Daryl J. Carter is the Founder, Chairman and CEO of Avanath Capital Management, LLC, a California-based investment firm that acquires, renovates, and operates apartment properties, with an emphasis on affordable and workforce communities. Mr. Carter directs the overall strategy and operations of the Company. Since its formation in 2008, Avanath has acquired $2.5 billion of properties in 13 states in the U.S., comprising 12,000 apartment units. Avanath is vertically integrated and is an SEC registered investment advisor and an institutional fund manager, with capabilities that include acquisition sourcing and underwriting, construction, asset management, and on-site property management.

Mr. Carter has 40 years of experience in the commercial real estate industry. Previously, he was an Executive Managing Director of Centerline Capital Group. Mr. Carter became part of the Centerline team when his company, Capri Capital Finance, was acquired by Centerline in 2005. Mr. Carter co-founded and served as Co-Chairman of the Capri Capital family of companies. He was instrumental in building Capri to a diversified real estate investment firm with $8 billion in real estate equity and debt investments under management. Prior to Capri, Mr. Carter was Regional Vice President at Westinghouse Credit Corporation and a Second Vice President at Continental Bank.

Mr. Carter holds a Master’s in Architecture and a Master’s in Business Administration, both from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Architecture from the University of Michigan. Mr. Carter serves on the Visiting Committee of the MIT Sloan School of Management. In 2015, Mr. Carter received the MIT Sloan School Distinguished Alumni Award and served as the 2015 commencement speaker for the Sloan School MBA graduation.

Mr. Carter is a Past Chairman of the National Multifamily Housing Council. Previously, Mr. Carter served as an independent director on the boards of the following companies: Catellus Development Corporation (CDX), Silver Bay Realty Trust (SBY), and Whitestone REIT (WSR).

Real estate investment industry veteran Robert E. Hart is the founder, chief

executive, and president of Los Angeles-based TruAmerica Multifamily, a

vertically integrated multifamily investment firm with regional headquarters in

Arlington, VA; Seattle, WA and Dallas, TX.

Since its founding in 2013, TruAmerica under his leadership has become one of

the most active multifamily investors in the United States and today has

approximately $10.3 billion of assets under management. Hart is responsible for

the phenomenal growth and national expansion of the firm’s value-add

investment platform, which currently includes 46,000 units in 14 states. He has

led TruAmerica to a top 50 ranking of the largest apartment owners in the

United States the past four years by the National Multifamily Housing Council.

As CEO, Hart chairs TruAmerica Multifamily’s Investment Committee to skillfully

select value-add assets for acquisition, repositioning, and eventual disposition to

deliver outstanding risk-adjusted returns for the company and its 30 global

institutional partners.

With a career that spans nearly four decades, Bob is a recognized leader in the

multifamily industry where he contributes his time and energy as a board

member to a variety of industry organizations including the National Multifamily

Housing Council and the Urban Land Institute. Named one of the most influential

business leaders in Los Angeles by the Los Angeles Business Journal, he was also

recently recognized by Real Estate Forum as the “Best of the Best Bosses” in the

real estate industry.

Understanding the value of giving back, Hart also generously gives of himself –

both in time, talent and treasure – to a wide variety of charitable and academic

organizations, raising tens of millions of dollars to better the lives of others in his

community. For nearly 16 years, half as Chairman, Bob has been a member of

the board of directors of Chrysalis, a non-profit organization dedicated to

creating a pathway for homeless and low-income individuals to find and retain

employment in Los Angeles. Recognized for his professional and philanthropic

contributions to elevate the human condition, he was celebrated by the City of

Hope in 2017 with the Spirit of Life Award. He is also the proud recipient of the

Humanitarian Leadership Award presented to him by the Alumni Association of

his alma mater Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Hart is also a member of the

Board of Trustees of the Marlborough School in Los Angeles and a member of

Board of Governors of the City of Hope.

Prior to founding TruAmerica Multifamily, Hart earned industry accolades as the

transformational chief executive of Kennedy Wilson Multifamily Management

Group, a part of the NYSE-listed Kennedy Wilson global real-estate concern. Hart

envisioned and launched Kennedy Wilson’s value-add apartment portfolio

strategy that profitably acquired and disposed of more than 20,000 units in 13

years, with a total transaction value of more than $4.5 billion.

Previously Hart was senior vice president of portfolio management for global

real estate investment management firm, Heitman Capital Management where

engineered the turn-around and disposition of a $500 million property portfolio

on behalf of pension funds, endowments and domestic and foreign lenders.

Previously, he served as Director of Real Estate Marketing for Executive Life

Insurance Company, where he was responsible for the orderly liquidation of

more than $1 billion in real estate assets and securities.

Hart is a sought-after interview by leading publications, and has been featured in

The Wall Street Journal, National Public Radio, Bloomberg, The Los Angeles Times

and innumerable industry and trade media outlets for his insights into the real

estate markets.

Hart holds a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from Worcester

Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Massachusetts and continues to serve his

alma mater as a member of the Board of Trustees. He earned a Master of

Business Administration degree from the Anderson School of Management at the

University of California, Los Angeles and where he serves on the leadership

board for UCLA’s Ziman Center for Real Estate.

