Lisa Helfman is the Director of Real Estate for H-E- B Grocery Company and is working

on the company’s significant expansion in Houston. Prior to joining H-E- B in 2014,

Lisa served as Director of Real Estate Services at Texas Children’s Hospital where

she created the Real Estate Services Department in order to centralize the hospital’s

real estate operations. Lisa worked at Texas Children’s for seven years after leaving

Vinson & Elkins where she represented many urban redevelopment clients, non-

profits, and government entities in financings, real estate, and other legal matters.

Lisa received her JD Magna Cum Laude from the University of Houston Law Center

and her BA Cum Laude from Tulane University.

When she isn’t pursuing dynamic sites for H-E- B, she is pushing kale smoothies to

children all over underserved communities as the Founder of Brighter Bites. In the

fall of 2011, Lisa and her family took part in a weekly fruit and vegetable co-op, and

she watched her children’s eating habits transform—for the better. So much so that

her little boy rejected a piece of cake at a birthday party, asking instead for the

blueberries he’d grown fond of eating at home. Like most moms, Lisa realized this

was a fairly significant decision for a six-year- old, and she wondered what kind of

influence regular access to fresh produce might have on all children.

She was inspired to replicate this type of positive change in underserved

communities identified as “food deserts,” or areas where access to grocery stores

stocked with fresh produce is sorely limited. Because nutrition education in these

communities is often equally lacking, Lisa’s vision was to bring a produce co-op to

schools in these neighborhoods that included an educational component. She

created a collaborative partnership between the Houston Food Bank and Dr. Shreela

Sharma at the University of Texas School of Public Health, and launched the

program now known as Brighter Bites. Five years later, Brighter Bites has delivered

over 15,000,000 pounds of fresh produce to over 30,000 families at over 100

participating schools in Houston, Dallas, and Austin and is now replicating

nationally in NYC, DC and SW Florida.

Acho Azuike manages DC Partners' real estate development and investment activities including compliance with all EB-5 Program requirements. Mr. Azuike has over 12 years of experience in the real estate industry with experiences ranging from real estate finance to real estate development. He graduated from The University of Texas with BA in Economics and received his MBA from Rice University Jones Graduate School of Business.

A graduate of Rice University with a master’s degree in architecture and a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Trinity University, Founding Principal Scott Ziegler is a thought leader on the subject of urbanism, as well as a frequent guest speaker at Rice University, Urban Land Institute, Texas Society of Architects, and Multifamily Executive Conferences. As Practice Area Leader of the Urban Residential Studio, Scott plays an active role in shaping the urban landscape through his published writings in professional journals on the subjects of sustainable urban growth strategies and high-density mixed-use developments. Scott’s urban residential experience is tempered by industry leaders including Hines, Gables Residential Trust, General Investment and Development, The Hanover Companies, Camden REIT, Trammell Crow Residential, Dinerstein Companies, and Forest City for the design of low-rise, mid-rise, and high-rise developments. With projects totaling over 18 million s.f. and $2.5 billion in construction value, Scott is adept at providing design direction to his clients in the form of density studies, developing appropriate unit mix, unit design, lifestyle demographics, amenity packages, interior design, and insight into future design trends. Scott’s insight and comprehensive knowledge of the profession have led his firm to design numerous award-winning projects that have garnered regional and national recognition. Scott’s design experience reflects his belief that beautiful architecture enriches people’s lives and expresses the spirit of our time through art, craft, and technology.

John S. Moody, Jr., is Board Certified in Commercial Real Estate by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and has extensive experience in real estate development, leasing, acquisitions, sales and financing. He represents developers, owners, families, financial institutions, investors, retailers and private equity funds in acquisitions, sales, development, leasing, financing and construction of all types of real estate.

Jason M. Cooper is president of Arch-Con Corporation with more than 20 years of experience in the commercial construction industry. Cooper has served on Arch-Con’s executive leadership team since 2010 working in lockstep with Chief Executive Officer Michael G. Scheurich and Chief Financial Officer Geri M. Pacheco, playing a pivotal role in implementing company goals, strategies, plans and policies. He ensures our operations meet the highest standards and is committed to fostering growth and collaboration within our project teams. He oversees monthly, company-wide training sessions and leadership meetings.

Cooper enjoys building and maintaining relationships with key clients, trade partners and stakeholders. Cooper is an active member of professional organizations serving on the Tilt-Up Concrete Association’s board of directors, NAIOP Houston board of directors and the Association of Commercial Real Estate Professionals where he served as president during the organization’s 20th anniversary. He holds a bachelor’s degree in construction science from Texas A&M University and is recognized as LEED AP.

A recognized construction expert, Cooper has helped lead our Industrial Division amassing a portfolio of more than 120 industrial projects totaling 31 million square feet and $1.5 billion in the last 10 years.

Anna Deans Executive Vice President, Investment and Development

As Executive Vice President, Deans oversees the development of commercial and multifamily projects from inception to delivery, to ensure the entirety of the project aligns with Midway’s investment strategy. Deans’ expertise lies within the strategy and execution of large-scale, mixed-use destinations. One of Deans’ primary projects is Midway’s East River project, 150 acres of carefully designed, multi-phase, mixed-use development that will transform Houston’s waterfront east of Downtown into a new economic center.

