Nina M. Albert serves as the Commissioner of the Public Buildings Service (PBS) at the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA).

As PBS Commissioner, she manages the nationwide asset management, design, construction, leasing, building management and disposal of approximately 371 million square feet of government-owned and leased space across the United States and six territories.

Albert brings 20 years of experience in public real estate disposition, public-private partnership negotiations, economic revitalization, and sustainable development to GSA. Albert most recently served as Vice President of Real Estate and Parking at the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), where she managed a multi-billion dollar real estate portfolio.

While working at the District Department of Environment, Albert led the design and development of a first-of-its-kind $250 million energy efficiency financing program targeting commercial and multi-family property owners. As the Anacostia Waterfront Initiative Manager, she oversaw a $1.3 billion redevelopment project in Washington D.C., including a 2,800-acre waterfront revitalization program.

A military veteran, Albert served as a first lieutenant and Company Executive Officer of the U.S. Army Signal Corps.

Albert holds a Master of Business Administration and Master of City and Regional Planning from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Tufts University.

Scott Zimmerly is Director of the Mid-Atlantic Region for Wood Partners managing the development and financing for projects in northern Virginia, Washington DC, Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania. He has been involved in the sourcing, development and financing of more than 2,600 units with a total capitalization in excess of $600 million.

Before joining Wood Partners in 2006, Zimmerly spent five years in the investment banking industry in New York and Maryland, where he focused on mergers and acquisitions across a multitude of industries. He also has experience working in the acquisitions department of Washington Real Estate Investment Trust.

Zimmerly received his MBA with a real estate concentration from the University of North Carolina's Kenan-Flagler Business School. He graduated from Washington and Lee University, with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. Zimmerly is a previous Board Member and Vice President of the Baltimore Waterfront Rotary Club and is currently a young leader in the Urban Land Institute's Baltimore Chapter.

Brook Katzen is Vice President of Development for UIP, in which role he oversees all development and construction activities for the company, including value-add renovations and ground-up development. Brook is responsible for concept development, design management, entitlement management, permitting, and construction management.

Prior to joining UIP, Brook was Vice President of Development for SB-Urban, a start-up multifamily development and management company launching a new lifestyle housing product targeting car-free, single-person households in ultra-prime urban locations. Prior to joining SB Urban, Brook spent three years at The JBG Companies, where he managed the development of multiple urban, mixed-use, transit-oriented developments throughout the Washington, DC metropolitan area.

Brook is a graduate of the Cornell School of Hotel Administration (BS ’02) and the Cornell Program in Real Estate (MPS ’04). He is an active member of the Urban Land Institute and the Cornell Real Estate Council.

Following his graduation from the School of Architecture at The Ohio State University, Mark Regulinski,

AIA joined the Chicago office of SOM in 1979. In 1980 he moved to New York for graduate studies at

Columbia University, graduating with a Masters of Architecture. Mr Regulinski subsequently rejoined

SOM in their New York office and later moved to Washington, DC to head that office. During his time in

Washington Mr. Regulinski became involved in the work of the firm for the federal government and

international quangos such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. In 2000 Mr

Regulinski returned to the New York office and shortly thereafter was elected as a Management Partner.

In 2001 Mr. Regulinski relocated to London to lead the firm’s London office. Mr. Regulinski returned to

New York in 2005 where together with Lisa Gould, FAIA and Chris McCready, AIA he led the Education,

Heath + Science practice in New York and in conjunction with Rod Garrett, FAIA the Civic & Government

practice in Washington, DC. In 2016 he resigned from SOM to form a development consulting firm in

Washington DC and is currently advising Calvin Cafritz Enterprises and the Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz

Foundation on their real estate development projects.

Robin Williams is executive vice president and co-director of the

Transwestern Mid-Atlantic Multifamily Group with a focus on multifamily

brokerage and business development in the Washington, D.C./Baltimore

metro areas and Northern Virginia.

