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John Griggs

John Griggs

Co-CEO

Presidium

Patricia Will

Patricia Will

CEO & Founder

Belmont Village Senior Living

Beth Mace

Beth Mace

Chief Economist

National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care

Sebastian Brown

Sebastian Brown

Principal

RSF Partners

Aron Will

Aron Will

Vice Chairman

CBRE National Senior Housing

Tom Dwyer

Tom Dwyer

Managing Director

Silverstone Healthcare Company

Albert Reyes

Albert Reyes

President & CEO

Buckner

Tiffany Cobern

Tiffany Cobern

Director of Seniors Housing Operations

MedCore Partners

Allison Singler

Allison Singler

Regional Director of Sales and Marketing

Integral Senior Living

Matthew Andres
Moderator

Matthew Andres

Senior Project Manager

The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company

Charles Hodges
Moderator

Charles Hodges

Partner | Founder

Hodges Architecture

John Griggs

Co-CEO

Presidium

John Griggs is a founder and principal of Presidium and oversees all operational and

financial aspects of Presidium’s 13,000 unit current portfolio and 2,500 units under

development, including capitalization and financing, property and asset management,

construction, investor relations and dispositions. Mr. Griggs has managed the acquisition

and integration of more than $1.5 billion in real estate assets and currently oversees

over 250 Presidium employees. Mr. Griggs heads the Dallas office of Presidium.

Patricia Will

CEO & Founder

Belmont Village Senior Living

Mrs. Will co- founded Belmont Village Senior Living in 1997 as a fully

integrated owner, developer and operator of first-rate senior housing and

care communities. The company is known for built-to- purpose

developments, best in class hospitality, and proprietary resident

programming. The Company’s $3.0 Billion real estate portfolio has capacity

of over 5,000 apartment and employs over 3,800 people across eight states

and Mexico. For the third year in a row, Belmont’s team members voted

the Company a Great Place to Work on FORTUNE®’s list of Best Workplaces

in Aging Services.

Belmont Village has been a leader in senior living in Los Angeles for two

decades. In addition to seven purpose built operating communities, plans

are underway for a second project in Westwood and a ground-up

development in Pasadena. The Company has a rich history of partnering

with major academic institutions, including UCLA and USC. Mrs. Will serves

on the Boards of The Center for Longevity at UCLA Medical School and the

Davis School of Gerontology at USC.

Beth Mace

Chief Economist

National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care

Beth Burnham Mace is the Chief Economist and Director of Outreach at the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC). Prior to joining the staff at NIC, she served as a member of the NIC Board of Directors for seven years and chaired NIC’s Research Committee. Ms. Mace was also a Director at AEW Capital Management and worked in the AEW Research Group for 17 years. Prior to joining AEW in 1997, Ms. Mace spent ten years at Standard & Poor’s DRI/McGraw-Hill as the Director of the Regional Information Service. She also worked as a Regional Economist at Crocker Bank, the National Commission on Air Quality, the Brookings Institution and Boston Edison.

Ms. Mace is a member of the National Association of Business Economists (NABE), the Urban Land Institute (ULI), ULI’s Senior Housing Council and New England Women in Real Estate (NEWIRE/CREW). In 2014, she was appointed a fellow at the Homer Hoyt Institute and was awarded the title of a “Woman of Influence” in commercial real estate by Real Estate Forum Magazine and Globe Street. Ms. Mace is a graduate of Mount Holyoke College (B.A.) and the University of California (M.S.). She has also earned The Certified Business Economist™ title (CBE) from the National Association of Business Economists (NABE). Ms. Mace is often cited in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, Seniors Housing Business, Seniors Housing News and McKnight’s Senior Living and has a bi-monthly column in the National Real Estate Investor.

Sebastian Brown

Principal

RSF Partners

Sebastian Brown specializes in senior housing and the hospitality sector. Prior to joining RSF Partners, Mr. Brown was a Director of Asset Management with Hudson Americas, the asset management division of Lone Star Funds. During his tenure with Hudson, he managed more than $2 billion of assets, with experience in both real estate equity investments and distressed loans. Prior to Lone Star, Mr. Brown completed over 250 senior housing appraisals and market studies while at James Brown Associates, and he led over 100 acquisitions and development projects during his three-and-a-half years at Canyon Creek Development. Mr. Brown received a BS from Oregon State University in Science and has a professional designation of MAI with the Appraisal Institute.

Aron Will

Vice Chairman

CBRE National Senior Housing

Mr. Will began his career with the predecessor company to CBRE Capital Markets, and helped launch the senior housing debt practice for the firm. In 2016, Mr. Will was named the youngest Vice Chairman in company history. Today, Mr. Will Co-Heads National Senior Housing for CBRE Capital Markets. Mr. Will along with partners Lisa Widmier, Matthew Whitlock, possess a combined 73-year Senior Housing-specific industry experience and $25 billion in transaction volume.

His specialty is the capitalization of Independent Living, Assisted Living, Alzheimer’s Care and Skilled Nursing facilities. Mr. Will’s primary focus is on the origination of new business, the analysis of debt and equity investment opportunities, valuation and investment underwriting. Over the past 11 years, Mr. Will’s DSF team closed approximately $7.8+ billion in debt and equity for this specialty type and is one of the few real estate investment advisors whose platform includes: Fannie Mae (DUS certified lender), Freddie Mac (seller/servicer) and HUD/FHA, along with all the traditional lending sources. CBRE has been a Top 2 senior housing originator from 2010 through 2017. In 2015 through 2017, the team originated over $3.7 billion in senior housing debt across 176 assets nationwide. In 2016, CBRE was Fannie Mae’s #1 senior housing originator in the country. CBRE was the #1 GSE lender in the nation in 2017 with $18B in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac originations. In addition to permanent debt placement and construction financing, the team has helped structure joint ventures between seasoned operators and institutional partners and has also sourced equity for development and acquisitions on a project specific and programmatic basis.

