Cris Sullivan is the Chief Operating Officer for Gables Residential. Gables is a vertically integrated private multi-family REIT specializing in the development, construction and management of class A apartments and mixed use communities. She oversees the management of 30,000 apartment homes and 600,000 sq. ft. of retail space located in 18 markets across the US. In addition, her responsibilities include the company’s sustainability program, facilities management group, corporate marketing efforts and the 3rd party management business. Cris began her career with Gables Residential predecessor, Trammell Crow Residential, as a leasing consultant in 1988 and has held numerous positions in property operations, learning and development and brokerage. She leads the Gables Charitable Contributions Committee and is active in a number of charities personally and professionally. Cris is a recipient of the Real Estate Forum’s 2015 Women of Influence Award. She is a graduate of Florida Atlantic University and holds a Florida Real Estate Broker’s License.

Dawn Severt

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Dawn Severt is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. She has 24 years of experience with Gables and has been in her current role since 2005. Dawn was previously Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer and prior to joining Gables in 1994, she was a Manager in the audit practice of Arthur Andersen LLP. Dawn serves on the Executive Committee of the National Multifamily Housing Council and as Chair of its Investment Committee. She is also a member of the Urban Land Institute. Dawn serves on the Board of Directors of DFB Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and as Chair of its Audit Committee. She serves on the Board of the Piedmont Park Conservancy, and as Treasurer and Chair of the Finance Committee. Dawn is a Certified Public Accountant and a graduate of The Ohio State University, participating as a member of the Alumni Advisory Board of the Fisher College of Business.

John Akin

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT & CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER

John joined Gables in 2016 as Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer. Prior to joining Gables, he was the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Investment Officer at the Flournoy Companies. Before Flournoy, John was a Senior Vice President at Carter where he led multi-family investment and development efforts on behalf of the Carter Funds and Senior Vice President of Development and Investments at Novare Group. In his real estate career, John has overseen the financing, development, and acquisition of nearly $2 billion worth of multi-family and mixed-use projects totaling more than 7,000 units. Previously, John worked as a Principal at The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and a Senior Consultant for Ernst & Young. He is active in the National Multifamily Housing Council and serves on the board of the Fort McPherson Redevelopment Authority. John received a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Georgia and an MBA from Duke University.

Philip Altschuler

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, HUMAN RESOURCES

Philip Altschuler assists entrepreneurial organizations in driving revenue and profits through comprehensive talent management strategies. His strength is in creatively leveraging HR and technology innovations to improve the acquisition, development, and support of talent. As Gables' Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Learning & Development, Philip is integrating recruitment, performance management, and engagement programs into the organization's overall strategy. In addition, he directs a team that manages benefits, wellness education and incentives, and award winning 401(k) educational programs. With a reputation for high energy and strong results, Philip is passionate about coaching leaders on how to increase their effectiveness, leadership presence, and support of a healthy workforce. Committed to ongoing professional development, Philip is actively involved with the National Multi Housing Council, National Association of Real Estate Investments Trusts, the Society of Human Resource Management, and the International Coaching Federation. He has earned certifications in Leadership Coaching (Georgetown University) and Personal Branding. Philip holds a MBA from the University of Maryland and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Dennis Rainosek

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT

Dennis Rainosek is Senior Vice President of Portfolio Management. He is responsible for dispositions, risk management, property taxes, and Gables Corporate Accommodations, a division which provides furnished apartment units nationally. Dennis joined the company’s predecessor, Trammell Crow Residential, in 1986 as a Division Controller, and from 1989 to 1994 was the Chief Financial Officer for operations in Texas. He is an active member of the Texas Apartment Association. Dennis is a Certified Public Accountant and a graduate of the University of Texas.

David Reece

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE AND CAPITAL MARKETS

David Reece is Senior Vice President of Finance and Capital Markets. He is responsible for debt and equity financing, including the capitalization of new development opportunities with construction financing and joint venture equity. Prior to joining Gables, he was Director of Acquisitions for American Realty Advisors and was responsible for acquisitions on the eastern seaboard and southeast. Prior to that he was with Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company for 14 years and was involved in debt and equity transactions in the southeast including construction financing, joint ventures and acquisitions. David is a graduate of Iowa State University, B.A. Architecture, and MS Civil Engineering and received his MBA from Kellogg Graduate School of Business at Northwestern University.

Donna Summers

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS

Donna Summers is Senior Vice President of Operations. She has over 30 years of property management experience and over 21 years with Gables. She has held a variety of property management and operations roles in several markets throughout the Southeast and West, and is now responsible for property operations nationally. She holds her CPM certification and is an active member of the Institute of Real Estate Management. She also served on the Board of Directors for the Apartment Association of Greater Dallas and the Legislative Committee for AAGD. Donna attended The University of North Texas and Oral Roberts University.

