When it came time for Colin Fitzgibbons to choose a career, he followed in his parents’ footsteps. His mother was a journalist, and his father owned a commercial real estate firm, and Colin tried out both professions before realizing that commercial real estate was his passion.

As a senior vice president of development with KDC, Colin is primarily responsible for new business development. He has been with the company since 2010.

“If I won the lottery, I’d be right back here the next morning. I can’t picture myself doing anything else. I love being in an industry where people are rewarded if they’re willing to hustle.”

Colin got his feet wet in the real estate business with an internship at The Staubach Company while he attended Washington & Lee University in Virginia. He interned in Staubach’s New York City office for two summers. He also spent a summer interning with D Magazine in Dallas.

After graduating from Washington & Lee, Colin headed to Washington D.C. to cover high school and college sports as a reporter for The Washington Post. When he was offered the opportunity to join The Staubach Company as a tenant rep broker in New York City, he jumped at the opportunity. He spent roughly five years with the company, doing business around the nation.

Colin moved back to Dallas for graduate school at Southern Methodist University, and after graduating with his MBA, he joined KDC. He’s been involved in a variety of projects including: development and leasing of 125,000 square feet of retail opportunities at CityLine, KDC’s mixed-use development in Richardson, Texas; development of NBC’s North Texas Regional HQ; development of State Farm’s 2 million-square-foot regional hub; and development of 1920 McKinney Avenue, a 150,000-square-foot, class A building.

Of all the projects Colin has worked on, he’s most proud of his work with Liberty Mutual’s new regional office. “I’ve been involved with that project since the beginning.”

Colin lives in Dallas with his wife and three young sons. He’s a fan of barbecues and loves using The Big Green Egg he received for his birthday.

Professionally, he’s heavily involved with The Real Estate Council and is also a member of the Developing Leaders Forum through NAIOP and serves on the board of the Moorland Family YMCA in Southern Dallas.

Jennifer Sanders is Cofounder and Executive Director of the Dallas Innovation Alliance (DIA) a public-private partnership dedicated to supporting the design and execution of a smart cities plan for Dallas. She brings expertise across a broad array of industries including energy, technology, economic development, nonprofit and finance, serving in functions including communications, stakeholder and community relations, strategic counsel, change management and operations. DIA’s goal is to elevate Dallas as a city that is not only prepared for – but a driving force in shaping – the future of cities, and provide opportunities for prosperity for its citizens. While at the DIA, she has collated a network of three dozen member organizations, and works with over 20 departments within the City of Dallas to accomplish an aligned smart city strategy, which began with the implementation of the Smart Cities Living Lab [phase I], in the West End District in downtown Dallas. This Living Lab incorporates nine smart city projects into a compressed corridor, and the resulting platform will pull in startups, entrepreneurs and university researchers to develop and test additional products and solutions. The Living Lab is the fastest-to-market smart cities initiative in the country. The DIA is now focused on its Phase II projects in Southern Dallas focused on challenges to underserved residents around mobility, public safety and the digital divide.

She is actively involved with numerous civic organizations in Dallas, serving as Past President of the Mayor’s Star Council, President of the Board of the Suicide & Crisis Center of North Texas, Board Member of Better Block, an Ambassador for the Dallas Entrepreneur Center (DEC) and the Advisory Board for Dallas-based retail and lifestyle startup, Edition Collective, among others. She has been named to the Dallas Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 and Top Women in Technology, State Scoop’s Top Women in Technology, the Tech Week 100, and the Dallas 500. She has been honored to speak to groups at conferences around the globe including South by Southwest, Smart Cities Week and the Smart City Global Congress and Expo in Barcelona. She graduated from the University of Virginia with a B.A. in Psychology with a minor concentration in Economics.

Anything uptown and urban in real estate is Jack Gosnell’s forte. Jack is an Executive Vice President with CBRE | UCR Urban in Dallas. His arrival prompted the development of our Urban division – formed to pursue urban redevelopment for mixed-use projects in the urban core. The principal focus of Jack’s energy has turned to adaptive re-use and redevelopment of urban cores. He is active in the redevelopment of Downtown Dallas. In 2016, Jack received the Stemmons Service Award, the highest award and honor given in the commercial real estate industry in Dallas by The North Texas Commercial Association of Realtors (NTCAR).

Prior to CBRE | UCR, Jack began his real estate career in specialty retail leasing and commercial sales in 1972 with real estate legend Henry S. Miller, Jr. There he worked on leasing assignments with Turtle Creek Village and Old Town Village, which were prototypes of denser urban centers such as Mockingbird Station and West Village. He was Henry S. Miller, Jr.’s assistant during the acquisition of Highland Park Village in 1975.

Gosnell began moving toward the urban core when he established his own business in 1978. He moved his focus from specialty retail to a multi-tiered approach to real estate. He assembled five major blocks in Uptown, which included the land for One McKinney Place, The Residence on McKinney and the Worthington. He was instrumental in assembling much of the land currently known as the State Thomas area in Uptown.

