Joe Muffler serves as Senior Managing Director of Development for Mill Creek Residential, Mid-Atlantic. He is responsible for managing all aspects of the development process, including site acquisition, design, entitlements, financing, and eventual disposition for Mill Creek Mid-Atlantic communities.

Mr. Muffler joined Mill Creek as an Associate in 2013, and prior to his role in Development, was responsible for developing company-wide research, portfolio allocation, and investor relation strategies. Prior to joining Mill Creek, Mr. Muffler served as Director of Operations for the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast divisions of Bisnow Media, Inc. He began his career at Jones Lang LaSalle, as an Analyst on the Washington, D.C. Investment Sales team, participating in approximately $1.0 billion in asset transactions.

Mr. Muffler graduated from Virginia Tech with a Bachelor of Science in Finance and a Bachelor of Arts in Literature.

Paula Sorrell is the Associate Vice President of Innovation & Economic Development at George Mason University. She is responsible for Mason Enterprise, an extended team of 200+ that delivers 21 federal, state, and local programs that support entrepreneurs across Virginia. Mason Enterprise includes the Office of Technology Transfer, the Virginia Small Business Development Center state headquarters, the Virginia APEX Accelerator, 5 Northern Virginia business incubators, and the entrepreneur programming for the innovation corridor development from Arlington to Manassas, among others. The 30,000 entrepreneurs supported by Mason Enterprise acquired $3.36 Billion in follow-on funding last year.

Prior to Mason she was Director of the Economic Growth Institute at the University of Michigan and taught technology commercialization in U of M’s College of Engineering’s Center for Entrepreneurship. She also was the Principal Investigator for research in economic development, including best practices in the development of commercial ethnic districts, entrepreneurial ecosystem mapping, and best practices in technology commercialization. During the Great Recession, Sorrell served as Vice President of Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Venture Capital for the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, overseeing $1B under management and $110 Million in new investments to successfully build up Michigan’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.

She has held senior management roles at seven early technology companies, holding the chief marketing position responsible for developing go-to-market strategy. Six of the start-ups resulted in successful sale of the company. Sorrell has served on several non-profit and public boards, including the American Lightweight Materials Manufacturing Institute, the State Science & Technology Institute Leadership Committee, the Virginia Innovation Partnership Authority, the Arlington Economic Commission, the Institute for Biohealth Innovation, the Fairfax County Innovation Advisory Board, and the Prince William County Biohealth Advisory board.

John Beinert is a Director for Greystar Development Services in the Mid-Atlantic

region, focusing on the District of Columbia, Northern Virginia, and Maryland.

John manages development projects in various stages of design, entitlement,

and construction.

Before joining Greystar, John served in the United States Navy as a Submarine

Officer onboard the USS Maryland and taught at the Navy’s Nuclear Power School.

John is on the Board of the Capitol Riverfront Business Improvement District.

John received his bachelor’s of science degree in Ocean Engineering from the

United States Naval Academy and his Master’s in Business Administration from

Harvard Business School.

Brian collaborates with clients to form strategic partnerships, lead development efforts,

and identify the best path forward to maximize their opportunities. He brings over 18

years of comprehensive experience in the built environment curating partnerships,

leasing, and development. Throughout his career, Brian has not only provided real

estate expertise, master planning, and project management, but has also held several

corporate roles reporting directly to the President and Executives within corporations,

including National Operations of Project Planning and KPIs and serving as Director of

Financial Planning and Analysis, Director of Clark’s Strategic Solutions Group, Vice

President of Development, and Chief of Staff to the President and CEO.

As Project Executive for Fuse at Mason Square, Brian is leading efforts for partnership

opportunities for commercial tenants within the building and reports directly to the

President of the development company. His role for Fuse includes working with tech

industry university partners in coordination with George Mason University. Brian is

intimately involved with creating the ecosystem of collaboration for the academic and

private industry that will partner within Fuse.

Fuse at Mason Square, a new, 345,000-square-foot hub for digital innovation, will

create a peerless innovation experience by providing unparalleled access to one of the

largest tech talent pipelines in Virginia and to industry-influenced research. At the center

of Arlington’s Rosslyn-Ballston corridor, Fuse will be the catalyst for digital innovators,

researchers, and entrepreneurs to collide, interact, and thrive. By integrating

collaborative labs, workspaces, and proactive and curated programming, Fuse will

promote the exchange of new ideas and the transfer of technology between Mason’s

researchers and students and industry partners to accelerate the development of digital

innovation.