Joseph Wilber

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, INVESTMENTS - EAST

Joe Wilber is Senior Vice President of Investments for the East region. He has over 30 years' experience with Gables and its predecessors, and is responsible for all of the development and acquisition activities in Atlanta, Florida, and the DC area. During his tenure with Gables, he has been involved in the development, redevelopment or acquisition of more than 20,000 apartment homes. Additionally he is an active member of the Atlanta Apartment Association, where he currently serves on the Legislative Committee and previously served on the Board of Directors, is on the Board of Liveable Buckhead, and is a member of the Urban Land Institute. Joe is a graduate from The University of Georgia.

Gordon Ip is the Principal and Founder of Genesis Real Estate Group, and brings more than 30 years of national development experience to the Company. Gordon is well versed in all aspects of development, including acquisition, zoning and entitlement, planning, architectural design, general contracting, construction management, financing, property management, and sales and marketing. Prior to forming Genesis Real Estate, Gordon gained experience working for Pacific Realty Corporation, where he developed successful projects in Tulsa, Phoenix, Altamonte Springs, Dallas, and Albuquerque, and participated in over $250 million in transactions with the Balcor Company, a division of American Express. In 1986, Gordon launched Genesis Real Estate Group, and has since completed entitlements and developments totaling several thousands of units, including high rise rentals, luxury condominiums, high density urban apartments, and garden apartments across the nation.

Adam joined Trinsic Residential Group in 2011, and oversees the company’s development and acquisition activities throughout North Texas and San Antonio. As a member of the Trinsic team, he has begun construction on seven projects in North Texas and one in San Antonio totaling 2,570 units with a capitalization of approximately $350 million.

Prior to joining Trinsic, Adam was with Greystar Real Estate Partners and Alliance Residential in similar capacities, and worked on over 4,000 units with a total market capitalization in excess of $400 million.

Adam received a B.B.A. in Finance and Real Estate from Baylor University, and an M.S. in Land Development from Texas A&M University. He holds a Texas Real Estate Broker License, is an active member of The Real Estate Council and a 2011 graduate of The Real Estate Council’s Associate Leadership Council.

Mr. Enzler joined Trammell Crow Residential in 2007 as a Vice-President of Finance working to structure

and close debt and equity transactions. In June 2011, Mr. Enzler transitioned to the development team

and works on new development opportunities in the DFW and central Texas. Since 2011, Matt has

developed over 20 projects totaling more than 7,000 units and over $1.4 billion in capitalization. Prior to

joining TCR, he was a Vice President with Comerica Bank, where he worked as a commercial real estate

lender. Mr. Enzler is a 2008 graduate of The Real Estate Council’s Associate Leadership Council and is

currently involved with TREC’s Community Initiatives Committee, the TREC PAC Board and is on the ALC

Steering Committee. He is also the former Board Chair of the Dallas Regional Chamber Young

Professionals and Dallas Texas Exes President. Mr. Enzler received his BBA in Finance from The

University of Texas at Austin.

As principal, Jay Case guides CRG’s residential and multi-family developments across the United States. Jay has an established background identifying and delivering real estate development and redevelopment opportunities. He also has extensive experience in historical renovations and conversions to multi-family. Jay creates robust financial structures utilizing federal, state and local incentives and works closely with financial institutions to maximize returns.

Mr. Kendrick is a Principal with LandDesign in Dallas and directs landscape architectural design opportunities across the state of Texas. He is responsible for design management, entitlements, and the preparation of construction documents for project types ranging from large-scale master planned communities to smaller mixed-use and retail developments. With nearly two decades of experience, Mr. Kendrick is intimately familiar with the issues and opportunities that shape a great development and is able to present a client with alternatives that focus a project’s vision and approach. Mr. Kendrick is a registered landscape architect in the states of Texas and North Carolina, a member of the Urban Land Institute (North Texas), and the American Society of Landscape Architects (Texas Chapter). In his free time, he enjoys running, being outdoors with his family, and attending RockPointe Church in Flower Mound, TX.

Matt Brendel is the Senior Managing Director of Legacy's Texas office where is responsible for development, construction, acquisition, and operations. Prior to joining Legacy Partners, Mr. Brendel was the Divisional President and Managing Partner of JPI, a national developer and builder of Class A multifamily, where he led the acquisition, development, construction and operations of over 30 communities in Texas with a combined project value of over $2 billion. Matt received both his B.B.A. in Accounting and his M.S. in Finance from Texas A&M University and is a Multifamily Leadership Board Member of the National Association of Home Builders.