Sean Burton has over 15 years of experience in real estate and equity investments and has been with CityView since 2003. Burton manages CityView’s platform and operations and chairs the investment committees for CityView’s two Blackstone funds and its Los Angeles Urban Fund. Prior to joining CityView, Burton was vice president of corporate business development and strategy at Warner Bros. Before that, Burton was an attorney in the real estate and corporate groups of O’Melveny & Myers, LLP and served in the White House during the Clinton Administration. He is a graduate of University of California, Irvine and New York University School of Law.

For nearly 30 years with IPA and the Marcus & Millichap Companies, Greg Harris has focused on multifamily investment sales in Southern California. Currently an Executive Managing Director, Greg and his partners have closed over $12B in asset value across 900+ transactions. Leading two integrated teams focused on both institutional and private clients, Greg oversees the company's strategic direction and continues to enjoy building new and growing existing client relationships. Greg has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, GlobeSt.com, Real Estate Southern California Magazine, Multifamily Executive, the Los Angeles Times and is also a regular speaker at regional and national conferences.

Outside of THG, Greg enjoys time with family and friends, yoga, surfing, skiing, cooking, and reading (with a stated goal of completing 52 books a year). He graduated from UCLA with a degree in Sociology where he met his wife, Jennifer. They have 2 kids in college.

Jaymie Beckett, a seasoned leader in real estate investments, development, and private equity, currently serves as the CEO of Housing on Merit (“HoM”). Her role is to lead and manage all aspects of HoM, one of the premier non-profit affordable housing providers in the United States. Jaymie is responsible for strategic planning, fundraising, program development, financial management, staff management and overall organizational leadership. As CEO, Jaymie plays a pivotal role in leading HoM’s organization and driving its mission forward, merging her extensive real estate experience with a heartfelt desire to tackle the affordable housing crisis. This position is not just a job for her, but the culmination of a lifelong goal to blend professional skills with meaningful, mission-driven work. Jaymie strongly believes that everyone has a right to a safe and stable place to call home that supports well-being and provides new opportunities. She is excited to honor Housing on Merit’s legacy while propelling the organization towards new horizons.

Jaymie’s career spans more than two decades, featuring roles in both institutional organizations and entrepreneurial ventures. She began her career at Deutsche Bank in Real Estate investment banking, later transitioning to a role at Related Capital, an affordable-housing financier specializing in LIHTC bond originations and tax-credit equity syndications. During her tenure at Related Capital, Jaymie focused on strategy and capital raising initiatives, playing a pivotal role in transforming the company into a more well-known, institutionally owned, publicly traded company.

Following her time at Related Capital, Jaymie attended UCLA Anderson School of Management, where she was awarded the prestigious ULI Kenneth M. Good Graduate Student Fellowship. After graduating with an MBA, Jaymie co-founded AJ Capital Partners, a real estate operating business with a focus on the hospitality sector. Under her leadership, the business completed over $500 million in acquisitions of unique hospitality assets between 2009 and 2012.

Expanding her focus beyond hospitality, Jaymie became the Head of Acquisition at Blatteis & Schnur, where she made significant contributions to retail development projects, including At Mateo in Downtown LA and the transformative redevelopment of the Macy Men’s Store in San Francisco’s Union Square.

Most recently, Jaymie founded the Calderly Group, an investment and advisory firm. Calderly created successful joint ventures in which it acquired, redeveloped, and sold a portfolio of 700 workforce housing units in Salt Lake City, in addition to consulting on various real estate projects.

Beyond her professional endeavors, Jaymie dedicates herself to her community. Her involvement with the Cedars-Sinai Board of Governors, Cayton Children’s Museum Women’s Philanthropy Circle, and UCLA REAG Endowment Circle underscores her commitment to societal betterment. She is a proud alumna of Middlebury College and UCLA Anderson School of Management. Jaymie resides in Los Angeles with her husband and two daughters.

Senior Vice President-Development, Student Living with The Michaels Organization (Michaels), leading the company’s public-private partnerships with higher education institutions in California, by bringing nearly 20 years of real estate development and finance experience including the development of large-scale housing and dining facilities that utilized public-private partnership (P3) delivery models. In addition to delivering P3 real estatement development projects on-campus, Raoul is the company's leader for off-campus student housing development in California.

Michael Piscitello has worked in architecture, development and construction for the last 12 years and has been with Suffolk Construction since 2019. Michael has successfully managed and built numerous projects including custom homes, mixed use multi-family and high rise hospitality in Boston and Los Angeles. Michael holds a Masters in Architecture from the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University. Michael is passionate about the built environment and approaches every project collaboratively, leveraging meaningful partnerships and lean construction practices for value driven results.

As Design Director, Mark brings over 35 years of experience in architecture, leading the charge on a broad spectrum of project typologies ranging from small multi-family residential projects to large-scale, mixed-use developments. Among his notable projects, Mark was Design Director for The Jasper – a 39-story high rise; Truckee Artist Lofts – a 77-unit modular, affordable housing project; and Electric Lofts – a micro-unit, co-living, urban-infill apartment building.