ABOUT MIDWAY

Houston-based Midway is a privately owned real estate investment and development firm that has provided the highest level of quality, service and value to clients and investors for over 50 years. Midway’s portfolio of projects completed and/or underway consists of more than 45 million square feet of properties ranges from mixed-use destinations to office, industrial facilities, and master-planned residential communities. Midway continues to develop projects of distinction, aesthetic relevance and enduring value for investors, clients, and the people who live, work, and thrive in the environment they create.

Ian M. Rosenberg founded INFILL Planning & Development in 2003. He has

been managing planning, design, construction, and operations and

maintenance of complex projects for over 20 years. Mr. Rosenberg has

worked closely with many public agencies and has been instrumental in the

planning and execution of projects for The Federal Reserve Bank, Buffalo

Bayou Partnership, Memorial Park Conservancy and Main Street Coalition.

Prior to founding INFILL, Mr. Rosenberg spent 14 years in various positions

at the Federal Reserve Bank, Houston Branch. During his tenure, Mr.

Rosenberg has either been responsible for or participated in a multitude of

large and small real estate projects culminating in the design and

construction of the Branch’s new $95 million, 314,000 sf facility on Allen

Parkway.

Mr. Rosenberg’s experience with the Federal Reserve qualified him for the

team hired to design the world’s largest cash management center for the

Peoples Bank of China in Shanghai, China. Mr. Rosenberg was responsible

for the project’s overall planning and conceptual design.

Additionally, Mr. Rosenberg is actively involved in a professional capacity in

several organizations whose missions are centered on the betterment of

Houston. First, Mr. Rosenberg served as Main Street Coalition’s Director of

Planning. Mr. Rosenberg has served as a Project Manager for the Buffalo

Bayou Partnership since 2003. In that role, Mr. Rosenberg has overseen the

development of the $15 Million Sabine to Bagby Promenade, $10 Million

International Coffee Building and real estate development for the

Partnership.

Mr. Rosenberg’s purchase and renovation of a historic buildings into 13

celsius and Mongoose versus Cobra have been recognized and earned a

Good Brick Award and ULI Development of Distinction Awards. Mr.

Rosenberg has also served on the Board of the Midtown Management

District, Legacy Community Health Centers and is the Past Chairman of the

Fifth Ward Community Development Corporation. He currently is a

member of the Houston Planning Commission.

Mr. Rosenberg received a Bachelor of Architecture from the Gerald D.

Hines College of Architecture at the University of Houston in 1996. He also

attended the Centre d’Etude d’Architcture et d’Urbanism, Saintes France

in 1995 and the Rice University Graduate School of Management for

Advanced Project Management Program in 2001.

With expertise in tenant representation and agency leasing, Chris possesses a holistic and comprehensive understanding of retail commercial real estate. As a Retail Services Advisor, he partners with clients to serve as an extension of their team. Chris leverages data-driven information, technology and market research to deliver customized solutions that meet his clients’ business objectives and exceed their expectations. As a member of JLL’s Retail Services group, Chris has a front row seat to Houston's changing retail landscape.

In 2013, Chris joined JLL as a Senior Research Analyst, where he developed an in-depth understanding of economic trends and their impact on the industry. He also provided market insight to brokerage teams and their clients and crafted data-driven reports and presentations. In 2015, he joined the Retail Services group as an Associate Broker.

With over 23 years of design leadership experience and success, Mide believes that intuitive and targeted design

ideas create impactful spaces. As a licensed architect, he offers relevant design leadership experience from

programming all the way through construction and believes that designing distinctive, yet aspirational

architectural solutions create the uniqueness of “place”.

As a passionate design director with a unique vision, his skills include developing building designs, from concepts

development through construction, overall leadership, strategic visioning, critical problem solving and conflict

resolution, synthesis of complex programs, strategic planning, Master Planning as well as Urban Design. His

projects have garnered multiple national and international design awards for excellence.

Jason Presley is a Senior Vice President with CBRE. He has over 19 years of experience focusing on institutional quality office buildings in locations such as Houston, Dallas, Austin, Los Angeles, San Francisco Bay area and Chicago.

Immediately prior to rejoining CBRE, Mr. Presley was a Portfolio Manager for Lionstone Investments. In that role, he was primarily responsible for value and performance for the Cash Flow Office platform, representing over $1B in Net Asset Value. Mr. Presley began his career at CBRE, in the Global Corporate Services group in Houston where he represented large corporate and professional clients in office leases.

As an Asset Manager at Lionstone, Mr. Presley oversaw leasing for 2.5 MSF in 22 assets across 10 metro areas. This role gave him access to best-in-class leasing tactics. He also modeled and analyzed complex lease transactions, making thoughtful decisions that maximized asset returns and achieved fund goals.

Mr. Presley also has 8 years of occupier representation experience. As a result, he understands value drivers for tenants and how to best communicate with their representatives, and he has forged close personal relationships with key members of the occupier representative community.