Matt Joblon is a founding partner and serves as Chief Executive Officer for BMC Investments. Since

2010, BMC has acquired and managed over 8,000 multifamily units in metro Denver comprising an asset

value just over $1 billion. Also in that time span BMC has developed or is in the process of developing

over $500 million in projects, all in Cherry Creek. Some of the projects include market leaders such as

the Steele Creek luxury apartment project and the new Halcyon Hotel. Through those projects, BMC has

been instrumental in bringing world class retail and restaurant concepts to Cherry Creek including

Matsuhisa, Quality Italian, Le Bilboquet, Soul Cycle, CB2 and Departure. BMC currently has over 200

employees and is growing at a fast pace. Lastly, BMC has another $500 million in development projects

in the pipeline in Cherry Creek, Boulder and the Fitzsimmons Medical Campus, and is in the process of

sourcing thousands of multifamily units outside of Denver. Mr. Joblon received a B.B.A. in

Entrepreneurship and Real Estate Finance from Babson College and is on the Board of the Blue Sky Fund.

As the Chief Real Estate Investment Officer, Clark provides leadership and strategic direction to the real estate division, including overseeing policies, procedures and investment decisions for real estate development, acquisitions, dispositions, financing, marketing and partnership activities for DHA. She also establishes and maintains relationships with government agencies, community stakeholders, residents, vendors, financial partners, and various associations for the execution of DHA’s real estate investment strategic goals among other key responsibilities.

Prior to joining DHA, Clark worked for Urban Land Conservancy (ULC), a Denver-based non-profit real estate development organization focused on land acquisitions and development of affordable housing and supportive community benefit uses. Earlier in her career she also served in city government in the planning and development department for the City of Pasadena, California.

Clark currently serves on the Colorado State Land Board as commissioner at large as a gubernatorial appointee and served on the Denver Planning Board as a mayoral appointee for five years. Clark is a thought leader in the industry, having served on multiple panels at various events. She also earned a Trailblazer Award from the Denver Chapter of Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW), and was an Eagle Award nominee from Housing Colorado.

Clark holds her Juris Doctor from the University of Wisconsin, a Master of Planning from the University of Southern California, and a Bachelor of Arts from Brown University.

Kent Heckaman joined MGL in 2020 as a development partner, overseeing the procurement and execution of market rate multifamily and mixed-use developments.

Kent has over 25 years of experience as a real estate executive and has delivered 8,000+ multifamily units including luxury, affordable and senior housing. He has also developed over 1 million square-feet of commercial space. Prior to joining MGL, Mr. Heckaman served in multiple executive level development positions with organizations based in the Midwest and metro Washington D.C. His product expertise includes multifamily garden, mid-rise, high-rise, retail, light industrial and office.

Mr. Heckman earned a bachelor’s degree in Urban Planning from Arizona State University and is a Certified Commercial Investment Manager.

Christ Nebenzahl is Senior Director and Americas Head of Multifamily Research for CBRE Capital Markets. In this role, Chris leads research strategy for the Multifamily platform, developing market and investment outlooks across the full multifamily spectrum. He works closely with senior advisors and clients to translate housing, demographic and economic data into actionable insights for investors, developers and operators.

Chris brings more than a decade of institutional research experience to the role. Most recently, he served as Vice President of Rental Research at John Burns Research and Consulting, where he led client engagement and business development across the multifamily, single-family rental and build-to-rent verticals, advised the firm's CEO on multifamily expansion strategy, and oversaw a team of analysts covering the full rental market. Prior to that, he served as Director of Economic Research at Radix Inc., where he built and led market research efforts for a rapidly growing multifamily business intelligence platform, and as Director of Institutional Research at Yardi Matrix, where he managed a team producing national and metropolitan research across multifamily, office, self-storage and student housing.

Earlier in his career, Chris managed more than $2 billion in public-sector fixed-income portfolios at Insight Investment/Cutwater Asset Management, where he developed the cross-disciplinary approach to economic analysis that informs his real estate research practice.

Chris is active in the multifamily industry, regularly participating in leading conferences including NMHC, ULI, and IMN. He holds a Master of Science in Finance and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, with concentrations in Economics and Leadership Studies, from the University of Denver's Daniels College of Business.

Nathan Moore serves as a National Director and Executive Leadership Team member at MHK Architecture, where he plays a vital role in guiding the firm’s long-term strategic planning. As one of two National Directors heading the commercial division, Nathan brings 13 years of industry expertise and holds architectural licenses in 12 states.

