Catherine Lee is the Chief Operating Officer and In-House Counsel for Douglas Elliman Texas. In addition to legal counsel, Catherine is charged with driving the company’s growth and managing financial operations as well as all day-to-day operations including marketing, human resources, recruiting, accounting, and business development.

Prior to this position, Catherine served as Chief Operating Officer and Partner of Sudhoff Companies, until Douglas Elliman formed a joint venture with Sudhoff Companies creating Douglas Elliman Texas. She has been a strategic family investor with Sudhoff Companies since 2010, becoming a major influencer in the company’s luxury real estate development across retail, multifamily, and residential with projects ranging from value-add repositioning to ground-up construction.

Before capitalizing in real estate, Catherine owned operated, and franchised 22 Applebee’s statewide and managed a 70-manager team with 1,300 employees. She was the only female franchisee for the global restaurant brand. Prior to the restaurant business, Catherine previously served as an Associate with Vinson & Elkins in their finance section.

Born and raised in Houston, Catherine graduated with honors from Rice University and holds a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Virginia School of Law.

Jay is the Vice President of Build for Rent for The Signorelli Company (TSC). He is responsible for working

with all divisions in executing the business strategy across The Signorelli Company’s entire BFR platform.

This includes coordinating with the Development, Acquisition, and Construction teams on the execution and

growth of the BFR pipeline throughout the greater Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, and Austin markets. Jay

also coordinates and assists with managing debt and equity capitalization efforts while working with TSC’s

Property Management teams with respect to all BFR initiatives, programming, and performance. Since

joining the firm in 2017, Jay has played an integral role in the development and leasing of one of TSC’s flagship

developments, Valley Ranch, one of the largest mixed-use developments in Texas and leading the Signorelli team in

launching it's Build-For Rent divisions, Rental Properties of America.

Prior to the Signorelli Company, Jay worked as an investment and development advisor for speculativeindustrial

and office space with a Houston-based portfolio company providing services and manufactured products to the

global energy and industrial markets. Jay also served as a leasing and development associate with Worth Partners in

College Station, where he helped establish 100% occupancy with the firm’s student housing portfolio of over 500

Class-A Multi-Family units and residential homes.

Jay holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from Texas A&M University and is a licensed Texas Real EstateSales

Agent . He is also an active member of Urban Land Institute (ULI), Aggie Real Estate Network, Leadership

Montgomery County (LMC), and is member of the Greater Houston Partnership Real Estate Committee. Jay is also

involved with the Aggie ACHIEVE program at Texas A&M University.

Raised in San Antonio, TX

Graduate of Texas A&M University, Class of ‘06

Master’s Degree in Real Estate from University of North Texas

Pioneered new use of analytics for Toll MPC team to oversee $1.25B+ in construction spend

Started Bold Fox Development in Summer 2019

Have 3 projects in active Development

2018-2019 President of the Montgomery County Builders/Developers Division

2018-2019 Member of the Board of Directors for Greater Houston Builders Association

Charter Director of the Quality Communities Alliance of Texas

Member of the Drainage Committee for the West Houston Association

2018 Outstanding committee member for the WHA Drainage Committee

Elected to the Pearland City Council in December 2020

Married to Wife Nikki Kamkar (Deloitte Partner) and has 3 children (Maxwell, Matteo, and Nicholas) and 3 dogs in Pearland

Jimmie Jenkins is Vice President, Master Planned Communities for Toll

Brothers. His duties include strategic planning and development oversight for

Toll Brothers master planned communities. Prior to joining Toll Brothers,

Jimmie served as Senior Vice President of Huffines Communities. Prior to

joining Huffines, Jimmie served as Vice President of Acquisitions for Shea

Homes Active Lifestyle Communities Previously, Jimmie co-founded Newland

Communities and served as President of both its Texas and Arizona divisions,

and later as corporate Senior Vice President of Strategic Acquisitions. Jimmie

holds a Juris Doctorate from the University of Houston Law Center, and a

Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Texas

at Austin. He is licensed by the State Bar of Texas. Jimmie is also a past

president of the Greater Houston Builders Association.

