budgets, establishing strategic initiatives and providing direction on the most complex real estate transactions including active neighborhood transformation initiatives in Boston, Chicago and Washington, D.C. creating and preserving over 2500 of affordable housing. He directed the award winning, $42 million transformation of the United Front Homes into the Temple Landing neighborhood in downtown New Bedford. This innovative project involved the complete reconstruction of 5 new city blocks and public infrastructure while incorporating substantial rehabilitation and new construction of 173 units of affordable housing and a community center into a new neighborhood.

He also led the team responsible for structuring and executing one of the largest single transactions in the history of MassHousing, the acquisition and rehabilitation of the 841 Boston/Cape Cod/Hudson portfolio. This $290 million transaction involved 6 properties, financed utilizing privately placed tax exempt bonds, 4% low income housing tax credits and Massachusetts State Low Income Housing tax credits.

Brown has also directed POAH projects in several new geographies, including Washington, D.C., Maryland, Illinois and most notably Florida where he coordinated the acquisition and rehabilitation of a troubled 825 unit, 5 property portfolio and is working with local officials to develop public policies which promote the preservation of affordable housing.

Prior to joining POAH, Mr. Brown operated a real estate consultancy providing project structuring and development consulting services to a range of for-profit, non-profit and governmental entities.

Rodger is active in the Urban Land Institute Affordable and Workforce Housing Product Council, the National Housing & Rehabilitation Association, he is a trustee of the Boston Architectural College and a member of the Zoning Board of Appeal in Sherborn, Massachusetts. He is a graduate of Boston College and held a two year HUD fellowship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department of Urban Planning.

Since her first post-college job at a Philadelphia homeless shelter, Jennifer Gilbert has worked to make more housing and make housing more accessible. Her 25+ years of experience have lent her the opportunity to “sit” at multiple seats around the housing table: developer, manager, funder, government, planning board member, grant-maker, technologist.

From 2018-2025, she founded and led Housing Navigator Massachusetts, Inc., taking a Tech for Good nonprofit from an idea to a nationally-recognized, free 24/7 affordable housing search tool with 35,000+ users each month. Under her leadership, Navigator debuted statewide and town-by-town Housing Supply Dashboards — a first for transparency about the Massachusetts affordable housing supply – that enable data-driven policy to identify gaps and increase housing production. Housing Navigator MA data is cited regularly in local press, planning meetings,research, and advocacy.

Prior to founding Housing Navigator MA, Jennifer was the initial Executive Director of the Kuehn Charitable Foundation launching its practice-based Kuehn Fellows program (now in its sixth round with 29 alumni Fellows). She further guided over $3 million in investments in affordable housing and historic preservation. Earlier in her career, she spent 15 years as development and strategy consultant with a national practice overseeing complex, mission-driven real estate development projects fostering the creation of 1000+ units of affordable housing, arts spaces, early education centers, and a health clinic in partnership with Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

Evan is the New England Residential Team Leader for VHB, a Watertown-based engineering, planning, and design firm. He is a visionary landscape architect whose work bridges landscape architecture and urban design. With a diverse portfolio spanning from bespoke residential projects to innovative university campuses and dynamic commercial spaces, Evan combines aesthetic appeal with functional excellence. His expertise extends into multi-family residences, thriving mixed-use developments, cutting-edge healthcare facilities, and vibrant parks and recreational areas. Known for his integrative approach, Evan orchestrates seamless collaboration across multiple design disciplines, leading projects that redefine spaces and elevate communities.

With 30 years of experience in construction, David has helped build Groom Construction into the company it is today.

David has managed hundreds of construction projects that vary in size and complexity, both as a project manager and a project executive. Along with assisting his brother, Tom, in the day-to-day management of the company, David also leads the generation of new business for the company. Dave’s current projects focus on ground-up commercial buildings as well as several tenant fit-out projects.

