MaryAnne Gilmartin is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of MAG Partners, a New York-based real estate development company she founded in 2020. Most recently, MaryAnne also served as interim Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board of Directors of Mack-Cali Realty Corporation.

Prior to founding MAG Partners, MaryAnne was CEO of L&L MAG. After a successful two-year partnership with L&L, MaryAnne spun out of L&L MAG to launch her own firm, MAG Partners. The company is currently developing a 480-unit residential building in Chelsea, designed by acclaimed architect COOKFOX.

MaryAnne previously served as President and CEO of Forest City Ratner Companies, where she oversaw a period of game-changing ground-up development and managed its multimillion square foot residential, commercial and retail portfolio.

In her tenure at Forest City Ratner Companies, MaryAnne spearheaded the development of some of the most high-profile real estate projects in New York City. She led the efforts to build Barclays Center, the state-of-the-art sports and entertainment venue and the centerpiece of the $4.9 billion, 22-acre mixed-use Pacific Park Brooklyn development. She also oversaw the development of The New York Times Building, designed by world-renowned architect Renzo Piano; New York by Gehry, designed by award-winning architect Frank Gehry; and the Tata Innovation Center at Cornell Tech, a new office building that is a first-of-its-kind space for tech innovation, designed by Weiss/Manfredi on Roosevelt Island.

MaryAnne is a civic leader in the New York metropolitan area, serving as Chair Emeritus of the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, member of the Executive Committee of The Brooklyn Academy of Music, member of the New York Public Radio Board of Trustees, member of the Executive Committee and Board of Governors of The Real Estate Board of New York, and part of the Industry Advisory Board of the MS Real Estate Development Program at Columbia University. In addition to her civic and industry board service, MaryAnne was appointed a member of the board of directors of the global investment banking firm Jefferies Group LLC in 2014.

Sergey Rybak is the founder and principal of RYBAK Development. Since 2007, Sergey has been responsible for $1.6 billion assets under management — successfully completing a current total of 28 new ground-up developments and 1,600 residential units (condominiums and rentals) in the New York City area.

He has extensive experience in concrete foundations, concrete core and shell construction, and value-engineering. His proven track record with institutional lenders is recognized and validated by his ability to consistently deliver lucrative projects. His effective approach to controlling hard costs is executed by strategic property acquisition and an in-house development and construction management team. Sergey’s main objective for Rybak Development is to execute its property owners’ and partners’ real estate ambitions with efficiency and optimal profitability.

Sean R. Kelly, Esq. holds the title of Partner at Ariel Property Advisors. In addition to originating and executing exclusive listing sales, he is responsible for leading business development and networking initiatives in Brooklyn, with a particular focus on Downtown Brooklyn, Brooklyn Heights, Dumbo, Park Slope, Gowanus, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill.

Prior to joining Ariel Property Advisors, Mr. Kelly served as a Managing Director at CPEX Real Estate, where he led a team of dedicated sales professionals in selling and ground leasing development and conversion sites. In this role, Mr. Kelly managed all projects within his business line by maintaining client relationships, developing custom marketing campaigns, and leading the negotiation process.

Since entering the New York City market, Mr. Kelly has successfully brokered more than 120 transactions, consisting of more than 6 million square feet with an aggregate value of over $800 million. His accomplishments earned him recognition as a CoStar “Power Broker,” and the Home Reporter and Brooklyn Spectator both named him a “Rising Star.”

Mr. Kelly is licensed to practice law in New York and New Jersey. His professional affiliations and licenses include the following:

New York Real Estate Associate Broker License, St. John’s University School of Law Alumni Association, St. John’s University Loughlin Society, University of South Carolina Alumni Association – President’s Club, The Association of the Bar of the City of New York, New York County Lawyers Association, the New York State Bar Association, and the American Bar Association.

