Mr. Witte is Chairman and CEO of Related California, one of the largest developers of urban

and multifamily housing in the state, overseeing both the affordable and market rate

divisions. For the past 33 years, and since the founding of Related California, he has been

responsible for the strategic direction of the company, overall management of the firm,

pursuit of new development opportunities and oversight of planning, financing and

construction of a development portfolio of over 18,000 residential units completed or under

construction totaling more than $8.3 billion in assets, and over 5,200 affordable and 7,600

market rate units in pre-development.

Prior to founding Related California in 1989, Mr. Witte served as Deputy Mayor for Housing

and Neighborhoods under Mayor Art Agnos where he oversaw all housing, development and

redevelopment activities for the City of San Francisco. He was Director of Housing and

Economic Development under Mayor Dianne Feinstein and served as an appointed

Commissioner of the San Francisco Housing Authority.

Mr. Witte previously served as Executive Assistant to Assistant Secretary for

Housing/Federal Housing Commissioner Lawrence B. Simons at HUD in Washington, as

Legislative Director for the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials and

with the Philadelphia Office of Housing and Community Development.

Mr. Witte graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor’s degree in Urban

Studies and a Master in City Planning. He is Chairman of the Lusk Center for Real Estate

Advisory Board at University of Southern California and was a nine year member of the

Board of Overseers of the Graduate School of Design at University of Pennsylvania. Mr.

Witte serves on the Advisory Boards of the Fisher Center for Real Estate and Urban

Economics Policy at the Haas School of Business at University of California at Berkeley and

the Orange County Human Relations Community Partners. In addition, Mr. Witte sits on the

board of the Shelter Partnership in Los Angeles.

Victor MacFarlane is chairman and chief executive officer of MacFarlane Partners, a real estate investment management and development firm he founded in 1987 that acquires, develops and manages properties on behalf of institutional investors and its own account. He has primary responsibility for the firm’s investment management and development activities, chairs its investment committee and serves on its senior management committee.

Career Overview:

Victor has 40 years of real estate experience, during which he has worked extensively in property development, acquisitions, asset management and portfolio management on behalf of some of the world’s largest pension plans and institutions.

Under his leadership, MacFarlane Partners pioneered the urban investment concept among institutional real estate managers in the 1990s and today is an industry leader in urban/smart-growth development.

Mr. Tymins is responsible for overseeing the operations of AIG Global Real Estate's investment and development platforms, and for developing and implementing the business strategy to maximize the value of AIG Global Real Estate's assets. He also serves as Chair of AIG Global Real Estate's Investment Committee. Mr. Tymins served in several leadership roles, previously as President of AIG Affordable Housing (AIGAH) and as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of AIGAH.

From 1990 through 2005, Mr. Tymins served in various key senior positions with the SunAmerica companies, including Managing Director, Real Estate Development, and Senior Vice President, Real Estate Acquisitions and Dispositions. During this period, he directed a real estate equity investment platform that invested in excess of $800 million in office, retail, hotel, multi-family, condominium, and mixed-use projects throughout the U.S. He also directed the company's strategy to maximize its investment in a commercial and residential land portfolio located in metro Phoenix, with an expected value at full build out of $1.2 billion. After departing the company in 2005, he continued to work with AIG in a consulting role through his firm 360 Real Estate Advisors. He began his career in real estate with the Trammell Crow Company in 1985.

Mr. Tymins received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Arizona State University. He is a full member of the Urban Land Institute and serves on the National Advisory Board of the ULI Terwilliger Center for Affordable Housing and the Carolyn and Preston Butcher Forum on Multifamily Housing. Mr. Tymins also serves on the Arizona Regional Board for Teach for America and the Board of Arizona Housing, Inc., a non-profit focused on providing affordable, supportive housing for the homeless in Phoenix, Arizona, where he resides.

Mr. Keller is the Vice Chairman of MREG and a member of MREG’s Investment Committee. He also serves as the Chairman of MRED, MREG’s development subsidiary, and Senior Adviser to the MRECS Investment Committee with respect to construction and other heavy transitional loans. Mr. Keller has over 40 years of experience in real estate investment, development, and construction, formerly leading Mack Urban, LLC, Urban Partners, LLC, Keller Equity Group, Inc., Keller CMS, Inc., and Keller Construction Company, LTD. Mr. Keller currently holds many board and community leadership roles, including Vice Chair of the Land Use Leadership Committee and Member of the Advisory Board of ULI (Urban Land Institute) Los Angeles, Board Member of the Central City Association of Los Angeles (CCA), Board Member of the UCLA Health System, and member of The Los Angeles Coalition for the Economy and Jobs (The L.A. Coalition). Mr. Keller previously held leadership roles as Chairman of Eimago (formerly Union Rescue Mission Foundation), Chairman of the Board of Directors at Seven Arrows Elementary School in Pacific Palisades, California, Board Member of the L.A. Streetcar Initiative (LASI), member of the stakeholders group board of the DTLA South Park Business Improvement District (BID), Board Member of Friends of Waterfront, Seattle, and Board Member of Friends of the LA River (FoLAR). Mr. Keller attended the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.

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.