Robin has been directly involved in the sale of over 63,000 apartment

units accounting for more than $6.5 billion in sales volume. Among the

noteworthy assets Robin has sold are Eaves Gaithersburg in Gaithersburg,

Maryland (684 units for $117 million); Chatsworth Park in Manassas,

Virginia (576 units for $115 million); The Hanover in Greenbelt, Maryland

(320 units for $49.6 million); Lynnhill Condominiums (219-unit bankruptcy

sale); The Chase at Bethesda ($467,000 per unit); Springhill Lake

Apartments in Greenbelt, Maryland (2,877 units); and Padonia Village

portfolio in Baltimore (1,169 units).

Some of the companies Robin has represented include AvalonBay, Harbor

Group International, Continental Realty, Foulger-Pratt Companies, DLJ Real

Estate Capital Partners, EQR, Home Properties, AIMCO, Fairfield

Residential, Pantzer Properties, The Bozzuto Group, UDR, Prudential and

many more.

Before joining Transwestern in 2008, Robin held senior investment sales

positions with both national and local brokerage firms in the Mid-Atlantic

region. Prior to 1998, Robin worked as a commercial real estate appraiser

in the Washington metro region.

Mark Glagola is the Senior Managing Director of Transwestern’s Mid-Atlantic

Capital Markets Group. He specializes in investment sales, joint venture

development and equity financing for Office and Industrial Product throughout the

Mid Atlantic.

Mark also co-leads Transwestern’s National Industrial Group coordinating the

company’s capital market efforts for institutions nationwide.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Mark is a 30-year veteran of the commercial real estate industry. He began his

career in leasing and now specializes in institutional acquisition/sales and

development. In the last 16 years, he has been involved in the acquisition of over 20

million square feet of product for clients and executed over $8 billion in sales. In the

past two years alone, Mark sold more than 3 million square feet valued at over $400

million.

Some of his clients have included Cabot Properties, Industrial Property Trust, State

Farm, Liberty Property Trust, ORIX, Invesco, AEW, American Realty Advisors,

NYSTRS, First Industrial, Morgan Stanley, Principal Life Insurance, RREEF, UBS

and Atapco.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS/RECOGNITION

 #1 Maryland Sales Broker (2012) – Commercial Real Estate Brokerage

Association of Greater Washington, D.C. (CREBA)

 NAIOP DC|MD member

EDUCATION

Mark earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of

North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a master’s degree in real estate from Johns

Hopkins University. He is a licensed Real Estate Broker in Maryland and Virginia.

Land use attorney Chris Hatcher advises real estate developers, builders, nonprofits, financial institutions, and property owners on navigating the regulatory and political processes for development in Prince George's and Montgomery Counties. As one of his developer clients says, “Chris’s unique combination of technical expertise, people skills, and drive make him extremely effective,” citing his “knowledge of the process, as well as his ability to make personal connections with key people.” Chris is experienced in municipal law, land use, zoning, subdivision, urban planning, historic preservation, environmental issues, and other real estate development matters for mixed-use, residential, and office developments throughout Maryland. He regularly appears before the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, the Prince George’s County Department of Environmental Resources, and the Montgomery County Department of Permitting Services on entitlement and development approvals. He works closely with development team members--including architects, engineers, and land planners--to create presentations for community stakeholders, administrative bodies, and municipalities. Chris currently serves on the board of directors of the Hyattsville Community Development Corporation.

Suzanne was born and raised in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Suzanne graduated from The

American University with a B.S.B.A. degree in Accounting and Finance. She is a licensed certified public

accountant, and was an owner and partner in Hillman & Glorioso for over 30 years. Through her work at

Hillman & Glorioso, a boutique public accounting firm specializing in real estate, Suzanne honed her

expertise in business organization, internal controls and structured finance.

During her distinguished career, Suzanne has been an active member of the community, having served

on the Board of Directors to First Union Bank and its predecessor State National Bank of Maryland

(1982-1989), where she was a member of the both loan and audit committees. Suzanne has also been

an active alumni at American University, serving on the Advisor Counsel to Dean Tuttle at the Kogod

School of Business (1990-1992) and later on the Board of Directors for American University (1992-2000).

Since 2010, Suzanne has served on the Board of Trustees for the University of Maryland College Park

Foundation.

