About Peter

College:

George Washington University

Professional Experience:

Balcor Company 1984-1987

First Dearborn Properties 1987-1990

Plymouth Court Properties 1990-1995

Pine Tree Commercial Realty 1995-Present

Aggregate Pine Tree Portfolio:

78 Shopping Centers, $1.01 Billion

Organizations:

Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Chicago (Mentor)

YPO (Real Estate Network Chair 2012-2014)

ICSC

ULI

NAREIM

Deerfield AYSO

Deerfield Youth Baseball Association

Boards:

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Chicago

Standard Club of Chicago

Harold Eisenberg Foundation

George Washington University Center for Real Estate Advisory Board

Marquette University Center for Real Estate Advisory Board

Deerfield Park Foundation

Elizabeth (Liz) Holland is the Chief Executive Officer of Abbell Associates, an

eighty- year old private real estate investment, development and management

company with an approximately 5.5 million/sf portfolio, comprised of shopping

center, office, and enclosed mall properties. Liz is responsible for overseeing all

business and legal matters, including development, financing, leasing, capital and

construction projects, and investor and tenant relations. Active in the International

Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), Liz served as the worldwide Chairman (2016-

17). In addition to ICSC, Liz is also a member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) -

Commercial & Retail Council - Blue.

Liz is a Trustee of Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) and a board

member of: VICI Properties, Inc. (VICI); Village Bank & Trust; and The James

Campbell Company, LLC.

Prior to joining Abbell, Liz was a Senior Staff Attorney with the National

Bankruptcy Review Commission, a Congressional commission charged with making

recommendations to amend the Bankruptcy Code. Previously, Liz was a

restructuring and business reorganization attorney with the law firm of Skadden,

Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom in New York. Prior to becoming an attorney, Liz was a

fixed income portfolio manager at Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. in New York.

Liz currently serves on the board of The Primo Center for Women &

Children. She also served for many years on the boards of Lighthouse Academies;

Uptown United; and 1,000 Friends of Iowa.

Josh Zemon is SVP, Investment Officer at Prologis, where he leads investment and development activity across Chicago and the broader Midwest. He previously served as Managing Principal at Creation and spent 12 years at Walton Street Capital in acquisitions. In July 2026, Zemon led Prologis's approximately $100M acquisition of 26 acres in Chicago's Central DuPage submarket -- the former Audacy site -- where the company plans to develop two Class A logistics buildings totaling 454,000 SF, with groundbreaking targeted for summer 2026. Mr. Zemon has a BBA from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.

Richard H. Tucker, CEO, formed Tucker in March 1996. Tucker draws on Mr. Tucker’s 39 years of

experience in the development, redevelopment, financing, leasing, and management of real estate

assets. Utilizing his expertise, Mr. Tucker has developed and/or acquired over ten million square feet

valued in excess of $1 billion. Mr. Tucker is a leader in various influential industry associations. His

leadership roles include past Co-Chair of the National Open Air Committee; past Director of the Illinois

State Committee; and past Chairman of the Illinois governmental Affairs Committee. Mr. Tucker is also

an active member of both the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and the Urban Land

Institute (ULI) and serves as a frequent panelist at various national real estate conferences and other

educational forums.

Jeremy joined NAI Hiffman in 2014 and brings over 10 years of property management experience to its Management Services team. He is currently responsible for managing office and retail properties in Chicago, including The Century, a recently renovated 175,000 SF mixed-use office, medical office and retail asset located in the heart of Lakeview. As Property Manager, his primary responsibilities include tenant/vendor relations, monthly reporting, budgeting, day-to-day management, and capital improvement supervision.

F. Scott Ball is the President and Chief Operating Officer of Chicago based Starwood Retail Partners (SRP). He directs all aspects of the company’s $6 billion operating platform comprised of regional malls and lifestyle centers throughout the United States. He has more than 25 years of real estate management and development experience in the commercial real estate industry, having guided the growth of retail portfolios of all sizes in the U.S. and abroad.

Prior to joining SRP, Scott served most recently as Senior Vice President, Retail at Oxford Properties Group where he led the team responsible for Oxford’s 9.5 million square foot Canadian retail portfolio, including all asset management, operations and leasing activities. Prior to that, he was CEO and partner for Blatteis & Schnur, a privately held development/ brokerage firm based in Los Angeles. He previously served as an Executive Vice President of Asset Management at The Mills and spent more than 20 years with The Rouse Company.

James Schutter joined Newmark Grubb Knight Frank's Chicago office in 2008 as a senior managing director. He brought over 26 years of retail brokerage experience to the firm and his clients, with the primary focus to further the Midwest Region's retail service platform from a retail landlord's representation prospective. Mr. Schutter works with a dedicated team of brokers specializing in retail landlord representation and retail related brokerage services throughout the Chicagoland area focusing on both urban and suburban properties.