Rob Rosania is leading the creation of a new paradigm in urban living in the San Francisco Bay Area with Maximus Real Estate Partners, the region’s fastest-growing real estate investment and development company. Maximus is transforming Parkmerced, which is currently more than 3,200 apartments, into an urban eco-neighborhood of nearly 9,000 apartments over a 20-year span. Noted for its innovation in urban design, the Parkmerced Vision plan received the highest architectural honor bestowed by the American Institute of Architects. Prior, Rob was CEO of Stellar Management, the most prolific renovator of apartments in America’s urban gateways, including NYC, San Francisco and LA.

As the Chief Executive Officer of LT Global Investment, Max Yang has been actively involved in Real Estate Investment including large commercial real estate developments in Hebei Province in China. Currently he is actively pursuing US Investment Opportunities in building the asset base of LT Global Investment here in California. Max Yang is the son of Mr. Yang, the executive Director and Chairman of LT Holding Limited. Max also serves on the board of HK Parent Company LT Commercial Real Estate Limited in Hong Kong as Executive Director. Max Yang graduated from the University of Southern California, U.S.A. with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and has been actively involved in real estate development business.

Bob Champion is the Founder, CEO and Managing Partner of Champion Real Estate Company, a family office that specializes in real estate investment with multiple business strategies currently being executed via the company’s platform. Under Bob’s leadership, the Champion platform has generated in excess of a 20 annual return (XIRR) to its investors over the past 20-years. Bob has a Master's of Real Estate Development from the University of Southern California where he also taught real estate investment, development, and urban planning for over 16 years. He has also taught at the graduate level at UCLA, ICSC University, and the CRA University. He is an expert in shopping centers, multifamily, ertical retailing, public-private partnerships and mixed-use development with retail, residential, office, and entertainment components. Bob is a nationally recognized speaker at real estate industry events and has published numerous articles on real estate, the economy, and public policy. He has developed and invested in all of the major real estate product types and has completed over $1 billion in transactions.

Moderating/Speaking Engagements:  RealShare Apartments – The Westin Bonaventure, Los Angeles: Oct 20, 2016  15th Global Real Estate Private Equity Summit – Sofitel Beverly Hills: Sept 15, 2016  Multifamily Annual Conference West – Omni Downtown, Los Angeles: July 20, 2016  Greater Los Angeles Development Summit – DoubleTree by The Hilton: June 21, 2016  Marcus and Millichap/IPA Multifamily Forum – The Westin Bonaventure, Los Angeles: June 2, 2016  RealShare Los Angeles – LA’s Emerging Neighborhoods – The Beverly Wilshire: March 24, 2016  Bisnow Annual Multifamily/Mixed-Use Event – Montage Beverly Hills: February 24, 201  Lido Wealth Management Event – Intercontinental Hotel, Century City: November 19, 2015  Bisnow’s BMAX West- A Developer’s Outlook on California’s Booming Multifamily Industry – JW Marriot, Los Angeles: July 28, 2015  Bisnow The Future of Hollywood Event – The W Hotel, Los Angeles: April 29, 2015

 2nd Annual Multifamily Forum Socal – California Market Center: June 5, 2014.

In addition to managing the execution of the company’s vision and development projects, Sweitzer is responsible for overseeing Hoyt Realty Group, a full-service real estate company. Under Sweitzer’s direction, Hoyt Street Properties’ projects have achieved awards from the American Institute of Architecture and received national recognition from publications such as the New York Times, Builder Magazine and Professional Builder.

Cusumano recently completed the 480,000 square foot Talaria at Burbank mixed use project which was named the San Fernando Business Journal 2018 “Mixed Use Project of the Year”, and won the 2019 “Golden Nugget” Grand Award. The Whole Foods anchored project is Burbank’s first and only LEED Gold mixed use development. The Cusumano Family is the largest owner of multifamily units in the region and one of the most active philanthropists in southern California. Cusumano is also one of the most active developers in the area having developed scores of projects over the past several decades. The Cusumano Real Estate Group currently has two major projects in the entitlement phase in Burbank. Cusumano is the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Providence St. Joseph Foundation, sits on more than a dozen other community boards and has received dozens off awards for philanthropy and civic engagement. Cusumano received his Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from UCLA, his MBA from Pepperdine, and is currently a doctoral candidate at the Pepperdine Graziadio School of Business. He lives in Malibu.

Jerome A. Fink is a co-founder & Managing Partner of The Bascom Group, LLC. Bascom

has completed over $12.0 billion in multi-family and commercial value-added

transactions since 1996 including more than 300 multifamily properties and 80,000

units. Bascom has ranked among the top 50 multifamily owners in the U.S. Bascom’s

subsidiaries and joint ventures include the Southern California Industrial Fund,

Rushmore Properties, Bascom Portfolio Advisors, Shubin Nadal Associates, Spirit Bascom

Ventures, REDA Bascom Ventures, MHF RM Holdings, Bascom Northwest Ventures,

Bascom Arizona Ventures, Harbor Associates, Village Partner Ventures, and the Realm

Group. Bascom’s subsidiaries also include Premier Business Centers, the largest

privately held executive suite company in the U.S.

Prior to founding Bascom, Mr. Fink acted as Senior Acquisitions and Sales Manager from

1991 to 1995 for Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company. His responsibilities included

market assessment, property identification and negotiation, and the acquisition and

disposition of real estate investments.