He received his Juris Doctorate from Saint John’s University School of Law, and his Bachelors of Science in Finance and Small Business Entrepreneurship from the University of South Carolina. He also worked as a journey-man Ironworker on 4 Times Square, 383 Madison Avenue, and several of the New York City bridges.

Mr. Kelly currently resides in Staten Island, NY, with his wife and two daughters and can be reached at 212.544.9500 or via email at srkelly@arielpa.com

Yuri Geylik is the Chief Executive Officer and Director of Residential Incentives at MGNY Consulting - a leading property tax advisory firm.

Yuri pioneered MGNY’s trademark all-around system of qualifying large development projects for Affordable New York Housing program (also known as the “new 421-a”) by combining affordable housing marketing expertise with skilled navigation of the 35-year tax exemption qualification process. Yuri has represented developers of all sizes throughout the five boroughs in qualifying for tax exemptions and abatements, such as J-51, 421a, coop/condo abatement, not-for-profit exemption and others. He also oversees the Affordable Housing department responsible for managing the HPD lottery as well as marketing and lease-up for hundreds of income-restricted units.

Nicholas DiLorenzo joined Rosenberg & Estis, P.C. in 2020 and is Counsel with the firm’s Tax Incentives & Affordable Housing Department.

DiLorenzo’s practice focuses on real estate development, with a specialization in tax incentives, affordable housing, and development bonuses. He assists clients in obtaining real estate property tax exemption and abatement benefits (421-a, 420-a, 420-c, Article XI, J-51, FRESH, ICAP, M-CORE, etc.), securing bonus floor area development rights through various New York City programs (Voluntary and Mandatory Inclusionary Housing, AIRS, PFASH, FRESH, etc.), and negotiating land disposition agreements, regulatory agreements, and restrictive declarations with the City. DiLorenzo has broad knowledge regarding rent stabilization issues and rent registration with the New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal, as well as the Minority- and Women- Owned Business Enterprise outreach program and New York City Department of Small Business Services regulation and compliance.

DiLorenzo has extensive experience in real estate transactions, finance, and land use and zoning, as well as performing due diligence for lenders on properties utilizing tax incentive and development programs and/or subject to rent regulations. Additional expertise includes drafting and negotiating purchase and sale agreements and zoning lot development and easement agreements in connection with development rights transfers, Inclusionary Housing air rights, and 421-a negotiable certificates. He also assists clients with the creation of “no-action” condominiums and issues related to the assessment and taxation of real property in New York. His expertise in tax incentive and development programs enables him to advise clients on the creation of condominium structures that result in the optimization of all available property tax and development incentives.

Prior to joining Rosenberg & Estis, DiLorenzo was an Associate with Akerman LLP.

Colleen is President and Chief Operating Officer at Taconic. She also leads Taconic’s Development and Construction practice. As President and COO, Colleen oversees corporate matters across the firm. As Head of Development and Construction she manages all aspects of development including strategic planning, zoning and entitlements, predevelopment, project budgeting, design management, construction oversight, procurement, risk management and insurance, community relations, branding, and marketing through sale or lease-up.

Since joining Taconic in 2000, Colleen has planned and overseen both ground-up and restoration projects in the commercial, residential and mixed-use sectors, totaling over 7 million square feet of commercial space and 1,500 units of housing. In addition, Colleen leads Taconic’s development advisory business, which focuses on key partnerships for client-led development and construction projects. Colleen received a Bachelor of Arts degree magna cum laude in psychology from Boston College, and earned a Master of Science degree in real estate development and finance from NYU’s Schack Institute of Real Estate. Colleen is an active member of ULI’s Program Steering Committee, NYPEN, Professional Women in Construction, and sits on the Fordham Real Estate Executive Advisory Council.

As Managing Director and Head of Residential Development, Stephen is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day efforts for residential/mixed-use projects nationally with involvement in acquisition, finance, construction, and management activities.