During the 80’s and 90’s, Gosnell brokered over 200 building sales and over 300 leases south of Northwest Highway, 75 percent of the leases being restaurants. At one time in the 90’s, Gosnell had brokered 65 percent of Uptown/Downtown’s 145 restaurants. These include: 8.0 Bar, Meddlesome Moth, Taverna, The Common Table, Fedora, Asian Mint, The Knox Street Pub, The Idle Rich Pub, Iron Cactus, Perry’s Steakhouse & Grille, Palomino, Wild Salsa, Capital Grille, Dallas Chop House, Ocean Prime, Dee Lincoln’s Tasting Room, Pho Colonial, Stephan Pyles’ Stampede 66, FT 33, Ascension Coffee, Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse, Katy Trail Ice House, the Rustic, Mutts Cantina, Mesero, Moxie, Shelby County Café, OAK, Mudhen, Adelmo’s and Shake Shack to name a few.

Gosnell brought Forest City to Dallas to redevelop the notable Mercantile Bank building, the Continental building and the historic Wilson Building as a downtown mixed-use complex. CBRE | UCR Urban will lease the retail component and is active in the retail reemergence of the downtown Central Business District (CBD). He has chaired the Retail Recruitment Committee for Downtown Dallas, Inc. (DDI) and is working on a leasing plan for the Specialty Retail District in Downtown Dallas.

Gosnell’s current projects include 1401 Elm in downtown, McKinney & Olive in Uptown, The Union, and The Farmers Market privatization. 1401 Elm is a landmark Skidmore tower with 120,000 square feet of retail to be redeveloped and delivered late in 2016. McKinney & Olive is a new César Pelli tower with 60,000 square feet of luxury retail and restaurant space in the heart of Uptown Dallas. The Union is 100,000 square feet of retail plus office and a residential tower. The Farmers Market represents a $90 million dollar redevelopment of a Dallas landmark.

Originally from Arlington, Virginia, Jack received his Bachelor of Science degree from Vanderbilt University. He served in the Armed Forces and resigned from the Army with commendation as a Captain in the Corps of Engineers.

Elizabeth Herman Fulton is a Vice President with CBRE’s Urban Lifestyle Group in Dallas–Fort Worth, where she leads the region’s Lifestyle and Mixed‑Use Retail Leasing Team. Since joining CBRE in 2016, she has become one of North Texas’s most influential retail advisors—recognized for shaping placemaking outcomes, elevating tenant quality, and driving long‑term value across the market’s most prominent mixed‑use and lifestyle destinations.

A leading merchandising strategist, Elizabeth guides tenant‑mix development and asset positioning for major projects including West Village, McKinney & Olive, 23Springs, Park Village, and Haggard Farm. She advises respected ownership groups such as Granite Properties, Stillwater Capital, KBS, Olive Mill, and Fifth Corner, helping them differentiate and strengthen their assets in a rapidly evolving retail landscape. In addition to her landlord advisory work, she represents top‑tier tenants including Barry’s Bootcamp, Frita Batidos, Café Olivia, The Cottage Grocer, and many others, bringing a dual‑sided market perspective that consistently produces aligned, high‑quality outcomes.

Mehul B. “Mike” Patel was born in Valsad, Gujarat, India, and immigrated to the United States with his family when he was 14 years old. After graduating from high school in Garland, Texas, he earned an associate's degree in Business from Richland College, Dallas, in 1998. Two years later, he earned a bachelor’s degree in Computer Information Systems from the University of Texas at Arlington.

Mehul is a second-generation hotelier who learned the lodging business from his father. Mehul and his brother acquired their first hotel, an independent property, in 1994 when Mehul was only 17 years old. He quickly mastered the deal-making skills that have been critical for purchasing and developing 26 hotels during his career as an hotelier. As many hotel owners in the Southwest have discovered, Mehul is also very willing to share his hard-earned knowledge.

Mehul began a three-year term on the AAHOA Board of Directors in March 2005 as the North Texas Regional Director. He is the chairman and CEO of Sagestar Hotels, Ltd., Dallas, a company that owns, manages, builds and sells lodging properties.

In addition to his membership in AAHOA, Mehul is active in the American Hotel & Motel Association and the National Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders. He is multi-lingual in English, Gujarati, and Hindi.

Jerry Tonn serves as Drever Capital Management’s Development Director for the mixed-use redevelopment of THE DREVER in downtown Dallas. He is responsible for coordinating all operating components of the project, financial modeling, construction administration, acting as liaison with vendors and the City of Dallas, and all capital stack components.

Jerry is a long time commercial real estate specialist with 30+ years of diverse experience working within both corporate and private real estate companies. Throughout his 16-year career with GE Real Estate, as Program Manager within the joint venture equity platform, Jerry coordinated strategies for $1.4B of GE equity invested in 225 multi-family properties across the U.S. He led a team of 14 asset managers responsible for implementing GE’s joint venture equity strategies. He has formed institutional JV’s and sourced clients for managing REO portfolios. Areas of expertise include financing, underwriting acquisitions, dispositions, restructures, value-add repositioning, and ground up construction.