During his career, Mr. Schutter has represented a wide range of retail property owners, from entrepreneurial developers to large institutional owners, including; GE Capital, Manulife Financial, Prudential, Marc Realty, Intercontinental Real Estate, Mesa Development, Equity Group Investments and Cargill. He has also completed lease negotiations with a wide variety of retail tenants, including small shops and such anchor tenants as Bed Bath & Beyond, Bank of America, Chase, Citi Bank, Fresh Thyme, Home Depot, Jewel Foods, LA Fitness, McDonald's, Michaels, Panera Bread Company, Sports Authority, Trader Joe's and U.S. Cellular.

Scott H. Gendell is the founder, President, and CEO of Terraco, Inc., a real estate development firm established in 1985. Scott provides leadership and direction to the firm and is active in acquisitions, development, and capital markets activity.

Paul Tsakiris founded First Western Properties, Inc. in 1999 and is a leading figure in Chicago’s real estate community. Mr. Tsakiris has appeared as an expert guest on Stock Market Observer, the Chicago Real Estate Council and is frequently quoted in publications such as the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun Times, as well as Crain's Chicago Business. He has also written articles published in Chicago Realtor Magazine.

His extensive real estate background includes:

• CEO of First Western Properties, a commercial real estate firm based in Chicago and Miami.

• CEO of Paradise Construction, a European luxury home developer

• Award Winning Brokerage Results; Mr. Tsakiris has earned numerous sales awards including: CoStar Power Broker, Top Multi-family Sales, Top Investment Sales, Top Retail Leasing by the Chicago Association of Realtors. He has also been recognized in the Wall Street Journal

• Development of Multifamily, Retail and Medical facilities both locally and abroad

• Acquisition and Turn Around of under-performing retail and medical properties

• Acquisition and Rehab of over 2,500 decimated apartment units, resulting in 6 Good Neighbor Awards; an award given to projects that have the greatest positive impact on a community

• Receivership and REO Advisory to a wide range of debt investors from local community banks to large institutional clients

Prior to founding First Western Properties, Mr. Tsakiris worked as a Sales Associate with Hallmark and Johnson. Mr. Tsakiris holds a Master’s degree from Thunderbird, The Garvin School of International Business (U.S. News #1 ranked international business school). He also holds undergraduate degrees in Economics and International Business. He is fluent In Greek and highly proficient in Spanish.

Mr. Tsakiris belongs to a number of real estate and community organizations including: Board member of Chicago’s Sister Cities-Athens Committee, Commercial Forum, ICSC, Chicago Real Estate Council, Commercial Roundtable, Chicago Association of Realtors and the Chicago Restaurant Brokers Association.

Allen Joffe is both a principal and the managing broker of Baum Realty Group, LLC. Since joining the firm in 1993, he provides clients with an unmatched knowledge of the Chicago area retail leasing business. Allen has successfully negotiated and managed lease transactions for more than 50 clients including Piada, McAlister’s Deli, Starbucks Coffee, Flagship Restaurants, America’s Best Contacts & Eyeglasses, Blaze Pizza, Del Frisco’s Grille, Jared The Galleria of Jewelry, Morton’s Restaurant Group, Boston Market, McDonald’s, Advance Auto Parts, True Value, Jimmy John’s, Kay Jewelers, Fitness 19, US Bank, Five Guys Burgers & Fries, The Little Gym, Taco Fresco, OfficeMax and Tide Dry Cleaners.

Anne Garr is a Partner serving as Co-Chair of the Firm's Real Estate Practice Group, and is a member of the Firm's Executive Committee.

Anne has a broad range of experience in general real estate matters and is responsible for the day-to-day counseling of the Firm’s real estate and banking clients.

A significant portion of her practice involves the representation of developers of commercial and mixed-use developments. Anne’s experience includes operating entity formation and capitalization, project financing, construction contracting, investor relations, project planning and project documentation. She also represents clients, on a national basis, in the acquisition, financing and leasing of office properties, retail centers and other real property assets.

During the past several years, Anne has represented clients in connection with the acquisition, disposition and repositioning of distressed real estate assets. She has advised clients on transactions involving note sales and purchases, deeds-in-lieu of foreclosure, fraud investigation and resolution and asset protection.

David Pezza is a partner in the firm’s real estate group and is located in White & Case’s Chicago office. Mr. Pezza’s practice focuses on sophisticated real estate transactions, including the representation of private and institutional investors, and owners and developers in connection with the acquisition, disposition, development and financing of commercial real estate properties. He has also been involved in the negotiation and structuring of joint-venture agreements with respect to the various transactions he has been involved in.

Mr. Pezza’s experience includes a wide range of asset types, including mixed use projects, land for development, retail properties, office buildings and hospitality projects.