In addition to her many philanthropic endeavors, Suzanne founded the Hillman Entrepreneurs program

with her husband David. The Hillman Entrepreneurs Program is a scholarship initiative targeted to

students who have an interest in entrepreneurship and a desire to start a business or lead a company.

The goal is to support and develop ethical leaders who want to give back to their local communities. The

program awards scholarships to students at Montgomery College, Prince George’s County Community

College and The University of Maryland at College Park.

Scott Plank founded War Horse in 2010 to pursue his passion in exploring how built environments can magnify our lives and relationships. War Horse develops a diverse range of projects, including entertainment venues and a portfolio and pipeline of over 850 apartments, 80,000 square feet of office, 150,000 square feet of retail and philanthropic public service programs driven by this philosophy. Scott began pursuing his love and curiosity for cities by studying Urban Planning at the University of Maryland, years of world traveling, and eventually financing thousands of multi-family homes at Freddie Mac from 1995 to 2000.

As his brother, Kevin Plank, began selling Under Armour t-shirts in 1996, Scott joined in 2000, also dedicating himself to Making All Athletes Better. It was at Under Armour where Scott learned that a place is more than just a jumble of bricks. Our buildings are as important to our personal and professional mission as a computer or a sewing machine. He learned that customers and teammates need inspiring environments: playing fields, gyms, stores, and offices. By 2010, Scott’s leadership across the organization was broad and impactful; being responsible for half of the company’s then 7,000 employees, a robust retail platform of 100 stores, 2 million SF of real estate, ecommerce, expansion into China, and a third of the company’s revenue, and half of its profits.

Ken Ulman serves as Chief Strategy Officer for Economic Development and President of the

Terrapin Development Company. In his roles at the University of Maryland and Terrapin

Development Company, Ken strives to realize the concept of “Greater College Park.” Ken brings

together the private, public and institutional sectors to turn College Park into the next great

college town by creating a vibrant downtown community, dynamic academic spaces and create

a public-private research hub for tech talent. In his time working for the University of Maryland,

Ken has been integral locating major companies such as Cybrary, Adobe, Capital One, IonQ,

WeWork, and Trader Joes in College Park.

Ulman also teaches BSOS and Government and Politics 388, Innovation in the Public Sector,

where he is honored to have taught brilliant UMD students for the past 8 years.

Ulman previously served two terms as Howard County Executive, where he earned a reputation

for a leadership style that blends innovation and common sense, with a goal of providing

the most efficient and effective government services possible. During his time in public office,

Ulman took Maryland’s sixth largest jurisdiction to new heights in education, healthcare,

environmental protection and economic development.

Ken has won numerous awards, and was named a Tech Titan by Washingtonian Magazine, a

Top 25 Doer, Dreamer and Driver by Government Technology Magazine and a Regional

Visionary by the Greater Baltimore Committee.

Ken is a past president of the Maryland Association of Counties and served as chairman of the

Baltimore Metropolitan Council, as well as serving on several boards including Shock Trauma,

the Merriweather Arts and Culture Center, and the College Park City University Partnership. Ken

lives in Columbia, Maryland, with his wife, Jaki, a fellow Terp herself, and has two daughters,

Maddie and Lily. Maddie is a senior at the University of Maryland College Park.

Jay Coldren is a thirty-year veteran of the foodservice industry with career expertise in the development and operations of independent restaurants, boutique hotels and luxury foodservice retail.

His operations experience includes key leadership roles at iconic properties such as the Inn at Little Washington, Las Canarias at La Mansion del Rio, The Anasazi Dining Room and his own partnered ventures which include IndeBleu in Washington, DC and Joy America Café at the American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore.

As the Brand Leader for EDITION Hotels, Jay worked alongside legendary hotelier Ian Schrager to develop award-winning F&B venues around the globe including partnerships with Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Jason Atherton, Tom Aikens, David Thompson, Paul Hsu and Stephen Starr.

Most recently, Jay served as the Chief Development Officer and Managing Director of North America Market Stores for the iconic food retailer Dean & DeLuca.