Laurie Morfin is a Senior Managing Director on the originations team, where she focuses on providing

financing solutions to multifamily and commercial real estate investors from a variety of capital sources,

including Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, FHA/HUD, Life Companies and other executions.

Based in Irvine, CA, Morfin has more than 25 years of commercial real estate finance experience and has

originated more than $3 billion during the course of her career. Prior to joining NewPoint in 2023,

Morfin was a Senior Vice President at Bellwether Enterprise. She has held prior originations roles at

Prudential Mortgage Capital Company (PGIM Real Estate), Wells Fargo and Nationwide Insurance.

Morfin holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance with a concentration in Commercial Real Estate from the

Kelley School of Business at Indiana University.

Shane Shafer is an experienced real estate executive that is highly decorated as one of the top multifamily investment sales brokers in Southern California. Throughout his twenty-five year career he has closed over seven billion dollars in sales and has a proven track record of closing sales involving the largest apartment owners in the country. Shane’s deals have been selected as Costar’s Deal of the Year in back-to-back years for 2022 & 2023. Shane has consistently been acknowledged as a top broker in Southern California by multiple media outlets. He has been selected as Costar’s Power Broker for multiple years, named one of Southern California’s “Hot Brokers” by Southern California Real Estate Magazine and Los Angeles Times Commercial Real Estate Visionaries twice. Shane has also built high volume producing teams in Southern California for Northmarq. Shane enjoys the entrepreneurial challenge and the personal pride of being the best.

Shane established the Southern California Multifamily Team and designed a proprietary marketing strategy that delivers successful results producing higher values and more income for multifamily owners. He currently maintains some of the highest price per unit sales for multiple Southern California submarkets through his innovative marketing process that creates competition among buyers resulting in driving value and achieving the best price and terms for his clients. Some of Shane’s sales to note are Nineteen01, a 264-unit property in Santa Ana that won 2023 impact deal of the year for Costar, 400-unit in Yorba Linda called Bryant at Yorba Linda which is the largest apartment sale in Yorba Linda history, and was nominated as Costar’s Deal of the year 2022, Baldwin Village, a 669-unit property in Baldwin Village that won Costar’s Impact Deal of the year in 2022, and a 306-unit he sold for Bridge Investment Group, one of the largest apartment sales in Los Angeles County in 2019 and the largest apartment transaction in

history for Paramount. This success was additionally accomplished by recruiting and training a productive new team and nurturing client relationships as his top priority. Through Shane’s leadership, Northmarq is one of the highest-ranking brokerages in multiple Southern California markets and continues to grow market share each year.

Previously, Shane worked for Berkadia as partner/managing director, where he was consistently one of the firm’s top brokers. During his years at Berkadia, Shane received the following accolades: #1 Broker in the Irvine Office (2015, 2016 & 2017); and was consistently in the top five percent of Berkadia agents nationwide and prior for Hendricks & Partners.

Prior to Berkadia, Shane worked at Sperry Van Ness in the position of senior vice president. There, he was awarded the Sperry Van Ness Achievers Award in 2003 and was a member of the Sperry Van Ness Partner Circle (2004, 2005, 2006 & 2007). Shane started at Marcus & Millichap, where he earned the Rookie of the Year award in 1998.

Aside from speaking at conferences and participating in industry events, Shane is enthusiastic about giving back to the communities in which he has worked and has contributed time and finances to many charitable organizations throughout Southern California.

Mal Serure is the co-head of the US real estate practice and head of the Real Estate Group in Los Angeles. He has more than two decades of experience representing private equity funds, banks, real estate companies and real estate investment trusts (REITs) in a wide range of real estate transactions. He regularly advises lenders and borrowers in mortgage and mezzanine loan financing and preferred equity transactions. Mal also advises clients on the purchase, workout and restructuring of troubled loans, including negotiations with co-lenders, participants, servicers and special servicers.

Additionally, Mal regularly represents both domestic and international sellers and purchasers in the purchase, sale, sale-leaseback and financing of commercial properties across asset classes, including multifamily, office, retail hotel, gaming and healthcare. He also regularly represents Japanese clients in their equity and debt investments in US commercial real estate assets.

Deborah La Franchi is the founder and CEO of SDS Capital Group. SDS is a national leader in impact investing with $1.48 billion of active assets under management in six different fund and product strategies. Ms. La Franchi founded SDS with the express vision of engaging the private sector in the battle against poverty. Each impact fund on SDS’s platform serves a different geography and employs a unique investment strategy, but they all generate positive impacts for low-income communities and people. Each fund – depending on the focus of the specific fund – either targets a risk-adjusted rate-of-return or provides capital at a below-market cost. Ms. La Franchi’s core role is to ensure each fund is supported by a team with the key expertise needed to execute the specific investment strategy. Ms. La Franchi leads the structuring of each fund’s investment strategy, spearheads fundraising, oversees the senior managers of each fund and division, and participates on each fund’s investment committee.