Mr. Fink holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering and a

Master of Business Administration in Real Estate and Finance from the University of

Wisconsin-Madison. He is a member of the Institute of Real Estate Managements (IREM)

and Turnaround Management Association (TMA). Mr. Fink is a licensed real estate

broker in the state of California, a Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM), a

Certified Property Manager (CPM), a Certified Mergers & Acquisitions Advisor (CM&AA),

and a Certified Turnaround Professional (CTP). He has appeared as a guest speaker at

various functions, including those for the Urban Land Institute, University of California

Los Angeles and Irvine, University of Southern California, and other assorted industry

events. Mr. Fink previously served on the Board of Directors for the Wisconsin Real

Estate Alumni Association and is currently a member of the USC Lusk Center for Real

Estate Executive Committee.  He has previously served on the board for the Young

Presidents Organization (YPO) California Coast chapter and is currently a member of the

World Presidents Organization (WPO).

In 2004, Mr. Fink was awarded the Apartment Executive of the Year by the Real Estate

Conference Group, the industry's largest and most prestigious multifamily conference

on the West Coast, and was later awarded the Rising Star award by the University of

California Irvine Center for Real Estate in 2008. Mr. Fink was also recognized in the 2011

Multi-Family Executive Magazine. In 2016, Mr. Fink was awarded the Ernst & Young

Entrepreneur of the Year, Orange County.

Mr. Costa is responsible for overseeing all activities at Highridge Costa Housing Companies, which include Highridge Costa Housing Partners LLC (“HCHP”) and Highridge Costa Investors LLC (“HCI”). The companies specialize in the development, financing, construction and asset management of affordable and mixed-income housing for families and seniors throughout the U.S., utilizing low-income housing tax credits, as well as other types of public and private financing.

The companies were created in 2010 as a joint venture between Mr. Costa, President and Chief Executive Officer and founder of the Companies’ predecessor firms, and Highridge Partners, a diversified, privately held investment firm that has acquired, developed and/or financed assets totaling more than $7 billion.

Over the past 17 years, Mr. Costa and his team, under the companies’ various identities, have been responsible for developing and growing a portfolio of approximately 27,000 housing units in more than 275 communities throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico, all of which were financed using tax credits. Throughout a career spanning nearly three decades, Mr. Costa has supervised the development and financing of nearly 40,000 units of multifamily affordable and market-rate housing.

Through his extensive utilization of both federal and various state tax credit programs over the years, Mr. Costa has gained a wealth of specialized knowledge of the intricacies of tax credit financing and syndication. He is considered an industry expert in tax credit-based asset management, including the myriad of compliance issues associated with managing tax credit properties.

Mr. Costa was named the Freddie Mac Multifamily Builder of the Year in 2000 and the 1999 Builder of the Year by Multifamily Executive magazine. He is currently a member of the NAHB Multifamily Leadership Board, and also serves as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Community Financial Resource Center for Los Angeles, one of California’s most active nonprofit CDFIs. He also holds the CAASH (Certified Active Adult Specialist in Housing) designation from the NAHB.

Mr. Costa earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo, and also holds a general contractor's license from the State of California.

Mr. Noah Hochman is the Senior Managing Director of Capital Markets for TruAmerica Multifamily and brings 18 years of real estate investment and private equity experience to his role. Mr. Hochman is responsible for sourcing equity capital, investor relations and debt strategy across the portfolio and oversees joint venture structuring and partnerships. Mr. Hochman is also a member of the firm’s Investment Committee.

Prior to joining TruAmerica Multifamily, Mr. Hochman served as Vice President of Acquisitions and Dispositions at Triumph Management Company. Prior to joining Triumph, Mr. Hochman served as Vice President of Acquisitions for Granite Peak Partners.

Mr. Hochman holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from UCLA and is a graduate of the Anderson Graduate School of Management Mergers & Acquisitions Program at UCLA.

James Silverwood, President and CEO, of Affirmed Housing Group, oversees all company financial negotiations, property acquisitions, construction, and asset management. Mr. Silverwood has over 31 years experience in real estate development as a general contractor and developer. Under Mr. Silverwood's direction, Affirmed Housing Group has continued to grow in the field of affordable housing by developing innovative new construction and acquisition / rehabilitation projects across California. Prior to developing affordable housing, Mr. Silverwood's company developed hundreds of single-family homes and apartments throughout southern California.

Mr. Silverwood has been active in regional and statewide legislative issues. He has served on numerous Boards and Committees such as the Board of Directors of the San Diego North County Building Industry from 1989 to 1992 and California State Treasurer Matt Fong's Housing Finance Advisory C5mmittee from 1997 to 1998. A past board member of the San Diego Housing Federation, he currently sits on the Board of Governors of the California Housing Consortium. Recently inducted into the California Housing Hall of Fame, private sector, Mr. Silverwood is well known and respected amongst his peers.

Charlie Rose is a Senior Director of Canyon Partners Real Estate LLC. Mr. Rose is responsible for originating, underwriting, structuring and executing debt and equity transactions in the Southwest region. Prior to joining Canyon, Mr. Rose worked for The Marcus & Millichap Companies (TMMC) in the Capital Markets and Multifamily Acquisitions groups. Prior to TMMC, Mr. Rose was Vice President at Rosen Consulting Group, where he was responsible for national real estate market research, covering the office, retail, industrial, and residential sectors. Mr. Rose is a graduate of Stanford University (B.A., English) and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania (M.B.A., Honors, with a concentration in Real Estate). He is also an active member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI).

