Award Winning Executive Leader with over 20 years of experience in Real Estate and Hospitality.

Maintained 95% retention during Covid19 motivating the National team by driving an RV 5,300 miles

across 17 states to visit 6 properties and each of the 65 managers. Chair of the Board, Co-CEO and

Owner with oversight of seven P&L’s with $75M in revenue and 700 employees. Owned and managed 6

hotels and successfully negotiated loan modifications for each through the pandemic with Wells Fargo,

Rialto, and Midland. Franchise ownership and experience with Marriott, Starbucks and IHG. Led

complete renovations of five Historic Buildings, transforming them into 150 – 330 room boutique hotels,

resulting in AAA 4 Diamond and International Design awards in New Orleans, Denver, Houston, St.

Louis and Omaha. Successfully transacted a $45 Million real estate deal 9 days after the property was hit

by a multimillion-dollar natural disaster and orchestrated management contracts, insurance claims, legal,

investors, and banks to close the deal on time all during the pandemic. Non-profit board experience

including raising $2.8M for one organization in three years.

C.J. Chapman has joined Stonebridge Companies as General Counsel. He will provide in-house legal advice for Stonebridge and oversee the firm's risk management group.

C.J. is a Denver native and brings nearly two decades of experience as a general counsel and shareholder. Most recently, he served as general counsel to Elevation Capital, a venture fund based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

He previously served as executive vice president, general counsel, and corporate secretary to BellRock Brands Inc., a publicly traded company on the Canadian Securities Exchange, which he took public in November 2018. Prior to that role, Chapman was a shareholder at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP, where he practiced in its real estate and corporate departments.

C.J. is a graduate of Princeton University and the University of Denver Sturm College of Law.

Omar Palacios brings nearly three decades of experience to his role, overseeing all aspects of hospitality development and management. His extensive background positions him as a key leader in driving McWhinney’s growth and success. Prior to joining McWhinney, Omar was Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Partner at Geolo Capital, where he transitioned the firm from a hotel equity investment platform to a diversified real estate platform. He also held significant roles at Playa Hotels & Resorts, One&Only Resorts, and Kerzner International Limited. Currently serving on Hyatt’s Owners Advisory Council, Omar is focused on advancing McWhinney’s vision to be the most innovative private real estate investment firm, embodying the company’s values of creativity and financial discipline.

Dean Stambules is the Chief Investment Officer for Sage. In this role, Dean leads all new

business initiatives for the company, including the identification of investment opportunities for

both acquisitions and development as well as the growth of Sage’s third-party management

portfolio – for both hotels and restaurants.

An integral part of the investments and business development team since he joined Sage in

2014, Dean was instrumental in rebuilding Sage’s investment model and has been involved in

nearly all of Sage’s new business related to acquisitions and third-party management contracts

since that time.

Before joining Sage, Dean was as an Analyst at Hunter Hotel Advisors where he worked in the

Capital Markets division and focused on the underwriting and placement of hotel real estate

debt and equity. Prior to that, he served as an Associate at Welsh Chester Galiney Matone, a

consulting firm in Northern New Jersey, where he developed a strong foundation in real estate

valuation for all commercial property types.

Dean graduated with honors from Denison University where he received his Bachelor of Arts in

Economics and was also the recipient of The Kussamaul Award, which is given to the Denison

student “who has contributed the most to the local community during their four years.” Dean

remains active in his local community and is also a member of the Young Hospitality Investment

Professionals group (YHIP).

John A. Kelley III, CHIA, joined Newmark Valuation & Advisory in 2018 and currently serves as a Senior Vice President in the Denver, Colorado, office. A hospitality and leisure real estate veteran, Kelley has substantial expertise in the valuation and advisory of amusement parks, waterparks, sports complexes and arenas, aquariums, hotels and resorts, bowling centers, convention and conference centers, campgrounds and stayaway camps, family entertainment centers and other leisure-related assets. He has completed appraisals on assets ranging in value from less than $1 million to more than $600 million throughout the United States and the Middle East.

Kelley joined Newmark after serving as a Senior Associate for about three years with Hotel & Leisure Advisors, a Cleveland-based hospitality and leisure appraisal and consulting firm. In this capacity, Kelley was responsible for completing appraisals, feasibility studies, economic impact studies, brand impact studies and operational reviews for various hospitality-related assets. Some unique assets included indoor waterpark resorts, municipal aquatic centers and mixed-use developments.

Prior to Hotel & Leisure Advisors, Kelley was a senior quality assurance consultant with LRA Worldwide (now LRA by Deloitte). During his tenure there, he traveled to more than 20 countries completing hotel and resort quality assessments for some of the largest international brands. He managed Westin Hotels in Providence, Rhode Island, and Baltimore, Maryland, prior to joining LRA Worldwide.

Chris Viscardi directs execution of the firm’s development projects – from concept through design, entitlement, budgeting, construction, and closeout. In addition, Viscardi oversees property selection, acquisition, disposition, leasing and public finance. With more than 15 years of industry experience, Viscardi has been involved in all aspects of development, investment, property management, construction management and capitalizing of real estate. Prior to joining Kentro Group, Viscardi held various roles in Commercial and Investment Banking with Brownfields Capital, First Western Trust and Heartland Bank. Viscardi earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance and Real Estate from Colorado State University.