Outside of her work with SDS, Ms. La Franchi is the founder and board chair of Sustainable Communities Fund, which provides capital for small and micro loans to low-income and diverse entrepreneurs. Ms. La Franchi also is on the UCLA Ziman Affordable Housing Advisory Council (AHAC). Before founding SDS, she served as Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan’s Assistant Deputy Mayor for Economic Development; she then went on to serve as the first CEO of Genesis LA, which launched the Genesis Family of Funds. She is a former director for Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Greater L.A. and Secretary and Director of the National New Market Tax Credit Coalition.

Ms. La Franchi earned a BA in Political Science and History from UCLA, an MBA from UCLA, and an MPP from Georgetown University. She also holds a Series 65 license

Gary Bechtel leads the investment management leadership teams with direct oversight of all portfolios. Gary Bechtel served as President of Money360 and was responsible for developing and executing Money360’s expansion strategy. Gary also served on Money360’s Credit Committee and Board of Directors. Prior to joining the Company, he was Chief Lending/Originations Officer of CU Business Partners, LLC, the nation’s largest credit union service organization (CUSO). Previously, Gary held management or production positions with Grubb & Ellis Company, Meridian Capital, Johnson Capital, FINOVA Realty Capital, Pacific Southwest Realty Services and Hometown Commercial Capital. Gary began his career with the Alison Company and over the past thirty-four years has been involved in all aspects of the commercial real estate finance industry, as a lender and as an intermediary, including the origination, underwriting, structuring, placement and closing of over $10B in commercial debt transactions, utilizing various debt structures which have included permanent, bridge, equity, mezzanine and construction on transactions of $1M to $250M. These transactions were placed with a variety of capital sources that included life companies, commercial banks, credit unions and equity and mezzanine funds, on property types that included office, retail, industrial, multifamily, hospitality, self-storage and manufactured housing. He is or has been a member of the Mortgage Bankers Association of America, California Mortgage Bankers Association, National Association of Industrial and Office Properties, and International Council of Shopping Centers. Gary has spoken at numerous industry events and written articles and has been regularly quoted in a number of regional and national publications.

John Petersen is Vice President and Mortgage Banker with KeyBank Real Estate Capital in Newport Beach, California. John provides clients with financing options through Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, FHA, CMBS and Investor Placements across a variety of multifamily asset types - including conventional, student housing, manufactured housing and affordable housing for clients based in California and Western Region. Mr. Petersen brings nearly a decade of experience in commercial real estate finance and commercial mortgage banking to Key. Prior to joining Key, he was a director at Greystone and Co. and was responsible for managing a production pipeline of more than a billion dollars of annual real estate loan originations. Previously, Mr. Petersen was a multifamily underwriter and production analyst at Freddie Mac. He earned his Bachelor of Business Administration from Emory University.

Lawrence is a tax principal at CLA with a specialized focus in the real estate industry. With technical experience in tax compliance, planning, and consulting services, Lawrence has a track record of providing strong guidance to individuals, trusts, partnerships, corporations, and foundations. His expertise also extends to gift tax and Section 1031 like-kind exchange analysis and processing, including forward, reverse, and multiple property exchanges.

Lawrence has extensive experience serving high net worth individuals, closely held businesses, and large real estate family-owned offices. He is dedicated to fulfilling clients' needs and takes pride in building lasting relationships with them.

Lawrence embodies CLA's promise to "know you and help you," ensuring that each client receives personalized and comprehensive tax solutions.

Natalie Reider joined Jamboree in 2015 as Director of Community Impact to lead the expansion of resident services, a vital part of developing affordable housing that’s a platform for community change. She forged partnerships with cities and nonprofits to grow existing programs and implemented a Community Needs Assessment to better focus services.

As Vice President, Natalie oversees a team of 30+ onsite staff, including Community Impact managers, Resident Services and Community Engagement Coordinators at Jamboree properties. She leads the ongoing development and delivery of service programs that are responsive to the specific needs of a given community and gives oversight to quantifying the impact of these services in the lives of Jamboree residents. This means that outcomes are measured so that programming can be adapted to changing needs for goals to be achieved.

Since coming to Jamboree, Natalie and her team have made a shift in the planning and delivery of services via innovative Community Collaboratives. She works with Jamboree’s housing development team to identify and bring together a nexus of local community partners to offer customized services available not only to Jamboree residents, but surrounding neighborhoods as well.

Previously, Natalie served as Senior Vice President for National CORE, an affordable housing developer in Southern California. There she was responsible for operations of its social service nonprofit, the Hope Through Housing Foundation, where she developed and managed outcome-driven programming initiatives.

Natalie believes in the power of strong partnerships as they allow diverse perspectives and innovative thinking to occur. They offer the ability to leverage the best of people, ideas and resources in one organization with the best in another organization, leading to greater outcomes.

With a young, active daughter, Natalie and her husband enjoy getting outdoors at the park, beach, or local playgrounds. They also vacation with friends and family around the country. Other favorite wanderings include visits to the zoo in Santa Barbara, hiking and snowboarding in Mammoth and Tahoe, hailing cabs in New York, or checking out graffiti art in Miami.