Christopher Michael has been with Industrious since January 2024 and is currently the General Manager for our Virginia and NE DC locations. Prior to Industrious Christopher worked in the fitness industry most recently with Orangetheory Fitness in multiple locations and roles - helping launch several locations around the DMV along with internationally.

Matthew Weinstein is a land use and zoning attorney with experience obtaining entitlement approvals in Northern Virginia with a particular focus in Arlington County. Matt has specialized in multi-family affordable housing projects in Arlington, including a 160 unit affordable housing project in Arlington that was a partnership between a

leading nonprofit developer and a preeminent veterans organization. Outside of his land use experience, Matt has negotiated leases and license agreements and helped clients obtain ABC licenses. As a longtime Arlingtonian, Matt is actively involved in Arlington civic and political life.

Matt was also actively involved in politics before he started practicing law. Matt was senior staff on several statewide races in Virginia, worked in U.S. Senator Mark Warner's office throughout law school, and was chief of staff for the current House Democratic Caucus Chair in the Virginia House of Delegates for several sessions.

Andy VanHorn is the Head of Real Estate for the Washington Commanders, where he oversees all of their real estate efforts, including the search for a new stadium site.

VanHorn joins the team with over 25 years of experience in all aspects of real estate investment, development, and operations. He most recently was President and Chief Development Officer at Dweck Properties, establishing a $900M development pipeline on company owned properties and a construction management company which completed $100M in work in its first three years.

Before Dweck Properties, Andy was an Executive Vice President at JBG Smith responsible for entitlement, community and governmental activities associated with the company's portfolio in National Landing. He has led a variety of notable projects in the DMV area, including Amazon’s HQ2, Virginia Tech’s Innovation Campus, and the mixed-use Potomac Yard commercial center.

Andy also worked in real estate private equity with Buvermo Properties and Charles E. Smith & Clark Construction. He received his BS in Civil Engineering from Lehigh University and his MBA from the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University.

Andy serves as a Board Member and an Officer for True Ground Housing Partners, a regional affordable housing developer. He is also an appointed member of the Arlington County Economic Development Commission.

Taylor Lawch is the Executive Vice President and Co-Head of Development at JBG SMITH (NYSE:JBGS), a mixed use developer, owner, and operator based in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Taylor is responsible for overseeing JBG SMITH’s development activities. Since joining JBGS in 2014, Taylor has focused on the master-planning and redevelopment of JBG SMITH’s National Landing Virginia portfolio, the Amazon HQ2 pursuit and subsequent HQ2 development, and various office, multifamily, and retail developments throughout the region.

Prior to joining JBG SMITH, Taylor worked for Walker & Dunlop and MidCap Financial, financing multifamily, seniors housing and skilled nursing projects across the Country. Taylor graduated from Washington & Lee University with a B.S. in Business Administration.

Takis Karantonis is an economist and urban planner with more than 25 years of experience. He was first elected in the 2020 special election and re-elected in 2021. He currently serves as the Chair of the County Board.

He represents Arlington on the Board of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCoG), after having chaired MWCoG’s Region Forward Coalition, Climate, Energy and Environment Policy and Air Quality Committees, and served on the National Capital Transportation Planning Board and the Human Services Policy Committee. He is also a member of the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVTC), the Operations Board of the Virginia Railway Express (VRE) and the Northern Virginia Regional Commission (NVRC).

Born in Athens, Greece, Takis graduated from Berlin’s (Germany) Freie Universität with a master’s degree in urban and regional economics. He was a Senior Advisor for the Small Business Micro-Loan Program at the Enterprise Development Group of the Ethiopian Community Development Center and served from 2009-2016 as the Executive Director of the Columbia Pike Revitalization Organization (CPRO).

An Arlingtonian for 21 years, Takis served on several advisory commissions, is a former President of the Columbia Heights Civic Association, and a past Chair of Arlingtonians for a Clean Environment (now EcoAction Arlington) and the Alliance for Housing Solutions (now Northern Virginia Affordable Housing Alliance). He is a graduate of Leadership Arlington (2010) and the UVA Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership (2017).

Part of his immigrant experience is that he speaks and communicates, besides in his native Greek, also in English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Portuguese and Catalan. He lives with his family in the Columbia Heights neighborhood.