Ting Qiao has played a key role in transforming the face of real estate across the state of Texas, disrupting residential community development and redefining what the term “home” means. Founded by Ting in 2016, Wan Bridge is now a leading operator of build-to-rent communities in Texas, with offices and projects throughout the Houston, DFW, and surrounding Austin areas.

Ting believes in a leadership style that focuses on treating people with respect and giving them the support to “work hard, have fun and make a lot of money” while emphasizing the importance of innovation, technology, and team culture. Ting has been recognized as an Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year finalist for the past three years and several Houston Business Journal awards including 2022 Most Admired CEO. Under Ting’s guidance, Wan Bridge has been extended the recognition of many awards including the 2022 TAB Star Award, the 2022 Landmark Award, the 2022 The Fire Award, the 2021 Innovation Award, and Best Places to Work.

Jacob Quinn is a Risk Management professional that caters to Real Estate owners, developers, and managers. Jacob and his team design programs for single and multifamily clients to make insurance become a partial profit center rather than a guaranteed sunk cost. Jacob and his colleagues, manage and mitigate insurance for clients ranging from regional investors and developers to institutional operators. Regarding Single Family Residential operators, Jacob and his team assist clients from start to finish. From a developer of SFR, the Builders Risk and Construction Liability (WRAPS) fall under their purview, to acquiring SFR to rent, Jacob and his team customize tailor-made policies to contain their clients Total Cost of Risk. Insgroup/BRP are licensed in all 50 states, and have strategically located offices throughout the lower 48, to assist their clients on everything from contract review, refinance negotiations, claims mitigation, inspections, etc.

Jacob Quinn has been with Insgroup for over eight years, he is married to a native Houstonian and entrepreneur who is president of one of the top Art Advisory Firms in Texas, they have two boys, two dogs and on his free time he attempts to play golf and cheers on any sport related to Houston and the Ole Miss Rebels.

Heath Melton joined The Howard Hughes Corporation® (HHC) in 2015 and was recently named

President of the Phoenix Region with their 37,000 Acre purchase of Douglas Ranch/Trillium.

Prior, he served as Executive Vice President, Master Planned Communities Residential in

Houston. Heath is responsible for residential planning & development for the award-winning

master planned communities of The Woodlands, Bridgeland and The Woodlands Hills.

Prior to joining The Howard Hughes Corporation, Heath was a General Manager for Travisso

working for Taylor Morrison, Austin Division. He also worked for Sueba and KB Home in the

Houston market. Heath is a West Point Graduate and served in the US Army as a Field Artillery

Officer for five years where he deployed to Kosovo and Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Danny Signorelli is the Founder and CEO of The Signorelli Company (TSC), a privately

held real estate development firm based in Texas. Established in 1994, TSC has

evolved into a dynamic and vertically integrated enterprise, excelling in land

development, master-planned communities, retail, multifamily and homebuilding. Under

Danny's leadership, TSC is dedicated to the art of placemaking—creating, building,

owning and operating a diverse portfolio of assets.

Experience:

The Signorelli Company has established a portfolio with more than $1.5 billion in assets

under management and spanning more than 20,000 acres of community developments

across Texas. TSC is actively expanding its residential and commercial footprint in high-

growth markets across the state and continues to scale its operations with a focus on

long-term value, infrastructure delivery and high-quality placemaking.

 TSC’s commercial division is proud to feature Valley Ranch Town Center, ranked

as one of the top five power centers in Texas, and the #1 most visited open-air

shopping center in the Houston area.

 Consistently ranked among Zonda’s top developers in the Houston area, TSC’s

land division has added 12,740 lots in the past five years.

 Nationally recognized for its growth, the Signorelli homebuilding division, First

America Homes, was recently named to Zonda’s Builder 100.

Danny has been named a Developer of the Year by the Greater Houston Builders

Association and honored nationally as a finalist for the EY Entrepreneur of the Year in

2021. The Signorelli Company maintains a place on the INC 5000 list of fastest-growing

private companies and has been repeatedly recognized as a Top Workplace by the

Houston Chronicle and Houston Business Journal.