Guiding principle: Everyone deserves an opportunity. Connecting housing and services provides that much-needed opportunity for so many people.

Phillip Forrester has been working at the intersection of multifamily and sustainability for his entire career. While at Thomas Safran & Associates, a leading affordable housing developer in Los Angeles, Phillip closed on $350M+ of tax equity, conventional debt, and municipal bonds and grew the firm's managed portfolio by over 15%. He worked in corporate strategy at Edison International, developing an understanding of the energy landscape and multifamily's important role in decarbonizing the built space. At PearlX Infrastructure, he leads Sales, and has been instrumental in crafting the firm's Virtual Power Plant that has seen deployment across multiple states, energy markets and portfolios. He received his MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management and his BA from Pomona College.

Mark Carlos, ASLA, is part of Kimley-Horn’s Development Services team, a nationally recognized planning and design consultant group of professionals. He specializes within the Landscape Architecture discipline and helps lead the group by establishing and executing the strategic vision by driving growth, business planning, market penetration and leadership mentoring. Mark works closely with Kimley-Horn’s multidisciplinary leaders to help enhance the firm’s innovative approach to clients and development opportunities. Mark’s passion lies in connecting with communities and storytelling through his planning and designs. Mark enjoys endurance events and has participated in multiple marathons, half marathons as well as other events such as GoRuck, Spartan and Tough Mudder challenges.

As President of AQ Lighting, a Certified Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE), Cynthia Piana works collaboratively with developers, architects, designers, specifiers, General Contractors, and Electrical Contractors serving as a consultant, advisor, and distributor.

Previously, Cynthia helmed a successful Los Angeles interior design firm for nearly a decade. In just a few years, the firm grew from just $3K in funding to a multi-million-dollar business. The industry took notice, and her work was soon featured on HGTV, and in numerous design publications including the Robb Report.

In 2008, Cynthia brought her client-driven focus to the commercial lighting industry, where she has since emphasized quality, transparency, and efficiency. At AQ Lighting, Cynthia has successfully secured unmatched sourcing for partners, through attendance at every major international, and national lighting show including Hong Kong, Milan, Germany, Pennsylvania, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas. Her sourcing depth is matched only by Cynthia’s personal commitment to touring factories to ensure premium manufacturing of products, and to deliver virtually limitless design options.

Cynthia’s successful projects and partnerships include work for Fortune 500 Companies, Global Brands, and international Corporations such as Disney, Tilly’s, Best Western, Warner Music, and more.

Martin Muoto is the Founder and Managing Partner of the “SoLa Impact” family of social impact real estate funds. SoLa Impact’s funds are the largest purchaser of real estate in South LA and are focused on achieving market-rate returns while delivering on the mission of “Doing Well by Doing Good” and improving the lives of hundreds of residents in some of LA’s toughest neighborhoods. A professional investor and entrepreneur for over 20 years, Martin has been successful at leveraging private capital to drive positive social change. Martin began investing in multifamily real estate in South Central Los Angeles, Compton, Watts, and other neglected communities a decade before these areas became designated Opportunity Zones. SoLa Impact’s $100 million Opportunity Zone (OZ) Fund is one of the few OZ Funds that has already been actively deploying capital in LA’s OZs. Martin was previously an operating executive at several technology companies and a venture capital partner at Accretive Partners and General Atlantic Partners in New York. Martin immigrated from West Africa and graduated with Honors from the Wharton School of Business and the University of Pennsylvania.

Malcolm Johnson is the Founder and CEO of Langdon Park Capital, a real estate investment management company that sources opportunities and creates value through local expertise, strategic relationships with development partners and corporate tenants and a deep understanding of the communities in which its real estate investments are located. Johnson directs the overall strategy and operations of Langdon Park Capital.

Johnson has 16 years of experience in the commercial real estate industry. Previously, he was an Executive Director in JPMorgan’s Commercial Real Estate group, where he led the firm’s efforts on a new platform that deployed equity into affordable and workforce housing projects in markets across the country. Johnson joined JPMorgan in 2012 as the senior coverage banker in the firm’s Real Estate Banking group in Los Angeles, where he underwrote and arranged $3 billion in debt financing for institutional real estate developers and investment firms. From 2006-2012, Johnson was a vice president in the Commercial Real Estate Banking group at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Prior to his banking career, Johnson played professional football with the Cincinnati Bengals, New York Jets and Pittsburgh Steelers from 1999-2003.

Johnson has been a guest lecturer for the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University, UCLA Anderson School of Business, University of Southern California Marshall School of Business, the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, the National Football League and numerous schools and non-profit organizations in South Los Angeles and his native Washington, DC.

Johnson serves on the Sustaining Board for the UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate, Advisory Board for the Fitzgerald Institute for Real Estate at the University of Notre Dame, Board of Trustees for the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and the Corporate Advisory Board for The Brotherhood Crusade, a non-profit organization supporting low-income South Los Angeles residents.