Courtney Johnston is the Regional Leader for the Interior Design practice of Perkins+Will in Texas. As the Director of Design for Interiors in the Dallas office, Courtney is a key figure in supporting the integrated design approach bringing creative solutions to projects from conception to completion. She is a talented designer with experience in many project types and sizes. Most recently she has been responsible for the growth of Perkins+Will’s Corporate Interiors practice in the Dallas market. Courtney’s innovative approach to mentoring and teaching have also helped develop interior design programs at national universities. Courtney is currently leading the project for Perkins+Will’s Dallas office relocation downtown, in the old Dallas High School, to be completed in the third quarter of next year.

The Downtown Denver Partnership announced Kourtny

Garrett as its President and CEO in January 2022. Garrett

joined the Partnership from Downtown Dallas, Inc. (DDI),

where she served as President and CEO for nearly seven

years.

With 25 years of experience in developing livable

communities, Garrett is fueled by her passion for cities. Her

expertise is rooted in building social, cultural and economic vibrancy, creating places for

people that provide access and opportunity for all. Garrett has expanded her work

nationally and internationally through research and participation in the International

Downtown Association, German Marshall Foundation, Brookings Institute and the

International Business of Cities. She has published through many of these

organizations, working toward the health and vitality of city centers across the globe.

Garrett is proud to sit on the Board of Directors of VISIT DENVER and the CAP

Advisory Board of the CU Denver College of Architecture and Planning.

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.

As part of the tenant representation group, Brad leads some of the

most complex assignments of our clients, including Headquarter

relocation evaluation, HR cost alignment strategies, multi-site real

estate strategic planning and workplace design implementation. Brad

was awarded NAIOP’s Office Broker of the Year for his role in leading the

relocation of Toyota’s N.A. Headquarters to Plano, Texas, Mercedes

Benz’s N.A. Headquarters to Atlanta, Georgia, Hilti’s N.A. Headquarters

to Plano, TX, and Raytheon’s IIS Headquarters to Richardson, Texas.

Experience:

Brad brings strategic thought, experience, strong analytical skills and

market knowledge to the corporate facilities planning, relocation, and

renegotiation process. On average, Brad and his team have been able

to reduce his customers' occupancy cost by 20% to 30%, while greatly

increasing efficiency and work flow.

Brad earned a bachelor of business administration degree in finance

from The University of Texas in Austin. Brad has received many awards

during his real estate career. Some to note are DCEO Most Powerful

Business Leaders in DFW 2016, the Dallas Business Journal’s Deal of the

Year for Toyota. Atlanta Commercial Board of Realtors’ Alvin B. Cates

Award for Mercedes-Benz. Dallas Business Journal’s Best Suburban

Office Finalist for Raytheon, Dallas Business Journal’s Best Renovation

or Reuse for Children’s Medical Center, and Dallas Business Journal’s

Best Headquarter Lease Renewal for Neiman Marcus. 2014 NAIOP Office

Broker of the Year and Raytheon’s 2008 Supplier Excellence 3 Star

Award (only service firm ever to receive). Brad is actively involved in the

following organizations: Downtown Dallas Inc. (Board Member); High

Ground Advisors (Board Member), Salesmanship Club of Dallas

(Member).

Prior to joining Pacific Elm Properties, Ms. Terry was an

Executive Vice President at Colliers’ Dallas-Fort Worth

where she led the Office Agency Leasing group. During

her tenure at Colliers, she grew the firms’ Dallas footprint

by more than 8.5 million square feet in less than three

years, and she served as an advisor on Colliers’ National

Office Agency Advisory Council.

From 2014 to 2020, Sara was a Senior Vice President of

Leasing at Stream Realty, where she provided leasing

services for several institutionally owned Class A office

buildings, including leading the leasing and repositioning

efforts during the renovation of one of Dallas’ most iconic

office towers, Trammell Crow Center. In 2018 and 2019,

Sara was named a Stream Top Producer ranking her in the

top 5 of producers nationwide.

Prior to 2014, Sara spent most of her early career in

Atlanta, where she worked for Charlotte-based developer,

Crescent Resources. At Crescent, she was responsible for

leasing their 2.5 million square foot Atlanta office

portfolio, and she completed several corporate

relocations on behalf of the owner.

Matt McDonald serves as an Associate Principal at Corgan, a global architecture and design firm

headquartered in Dallas, Texas. With nearly two decades of architectural experience, Matt has managed a

variety of complex and awarded projects.

A graduate of the College of Architecture at Texas Tech University, Matt is active in community and

professional organizations as a graduate of Leadership Dallas and member of the Real Estate Council

(TREC).

Matt has been integral in the management and design of many significant projects including Kubota’s LEED

Gold Headquarters, the Botanical Research Institute of Texas, a LEED Platinum facility, the State Farm Hub

at CityLine, 7-Eleven’s Headquarters, the new NBC Universal studio in Fort Worth, Forty Five Ten, and is

currently leading the design of Charles Schwab’s new Westlake campus.