Stephen’s experience has been interdisciplinary with contributions to several complex and high-profile projects across a wide variety of asset types. Prior to joining the firm, Stephen worked at the Related Companies across the development platform with involvement in a multitude of ground-up new development, fund investment re-development, asset management, acquisitions, and design/construction oversight efforts in both New York and Boston. Prior to Related Companies, Stephen worked as a Project Architect/Team Lead at Rafael Viñoly Architects on projects including 432 Park Avenue in New York and Marble Arch Park in London. Prior to RVA, Stephen worked with the Mitchell Architectural Group on various professional/academic research, healthcare, and advanced technology projects across New England.

Stephen holds a Master of Architecture and Bachelor of Science in Architecture from Wentworth Institute of Technology. He has lectured and served as a design critic at various universities, is a licensed architect and private pilot.

David directs acquisitions, entitlements, project financing, and development of Alloy’s projects.

Rebecca brings to her work a commitment to design excellence in

connecting the interior and exterior experience. Her strength lies in her

passion and ability to develop projects that are both functional and beautiful.

Rebecca’s meticulous attention to detail enhances her designs through a

process that translates the aspirations of the client and KPF’s values into

the built environment. She celebrates the collaborative relationships created

throughout the process, from conception to construction, revealing well-

crafted and creative solutions. Demonstrating this approach at a range of

scales, Rebecca has been integral in the success of one of KPF’s smallest

projects, the boutique luxury residential condominium 500 W 21 st St, as well

as the firm’s largest infrastructure project, Changi Airport Terminal 5.

Overseeing KPF’s residential and hotel planning projects, Rebecca brings

more than a two-decade history of work in the US, Asia, and Europe, and

the accompanying sensitivities of their specific geographic location and the

international trends that transform neighborhoods. In London, a city less

known for high-rise residential living, she led the planning of the 500-unit 40

Charter Street. She applied lessons from her extensive luxury residential

planning in New York City to create a new form of neighborhood with a

range of unit types and robust indoor and outdoor amenities within a single

building in London. In Beijing, she led WF Central, a luxury retail and

hospitality destination adjacent to the Forbidden City. Modern in its offering

and experience, the project is sensitive to the traditional and historical

neighborhood in which it stands.

Rebecca has served as a part-time faculty member at Parsons School of

Design; a guest critic at Columbia University’s Graduate School of

Architecture, Planning, and Preservation and NYIT’s School of Architecture

and Design; and a lecturer at Yale School of Architecture. Rebecca is a

former term member of The Council of Foreign Relations. She is a

registered architect in the State of New York.

Brendan Schmitt is a partner in Herrick’s Real Estate Department.

Brendan practices in all facets of real estate law with a focus on real estate development and construction law, representing owners, developers and lenders in contract drafting, negotiation and review, general counseling and development advisory services. Brendan works with property owners and developers through all phases of the building process, beginning prior to acquisition through project completion, advising clients on a diverse range of matters, including construction contracts, risk management and neighboring property construction license agreements.

Brendan works closely with real estate developers to maximize construction cost and time efficiencies. He regularly advises developers on construction manager and subcontractor selection, construction sequencing and administration, issues involving the protection of neighboring properties, and regulatory compliance and approvals.

Brendan was recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for 2021 for Construction Law. In 2019, Brendan was named one of New York Real Estate Journal's "Ones to Watch," which focuses on up-and-coming professionals across all areas of real estate.

While attending Fordham University School of Law, Brendan served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Debra Freeman of the U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York.

Managing Partner and CEO Jim Simmons serves as head of Asland Capital Partners’ investment committee and runs the day-to-day operations of the firm. With more than two decades of real estate investment experience, Mr. Simmons focuses on sourcing and structuring transactions through his deep relationships across the public and private sectors. Mr. Simmons was most recently a partner at Ares Management, where he ran the $485 million Ares Domestic Emerging Markets Fund, and he was previously a partner at Apollo Real Estate Advisors. Prior to his private equity fund management career, Mr. Simmons was president and CEO of the Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone Development Corporation. He held previous roles at Bankers Trust and Salomon Smith Barney. Mr. Simmons holds a BS degree from Princeton University, an MS from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and a Master of Management degree from Northwestern University’s J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management.