Ken Kahan is Founder and President of California Landmark (or "CLG"), a real estate development and investment company. Since its inception in 1988, California Landmark has invested in or developed all types of real estate from residential (including single family as well as low and high rise multi-family) to commercial (including hospitality, office and industrial). The company has developed in excess of 3,000,000 million square feet of various products.

CLG has distinguished itself in Southern California as an innovative problem solver in both the design and development of dozens of multi-family communities. The firm is currently one of the largest private multi-family developers in Los Angeles with over 500 units in various stages of construction or development.

Current projects include three high profile mixed use projects including the bw (Wilshire at Barrington), the hw (Hollywood Blvd. near Crescent Heights) and the LC (Larchmont at Melrose and Camerford). Past projects include modern townhomes and industrial "hard" lofts in the Marina Arts District, high-rise condominiums along the Wilshire corridor, California courtyard buildings in Westwood and Brentwood, art deco apartments in West Hollywood, and Mediterranean style villas in Century City.

In the past ten years CLG has expanded its footprint of residential acquisitions by purchasing existing apartment communities throughout Southern California. Projects include townhouse condominium projects converted to rentals, middle income apartments in San Diego, renovations of 1950's apartment buildings in the San Fernando Valley and most recently, low income housing in the San Gabriel Valley. At the same time, the firm has expanded its portfolio to include industrial, office and flex space projects totaling several hundred thousand square feet.

Ken is passionate about all aspect of urban planning and development. He is a frequent speaker on matters pertaining to entitlements, zoning, multi family/mixed use projects and urban development. California Landmark has been involved in the City of Los Angeles implementation ordinance of SB1818 and has delivered several mixed income housing projects throughout the region.

A native of Los Angeles, Ken obtained both his bachelor of arts and juris doctor degrees from UCLA. Ken currently resides in West Los Angeles with his family.

Kevin Farrell is President and COO of Fifield Realty Corp.. He joined Fifield as Senior Vice President and later became President of Fifield Realty Corp (the development arm of Fifield Companies). Kevin started with Steve Fifield in the 1980's as a construction manager and is currently overseeing FRP's national apartment acquisition program as well as new construction and adaptive reuse projects in Chicago and Los Angeles. Prior to joining Fifield, Kevin was a Vice President at the Related Companies, where he managed several rental and for-sale residential development projects, including Roosevelt Square, a 2,400-unit mixed-income residential community in Chicago's near West Side. Previously, Kevin managed due diligence activities for First Union Real Estate's property investment, acquisition, and redevelopment program in Texas, New Mexico and Colorado. Kevin has an MBA from Illinois Institute of Technology and a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois. Kevin recently served on the City of Chicago's Green Urban Design Task Force.

Sam Simone serves as a Senior Managing Director in the Southern California region for Mill Creek Residential. In this role, Sam is responsible for pursuing new development opportunities, product design, and the pursuit of entitlements to meet all local jurisdictional requirements.

Prior to this position with Mill Creek, Sam was a Managing Director in the company's Mid-Atlantic region, where he oversaw the development of Trilogy NoMa, a 603-unit community in Washington DC. Prior to joining Mill Creek Residential at its formation in August, 2010, Sam served at Trammell Crow Residential for 10 years as a Development Associate and later, Managing Director. Prior to joining Trammell Crow Residential, Sam was a Senior Real Estate Consultant with Arthur Andersen’s Real Estate Consulting Portfolio Services Group in New York City. In this role, Sam’s responsibilities included the management of due diligence and advisory service projects including both single-asset and portfolio real estate acquisitions, financings, depositions; commercial mortgage backed securities transactions (CMBS) valuations and “B-Piece” acquisitions, joint venture analysis valuation, and office and hotel development financial modeling/analysis for investment banks and large institutional investors.

Sam received his Bachelor of Science Degree from the State University of New York in Business Administration/Finance.

Kitty joined Colliers International as Executive Vice President in January 2010. She was named “Los Angeles County's Number One Multifamily Agent” by Pierce-Eislen. For 15 years, Kitty has delivered impactful solutions for her clients, servicing every facet of their multifamily real estate needs – from the sale of apartment buildings and residential land developments to condominium conversions, student housing, affordable housing and special assets. Her transactions have spanned throughout Southern California and the West Coast, with a heavy focus on West Los Angeles.

Upon entering the commercial real estate field in 1997, Kitty quickly became an expert in her market and has since consistently set and exceeded performance goals within her organizations and the industry as a whole. During her tenure with Sperry Van Ness, she ranked as the company’s #2 agent in the nation for seven years in a row. Kitty now serves as Executive Vice President for Colliers International, where she has ranked #1 in the Greater Los Angeles region since joining the company 2010.

Arden leads Trumark Urban projects from property acquisition through buildout and sales. From working with architects and consultants on building design and meeting with neighbors regarding their needs for a project, to hard hat tours of job sites and reviewing financial analyses of projects—Arden has his finger on the pulse of every aspect of Trumark Urban. Since joining Trumark in 2006, Arden has been instrumental in over $1.5 billion of residential and mixed-use development. In 2012, Arden led the effort to launch Trumark Urban where he now manages a pipeline of over 1 million square feet, and an over $1 billion investment in office, mixed-use, and residential development projects. Prior to his role at Trumark Urban, he served as Senior Vice President for Northern California at Trumark Companies.

