Orlando State of the Market

Maggie Bonko is Vice President of Orlando Health and President of Orlando Health Horizon West Hospital. She is responsible for leading all aspects of hospital operations with responsibility for achieving organizational goals, monitoring quality care and meeting financial plans. Previously, Maggie served as assistant vice president and chief operating officer of Orlando Health South Seminole Hospital for five years, where she led the growth and development of the cardiac service line, as well as the construction and programming efforts of the new Orlando Health Lake Mary Hospital. Prior to that role, Maggie was administrator of allied health and operational support for both Orlando Health South Seminole and Orlando Health Dr. P. Phillips Hospital. Maggie joined Orlando Health in 2005 as a recruiter and one year later was promoted to manager of recruitment. She became director of human resources in 2010 for both Orlando Health Dr. P. Phillips and Orlando Health – Health Central Hospital. Maggie earned an undergraduate degree in biology from the University of Kentucky in Lexington and a master’s in organizational management, specializing in human resources management, from Capella University. She is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives and the Society for Human Resource Management. Maggie serves on the board of the Sharing Center and the Foundation for Seminole County Public Schools and is a past board member of the Central Florida Zoo and Habitat for Humanity.

Design impacts how we feel in tangible ways. As a healthcare architect, Veronique helps to plan and create spaces that do more than just meet codes and satisfy basic requirements. The design of hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare facilities has a measurable impact on clinical outcome, pain reduction, stress levels, and staff satisfaction. Because of these positive associations with evidence-informed design, patient stays are reduced, costs are lower, and there are additional social and economic benefits to the community. Veronique looks forward to going the extra mile. She looks beyond logistics to the nuances of the built environment: How can a building help patients heal from illness or injury and bounce back? How can a building attract new, talented team members and retain current staff? This is where the art and science of our craft come together. Veronique’s aspiration is innovative and sustainable design, on budget, on schedule—and a happy team. The secret? Collaboration and communication. She makes listening to the various perspectives of clients, psychologists, contractors, engineers, and consultants a priority. Her goal is to forge a consensus, using novel ideas and hard-won expertise to bring innovation and change, transforming dreams into reality.

Specializing in the representation of healthcare Owners, Tenants, and Investors, Anne assists her clients with strategic portfolio planning and maximizing the value of their real estate assets. Having a particular focus on healthcare real estate, Anne is the publisher of the comprehensive Central Florida Medical Office Report and owner of the website FloridaMedicalOffice.com. Known by her clients and colleagues as a proven negotiator, she has an extensive knowledge of Central Florida commercial real estate market along with specific knowledge of the healthcare real estate landscape. Anne honed her sales and negotiating skills at G&K Services where she was recognized as a Top Producer in the Southeast Region. She received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Central Florida, achieving acclaim from several national associations, including the Associated Press and the Association for Women in Communications. She is a proud supporter of the UCF Golden Knights, and retains strong ties to her alma mater She is also a competitive runner and triathlete. She has completed a full Ironman plus many half Ironman triathlons and full marathons. Anne and her husband are both Florida natives who enjoy the beautiful weather in the Sunshine State.

Greg Morrison, CCIM, SIOR, is widely recognized as one of Central Florida’s leading commercial real estate professionals. Morrison, who has more than 37 years of experience in the Orlando commercial real estate market, specializes in the marketing of office properties for lease and sale, as well as the representation of tenants and buyers in search of space or land for development. He has consistently impressed clients with his superior market knowledge, attention to detail, work ethic, and strong negotiation skills securing optimal deal terms for his clients in every situation. Morrison’s career has resulted in the successful completion of more than $1 billion in lease and sale transactions. Prior to joining Avison Young, Morrison was the principal and founder of Morrison Commercial Real Estate, a full-service brokerage firm that represented over 3.5 million square feet of office and industrial space in Orlando. In this capacity, Morrison played a critical role in facilitating countless transactions from inception to closing in all sectors, including office, industrial and land. This position also gave Morrison exceptional skills in managing a complex operation and business development. Before starting his own firm he held brokerage positions at Advantis, NAI Welsh, Pizzuti Companies, and one of Orlando’s longest-standing local commercial real estate firms, The Bywater Company.

Corey is the tax leader of CLA’s Tampa office with more than 15 years of professional accounting experience. Corey joined the CLA’s Tampa office in 2017 after starting his career at PwC in 2006. Corey assists both domestic and multinational corporations as well as partnerships on federal, international, and multi-state tax matters. His work experience includes corporate consolidated tax returns, multi-state tax returns, and ASC 740 preparation and review. Corey has worked heavily on partnership formation and transaction analysis as well as in partnership federal and state compliance. His industry experience has been in real estate, entertainment/hospitality, manufacturing, and healthcare.

Noah Hale: Director, Development Noah supports Fairstead’s growth planning for the acquisition, rehabilitation, and development of affordable and mixed-income housing, focusing on core markets across the U.S. Noah leads Fairstead's partnership with the Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority (ARHA), Mill Creek Residential, and The Communities Group, which together are planning to redevelop the Samuel Madden Homes site in Old Town into a new mixed-use, mixed-income community. Before joining the company, Noah was Director of Development for TM Associates Development, where under his leadership more than 1,500 units in multiple projects were entitled, in development and completed. Noah, who earned a BS in Resource Economics from the University of Florida, is currently pursuing an MPS in Real Estate at Georgetown University.