Alecia Hill is a Vice President and Assistant Portfolio Manager at FCP, a privately held real

estate investment company headquartered in Washington, DC. With expertise in workforce and

affordable housing, Alecia is responsible for overseeing all aspects of portfolio construction and

investment management for FCP’s Housing Preservation strategy, as well as the expansion of

broader firmwide multifamily impact investing initiatives. Prior to joining FCP, Alecia was a

member of the Impact Investing team at Enterprise Community Partners, where she focused on

Opportunity Zone Fund development, transaction underwriting, and new product development

within affordable and workforce housing.

Alecia has been a featured facilitator on community development finance structuring and

housing policy with HUD and the EPA. She has been a guest lecturer on private markets,

affordable housing, and sustainable investing at Southern Methodist University, Columbia

Business School, and New York University. Alecia holds an MPA in Management and Finance

from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and a BA from Columbia

University.

Alecia is Chair of Smart Growth America’s LOCUS Coalition for inclusive, transit-oriented

development, a member of the National Housing Crisis Task Force, and a member of the

Advisory Committee for the BILT Foundation. She currently serves as Chair of the National

Multifamily Housing Council’s (NMHC) Workforce Housing Committee and is Vice Chair of the

NMHC Emerging Leaders Committee. Alecia is currently a Young Leaders Fellow with Columbia

University’s Sustainable Investing Research Initiative.

Chris Mitchell is a Senior Vice President and Senior Banking Officer for Northern Trust's Northeast banking

practice. Chris joined Northern Trust in 2023 and sits in New York City.

Chris has over 15 years of banking experience in working with high-net-worth individuals. Chris specializes in

tailoring credit products to meet their personal, business and family needs. Financing purposes include

personal/business working capital, real estate acquisition/construction, equipment acquisition, aircraft/yacht/art

purchases, insurance premiums, and private equity fund support. Prior to joining Northern Trust, Chris was

a Senior Vice President at Bank of America Private Bank and held senior roles at TD Bank.

Chris earned his Bachelor of Science (BS) in Information Management from Syracuse University and his

Masters of Business Administration (MBA) with a concentration in International Management from Fordham

University. He also holds his Series 7 and Series 66 Securities Licenses.

Chris and his Wife have one young son and reside in Greenwich, Connecticut. He is an avid practitioner of

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu with the current rank of 2nd degree black belt. He also enjoys playing golf, reading, traveling

and spending time with his family.

Andrew Dansker is the CEO and founder of Dansker Capital Group, a national mortgage brokerage firm with six U.S. offices and one international office. He oversees a team of 30 professionals originating commercial mortgage debt across all major asset types, with a particular focus on retail and multifamily properties. The firm primarily arranges bank and credit union financing while also executing agency, CMBS, life company, and bridge loan transactions as appropriate. Since its establishment as an independent company in 2020, Dansker Capital Group has placed well over $3 billion in commercial real estate loans nationwide.

Andrew believes the middle-market debt marketplace is under-served by professional, high-quality national firms and sees a significant opportunity for an enterprising company to fill that gap. His leadership vision is to build an organization that delivers institutional-quality service, execution, and results to the national middle-market debt space.

Andrew is a published industry commentator whose writing on the real estate lending market has appeared in The Commercial Observer, Real Estate Weekly, and New York Real Estate Journal. He is also a frequent industry speaker and contributor at conferences and events organized by Bisnow, GlobeSt, Interface, Commercial Observer, ConnectCRE, and other leading commercial real estate platforms. He has more than 15 years of experience in the real estate industry. Andrew earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Chicago and a Juris Doctor from New York University School of Law.