Johnson received his Masters in Business Administration from the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University and his Bachelors of Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame Mendoza College of Business.

Sierra Atilano joined BRIDGE Housing as Executive Vice President – Head of Development and Southern California in October 2022. In this new role, Ms. Atilano is responsible for the strategic direction and oversight of BRIDGE’s real estate development activities across all regions, and provides day-to-day leadership in Southern California.

During her career of 25+ years, Ms. Atilano has developed more than 3,130 apartment homes in 17 cities across three states, and one million square feet of commercial retail. Prior to BRIDGE, she was Chief Executive Officer of Skid Row Housing Trust, a respected developer, manager and operator of permanent supportive housing for formerly homeless individuals in the Los Angeles area.

Ms. Atilano began her career at one of the largest Real Estate Investment Trusts, Lincoln Property Company, where she gained a firm foundation in leadership and portfolio oversight, then joined a construction company specializing in multifamily new construction and rehab projects. She subsequently worked for several family-owned developers such as Cal-American, Korda Construction and Miller Family Companies, where her unique experience in project and portfolio management earned her a reputation as a problem solver and an asset to the finance and development teams. Later, at Cabrillo Economic Development Corporation and Watt Residential, she applied her expertise in finance and portfolio management to affordable housing. Over the last 12 years, Ms. Atilano honed her asset management and development expertise working for developers AMCAL Residential and Skid Row Housing Trust.

Daniel Gehman attended Cornell University in upstate New York before relocating to California. Daniel has been involved in the industry since 1986 and brings specialized expertise in architectural design to the Ware Malcomb team. As Director, Multifamily, he is responsible for the growth of the multifamily practice, focusing on business development, client service, and project execution. Daniel's background includes a variety of multifamily project types, with 25 years of specialization in Southern California and current projects in the Central Valley and Arizona. He currently teaches a class in the Master of Real Estate Development (MRED) program at the University of Southern California as an adjunct professor and is active in many industry associations.

With a career spanning over 40 years in the construction industry, Mark began his journey as a Superintendent in his family’s construction company. Progressing through the ranks of various reputable general contractors, he has gained diverse insights and assumed varied responsibilities, enriching his ability to guide TACK Builders effectively amidst the dynamic construction environment. In his role as President, Mark oversees the management of the leadership team and sets the long-term goals and vision for TACK Builders, focusing on nurturing staff growth and fostering strong client relationships.

Michael Mathews is the Founder and CEO of Assemblage Works, Inc. (AWI), a multi-disciplinary, vertically integrated architecture, construction management and development company that operates throughout the nation. We specialize in the creation, management and execution of sustainable urban infill multi-family, hospitality and commercial projects across the western United States.

Mathews’ expertise as a senior development, design and construction executive spans all facets of complex and large-scale ($500MM+) real estate projects for a variety of prominent design, development and construction organizations nationwide, including executive roles with KB Urban, Forest City and Davis Reed Construction, among others.

In these roles, he has delivered over 6,000 units to the markets in Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Southern California, Texas, Seattle and Denver metropolitan areas.

Mathews, a licensed Architect, is also an expert in off-site construction methodologies, including prefab, volumetric, panelized and mass timber construction. He has national experience in project due diligence, entitlement, design, finance, construction and construction management.

Through the formation of AWI, Mathews has created a collective of experienced and dedicated design, construction and development professionals that believe in the use of modern methods of construction and progressive delivery techniques to provide clear and predictable outcomes to their clients and investors.

AWI was created to understand the needs of development, investigate emerging technologies and collaborate with our construction partners, pushing the practice of architecture and development into the future. We eliminate unnecessary time designing systems that can be repeated, leaving more time to solve the unique design challenges of our clients, the environment and the places we design for.

With over 30 years of experience in the construction industry, Heith

Bibby is the proud owner and founder of Mandeville Modular.

Throughout his career, he has spent 20 years as a general contractor,

honing his skills and expertise. What sets him apart is his impressive 14

years of specialized experience in modular construction.

Mr. Bibby’s background in both business and engineering has laid a

solid foundation for the success of Mandeville Modular. This unique

combination of knowledge allows him to approach projects with a

comprehensive understanding of both the technical and logistical

aspects.

Mr. Bibby takes immense pride in the various modular housing projects

he has had the privilege of working on in the vibrant City of Los

Angeles. These opportunities have allowed him to showcase his

expertise and contribute to the development of innovative and

sustainable housing solutions.

At Mandeville Modular, we are committed to delivering exceptional

quality and craftsmanship. With our extensive experience, we are

confident in our ability to exceed your expectations and create spaces

that are not only functional but also esthetically pleasing.

Konstantin Daskalov is an accomplished Senior Executive of Development & Construction with 16 years of diverse

experience in all phases of the development process, leading professional teams through entitlements, design

development, GC selection, budgeting, scheduling and construction execution of large ground-up, multifamily,

affordable, mixed-use, hospitality and healthcare projects with full P&L responsibility.