 

He serves as principal in charge for numerous multifamily, commercial, and single-family residential projects from Oregon to Florida, ranging in scale up to $150 million. Since 2019, he has opened two offices in Colorado for MHK alongside his co-director and wife, Anna.

 

Nathan earned his Bachelor of Science in Architecture with an Interior Design emphasis from the University of Missouri, followed by a Master of Architecture from the University of Colorado.

Kevin Strahley is President of Bristlecone Construction, a regional general contractor building commercial, hospitality, and multifamily projects across Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona. He has roughly 20 years in the industry on hard bid, design-guild, CM/GC, and public-private partnership work. At Bristlecone he leads preconstruction and operations and drives strategic initiatives. The firm's self-perform concrete and carpentry crews give owners direct control of the scopes that drive schedule. Recent Denver-area work includes the AC Hotel and The James. He holds a B.S. in Construction Management from Colorado State University.

Kelly Dranginis serves as Development Partner at Middleburg. In this role she leads the development projects across Colorado and Utah through site acquisition, capitalization, and project execution. Throughout her 10 years of experience developing multifamily and mixed-use communities throughout Colorado and California,  she has led the design, capitalization, and development of projects representing more than $1 billion in value and over 2,400 apartments.

Prior to joining Middleburg, Dranginis served as Managing Director at Holland Partner Group, where she led the Denver Development Team overseeing investor relationships, project execution, and land sourcing. Previously, she held roles at UDR, Inc. and S.L. Green. Dranginis holds a B.A. from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland.

Mr. Marks leads multifamily development for Hines’ Denver office. His role

focuses on sourcing new multifamily opportunities in Colorado and leading them

through their entire life cycle.

With Hines, Elliot worked on the site acquisition, design, entitlements, financing

and construction management of over 2,500 units and valued at over $1.4 billion.

Before joining the Denver office, he worked with Hines in Houston, focused on

urban multifamily development across the Southwestern United States. Prior to

joining Hines, Elliot worked with an Australian-based multifamily developer that

focused on core highrise development across the United States.

Churchill Bunn leads all investment and development activities for Alpine Investments, including sourcing of new projects. Churchill brings over 20 years of experience in acquisitions, ground-up infill development, asset management, and commercial brokerage. His expertise includes market and site feasibility, financial analysis, entitlements, and project management.

Prior to forming Alpine Investments, Churchill led the development of 1.4 million square feet ($750M) of Class A office space as Senior Director of Development at Irvine Company, one of the nation’s largest private real estate companies. In total, during his time at Irvine Company, Churchill was involved in the development and redevelopment of over 4 million square feet of office and mixed-use projects. Previous experience includes two years as Real Estate Manager for the Southern California region at hotel developer/operator OTO Development, four years in commercial brokerage in North and South Carolina, and two years as an investment analyst in the multi-family and retail sectors.

Churchill received his MBA with concentrations in Real Estate Finance and Real Estate Development, and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Originally from North Carolina, Churchill resides in Denver with his wife Alex and two daughters, Collins and Carter, and enjoys the outdoors, travel, reading, spending time with family and watching the Tar Heels.

Chad brings more than 10 years of multifamily and mixed-use development experience spanning acquisition, entitlements, design, construction, and asset delivery. As Managing Director – Development, he is responsible for sourcing, underwriting, executing, and delivering multifamily development investments for the firm.

Prior to joining Forum, Chad was Vice President – Acquisitions & Development at Realberry (formerly McWhinney), where he led multifamily and build-to-rent development pursuits across multiple states and helped drive significant development investments. During his tenure, he oversaw the vertical capitalization of a $71 million co-GP joint venture and placed more than $175 million of development opportunities under contract. Previously, he held development roles with Storybuilt and LCOR Incorporated, where he managed a combined $463 million development budget across multifamily and mixed-use projects.

Chad holds a Master of Urban and Environmental Planning from the University of Virginia School of Architecture and a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Sciences from the University of Virginia, where he played varsity baseball. He is active in NAIOP Colorado, the Urban Land Institute, and the Denver Park Trust Outreach Committee. Outside of work, Chad enjoys skiing, mountain biking, camping, and anything else active outside with his dog and Colorado community.

Ralph Lowen is an Executive Director with Agency Financing at PGIM Real Estate, where he originates permanent and construction financing for multifamily and senior housing properties, with a focus on HUD, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac executions. Over the course of his career, Ralph has financed more than 30,000 multifamily units representing over $3 billion in transaction volume.