As Chief Investment Officer atThe Naftali Group, David oversees the company’s

acquisitions group and is responsible for the sourcing, structuring and execution of the firm’s

investments.

Previously, David was Director of Acquisitions at RFR Holding, where he was instrumental in executing

more than $2.5 billion of property acquisitions and credit investments encompassing over 3.5 million

square feet of assets across the office, residential, retail and hotel sectors. Prior to RFR David worked at

The City Investment Fund, a real estate private equity fund, where he was responsible for underwriting

and executing the fund’s acquisitions. David began his career at The Lightstone Group as a financial

analyst supporting the firm’s nationwide property and credit investments.

David graduated cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania with a B.A. in Philosophy, and

completed an MBA at Columbia Business School and an M.S. in Real Estate from New York University.

Rosie Tilley serves as Head of Development for Charney Companies, where she is responsible for overseeing the execution of complex development projects. Well-versed in every aspect of the development lifecycle, Rosie is an industry-leading real estate development executive with a proven track record for strategic execution across a wide range of asset classes in New York City and nationally.

Most recently, Rosie has led residential development efforts for Google and Lendlease’s 26-building, 7,000-unit joint venture master plan in Mountain View, CA. Previously, Rose led development for Twining Properties across major mixed-use master plans in New Rochelle, NY and New Haven, CT containing for-rent and for-sale residential units, retail, hospitality, office, and life sciences uses, as well as open space and infrastructure improvements. Prior to Twining, Rosie was responsible for the development of major development projects at RXR Realty in New York City, including rental and office uses with new construction and gut rehabilitation execution, including leading the development of RXR’s first New York City residential project, 475 Clermont. Rosie also oversaw the development of Steiner East Village, a record-setting luxury condominium building, for Steiner NYC.

Rosie is a graduate of Columbia University and is active in Urban Land Institute.

Derek Marcus serves as VP of Acquisitions and Development at TF Cornerstone. Since joining the firm in 2008, Derek has overseen the acquisition, planning and development of approximately 3,000 rental apartments with another 1,300 apartments in the development pipeline. Many of Derek’s projects are public-private partnerships that leverage development incentives including zoning bonuses, real estate tax exemptions, tax exempt bond financing and Low Income Housing Tax Credits. Notable projects include 606 West 57th Street (1,028 units), Hunter’s Point South Parcel C (1,193 units) and 2-20 & 2-21 Malt Drive (1,387 units).

Derek began his career at The Richman Group, a national affordable housing developer and investor. He is an active participant on REBNY’s Housing Committee and lives in New York City.

Alvin Schein is a Co-Chair of the NYC Real Estate Estate Tax & Zoning Incentives Practice at Adler & Stachenfeld LLP. A recognized expert in cooperative and condominium law and affordable housing law, Mr. Schein has filed or supervised the filing of more than 200 inclusionary housing plans with the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (“HPD”), in both onsite and offsite contexts. He is one of the few attorneys in New York whose practice includes representing sellers and purchasers of inclusionary air rights.

Mr. Schein has prepared hundreds of cooperative and condominium offering plans and condominium declarations, including those for affordable home ownership and the first-ever condominium and cooperative offering plans for inclusionary housing home ownership. He regularly interfaces with HPD, the NYS Attorney General’s office, the NYC Industrial Development Agency, the NYS Housing Finance Agency, the NYC Housing Development Corporation, and the NYC Department of City Planning, as well as New York City Council members and local community boards.

Before joining Adler & Stachenfeld in 2025, Mr. Schein was affiliated with Seiden & Schein, P.C., a law firm he co-founded in 1996. Seiden & Schein was well regarded as a firm with extensive knowledge of the critical areas of real estate tax incentive programs, condominium development, and inclusionary housing with attorneys possessing the ability to counsel clients through highly complex real estate transactions.

Mr. Schein is admitted to practice law in New York.