George is a twenty–year retail real estate veteran and a graduate of the University of Virginia. With an extensive food + beverage and entertainment background, he has been involved as a principal and consultant in the development and operation of a number of notable destination retail projects in his career, including the Atlanta Dairies and award–winning Krog Street Market.

Tracy Sayegh Gabriel is a planner and urbanist focused on helping communities shape and implement plans for neighborhood and downtown vibrancy, inclusive economic development, capital investment, and programming. Tracy currently serves as President and Executive Director of the National Landing Business Improvement District, leading placemaking and promotion for the DC region's fastest-growing downtown district located in Arlington, VA. She has been featured on the Washington Business Journal’s Women Who Mean Business and Power 100 lists. Tracy’s career has spanned public and private sectors and includes management of some of the most complex and high-profile public plans and development initiatives in New York City at NYC Economic Development Corporation and Washington, DC, at the DC Office of Planning. She received her undergraduate degree in International Affairs from The George Washington University, her Master's in City Planning from MIT, and was a Fulbright Scholar in economic development in Damascus, Syria.

Brian Earle is a Principal and Project Manager with ZGF with 18 years of experience leading mixed-use, multifamily, corporate and commercial, renovation, and master planning projects. With each project, Brian instills a rigor of collaboration, communication, and management, ensuring that design and construction teams meet all client goals. Brian works closely with owners to create environments that uniquely respond to their needs and the needs of users. His collaborative approach and leadership ability has resulted in notable projects for clients including JBG Smith, Redbrick LMD, Washington REIT, Bozzuto Development, Orr Partners, Mill Creek Residential Trust, The Aerospace Corporation, the Virginia Department of Transportation, and Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing (APAH). Brian earned his Bachelor of Architecture from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Pillsbury partner James Bobotek concentrates his practice on a variety of construction and

insurance matters.

Jamie guides clients through all phases of development and construction of commercial properties,

including preparation, review and negotiation of development, design, construction, design-build, and

related agreements. Jamie also counsels clients in analyzing insurance coverage claims, formulating risk

management strategies, and developing contractual insurance requirements. Jamie has secured many

favorable outcomes for commercial policyholders on CGL, builder's risk, commercial property, business

interruption, E&O, cyber, professional liability, D&O, pollution, fidelity and other claims.

Representative Experience

Drafted and negotiated construction, design, and development contracts for projects totaling billions of

dollars.

Represented public-private partnerships with respect to construction, design, and ancillary agreements

relating to United States military housing privatizations across the country, including projects in California,

Arizona, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Nevada, Georgia and Missouri.

Drafted form construction and design contract packages for owners, developers and contractors for use

throughout the United States.

Achieved partial summary judgment against AIG entity in connection with property insurance coverage

dispute for multinational university arising from the 2010 earthquakes in Chile.

Obtained a summary judgment ruling in a Student Financial Corp. bankruptcy legacy case for an

additional insured/policyholder under a fidelity bond (financial institution bond) in connection with alleged

Ponzi-scheme losses.

Obtained a dismissal of first-filed insurance carrier declaratory judgment action, allowing an iconic brand

company's $18 million flood loss claim to proceed against carrier in carrier's home forum of Tennessee.

Deployed novel theory to defeat insurance carrier effort to align parties to create federal court jurisdiction,

creating favorable new law in removal disputes with insurance carriers.

Represented a telecommunications provider in successful prosecution of its claims against its E&O

insurer confirming coverage for class action claims alleging cyber-related activities.

Obtained significant recovery under a builders risk policy on behalf of a contractor for a delay claim

arising out of a subcontractor's provision of defective materials.

Procured multi-million dollar defense and indemnity recovery under "personal injury" CGL coverage

relating to a discrimination suit brought by the U.S. Department of Justice on behalf of multiple claimants.

Obtained recovery under an event cancellation policy for two class action suits brought as a result of

logistical difficulties in connection with a client's presidential inauguration-related experiential student

conference.

Obtained full property loss and business interruption coverage, as well as defense and indemnity

coverage for third-party suits, arising out of a catastrophic fire at a defense contractor's warehouse

facility.

Attained defense and indemnity coverage for an international construction company arising out of

concrete plant emissions.

Obtained defense and indemnity coverage under a professional liability policy for an engineering

company faced with excess exposure.

Recovered full pre-suit indemnity for a government contractor in a construction claim related to faulty

subcontractor work.