Karen has a general commercial real estate development and finance practice representing owners, developers and financial institutions in construction, term and bridge financing transactions for all commercial real estate asset classes. She also leads the firm's Affordable Housing and Community Economic Development Group and has significant experience representing owners, developers, financial institutions and quasi-public agencies in HUD and Fannie Mae-financed developments, federal and state low income housing tax credit, historic tax credit and tax-exempt bond financed projects, New Markets Tax Credit developments and "Comprehensive Permit" projects under Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 40B. Karen also has extensive experience structuring complex, multi-tiered and multi-phased projects using creative land use tools such as condominiums, air-rights and ground leases.

Karen is also co-chair of Sullivan's Women's Initiative and serves on the firm's Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee.

Doug Arsham serves as the Senior Managing Director of Mill Creek’s Boston office, and his responsibilities include the entire spectrum of development activities including site selection, planning, entitlement, design, construction, and asset sales in the Boston metro area.

Prior to joining Mill Creek, Mr. Arsham was Vice President of Development for National Development where he was responsible for all phases of the development process for multiple communities. Prior to joining National Development, Mr. Arsham was a Development Vice President in the Boston office for Forest City Residential, where his responsibilities included all phases of residential development from site selection to stabilization.

Mr. Arsham’s expertise includes various product types, from stick built to adaptive re-use to high rise, and all employed varying successful permitting strategies. During his career, he has been involved in the entitlement, development, and construction of over $1 billion of residential real estate.

Mr. Arsham received a Bachelor of Science Degree from Tufts University in Political Science and is a member of both Urban Land Institute (ULI) and NAIOP. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of The Record Company, a local non-profit which strives to remove the technical and social barriers between music makers and their creative visions through affordable music workspace and professional development opportunities.

Nick Jones is a Senior Efficiency Consultant with Eversource. His main role with the company is

serving as the program lead for the energy efficiency group’s residential new construction

program in both Connecticut & Massachusetts. Nick has spent the bulk of his career working

with builders, developers, design teams, trade associations, and state and federal organizations to

advance high performance building practices and technologies. Nick holds credentials as a

Certified Energy Manager (CEM), a LEED accredited professional, and a GPRO certified

professional. Nick has served full terms on the board of directors for the Connecticut Green

Building Council (CTGBC), Northeast Home Energy Rating Systems (NEHERS) Alliance, and

the Connecticut Passive House Alliance (CTPH). Nick also holds a Bachelor of Science (BS)

degree from Eastern Connecticut State University in Sustainable Energy Studies, and a Master of

Science (MS) Degree in Global Sustainability from Central Connecticut State University.

Ryan Bradley serves as the EV Ambassador for National Grid and has several years of experience in the electric vehicle industry. In his role, he focuses on education, business development, and providing subject matter expertise in electric vehicles and charging solutions, particularly for multifamily and commercial applications. Prior to joining National Grid, Ryan worked at an EV startup that specialized in portable DC fast charging.

Ken brings over 30 years of wide-ranging architecture experience with diverse building and construction types. Through his deep domain expertise, Ken has developed a unique leadership style combining business savvy, strategic thinking, hands-on problem solving, and thoughtful development of individuals and team dynamics. Ken intentionally fosters a collaborative project approach which builds and supports all team members for smooth, on-time, on-budget projects: a proven strategy for success. Ken has earned his strong reputation based on an exceptional track record of outstanding results for his clients.

As SVP of Strategic Partnerships at Elite Wellness Amenity Group, a division of Elite Home Fitness, Jennifer is the driving force behind the company’s national expansion into the luxury multifamily and hospitality sectors. She spearheads growth through high-impact collaborations with Class A residential communities, corporate wellness programs, and premier lifestyle brands—positioning Elite as the preferred wellness amenity for properties that prioritize both tenant satisfaction and asset performance.

Jennifer oversees the full partnership lifecycle—from market strategy and relationship development to program design, white-label integration, and on-site activation. Her work delivers scalable, customized wellness solutions that meet the evolving expectations of today’s residents—boosting retention, increasing NOI, and differentiating properties in competitive markets.

Whether she’s activating a wellness program in a Boston high-rise, a resort-branded development in Miami, or a corporate campus in New York, Jennifer ensures each partnership aligns seamlessly with brand, culture, and business goals.

She thrives at the intersection of strategy and service—mobilizing wellness not just as an amenity, but as a powerful growth engine for people, properties, and purpose-driven portfolios.