Charmaine Atherton - Senior Vice President, Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Community Development Banking - With a geographic reach from Fresno to the Mexican border. Community Development Banking is dedicated to lending and investing in low and moderate-income communities with a focus on increasing the supply of affordable housing for renters and homeowners, supporting small businesses, and promoting economic development in distressed and underserved communities. Charmaine brings thirty-four years of real estate and finance experience to the task, with the last twenty years focused on affordable housing and economic development. Prior to joining Bank of America in 2002, Charmaine held such divergent roles as portfolio manager for a national syndication firm, asset manager for a regional developer, commercial mortgage banker for a regional business bank, community development lending officer for both a regional and a national bank, director of finance for a national tax credit syndication firm’s development arm, and housing director for a local non-profit development corporation. Charmaine is a past chair of the loan committee of the California Community Reinvestment Corporation, and Past President of the Board of the Los Angeles Conservancy. She currently serves on the Board of EngAGE (formerly More Than Shelter for Seniors), the Executive Committee of the Central City Association and the Advisory Council of the Urban Land Institute’s Los Angeles District Council, where she chairs their Women’s Leadership Initiative.

Mr. Concannon has spent his entire 24-year career within the construction industry, and brings a well-balanced and diverse background to his leadership positions. His experience ranges from business development and strategic planning to managing large-scale capital programs and overseeing Lendlease’s Environmental Health & Safety for the Americas. He is currently responsible for Lendlease’s Los Angeles operations, including $1.8 billion of construction contracts underway. Born and raised in Chicago, Mike has been based in Los Angeles for the past 10 years and now calls Southern California home.

As the CEO of iBorrow, former real estate lawyer, real estate owner and adept businessman, Brian has a vast array of knowledge in the commercial real estate sector, specifically structuring complex deals. Borrowers and investors alike turn to Brian because of his ability to underwrite deals quickly while adhering to a high standard of ethics and due diligence. Not only is Brian well-positioned in understanding every aspect of the deal process – including what is vital and what isn’t – but he goes beyond the numbers by taking a comprehensive and strategic approach to each deal. Brian first founded Eagle Group, LLC in 2001, as a fully-integrated real estate company that handles all aspects of commercial real estate including finance, loan servicing, management and advisory services. In 2012, Brian branched off to create iBorrow (formerly Eagle Group Finance), a dedicated lender specializing in private loans for commercial properties in the Western U.S.

Prior to iBorrow, Brian was a real estate transactional attorney at the law firms of TroyGould and Kulik, Gottesman & Mouton, where he represented real estate investment trusts, publicly traded real estate companies and high-net- worth individuals. He also served as President and Board Member of TenantDirect.com, the developer of the first web-based property management software system for the real estate industry. Brian earned his B.A. from the University of California, Santa Barbara and his J.D. from Loyola Law School. He also has an MBA from Northeastern University’s D’Amore-McKim School of Business.

Brian is a licensed California real estate broker and a member of the State Bar of California. He has taught multiple courses at UCLA Extension, and currently serves as Vice President of the Guardians, Board Member of the Southern California Golf Association Foundation and Member of the Real Estate Council of the Federation.

Laurie has more than 20 years of commercial real estate finance experience originating debt on behalf of Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, FHA, Life Company and CMBS executions.

Prior to Bellwether Enterprise, Laurie was a Director with Prudential Mortgage Capital Company. Before joining Prudential, Laurie was with Well Fargo’s CMBS group and earlier was part of the Nationwide Insurance loan originating team.

Born and raised in Washington, Devin graduated from the University of Arizona with a Bachelor's degree in Physiology. As a Construction Manager, Devin has overseen over $150MM in commercial construction work in the Puget Sound Region. Devin is an expert in providing cost estimating, value engineering, and project management services for health care, commercial office, multifamily, retail, education, and hospitality markets. His primary focus has been business development, operational practices, overall regional strategy, project execution, and client relations.

Devin is actively involved with the Boys & Girls Clubs organization, and enjoys participating in industry and community events. Devin lives with his family in Gig Harbor, WA.

David Harrington brings more than 17 years’ experience in finance and brokerage to his role as Executive Vice President and National Director for Matthews Multifamily Advisors™ division. He achieves success for his clients by leveraging the firm’s unique marketing platform and applying his unrivaled knowledge of the national multifamily market. This combination creates an ability to “make a market” for multifamily assets using aggressive underwriting and pricing strategies that ultimately connects buyers with sellers. During his career, he has executed over 500 transactions amounting to nearly $2 billion in sales. Recently, David has been a featured moderator and panelist at multifamily conferences across the country hosted by RealShare, Connect Media, Bisnow and Interface. PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS § National Sales Achievement Awards, Berkadia § National Sales Achievement Award, Marcus & Millichap § Rookie of the Year Award, Marcus & Millichap § Highest Cost per Square Foot Ever Recorded – Pasadena, CA (91103) § Highest Cost per Square Foot Ever Recorded – Los Angeles, CA (90066/Mar Vista) § Highest Cost per Unit & per Square Foot – Lawndale, CA § Highest Gross Rent Multiplier Ever Recorded – San Pedro, CA § Highest Cost Per Unit Ever Recorded – Ennis, TX BUSINESS BACKGROUND § Beginning his career at Marcus & Millichap Capital Corporation in 1999, he made his foray into the business underwriting and processing debt for multifamily assets. After a short time in finance, he moved into brokerage at Marcus & Millichap’s Encino office specializing in multifamily investments sales. In 2010, David was recruited by and joined Hendricks & Partners, a national multifamily investment sales firm that later merged with Berkadia. In his career, David has earned multiple National Sales Achievement Awards as well as Rookie of the Year while at Marcus & Millichap. AFFILIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS § Member, National Multifamily Housing Council § California Bureau of Real Estate § License No. 01320460 EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS § B.S., Real Estate B.S., Marketing Florida State University

