Michael Chukwueke is a Principal responsible for Asset Management at BentallGreenOak, a leading, global investment management and advisory firm with over $83 billion (USD) in AUM and 28 offices in 14 countries. Mr. Chukwueke is responsible for overseeing and directing industrial leasing, development, operations and financing objectives throughout the United States. Mr. Chukwueke earned his MBA from Chapman University, BS from Pepperdine University and received certificates in Strategic Financial Analysis and Negotiation from Harvard Business School and the London School of Economics, respectively. He currently serves as a NAIOP SoCal board member and is the former Chair of the NAIOP Young Professionals Group Alumni Association.

As the development manager for Newcastle Partners, Courtney performs comprehensive duties related to the purchase, finance, development, and sale/lease of properties. Specific duties include processing entitlements and overseeing construction. She directly manages the development of an average of 12 ground-up projects per year and oversaw the construction of 5 projects in 2022, managing a total construction budget of over $58 million. Courtney has also raised over $300 million in equity on behalf of the firm. Courtney is involved in NAIOP SoCal, as the Chair of the Legislative Affairs Committee and a member of the NAIOP SoCal Board of Directors. She previously held a seat on the CREW Orange County Board of Directors and chaired CREW Orange County's Emerging Leaders committee.

Jim Madrid is the Executive Vice President, Office Leader for the Newport Beach office of McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., serving Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. He has overall responsibility for delivering McCarthy’s offerings including Healthcare, Education, Commercial and Parking markets. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Construction Management from California State University, Long Beach.

Jim joined McCarthy in 2009 as Director of Business Development and has more than 38 years of operations and business development experience for the construction industry including management for industrial, transportation, commercial, advanced technology, life sciences and energy projects. Prior to assuming his current role, he was responsible for leading McCarthy’s Southern California region’s Business Development and Marketing team developing business and maintaining relationships with clients, architects, and trade partners.

Andrew leads the team responsible for developing and managing partnerships with the nation’s premier industrial and self-storage real estate owners. Hunt is a veteran of the energy sector having worked in energy policy, project development, and building decarbonization across the continent. He has originated over 140 megawatts (MW) of operational PV solar assets representing over $500M of capital investment and has deep experience working with large enterprises to develop renewable energy strategies. He resides in Los Angeles, CA and earned his bachelor’s degree in computer engineering from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, and his MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management.

J. David Hitchcock is a Shareholder in the Los Angeles office of Buchalter, a member of

the Firm’s Real Estate Practice Group, and Co-Chair of the Firm’s Cannabis & Hemp

Industry Law Group. Mr. Hitchcock’s practice focuses on real estate acquisitions and

dispositions, loan originations, loan workouts and restructurings, loan sales, secured

real estate finance, joint ventures, and general real estate matters. Recently, Mr.

Hitchcock has represented clients acquiring real property to rezone and lease for

cannabis production. He has extensive experience representing clients in all areas of

the real estate market – private equity funds, real estate developers, core and value-

add real estate owners/operators, public school districts, as well as publicly traded

REITs.

Before returning to the practice of law in 2011, Mr. Hitchcock was a Vice President with

an international private equity fund, in charge of a $1 billion portfolio of distressed

commercial real estate mortgages and non-performing real estate collateral. Before

joining the fund, Mr. Hitchcock ran his own real estate development and mortgage

brokerage company.

Mr. Hitchcock has been named one of the The Best Lawyers in America in Real Estate

Law from 2019-2023

Jay is director of Development for the Scannell Properties Southern California office, responsible for site acquisition, due diligence, entitlements, construction management, marketing, leasing and dispositions for ground-up development projects throughout Southern California.

Prior to joining Scannell Properties, Jay was a senior development manager for Panattoni Development Company and was an office tenant rep broker with JLL in Orange County. Prior to his career in commercial real estate, Jay served six years in the U.S. Navy in support of Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom as a supply officer in logistics/supply chain management.

Jay is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy where he earned a Bachelor of Science with Merit in Economics and was a member of the Division I Varsity Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field Teams. He earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of California, Irvine, Master of Science in Construction Management from Louisiana State University and a Master of Science in International Real Estate from Florida International University.

Jay is an active member of NAIOP, serving on the board of directors of the NAIOP Inland Empire chapter and a chapter sponsor for SIOR Inland Empire and Orange County.

Mr. Banton serves as the Southern California Director and Partner at Lovett Industrial. Tyler is responsible for overseeing and executing all aspects of Lovett’s projects in the region including sourcing & evaluating new development and acquisition opportunities, entitlements, design, capitalization, construction management, leasing, asset management and eventually project disposition efforts. Since joining Lovett Industrial and establishing the Southern California region in 2022, Tyler has grown the regional office to over $600 million in managed costs.

Prior to joining Lovett Industrial, Mr. Banton worked at Panattoni Development Company and Hines Interests. Mr. Banton graduated from San Diego State University where he completed his B.S in Finance and was a recipient of the Pension Real Estate Association Scholar award. In 2023, Tyler was a recipient of the Connect CRE 2023 Next Generation Award which recognizes young leaders across the country who have a strong influence on the U.S commercial real estate industry. Tyler resides in Newport Beach, California and is a member of NAIOP SoCal and NAIOP Inland Empire.

Anthony Cataldo brings over 15 years’ experience in commercial architecture including retail, office, medical, and industrial projects to Lowney Architecture. He is a Licensed Architect in the State of California as well as a LEED AP, and has been actively involved with the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and was President of the East Bay Chapter in 2012. Building Design and Construction magazine named Anthony one of the top 40 under 40 in 2014.