John Sloot is a Vice President for Hunt Mortgage Group (HMG), focusing on originating, term, and bridge

loans for multifamily & commercial real estate properties across the country. All executions are direct

through HMG’s Agency relationship (Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac), FHA/HUD and HMG’s Proprietary

Lending Programs.

Prior to joining HMG, John was an AVP in Associated Bank’s Commercial Real Estate Group where he

provided support and asset/portfolio management needs for the group. John was responsible for

managing a commercial real estate portfolio of 40+ assets/credit facilities with commitments totaling in

excess of $200 million. John also assisted the group in closing in excess of $500 million in new

commitments during his time with the company. Before joining Associated Bank, John was a Sr.

Commercial Real Estate Analyst at BMO Harris Bank (fna Amcore Bank) where he was in charge of

underwriting real estate debt transactions.

John began his career and received formal credit/underwriting training through MB Financial and their

Leadership Development Program where he rotated through various divisions of the Commercial Bank.

Throughout his career, John has assisted in closing over $1 Billion in real estate transactions.

John graduated from Roosevelt University with an MBA in Real Estate and received his undergraduate

degree in Business Administration (BBA) from Roosevelt University.

Amber Rao is Vice President and Senior Mortgage Banker with KeyBank Real Estate Capital in Dallas,

Texas. Amber provides clients with financing options through Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, FHA, CMBS, Life

Companies and Debt Funds across a variety of multifamily asset types to include conventional, student

housing, manufactured housing and affordable housing. Over the last 17 years, Amber has been directly

involved in loan production totaling over $2.5 Billion.

Amber is an active member of The Real Estate Council, Commercial Real Estate Women and holds the

Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation. Amber was a founding member of the

Mortgage Bankers Association MPact Advisory Committee and is the current Chair of the Mortgage

Bankers Association CREF DE&I Council. Amber has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

from John Carroll University and an MBA from the University of Texas at Dallas with concentrations in

Finance and Real Estate.

With more than 25 years of mortgage banking experience, Stuart Wernick, managing director, is responsible for nationwide loan originations out of Walker & Dunlop’s Dallas, Texas office. Throughout his career, Mr. Wernick has originated over $10 billion in commercial real estate financings for a wide array of asset classes across the United States.

Prior to joining Walker & Dunlop, Mr. Wernick served as a senior managing director at Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC., where he was responsible for leading the team’s loan production efforts and building a fee-based business through the origination of conventional debt/equity, securitization, REIT, Agency, Life Company, and mezzanine transactions. Before joining Berkadia, Mr. Wernick served as president of Quantum First Capital, a real estate finance and advisory firm, which was later acquired by Grandbridge Real Estate Capital in 2009 where he ran the Dallas office until 2012. Mr. Wernick’s loan production experience began in the late 1980’s where he served as vice president for Wallentstein/Grubb & Ellis and later joined L.J. Melody and Company and Chase Bank of Texas.

Mr. Wernick received his bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Texas at Austin where he was president of the Texas Relays and an officer of various fraternal and student organizations.

Beyond the Company, Mr. Wernick is a member of The Real Estate Council, Mortgage Bankers Association, International Council of Shopping Centers, National Multifamily Housing Council, and Manufactured Housing Institute.

Drew Kile is a Senior Director at Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a multifamily brokerage division of Marcus & Millichap serving the needs of institutional and major private investors. Mr. Kile is primarily responsible for the Dallas/Fort Worth markets for IPA Texas. Over the course of his thirteen years with the firm, Mr. Kile has facilitated and overseen the closing of transactions valued at more than $3 Billion.

Mr. Kile joined Marcus & Millichap in 2004 and was recognized as the Rookie of the Year in the Dallas Office in his first year. In 2006, he joined the company’s management team and was responsible for opening the firm’s Fort Worth office in 2007. Through his leadership as Regional Manager of the Fort Worth office, the operations grew from five agents to more than twenty over its first two years, and in 2009, the Fort Worth office achieved the highest revenue growth of all 75 Marcus & Millichap offices in the United States.

Prior to joining Marcus & Millichap, Mr. Kile held an internal finance position at Accenture, a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company, where he was responsible for projects in the firm’s North American Chemicals, Energy and Natural Resource businesses.

Mr. Kile holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, and he is active in the Greater Fort Worth Real Estate Council, the Dallas Real Estate Council, the Urban Land Institute, and the National Multi Housing Council. Mr. Kile, his wife Lynnette, and their two daughters, Eleanor and Lillian, reside in Fort Worth.