For over 30 years, Paul Zeger has been the definitive source of information for new construction sales and marketing in the Bay Area. His leadership in identifying and capitalizing on residential development opportunities is unparalleled. Paul’s client relationships include some of the most successful real estate development firms on the west coast – TMG Partners, Emerald Fund, Lennar Urban and Wilson Meany to name a few. Paul believes in making commitments to his clients, and building trust by delivering on his commitments. Paul earned a bachelor’s degree in Economics at Colgate University and a Masters in Business Administration from the Darden School at the University of Virginia.

Peter Sherman, Principal with Avison Young has led or been directly involved in more than $5 billion of multifamily investment sales and financings throughout Southern California. Prior to Avison Young, Sherman was a Senior Vice President at CBRE with notable transactions including the $99 million sale of The Lexington, a Hollywood land site entitled for 695 units to AvalonBay, the $300 million sale of Palazzo Westwood Village, a Class A 350-unit mixed-use apartment property in Westwood Village, the $69.7 million sale of The Vineyards at Paseo Del Sol, a Class A 288-unit pre-stabilized apartment sale in Temecula to The Praedium Group and the $45.1 million sale of Pico Lanai, a 174-unit value-add apartment property in Santa Monica to Raintree Partners.

Prior to CBRE, from 2009-2012, Sherman was a founding Partner of Los Angeles based Multi-Housing Capital Advisors (MHCA), where among other successes, he represented CIM Group and Gables Residential in the sale of six Class A apartment properties across Washington DC, Houston, Dallas and Los Angeles. Before co-founding MHCA, Sherman drove the West Coast multifamily efforts as Senior Vice President with Transwestern Multi-Housing Capital Advisors.

Sherman earned a dual Master’s degree from the Wharton Business School of the University of Pennsylvania and Johns Hopkins School for Advanced International Studies in 1996, and a BA from the University of Virginia in 1988. He is proficient in Japanese and Italian, having lived abroad in both countries respectively.

Bill Lanting is the Vice President of Loan Origination at Partners Capital Finance, Inc. (a subsidiary of Partners Capital, Inc). He oversees the firm’s lending division, originating senior, mezzanine and bridge debt as well as joint venture equity investment.

Over the course of his career, Bill has been an active professional in the commercial real estate financing industry as well as the creator of a number of successful hotel and food & beverage enterprises. Prior to joining Partners Capital Finance, Bill originated senior bridge loans for Thorofare Capital, covering all commercial property types nationwide.

Bill also brings over 30 years of experience in the hotel industry, including all aspects of hotel acquisition, development, construction and operation. As President and CEO of Hotelco, LLC, Bill purchased, renovated, repositioned and operated hotels in Los Angeles, Nashville, Denver, Honolulu and St. Louis. As Vice President of Development for Radisson Hotels Worldwide, he was responsible for all franchise sales in the Western U.S. As Vice President of Development of the Florida-based Hotels of Distinction, Inc., he created a $54,000,000 hotel investment fund that owned and operated nine hotels (later sold to Starwood Lodging Trust).

Bill holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business.

As part of the new generation of leadership at KTGY, David Senden is instrumental to the expansion and increased design profile of the firm. Mr. Senden specializes in urban infill residential and mixed-use developments, with work across the United States and internationally. In addition, he has a substantial portfolio of campus housing and specialty projects including affordable developments and recreation facilities. Since joining KTGY in early 2002, he has led teams in each of KTGY’s offices and often travels where needed to contribute to the firm’s most challenging design opportunities.

As member of KTGY’s Board of Directors, Mr. Senden is responsible for setting the big picture, strategic vision for the firm, increasing the firm’s profile and ensuring work at the highest levels. He was named to Building Design + Construction magazine’s list of the industry’s top 40 under 40 and has designed numerous award-winning projects from coast to coast.

Mr. Senden is a frequent speaker at various national and regional industry events and has written and contributed to countless articles touching on all aspects of design and the building industry. A lecturer and critic at several universities, Mr. Senden emphasizes the connection between the profession and the academy and values mentorship as key to developing talent and integrating the most current design thinking.

Mark DiNapoli is the General Manager of the California region and National Chief Operating Officer for Suffolk Construction. As GM of California, he is responsible for overseeing the strategic direction, projects, client relationships and operations in San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego. As National COO, DiNapoli oversees the areas of governance, strategy, operations, non-operations business support, company advocacy and brand expansion in support of Suffolk’s vision and strategies on a national scale. As COO, he promotes the company’s “build smart” brand in key markets and shares his operations knowledge and expertise nationally. He also drives the consistent implementation of Suffolk’s proven processes and technologies, such as virtual design and construction (VDC) and Lean Construction principles, with all Suffolk regional offices throughout the country.