Anthony understands, and is perfectly aligned with, Lowney Architecture's culture of design excellence, professional collaboration and community engagement

Iddo Benzeevi is an entrepreneur and co-founder of Highland Fairview.

Highland Fairview is a privately held development company specializing in large scale

industrial, commercial, and residential developments. The company is in the development

process of over 9,000 acres in California The company’s activities currently cover over

9,000 acres with various projects encompassing over 56 million square feet of buildings

and facilities. Mr. Benzeevi heads the company and serves as its President and Chief

Executive Officer.

Mr. Benzeevi is an active member of our community and serves on several regional

boards. He is a visionary whose ideas and approach to development are now transforming

our region.

Highland Fairview’s Complete Life Cycle approach to development seamlessly integrates

the design, construction, operations and maintenance of buildings as an integral part of

the engineering process. This process ensures that projects have minimal impact on both

people and the environment. This cutting edge design process has resulted in significant

achievement in sustainable development with the award by the USGBC of a LEED Gold

Certification to the company’s Skechers 1.8 million square feet Facility in Moreno

Valley. The facility is recognized as the largest building of its kind to ever been bestowed

with this prestigious distinction.

Highland Fairview is dedicated to developing projects of the highest quality and

sustainability standards, aesthetic relevance, and enduring value for its portfolio and local

communities.

Joseph W. Brady, CCIM, SIOR is President of The Bradco Companies, and is the honored publisher of 60 editions of the Bradco High Desert Report. Mr. Brady proudly holds the prestigious title of being the only commercial broker in the Mojave River Valley region to have earned both the coveted CCIM and SIOR designations.

Since 1989, Mr. Brady has participated in well over 4,100 real estate transactions. These transactions include: leasing, selling, and releasing over 3,645,744 square feet during extremely slow markets in the years 2000, 2006, and 2011, a High Desert record breaking industrial lease of 505,192 square feet for United Furniture Industries (North Carolina & Mississippi) at Southern California Logistics Base (Victorville, CA), a High Desert Broker record breaking industrial warehouse sell at $11,800,000, and participation in a High Desert Broker record breaking land sell at $13,723,403. This astounding industry success has allowed Mr. Brady to exceed $938,700,000 in gross sales and exceed $36,309,000 in commission income.

Mr. Brady formerly served as the President of Barstow, California’s 18-year franchise and No. 1 real estate office, Coldwell Banker Golden West Real Estate (2000 - 2010). In February of 2011, Coldwell Banker Golden West Real Estate became Barstow Real Estate Group and remained the longest-standing real estate operation in the Barstow region until April 2021. He also served as President of Alliance Management Gro up (Barstow’s premiere and most respected property management company) until 2021. Since 1998, Mr. Brady has and continues to actively participate in economic and real estate development enhancing the High Desert region. His past and current memberships and various board positions within industry leading organizations throughout the Inland Empire include: Building Industry Association (Baldy View Chapter), National Association of Industrial & Office Properties (NAIOP - IE), Society of Industrial & Office Realtors (SIOR Inland Empire), Association of Industrial Real Estate (AIR), Certified Commercial Investment Managers Institute (CCIM), High Desert Regional Economic Development Authority, and Science & Technology Center (Apple Valley). Additionally, he is Co-Founder and Chairman of the Lincoln Club of the Victor Valley. He served as the Vice Chair and Trustee of BOR-Pac for the formerly known Victor Valley Association of Realtors, and currently serves as Commercial Chairman And Board Member for High Desert Association of Realtors (formerly Victor Valley Association of Realtors).

In 2009, Mr. Brady was appointed to the San Bernardino County Tax Appeals Board and was a 7-year active member. On February 2, 2 011, Mr. Brady was appointed as a Trustee for Victor Valley Community College District and he has been honored to serve as Clerk, Vice President, and President of the Boar d o f Trustees throughout his reelected terms in 2012, 2016, 2018, and 2022. He has set a record for the highest number of votes ever received at Victor Valley Community College District. In 2012, he was appointed as member of the Board of Governor’s for Spring Valley Lake Country Club where he served until April of 2014. In 2019, Mr. Brady, in conjunction with D r. Barbara Sirotnik and Dr. John Husing , published The High Desert Survey. The survey was the region’s first ever fully comprehensive economic survey addressing economic challenges in the High Desert. Mr . Brady has authored numerous articles and is often cited in various renowned commercial real estate and government publications.

In 1995, he was awarded the very first Daily Press Freedom Communications “Spirit of Freedom” award for his “growth and laissez faire capitalism” efforts. In 2000, the San Bernardino County Sun newspaper recognized him as one of the year’s top ten (10) business people in San Bernardino County. In November of 2015, he made history by becoming the first ever commercial broker to receive REALTOR® of the Year from the High Desert Association of REALTORS®. He also served as the Chairman of the High Desert Association of REALTORS® Commercial Committee between November 2014 and November 2016 while participating as a Board of Directors member for the High Desert Association of REALTORS®, which is affiliated with the California Association of REALTORS® and the National Association of REALTORS®.

Mr. Brady is married to Deborah K. Brady and resides in Spring Valley Lake, where he has lived since 1988. He enjoys wine tasting, traveling, teeing up on the world’s top 100 most challenging golf courses (now 51 played), and cutting his next deal!