Prior to joining PGIM Real Estate, Ralph spent eight years at Walker & Dunlop, most recently as Senior Managing Director, specializing in Agency financing for multifamily, affordable housing and senior healthcare properties. He began his career at PGIM Real Estate, formerly Prudential Mortgage Capital Company, where he spent 12 years focused on Agency financing nationwide.

A Colorado native, Ralph earned a bachelor’s degree in finance and business administration from the University of Colorado Boulder.

Prior to joining Prime West, Jeff worked for Mill Creek Residential, Carmel Partners, and Alliance Residential, where he was responsible for the ground-up development of new multifamily projects. Before working in multi-family development, Jeff was an attorney for several corporate clients in Colorado. A native of the Pacific Northwest, Jeff earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from Gonzaga University, a Juris Doctor from the University of Colorado Law School and is a licensed attorney in Colorado.

Turner D. Miller serves as Vice President of Weins Development Group, where he focuses on acquisitions, dispositions, development strategy, and investment analysis. With nearly a decade of experience in real estate development and investment, Mr. Miller has played a key role in identifying redevelopment opportunities, structuring transactions, and executing growth initiatives throughout the Denver metropolitan area.

Mr. Miller earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Kansas. Since joining the firm in 2018, he has contributed to the successful development and disposition of multifamily, condominium, townhome, and mixed-use projects, including the sellout of the Aria Denver community consisting of townhomes, condominiums, and apartment residences.

His expertise includes land acquisition, market analysis, capitalization strategy, redevelopment planning, and asset positioning, helping support the firm’s continued growth throughout the Denver market.

Casey Klein serves as Vice President of Development at EMBREY, where he oversees site selection, entitlements, and design efforts across the Denver, Phoenix, and Austin markets. In his role, he leads coordination with consultants and directs development activities from initial concepts through project disposition.

With nearly a decade of experience across a range of development projects, Casey has contributed to more than 12 multifamily developments. His experience includes podium, wrap, urban, and garden-style multifamily products, with involvement spanning entitlement, design, and construction. He maintains full lifecycle oversight of development projects within his markets, ensuring alignment from inception through completion.

Since joining EMBREY in 2021 as Director of Land Acquisitions, Casey has played an integral role in expanding the company’s development pipeline in key growth markets.

Prior to EMBREY, Casey held leadership roles with Presidian Hotels and TransPecos Development Corp., where he ultimately served as President of Development. Across these roles, he oversaw management, development, and investment activities for a diverse portfolio of projects.

Casey holds a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University and is an active member of the Urban Land Institute, the Real Estate Council of San Antonio, the Real Estate Council of Austin, and the National Multifamily Housing Council.

Rusty brings a wealth of diverse expertise to EnergyLogic, blending practical construction insight with a deep understanding of sustainability, energy efficiency, codes and programs, and building science. In his role as Director of Business Development, Rusty spearheads the cultivation of new clients, services, and innovative ideas within EnergyLogic, ensuring that our clients receive top-tier customer service and specialized support to achieve their sustainability and efficiency objectives.

After completing his master’s in business administration from the University of Colorado, Rusty embarked on a multifaceted career, from crafting small affordable housing to overseeing the construction of multimillion-dollar trophy homes in the Vail Valley. Motivated by a keen interest in energy-efficient building methods, he pursued RESNET®, BPI, and CSU’s School of the Built Environment certifications. His journey eventually led him to EnergyLogic, where he has held various pivotal roles, including Field Rater, Field Services Manager, Business Development Manager, and currently, Director of Business Development.

As seems to be required on every Colorado Bio, Rusty enjoys spending time outside. Specifically, you can find him trail running and biking with the occasional hockey game and hunting trip thrown in for fun.

I lead the marketing and sales teams at The Aurora Highlands and maintain close relationships with the development’s building partners, public entities and various consulting teams. I’m involved in the local, state, and global community, sitting on community boards and acting philanthropically.

The Aurora Highlands is the Denver Metro Area’s largest master-planned community currently underway just south of DIA. The community will expand the metro area to the east near DIA and will add 12,500 residential units, 4 new schools, 21 miles of trails, 20 neighborhood parks, recreational facilities, libraries, outdoor entertainment venues, shops and restaurants and is a part of the Aerotropolis region that will add 170,000 jobs to the metro area upon completion.

Bryce Hall is an accomplished architect and executive with more than 20 years of experience in residential architecture. As the President of KEPHART, he guides the strategic vision and direction of the firm, providing support for eight additional Principals who help drive KEPHART’s success. Bryce’s contagious passion and deep knowledge of the industry inspires his peers to pursue continuous growth and education.