As the Vice President, US Operations, Konstantin is spearheading all the firm's Operations in the US, and

Directing: Marketing; Sales; Business Development; Architecture / Developer / Construction Partners & Lenders;

Project Entitlements & Approvals; Project Delivery; Product Erection & Assembly and Business Plan Execution.

Previously, as Founder & President of Daskoney Properties, Konstantin led all operations for the firm, overseeing

acquisitions, development and construction management staff with full P&L responsibility for multi-family projects,

while he was also an Executive Consultant for SOLA Impact on their large multifamily and affordable housing efforts.

Prior to that, as VP of Development & Construction with a major real estate investment & development company,

Konstantin has directed all development and construction operations for a large portfolio of hotels and office assets

across the US with annual development budget of over $75M.

Previously, as VP of Development for a national condominium developer, Konstantin has directed and successfully

completed several ground-up multifamily, high-rise projects in Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Chicago with average

construction cost of $200M each and delivered great investment returns expediting construction and unit sales.

Konstantin started his career as a Project Manager for a General Contractor and later as Director of Construction

successfully completed the construction of large multifamily projects in Chicago directing PMs, and Contractors.

Konstantin Daskalov holds a M.S./MBA degree from Northwestern University, as well as, a BS in Civil Engineering

and a BA in Business Management degrees from Calvin University. He is a proud member of Urban Land Institute

(ULI), Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) and variety of other professional organizations in

Real Estate and Construction Management, and is a speaker and participant for numerous professional panels.

Peter Winscott is Villa’s VP of Growth. Peter oversees Villa’s D2C and B2B demand-gen functions spanning marketing, sales, business development, and partnerships. Peter brings over 20 years of people leadership, sales, and operations experience to Villa. Prior to Villa, Peter was an RVP of Sales at Orchard where he led multiple markets in the Western U.S.. Before Orchard, Peter was a Managing Broker for a Denver-based real estate brokerage. Prior to that, Peter held leadership roles at start-ups and faith-based community organizations. Peter graduated from Cal Poly with a B.A. Peter is a licensed realtor

Vincent Polhemus is Senior Business Development Manager at Clark Pacific, a leading design-

manufacturer-builder of prefabricated building systems. Vincent’s experience in prefabricated building

systems spans 20 years in Southern California and includes unitized curtainwalls, window walls,

aluminum panels systems, architectural precast concrete, thin-shell concrete and GFRC. Starting as a

project manager for a glazing contractor, Vincent moved to Preconstruction in 2016, and has worked on

award winning projects throughout California, including the California New Natural Resources Building

in Sacramento, 510 S Vermont in Los Angeles and One Westside in Los Angeles.

Ari Kahan began his career at Fortress Investment Group where he was responsible for underwriting and financial analysis across a wide range of asset classes. In 2012, Ari joined California Landmark as a consultant in the acquisitions and development departments, focusing on deal origination and the entitlement of several developments. In 2015, he launched the restaurant group Mainland Poke Shop, reinventing and popularizing the Hawaiian concept of Poke on a global scale, where he was recognized by Zagat in their 30 under 30 program for his efforts in this new restaurant field.

Ari rejoined CLG full time in 2017 and has been instrumental in the company’s growth strategy since then. Today, Ari oversees the Acquisitions group and co leads the Development Group. He also serves on the firm’s IMC (Investment and Management Committee), helping guide the company into the 21st century.

An LA native, Ari graduated from the University of Wisconsin, Madison with a BBA in Real Estate Finance. A pension for charity drives Ari to give back by serving on the boards of a charter school, a private Jewish high school and variety of food related charitable ventures. When not working, Ari enjoys both playing and watching hockey, skiing, cooking, traveling and spending time with friends and family.

Maru Kim is a Project Architect / Designer at HED with 17 years of experience with 13+ years of Multi-family experience. He has experience in various Multi-family project types ranging from garden-style apartments to complex hybrid podium-wrap mixed-use apartments. He also involved in all phases of the project timeline starting from preliminary density/feasibility studies to permit plan check, leading the project team in both Design and Technical services. Maru graduated from California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo with a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture.

Spencer B. Kallick transacts land use entitlements and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) compliance for large scale development projects, employing an astute combination of legal, policy, and practical knowledge. His experience entitling all real estate products is matched only by his long-standing city, county, and state relationships.

A former assistant city attorney handling land use matters for a number of California cities, including Beverly Hills, Manhattan Beach, South El Monte, and Indio, Spencer’s shared understanding of the process gives him an advantage when advocating on behalf of his clients’ projects. Problems get resolved faster, and entitlements go smoother when all parties speak the same language and understand each other’s point of view.

As managing director of asset management and operations, Rebecca oversees the financial performance

and value optimization of properties in Hines’ Southern California portfolio. She also leads acquisitions

and retail development projects across Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Diego. With 20 years of

experience in real estate, Rebecca currently manages one of Hines’ newest developments in Los

Angeles, West Edge—a 760,000-square-foot mixed-use project featuring luxury multifamily, creative

office, and curated retail spaces.