Protected a commercial developer's interests under a builders risk policy in connection with a faulty

workmanship claim.

Represented clients in various industries in structuring and negotiating the terms of their cyber insurance

programs.

Professional Highlights

Member of the Insurance Recovery & Advisory practice, named by Law360 as a Practice Group of the

Year in 2015 and 2016.

Member of the ABA's Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee, co-chair of its Construction

Subcommittee and appointed vice-chair of the Committee's 2017 Annual CLE Seminar and Meeting.

Authored "Builders Risk Insurance," New Appleman on Insurance Law Library Edition, Chapter 50

(updated 2016) and "Understanding Product Liability Insurance," New Appleman Insurance Law Practice

Guide, Chapter 30B (2013).

Presented "Mind the Gaps: Potential Gaps Between Cyber and Other Commercial Policies," at the ABA

Insurance Coverage Litigation CLE Seminar, March 2016.

Mae Klinger is a Partner at Insight Property Group, responsible for developing, implementing, and overseeing the asset management function for the company, which provides strategic leadership to create and sustain value for the company’s portfolio. Mae is also responsible for implementing property specific business plans across Insight’s portfolio.

Prior to Insight Property Group, Mae held executive asset management roles at Redbrick LMD, LLC and AvalonBay Communities. At Redbrick she led the development of the asset management function and operations for the company and maximized the performance and value of the company’s multifamily portfolio in the Washington, DC MSA. At AvalonBay, Mae was Director of Redevelopment & Asset Management and led the effort to expand and enhance the company’s asset management operations in response to portfolio growth and changing business needs including repositioning and redevelopment asset plans.

Mae also previously held asset management roles with Federal Capital Partners and the Carlyle Group. With Federal Capital Partners, she developed and implemented value-add business plans for assets worth over $800 million located in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions of the U.S. With the Carlyle Group’s U.S. Real Estate Group, Mae managed and enhanced the value of a portfolio of assets worth over $900 million located in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Southeast regions of the U.S.

Mae was recognized as one of the top 21 in ’21 Women in Multi-Family Investing by Kayo Conference Series.

Mae earned an AB cum laude in Social Studies from Harvard College.

Mark is vice president for CDUS in the Washington metro area. His responsibilities include the pursuit, acquisition and execution of development projects. He oversees project development teams and supports the executive vice president/area manager in growing Skanska’s development business throughout the region.

Mark has more than 20 years of industry experience and has worked with site acquisition, site planning, design, development, construction management and the disposition of income-producing properties. He previously served as regional director of development for JPI, a national development firm. Mark’s development experience includes land, office, retail, multifamily and hotel development projects, primarily in the Washington and Baltimore markets.

Mark holds a Masters of Architecture degree from The Catholic University of America and a Masters of Engineering Management degree from The University of California at Berkeley.

As Chief Operating Officer, Jennifer Burns drives operational excellence and strategic innovation across Monday Properties' diversified real estate portfolio. She leads operations and asset management spanning property management, information technology, leasing and marketing, while providing strategic oversight of the firm's portfolio, including 8,000 multifamily units and 2.5 million square feet of office space.

Jennifer plays a pivotal role in the firm's acquisition strategy, leading strategic due diligence and capital allocation decisions that inform critical investment opportunities. She oversees major capital improvement initiatives across the portfolio, driving strategic enhancements that elevate property value and optimize tenant experience.

Recognized as a leader in proptech innovation, Jennifer directs implementation of wellness certifications and sustainability initiatives, including Fitwel, LEED and Energy Star programs. She has established strategic partnerships with industry leaders to deploy cutting-edge technology solutions that create competitive advantages and drive portfolio performance.

Since joining Monday Properties in 2011, Jennifer has been recognized as a standout industry leader. In 2024 alone, Jennifer was honored with three notable distinctions including the Washington Business Journal's Women Who Mean Business award, Bisnow's DMV Women Leading Real Estate recognition, and Connect CRE's Women in Real Estate designation. She was previously named to GlobeSt. Real Estate Forum's Women of Influence list and recognized as one of the Washington Business Journal's 40 Under 40.

Prior to joining Monday Properties, Jennifer was a property manager at CB Richard Ellis, managing day-to-day operations of a 1 million square foot portfolio in Rosslyn. Earlier in her career, she was a Community Manager at Archstone-Smith managing several multifamily units in Fairfax and Arlington, Virginia.