Bryce attended the University of Colorado, where he earned master’s degrees in both architecture and business administration, allowing him to understand the industry more comprehensively from the perspective of both an architect and a developer. His enthusiasm for these two interests, combined with his deep understanding of client needs, have helped solidify KEPHART as the architect of choice for many national developers.

Bryce’s exemplary skills and leadership have earned him recognition as the President of one of Denver’s Best Places to Work, and as a leader in the field of architecture on ColoradoBiz’s 2025 Architects Power List. Bryce also represents and shares KEPHART’s thought leadership on a national stage at events like the National Multifamily Housing Conference and the Pacific Coast Builders’ Conference.

Sheila joined JHP Architecture / Urban Design in 1999 after graduating with her Master Degree in Architecture from the University of Texas Arlington. She recently became a Principal at JHP in 2019. In June of 2024 Sheila opened JHP’s second office in Denver, Colorado. Sheila started as an architectural intern and has excelled to become one of the most qualified and prolific project managers at the firm. Known for her commitment to detail and her can-do-attitude, Sheila manages some of the firm’s largest accounts and award winning projects.

In addition to her project responsibilities, Sheila provides oversite to JHP’s staff on issues related to Accessibility and Fair Housing requirements. Sheila’s specialized training and target experience assists Owners, Developers, State and Local Officials and Contractors to make informed decisions regarding regulatory compliance.

Jim Freiberg began his career in Chicago, were he worked for one of the largest

homebuilders in the metro area. Following that, Jim went to work for Pepper

Construction in their Design/Build Division. In 2006 Jim relocated to Denver, Colorado

where he became the Director of Construction for Erickson Construction. In 2014 Jim

joined the Nucor/Vulcraft team, collaborating with general contractors, fabricators, and

wall-panel fabricators promoting the benefits of Ecospan, and then later the benefits of

RediCor, in the Mountain West sales territory. In 2024, Jim joined the Innovation

Services Group inside Nucor, where his high priority is in developing collaborative

teams across the United States, which focus on solving problems in the Mixed-Use

Multi-Family building segment.

Andrew Garrett is co-founder of Current Sets, a multifamily design-risk and project-intelligence company combining expert coordination reviews with purpose-built software. Current Sets has reviewed nearly 800 multifamily projects. A former construction manager, Andrew has helped develop the company’s approach to constructability, coordination, revision analysis, and AI-assisted document checks. He brings a practical builder’s perspective to reducing design risk before it reaches the field.

Michael Mazurk is currently serving as The Director of Multifamily at QXO. Mr. Mazurk and his team focus on providing commercial and residential roofing, siding, windows, decking, insulation, specialty lumber, waterproofing, and air barrier systems to the North American building industry. Mr. Mazurk is responsible for the Multifamily, Senior Living and BTR segments as well as the national account relationships within. He and his team work directly with Owners, Architects, General Contractors, Installers and Manufacturers. Mr. Mazurk brings over 20 years of building material experience in sales, distribution, import and manufacturing. Mr. Mazurk and his team strive to be involved with the value chain in the full life cycle of the build to save time, manage work more efficiently, and enhance their businesses. Their goal is to ensure proper specification, installation and supply of the materials while working in partnership through the value chain to mitigate risk and drive value to all parties involved.

Adam, Managing Partner, leads all strategic direction and growth initiatives for Narrate Holdings. He is responsible for the vision of each development project, execution of all ground up developments, as well as the capitalization for each development project. Adam brings 18 years of experience in direct equity real estate investment and development, having developed over 1,500 units, valued at over $1 billion. Prior to co-founding Narrate, Adam worked a few of the most prominent real estate investment and development firms in the country. In addition to Narrate Holdings, Adam is a Founding Partner of Narrate Ventures, a private equity firm founded in partnership Zack Kobilca, that invests in great entrepreneurs and operators in need of capital to strategically grow.

Daniel Pittenger is a Director of Development for the Mountain States Division of Trammell Crow Residential, the multifamily development company of Crow Holdings, where he leads the sourcing and execution of new multifamily opportunities across the Rocky Mountain region.

Since joining TCR in 2015, Daniel has built a track record defined by both scale and impact, overseeing the development and delivery of more than 3,700 units along Colorado’s Front Range and working across a diverse range of submarkets and project types.

Daniel received a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Colorado. He is currently a member of the Downtown Denver Partnership and the Urban Land Institute.

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.