Prior to his roles as GM of California and National COO, DiNapoli served as Suffolk Northeast President and General Manager for more than 26 years. In that role, he was responsible for overseeing the region’s strategic direction, projects and client relationships, and leading marketing and work acquisition efforts in the company’s largest and most rapidly expanding region. He assumed various leadership positions on corporate and regional levels in the Northeast, and launched and expanded several strategic divisions for the company, including Suffolk’s dedicated healthcare, education and science & technology practices. During his tenure leading the Northeast region, Suffolk was consistently ranked as one of the “Area’s Largest General Contractors” and was listed as high as number 20 on Engineering News Record’s list of “Top Construction Management at Risk Firms.” Suffolk was also consistently named by The Boston Globe and Boston Business Journal as one of the “top places to work” under his strong leadership.

DiNapoli currently serves as a Board Member of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce and as Co-Chairman of the Land Use, Construction and Housing Council. Additionally he serves as a Board Member of the Los Angeles Business Counsel. During his time in Boston, he served as a Director of the Associates General Contractors Labor Relations Division and on the Massachusetts Business Roundtable, Schwartz Center Leadership Council and the Whittier Street Health Center Presidents Advisory Council. He was also a Trustee for the Boston Children’s Museum and is an Overseer at the Boston Museum of Science.

DiNapoli graduated from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Massachusetts with a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering.

With over 25 years of construction experience, Mr. Finn has established a strong background and reputation in the construction industry. John has been a key player in the success of the California office’s largest ongoing Multifamily projects and has overseen the strategic growth and management of the Inland Empire office as well as our newly acquired office, ‘Hearne Construction, A Division of W.E. O’Neil’ in San Diego, CA.

Mr. Cohen joined Resmark in 2001. With more than 25 years of real estate experience, he has been involved in the financing and development of over 15,000 residential units in the United States and Israel. Mr. Cohen’s responsibilities include overseeing all of Resmark’s investment, underwriting and asset management activities. Under his leadership since 2011, Resmark’s multifamily division has acquired and developed over 5,500 units through joint venture and direct investments. Previously, Mr. Cohen established the firm’s Northern California division in 2003 and successfully expanded its Northern California operations. His responsibilities included evaluating and formulating strategy for the acquisition of large distressed bank portfolios. In late 2007, he also led Resmark’s emergence as a key player in the area of direct investments in land portfolios.

Prior to joining Resmark, Mr. Cohen was a member of Fieldstone Communities’ management team, where he was responsible for land acquisition and entitlements, product design, construction management, and sales and marketing operations for multiple projects. Before arriving in the United States, he served as an operations manager for Peled Residential Construction, overseeing the day to day development of several master planned communities in Southern Israel, and prior to that as an officer in the Israeli Defense Forces.

Mr. Cohen sits on the National Association of Home Builders Multifamily Leadership Board. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Tel Aviv University, and a Master of Business Administration from Pepperdine University.

Mr. Grossman is a Senior Managing Director at Meridian Capital Group. He opened the firm’s San Diego office in May 2011 charged with expanding the company’s presence throughout the western and southwestern states. In his 10+ years leading the west coast for Meridian, Mr. Grossman has built a team that has originated and closed more than $12 billion of debt and equity transactions spanning more than 600 loans across primary and esoteric asset types.

Prior to opening Meridian’s San Diego office, Mr. Grossman was a Structured Finance Analyst Fitch Ratings, a Principal at Mission Peak Capital, and worked in Meridian’s New York City office where he closed in excess of $3 billion.

Mr. Grossman attended NYU, where he received a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Management.

Industry Recognition:

2013: Named to Commercial Observer’s national list of “Top 20 Commercial Mortgage Brokers under 35”

2015: Named to Commercial Property Executive’s list of 17 national “Stars to Watch” in the real estate industry

2015: Named by Real Estate Forum as one of 20 “Tomorrow’s leaders of Southern California”

Daniel Nagel is Chief Financial Officer, at Decron Properties Corp. In this capacity, he is responsible for all transaction activity including acquisitions, equity and debt financing, and asset dispositions. He is also involved in the development, entitlement, and project management of key assets in the portfolio.

Daniel earned his undergraduate degree in Economics from Yeshiva University and received his MBA from UCLA Anderson School of Management with a concentration in Finance and Real Estate.

He is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), a cabinet member of the Jewish Federation’s Real Estate and Construction Division, and is a licensed California real estate broker.

Michael Homeier practices in the area of general business, corporate, transactional, and business financing law. With nearly 25 years' experience in the corporate and business transactional field, both as in-house corporate counsel and with private law firms, Michael's practice emphasizes the drafting, negotiation, and review of contracts, including commercial contracts, financing agreements, factoring packages, intellectual property licensing agreements, new media, technology, and commercial contracts, and entertainment industry agreements for both production houses and industry professionals. An integral part of Michael's practice includes a comprehensive ""entity practice"" involved with the formation, maintenance, and dissolution of corporations and limited liability companies, both in the for-profit and non-profit sector.