Tom Dwyer

Managing Director

Silverstone Healthcare Company

Mr. Dwyer currently serves as Managing Director of Silverstone Healthcare Company, LLC (SHC) and its affiliate, Silverstone Senior Living, LLC (Silverstone) in Texas and Florida. Prior to joining Silverstone, Mr. Dwyer served as Lead Principal for BOKA Powell’s Healthcare Services Group.

Mr. Dwyer has been in the healthcare and senior housing industry for over 35 years. He focused on developing, operating and financing acute care hospitals, medical offices and senior housing facilities.

Mr. Dwyer has contributed to and led over 175 healthcare and assisted living projects representing more than $7.0 billion in development. His resume includes Assisted Living and Memory Care communities, major acute care hospitals, ambulatory and medical office facilities including various positions as developer, project management, master facility planning, and consulting on strategy, operations, administration and technology for both national and international clients.

Mr. Dwyer has published, presented and appeared on panels for both Hospital and Senior Housing organizations including, Centering Institute for Healthcare, ULI, ACI Upscale Hospital Conference, NACHRI, ASHE, American Institute of Architects and the American Hospital Association.

Albert Reyes

President & CEO

Buckner

Dr. Albert L. Reyes is the sixth President and CEO of Buckner International. He previously served as president of Buckner Children and Family Services. Prior to his tenure at Buckner, Albert was president of Baptist University of the Américas in San Antonio. He also has served as pastor of three churches and as a manager for Sprint’s National Customer Service Call Center. Albert and his wife, Belinda, have three children. They are members of Park Cities Baptist Church in Dallas.

Tiffany Cobern

Director of Seniors Housing Operations

MedCore Partners

Tiffany Cobern joined MedCore Partners in April 2017 as part of MedCore’s mission to develop a comprehensive Senior Living division. Tiffany has more than two decades of operations experience in the seniors’ housing industry and concentrates on pre-development, development and post-development operating strategies, including managing performance and relationships with the companies MedCore selects to operate its senior living assets.

Prior to joining MedCore Partners, Tiffany served in small, medium and large operating company platforms involved in the Independent, Assisted Living, Memory Care and Skilled Nursing sectors. She has experience in major metropolitan markets across the country as well as regional markets outside MSA’s. Tiffany has led the start-up of two senior living companies as well as having served in numerous positions at the community, regional and corporate levels of operations.

Tiffany’s operational strengths include organizational development, investor relations, process and systems management, sales and marketing strategies, financial metrics, and team building. She is an accomplished public speaker and has authored and presented multiple corporate programs for team performance and product growth.

Tiffany is a graduate of Texas Tech University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations, Marketing minor. She lives in Plano, Texas and enjoys traveling, sports, entertaining and reading.

Matthew Andres

Moderator

The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company

Matthew E. Andres is a Senior Project Manager based out of Dallas, TX office

at The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company.

A 1992 graduate of Bay Port High School in Green Bay, Mr. Andres joined

Whiting-Turner in 1997 immediately after earning his Bachelor of Science in

Construction at the University of Wisconsin Stout. During his 20-year career

at Whiting-Turner, he has worked in a variety of construction markets

including Office, Senior Living, Entertainment, Retail, and K-12. Over the

last 8 years, he has predominately focused on work in the Senior Living

market. He is currently managing the Ventana by Buckner project in Dallas,

TX and serves as Whiting-Turner’s Southwest Regional Coordinator for

Senior Living.

While earning his Bachelor’s degree, Mr. Andres was also a member of the

Blue Devil hockey team from 1992-1997. After graduation, his passion for

the game of hockey allowed him the opportunity to volunteer as a youth

hockey coach for the Dallas Penguins and Frisco High School Hockey. In

addition to sports, Mr. Andres enjoys the outdoors and spending time with

his two children where they reside in Frisco, TX.

Charles Hodges

Moderator

Hodges Architecture

Charles is the founder of HODGES Architecture and HODGES Development and provides our overall direction and vision. HODGES Architecture was founded in 1977, by Charles Hodges as Hodges & Associates. Over the past four decades HODGES has grown from a small, one man shop in Dallas, TX to a nationally recognized firm with a team of more than 60, with over 40 million square feet of built space. Part of our evolution is to strive for continuous innovation in each of the market sectors we serve, Retail-Mixed Use – Office, Entertainment, Living-Lifestyle-Wellness – Destination, Land & Master planning. Our experience has grown to include Healthcare, Senior Lifestyle communities and Hospitality.

Summary

1. Senior housing innovation is a must. How are we redefining the senior housing experience? What new amenities can we expect in 2018? 2025?

2. What forms of creative financing are owners & developers using? How has the capital stack shifted and what is the biggest investor base?

3. Who are today's most successful operators and what successful techniques are they implementing?

4. What important demographic shifts do we need to be aware of?

5. How can existing centers improve their facilities to encourage more long-term stays?

Venue

Westin Galleria Dallas
13340 Dallas Pwky.
Dallas, TX 75240

Ballroom: San Antonio Ballroom, 4th Floor


Complimentary Self-Parking Available & Discounted Valet Parking for $13.99

Agenda

Time Activity
2:00 PM
3:00 PM
Breakfast & Networking
3:00 PM
3:45 PM
An Economic Forecast + Q&A with Beth Mace
3:45 PM
4:30 PM
Senior Living Operations & Programs
4:30 PM
5:15 PM
Development, Finance & Investment
5:15 PM
5:30 PM
More Networking

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