Jennifer holds a bachelor's degree in government and international politics from George Mason University and serves in leadership roles with industry associations including IREM Chapter 77 and AOBA.

An Alexandria native and Falls Church resident, Andrew has cultivated a unique set of skills, knowledge, relationships, and expertise in

the transactional aspects of real estate law. He has represented clients in 16 Virginia localities, from Arlington County to Winchester, and

specializesin securing zoning approvals and providing counselto residential,commercial, and industrial developers and landowners, advises

clients on all aspects of the land entitlement process and real estate matters, and frequently appears before planning commissions, town

and city councils,county boards of supervisors, localcitizen groups, boards of architecturalreview, and civic and homeowners associations.

Prior to joining The Land Lawyers in 2007, Andrew worked for two members of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, the County

Administrator of Caroline County, Virginia, and former Virginia Governor (now U.S. Senator) Mark Warner. In 2004, Andrew worked

for McGuireWoods Consulting, identifying business expansion opportunities and conducting comprehensive studies for public safety,

education, and transportation construction companies across thecommonwealth.

Andrew is an adjunct professor and teaches classes in political science, urban history, historic preservation, and city and regional planning

at the University of Richmond and the University of Mary Washington. He also leads courses for public and private civil engineers on the

land use entitlement process at the Engineers & Surveyors Institute to improve the quality of their plans and the process by which they are

approved.Having studiedNorthern Virginia’s geography and chronicled itsland development history, Andrew’sextensive knowledge of the

region has played a significant role in assisting clients and navigating issues related to development patterns, transportation concerns, and

environmentalchallenges in multiplejurisdictions.

Monica Backmon is the Chief Executive Officer of the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA) and has led NVTA since May 2014. Bringing more than 25 years of public and private sector transportation experience, Ms. Backmon oversees the region’s long-range planning, prioritization, and funding of regionally significant projects bringing multimodal transportation solutions to Northern Virginia. Managing an annual revenue stream provided through House Bill 2313 that is trending at $425 million per year, Ms. Backmon led the NVTA through the adoption of all seven funding programs, the most recent occurring in July of 2024. With the implementation of NVTA’s funding programs, NVTA is advancing 140 regional multimodal transportation projects totaling more than $3.8 billion for congestion reduction throughout the region. Ms. Backmon also oversees the distribution of $110 million annually to the Authority’s nine member localities for their local transportation priorities, which surpassed a total of $1 billion in September 2023.

Ms. Backmon holds a B.A. in Psychology and a Master’s in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

LeVar Crooms currently serves as Market President at United Bank, overseeing the Arlington and Alexandria

markets. In this role, his responsibilities encompass strategically driving both commercial and retail production

while ensuring the profitability and sustained growth of these markets. Crooms plays a pivotal leadership role in

managing public relations efforts for Arlington and Alexandria, while also representing United Bank in the

community through active participation in civic affairs and professional organizations.

Before joining United Bank, Crooms spent a decade at M&T Bank, where he served as Senior Vice President in the

Commercial Real Estate Finance Division. During his tenure, he successfully financed over $2 billion worth of

residential and commercial projects in the Greater Washington DC area. His clientele ranged from institutional to

middle-market and family office companies. Crooms's exceptional performance was consistently acknowledged,

earning him the President's Council Sales Award four times within M&T Bank's Commercial Banking Division

Crooms embarked on his professional journey at BB&T in 2006, where he completed the commercial credit

training program. Within two years, he rose to manage a team of eleven before progressing to a portfolio manager,

and ultimately a relationship manager.

Beyond his professional endeavors, LeVar is actively engaged in various boards and committees. He has served as

a Board Member of the NAIOP Northern Virginia chapter since 2020, contributing his expertise to the Education

Committee. He serves on the Board of Junior Achievement of Greater Washington, the nation’s largest organization

that teaches young people about work readiness, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy. He was recently appointed

to the Board of Directors for the Arlington Chamber of Commerce and as a Trustee for the Arlington Community

Foundation.

LeVar graduated with honors from Johnson C. Smith University in 2006, earning a Bachelor of Science Degree in

Business Administration. When not immersed in his professional pursuits, LeVar finds joy in family life, residing

in Arlington, VA, with his wife Anshia and their son Zachariah. Crooms is an avid traveler and enjoys reading.