Prior to his co-founding of Homeier & Law, P.C., Michael practiced business, contract, corporate, and securities law both as in-house counsel for large public companies (including Countrywide and Herbalife) and private enterprises, and in association or as of-counsel to prominent Los Angeles law firms such as Ball Hunt Hart Brown & Baerwitz (now part of Carlsmith Ball) and Wasserman Comden & Casselman. In the past, Michael has also garnered invaluable experience on the opposite end of the ""size spectrum,"" working with a sole practitioner in a combined business and civil litigation practice assisting small- and medium-sized clients, where Michael authored and then argued two published, precedent-setting appeals cases, Matthews v. Regents of the University of California (34 Cal. App. 4th 598) concerning workplace sexual harassment, and Jenkins v. Inglewood Unified School District (34 Cal. App. 4th 1388) regarding breach of a school district employment contract.

In addition to numerous engagements as a university law professor, Michael also actively participates in public speaking engagements, both in the business financing and business law arenas, and as an inspirational speaker to teenaged and young adult cancer survivors on post-treatment life success.

Michael received his J.D. from University of Southern California and his B.A. from The University of California, Los Angeles. Michael is a member of the State Bar of California.

Dean Zander is the Senior Managing Director in Berkadia’s West Los Angeles office, one of only a handful of senior executives among 75 offices nationwide. For more than twenty-five years he has established himself as the leader in the multi-family arena by creating value for his clients through his extensive market knowledge, resolved work ethic, and strong commitment to excellence. Every year since opening the first Los Angeles office of Berkadia in 1999, Dean has annually been featured among the Top 10 Most Successful Agents company-wide with closings exceeding $4B. Experience and professionalism direct Dean’s efforts toward long-term relationships rather than transaction-oriented business. He is committed to the highest level of client service and ethical standards.

Mark R. Hartney is the former co-chair of the firm's Construction Practice Group. His practice centers on real estate, construction and business litigation, including contract, partnership, banking, land use, rent valuation, habitability and administrative claims. Additionally, Mark negotiates and drafts complex construction, architect and engineer contracts. By way of his focus on both construction contracts and litigation, Mark is uniquely qualified to provide clients with broad advice and counsel on all aspects of construction projects. Mark represents individuals as well as a variety of business entities, and has extensive trial and alternative dispute resolution experience. His experience includes co-chairing a nine-month $150 million jury trial stemming from the collapse of a high-rise resort hotel, numerous other state court trials, dozens of arbitrations and many cases resolved through mediation. He has represented clients before various federal, state, city and county boards and agencies. He has extensive experience in representing businesses in administrative hearings and writ actions involving contracts with public agencies.

An experienced commercial real estate advisor for over 20 years, Wesley is an Opportunity Zone National Leader and Audit Partner with Cherry Bekaert’s Real Estate & Construction industry group. Based in the Atlanta office, he provides guidance to clients on real estate tax credit transactions, pre-acquisition due diligence, purchase price allocation, tax mitigation structuring, real estate consulting and financial statement audits.

Wesley’s technical ability encompasses an assortment of expertise with clients in the hotels and resorts, student housing, military housing, multi-family/affordable housing, and retail/office sectors. He also consults on equity rollups, public filing preparation and large-scale real estate portfolio acquisitions. In addition, Wesley has helped real estate holding companies, developers, contractors and private equity funds with transactions ranging from $25 million to $4 billion.

Prior to joining Cherry Bekaert, Wesley led the Atlanta office and Commercial Real Estate Group for the Southeast for a Top 15 National Accounting Firm. He previously held various Board of Directors positions with local chapters of NAIOP, Central Atlanta Progress, and the City of Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. Additionally, he served on the Board of Directors for the Atlanta Chapter of the Urban Land Institute for five years (including three years as Treasurer) and was on the National Board of Directors for the National Multi-Housing Council. Wesley is a regular speaker at various real estate conferences around the nation.

Bill Strang serves as President of the Americas’ Operations for TOTO USA and Chairman of TOTO Mexico. In these capacities, he is responsible for all of TOTO’s North American operations, including supply chain, design and development engineering, quality, ISO, environmental resource management, and management of TOTO’s five North American plants with 1.8 million sf under roof.

Under Bill’s leadership, TOTO has received numerous awards and recognitions for its leadership in environmental resource conservation, including the U.S. EPA’s Water Efficiency Leadership award (TOTO is the only plumbing manufacturer so honored); former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue’s Water Conservation Leadership award; the South face Sustainable Homebuilders’ Argon* award; the City of Atlanta’s Phoenix Award, and the Chattahoochee Riverkeeper’s River Sustainability award. Recently, the Brookings Institution distinguished TOTO for its leadership in Clean Economy jobs creation.

Brian Eisendrath sources aggressive capital for institutional and high net worth clients. His ranking as one of the top originators in the country has garnered him extensive industry recognition. Brian is able to quickly and effectively meet the needs of his clients by tailoring a financing solution that is unique to their property-specific business plan. By leveraging extensive life insurance company, bank, CMBS, and bridge lending relationships, as well as CBRE’s direct lending relationships with Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, Brian and his team are able to customize capital to maximize return on investment.

After graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in Real Estate and Finance, Brian began his career as an office developer with Hines. Following Hines, he worked for a bridge lender in Chicago whose focus was construction and repositioning opportunities. Brian then decided to become a capital intermediary and joined HFF. In 2005, he joined CBRE.