Jay lives in Washington DC with his wife, two daughters and French bulldog Zeke.

Elected at 26, Justin represented Prince George’s County in the Maryland House

of Delegates for over 10 years where the Washington Post hailed him as “among

the Maryland legislature’s brightest young stars.” Serving on the House Ways &

Means Committee, Justin developed an expertise in state and local taxation

matters, economic development and state transportation funding. As a chief

deputy majority whip, the Post noted that the leadership title “understates the

importance of the role he has played in recent years helping round up votes for

key pieces of legislation.”  Justin also spent more than a decade working in

commercial property development and leasing and also has experience in

investor and labor relations as well as marketing commercial real estate. A

lifetime resident of Prince George’s County, Justin remains active in a number of

charitable Prince George’s County organizations.

Heather Dlhopolsky is a Partner in the Firm’s Land Use/Zoning Practice as well as the Practice Group's Chair. Heather also serves on the Firm’s Management Committee, and chairs the Firm’s Marketing Committee.

She works on all matters of land use/zoning issues for projects including mixed-use, multi-family, and commercial properties. Her clients have included commercial and multi-family developers, institutions, and churches, among others. Her practice covers Montgomery, Prince George’s, and Charles counties and their municipalities, where she interacts extensively with local government entities, including the Montgomery County and Prince George’s County Planning Boards and County Councils, Charles County Planning Commission and County Commissioners, Montgomery County Board of Appeals and Hearing Examiner, Montgomery County and Prince George’s County circuit courts, Montgomery District Court, Rockville Planning Commission, and various city councils and mayors’ offices. She also has in-depth knowledge of and experience with the planning departments and permitting agencies in these jurisdictions.

Aside from her leadership positions at the Firm, Heather is on the Board of the Bethesda Urban Partnership, a member of the NAIOP Leadership Committee for Montgomery County, and active with the Urban Land Institute, among other business and community organizations.

As a market president for United Bank, Steve is responsible for the management and operation of all bank offices in the Suburban Maryland area, including client relationships and new business development. Prior to this role, Steve was a commercial lender with United for 13 years, working with international, national and local real estate developers who focus on multifamily development, retail, office, residential homebuilding and industrial properties. He also serves on the board for the Catholic Charities Golf Classic and is involved in the corporate work study program with Don Bosco Cristo Rey high school, which allows students to apply classroom learning to the workplace.

County Executive, Prince George's County, since December 6, 2010. Board of Visitors, R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical System, 2010-.

Born in Valdosta, Georgia, October 24, 1958. Howard University, B.A. (history), 1982; Howard University Law School, J.D., 1986. Attorney. Admitted to Maryland Bar. Captain, U.S. Army Reserves Judge Advocate General Corps, 1987-2001. Senior Congressional Black Caucus Fellow, office of U.S. Senator John Kerry, 1986-87. Contract complaints officer, Department of Housing and Community Development, District of Columbia, 1987-89. Legal Counsel and Special Assistant, Peoples Involvement Corporation, a nonprofit community development and social services organization, 1989-99. Senior Partner, Baker & Perry, LLP, 1998-2002. Former executive director, Community Teachers Institute, Lanham. Member, American Bar Association; J. Franklyn Bourne Bar Association. Board of Directors, Leadership Maryland, Inc., 1999-. Delegate, Democratic Party National Convention, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016. Board of Directors, American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland, 2002-04. Member, Legislative Committee, Maryland Association of Counties, 2011-. President, County Executives of America, 2014-. Chair, Legislative Committee, Gladys Noon Spellman Parent Teacher Association. Member, Maryland Chapter, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP); Omega Psi Phi Fraternity; Howard University Alumni Association. Mots Innovative Executive of the Year for Minority Business, Maryland-Washington Minority Contractors' Association, 2012. National Leadership Award in Public Service, National Forum for Black Public Administrators, 2012. Phyllis Campbell Newsome Public Policy Leadership Award, Center for Nonprofit Advancement, 2012. Outstanding Service Award, University of Maryland College Park Foundation, 2013. Public Officials of the Year, Governing magazine, 2015. Married; three children.