Education and Affiliations:

 Texas A&M University – B.S., Agricultural Economics

 Advisory Board - Mays Business School, Real Estate Program, Texas A&M

University

 Co-Founder - Montgomery County Builders Association (merged into GHBA)

 Commissioner - Texas Facilities Commission (TFC)

 Advisory Board - Angel Reach Village

 Board of Directors - Texans for Lawsuit Reform (TLR)

 Advisory Board - Greater Houston Partnership (GHP)

 Greater Houston Builders Association (GHBA)

 National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)

 International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)

 Urban Land Institute (ULI)

Uri Man is a real estate developer and consultant working on projects in Florida and Texas. Mr. Man has been entrenched in the development scene since 2002 having sourced and overseen developments, including more than 3,500 apartments and homes as an executive of The Related Group, Gables Residential and Ram Development. Over the past 20 years, Mr. Man's ground-up development projects ranged from large scale single-family master-planned communities, to market rate garden, mid-rise and high-rise apartment and condominium projects, to a 300,000 square foot retail lifestyle center. Mr. Man was also an executive of the Florida Panthers NHL Hockey Team where he led the development of the team's new training facility.

Uri was formerly the CEO of Crystal Lagoons US Corp., a company that licenses its patented technology to developers enabling the addition of beach life to projects with giant lagoons for swimming and watersports. As the company's CEO, Mr. Man created partnerships with ESJ Capital, Encore Funds, Metro Places, Land Tejas, Wynn Resorts, and other development companies to bring this unique technology to the US market.Currently Mr. Man serves as Exec VP of Land Tejas, the largest developer of masterplanned communities in Houston (based on lots developed and sold) and CEO of Lagoon Development, the development and ownership company of lagoons in Texas.

Mr. Man holds a Florida GC license and Broker's license and has taught real estate and business courses at FAU and UC Berkeley. Mr. Man serves on the Urban Land Institute (ULI) National Community Development Council. Mr. Man was awarded the Florida 'Young Leader of the Year' award by the ULI. Mr. Man has served on the boards of several charities and has been active in raising funds for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County, FIDF, and the Miami Dolphins NFL Cancer Challenge.

Mr. Man received a BBA from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business and an MBA from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley. Mr. Man has been a regular contributor to national news shows on Fox Business, CNN, CNBC and others providing his opinion regarding real estate markets and the US economy.

As Managing Principal, Elizabeth is focused on guiding the firm’s vision and creating an exceptional experience for both the client and the Clark Condon team. Poised and concise, her leadership supports firm growth through mentorship and company strategy. Throughout her career, she has built a diverse portfolio of public and private projects with a passion for design excellence, creativity, and community impact. She excels at relationship building and creative design solutions. An accomplished designer, she collaborates with the client and design team to create memorable spaces that inspire, educate, and intertwine with nature. Elizabeth joined Clark Condon in 2004 after graduating from Texas A&M University with a Bachelor’s of Landscape Architecture.

Duane Heckmann is a greater Houston area advisor with more than 35 years of raw land and residential lot brokerage experience in Houston and the surrounding counties. He has developed extensive knowledge regarding utilities, drainage, surface control and other unique development issues, as well as a comprehensive working knowledge of land values and overall market trends. Duane has very strong relationships with developers, homebuilders, banks, funds and investors that are active in the Houston market, and also assists and advises a large number of owners with their respective land holdings.

He has assisted most of Houston’s master planned community developers, commercial developers, lot developers and landowners with their raw land needs as well as selling land and lots to homebuilders, commercial/mixed use developers, industrial developers and investors. Duane has also completed extensive work for national, regional and local banks including Wells Fargo, Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase and Enterprise Bank, assisting them to analyze their real estate holdings and disposition of various assets.

Prior to joining Land Advisors Organization, Duane ran his own commercial real estate company for 15 years. He is a member of the West Houston Association, Urban Land Institute, Houston’s Commercial Real Estate Network (CREN), The Greater Houston Partnership and is a board member of FiveTwo Network, a nonprofit organization.

Duane received his Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Sam Houston State University and has held his Texas Real Estate Broker’s license since 1988.