Prior to Hines, Rebecca served as the vice president of asset management for Macerich where she

oversaw the company’s western retail portfolio, consisting of some of their highest-performing shopping

centers. Additionally, she managed the joint venture relationships within Macerich’s West Region, and

was responsible for their development underwriting, including such high-profile projects as the luxury

expansion and mixed-use redevelopment of Scottsdale Fashion Square in Arizona and the

redevelopment of Broadway Plaza in Walnut Creek, CA.

Rebecca holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from California Polytechnic State

University, San Luis Obispo. She is a member of ICSC and is a certified shopping center manager (CSM).

Outside of the office, Rebecca enjoys spending time with her family and two kids.

Determined to find and execute on opportunistic real estate opportunities, Scott Gale formed Ventus Group (“Ventus”) in 2006. From 2007-2013, Scott acquired nine distressed properties from various banks and builders. The acquired assets, located through California and Oregon, included semi-improved single-family lots, subdivisions and master-planned communities, as well as retail, office and industrial buildings. All but one of those properties were sold between 2012-2015.

Through 2012, Ventus also entitled, managed and/or consulted on several residential, retail and hotel projects/assets owned by third-parties (national homebuilders, market analysts, and private developers). The company’s consulting activities included entitlements processing, cash flow analysis, market research, and project management.

Since 2014, Ventus has dedicated its efforts solely to The Fig. During this period, Scott and his team assembled more than eight contiguous acres in a prime Los Angeles location, all along advancing the design, analysis, and entitlements for The Fig- a 4.42-acre mixed-use development (hotel, residential, retail).

Prior to forming Ventus Group, Scott served as Vice President of Land Acquisition at Shea Homes where he acquired 3,146 residential lots (attached and detached) throughout Southern California. Before Shea Homes, Scott was a Project Manager at Woodside Homes, where he was responsible for design team coordination, entitlements processing, horizontal development purchasing, as well as sales/construction support.

Scott also served as a Senior Consultant in the Real Estate Capital Markets at Ernst & Young Kenneth Leventhal. There, Scott analyzed and supported large real estate transactions, including asset and company sales, as well as capital procurement and due diligence.

Scott earned a Master of Business Administration and Master of Real Estate Development (“MRED”) from the University of Southern California. He also holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of California, San Diego.

Scott serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of the California Science Center. He also taught several Real Estate Development and Finance courses at University of California-Irvine in the Light Construction & Development Management program.

Neal is a Senior Principal at Torti Gallas + Partners and leads the firm’s office

in Los Angeles. Focused on the infill and refill of cities and towns, his efforts

center on designing residential and mixed-use buildings in urban and urbanizing

locations and in the redevelopment of neighborhoods and downtowns. A large

focus of his work is neighborhood making, with market rate, affordable and

workforce housing. Working across scales, the common themes in all of his

efforts are: connectivity to transit networks, a focus on walkable urbanism; infill;

and public participation in the design process.

Neal’s efforts have been honored with national awards for Urban Design and

housing, from the AIA, the Congress for the New Urbanism, and the Urban Land

Institute, among other organizations. Neal has a B. Arch. from Carnegie Mellon

University, and an M. Arch. from Syracuse University.

Matthew Winter is the Director of Mixed Use at LPA Design Studios and has been responsible for the project management of a variety of award-winning projects of multiple typologies including housing, medical, civic, developer and mixed-use projects. His work on the Pacific Center Campus in Southern California received the 2017 American Architecture Award and the 2016 Best Project for Office/Retail/Mixed Use from ENR’s California’s Best Projects.

He is currently serving on the Historic Resource Board of the City of San Diego. Additionally, he is President of beautifulPB, the non-profit that is managing the certification process for the Pacific Beach EcoDistrict. He has helped spearhead multiple community-led projects within the EcoDistrict, ranging from new bicycle paths, community mural events, new placemaking, municipal code, new park designations, and an EcoDistrict planning checklist for new development. He previously served on the Uptown Planning Board, and as a Director on the Pacific Beach Town Council.

Ryan Patap is a Senior Director of Market Analytics for CoStar, where he is responsible for Costar’s

coverage of Los Angeles’ commercial property markets. Ryan has a decade of experience in real estate

research and was previously at CBRE Investment Management, CBRE’s investment management

business, where he was a Director in the Research & Strategy team.

Prior to CBRE, Ryan started his career in research at Heitman, a real estate investment manager based in

Chicago. Ryan has also had other real estate roles at developer Hines and flexible office startup Knotel.

Ryan has a B.A. in Economics from Yale University.

As the Chief Executive Officer of Chargie, Zach is responsible for leading the company’s strategic vision, guiding its growth and driving innovation within the EV charging ecosystem. With leadership experience in both the renewable energy and real estate industries, he has brought next-generation solutions to properties around the country for more than a decade. Prior to Chargie, Zach served as the Senior Vice President of Operations at PCS Energy, where he led the team to become the largest installer of commercial solar systems in Los Angeles. He also led acquisition efforts for the Indianapolis Neighborhood Housing Group and Cincinnati Neighborhood Housing Group. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Real Estate from the University of San Diego.