Kyle’s expertise is in retail leasing, tenant representation, development, and investment sales throughout Colorado and Nationally. What differentiates Kyle from most leasing brokers is his in-depth knowledge of the emerging neighborhoods and cutting-edge retailers expanding both in the Colorado market and nationally.

Elizabeth (Liz) Morgan has spent over 25 years dedicated to the retail commercial real estate industry. She focuses on the acquisition and sale of retail and mixed-use properties for developers, investors and retail tenants/users. Prior to joining Pinnacle, Liz was a Senior Broker with SullivanHayes Brokerage, where she specialized representing national and regional tenants, assisting in crafting and executing their expansion strategy throughout Colorado, the mountain states and the Dakotas.

Some of her past and present clients include; Circle K, Chase Bank, Eckerd’s, Home Depot, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Panera Bread, SmashBurger, Boos Development, Armstrong Development Properties, Mile High Development and Confluent Development.

Liz has a passion for fly fishing, travelling and hunting pheasant with Bear, her Chesapeake Bay Retriever.

Sean is CEO & Principal at Formativ, a full-service real estate development and investment firm based in Denver. The firm is focused on in-the-path-of-growth real estate and urban in-fill development projects. Developments that, through the built environment, turn blocks or micro-neighborhoods into sustainable and inclusive communities that thrive in our modern world. With placemaking at the core of these developments, Formativ incorporates complimentary asset types, public spaces, and additive best-in-class amenities to deliver projects where people want to live, work, and play. The firm specializes in Mixed-Use, Master-Planned, Multifamily, Creative Office, and Hospitality

asset categories. By developing thriving communities and properties, Formativ delivers superior, risk-adjusted returns for its partners and investors.

Sean is a real estate developer, community builder and former Wall Street executive with a strong background

in finance, real estate, and business development. Sean founded Formativ with the vision to establish a real estate firm that was centered around transformative urban projects that grow communities and businesses. He is involved in the full lifecycle of FORMATIV’s

developments leading the visioning, investment and execution of our projects.

Prior to founding Formativ, Sean was co-founder and developer of INDUSTRY, Colorado’s foremost creative office concept. Before becoming a leader within real estate development community, Sean spent over a decade in NYC’s financial sector in fixed income trading and investment banking. Sean is a leader in Denver’s business and non-profit community serving on the Boards of Metro EDC, The Denver Zoo, The Other Side Academy and 10.10.10.. Sean is originally from Washington D.C. and attended the University of Maryland.

David A. Gaspers, AICP, Principal City Planner for the City and County of Denver, Colorado, has focused

on integrated land use and transportation planning, transit-oriented development and walkable

urbanism for the past 17 years. He has managed both citywide plans that are comprehensive and

strategic as well as area-specific, highly detailed station area plans. He currently serves as the Planning

Services Special Projects Coordinator and is principal-in-charge of the Denver Downtown Area Plan. He

received his Master’s degree in Community and Regional Planning from the University of Nebraska.

Joshua is a landscape architect and planner and serves as the Co-Director of Sasaki’s office in Denver. He has a deep passion for creating successful human habitat for all people through a variety of urban design, planning, and landscape project types. His interest lies at the intersection of people and infrastructure, where he focuses on the planning, design, and implementation of urban places of lasting social significance and ecological integrity. A systems thinker, Joshua has used his multi-disciplinary background and worked across scales and contexts in North America, Australia, Europe, and Africa.

On every project, he has committed himself to working with both public and private clients on complex social, environmental, and financial problems through collaboration, community engagement, and innovative solutions. Joshua’s expertise is in district scale master planning, urban redevelopment, infrastructural and environmental urban systems, corridor planning and design, and parks and public spaces. Joshua has a keen understanding of social dynamics, long term implications of planning and design, environmental performance, and changes in technology and economies. He uses this knowledge to craft resilient solutions for cities and people.

Joshua earned a master’s degree in city planning from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and holds a bachelor’s degree in landscape architecture with a minor in environmental science from Louisiana State University. He has taught at Northeastern University’s School of Architecture on Sustainable Urban Environments and works to bring human-centric urbanism to the mainstream through research, education, and writing.

Teena Bergstrand works as a key leader for Saunders’ marketing, communications and business development efforts, developing successful marketing services, corporate communications and brand presence. As vice president of market strategy, Bergstrand oversees Saunders’ marketing and communications, with an enhanced focus on identifying market growth opportunities and competitive advantage strategies, and developing client experience enhancements.

Bergstrand holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and business administration from the University of Colorado Boulder, and a master’s degree in integrated marketing communications from the University of Denver Daniels College of Business.

Bergstrand has been recognized as a leader in the industry as a finalist in Denver Business Journal’s Top 40 under 40 class of 2022, the 2018 Top Young Professional by Engineering News Record-Mountain States, and the 2015 Marketer of the Year by the Society of Marketing Professionals (SMPS) Colorado Chapter. She is also an active member in the community, serving as an American Red Cross Colorado/Wyoming board member, Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) Denver board member, Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce legislative committee, and Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce Leadership Denver Class of 2021.