David brings more than 25 years of extensive experience in business development, enterprise sales, finance, digital infrastructure, telecom, and real estate development to his work as Hotwire Communications’ Senior Vice President of Business Development. Over the course of his career, Steigerwald has led technology-focused initiatives that solve complex problems for their clients through cutting-edge solutions.

With nearly 25 years of experience in bid protest litigation, Derek represents clients in all aspects of state and local government procurement, including analyzing potential contracting opportunities, assisting clients in responding to competitive solicitations, contract negotiation, contract implementation and contractual disputes.Derek also represents clients in civil litigation and administrative law proceedings before the Florida Division of Administrative Hearings relating to state and local government procurement and contracting issues. In addition, Derek represents clients in civil litigation matters, including property tax matters and all aspects of land use challenges. Derek’s practice includes representing landowners and developers in land use, zoning and comprehensive planning cases. In such cases, he endeavors to use his understanding of the role of the political process and the need to balance legal rights with the practical needs of policy makers to advise clients on how to achieve their goals in ways that make business sense. Derek has worked on projects related to residential communities, retail, office and. industrial properties, mixed-use development, and agricultural use of land. Since Florida’s adoption of Amendment 2 in 2016 creating the state’s medical marijuana program, Derek has provided legal and lobbying representation for a wide range of cannabis clients, working with physicians, ancillary service providers and medical marijuana licensure applicants, helping them to navigate the constantly shifting landscape of cannabis regulations. He strives to use his knowledge of statutory and regulatory laws related to medical marijuana – together with his understanding of operations and logistics for Medical Marijuana Treatment Center organizations – to add value to his clients in pursuit of their goals in this emerging area. Within Gunster, Derek has held a number of leadership positions, including currently serving as the Orlando Office Managing Shareholder and formerly as chair of the firm’s Diversity & Inclusion Committee. In his community, Derek has been actively involved with Leadership Florida (Class XXII Member; Class XXXVII Chair and former board member); the African-American Chamber of Commerce of Central Florida where he serves as general counsel; the board of the Florida State Parks Foundation, Victim Service Center and the McCormick Research Institute. He is a founding board member of the Randy Roberts Foundation and a past board member of the Central Florida Foundation. He has also had the privilege of serving as president of the Tiger Bay Club of Central Florida and chairman of Business Force, Central Florida’s largest political action committee.

Bobby Isola joined the JLL Orlando office in 2018. He specializes in representing industrial real estate tenants and owners in the Central Florida market. His work ethic and determination have helped escalate the team’s success and increased market share. He specializes in assisting tenants with comprehensive site selection, and actively tracks the current leases and sales transactions in order to have a real time understanding of market trends and conditions. His commitment to his clients’ success is an invaluable asset to his team. Experience Prior to joining JLL, Bobby was a Director and Principal of Cite Partners, a successful brokerage and property management firm that he created with three partners in 2014. Prior to starting Cite Partners, Bobby was an Industrial Specialist for two years with Colliers International. Education and Affiliations Bobby earned a B. A. in Public/Interpersonal Communications from North Carolina State University. In addition, he holds the following designations: Certified Commercial Investment Member Society of Industrial and Office Realtor

Avery joined Stonemont Financial Group in 2019 and currently serves as Vice President. Avery manages Stonemont’s capital deployment across Florida and the Southeast Port markets. He focuses on acquisitions and development (build-to-suit and speculative) of industrial and office properties. In these markets, he has overseen the development, leasing, management and disposition of over 10 million SF, with a total capitalization greater than $1.0 billion. Avery’s day-to-day responsibilities include originating new opportunities, capitalizing transactions and executing on each business plan. Prior to Stonemont, Avery was a member of the Commercial Property Group, at Rialto Capital Management in Atlanta, GA. He was responsible for underwriting and sourcing opportunistic/value-add acquisitions of properties, including equity joint ventures and equity recapitalizations, across all property types. Also, Avery worked for PGIM Real Estate in New York, NY. At PGIM Real Estate, he focused on asset management and development of Class-A Multifamily properties across the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern markets. Avery graduated from the University of Florida with a Master of Science in Real Estate and a Bachelor of Science in Finance, while also completing an internship with Tavistock Development Company in Orlando, FL.

Previously, she was a Vice President and Sr. Commercial Underwriter at TIAA Bank. Her primary responsibility for nearly a decade was underwriting multi-family and multi-tenant commercial real estate loan originations secured by income-producing properties across the country. Prior to TIAA Bank, she spent four years in the Executive Office of the Governor of Florida where she started as a college intern and ended her tenure as a Chief Budget Analyst. Kaitlyn’s time in the public sector largely focused on transportation, environmental and economic development policy and budget issues. Service to others is central to her life. Kaitlyn is very involved with TIAA’s Jacksonville Volunteer Council having served as Chair in 2020 and inaugural Vice Chair in 2019. Additionally, she currently Co-Chairs TIAA’s chapter for professional women in Jacksonville. Kaitlyn is a long-time volunteer of Feeding Northeast Florida and also gives back by serving as a Take Stock in Children of Florida mentor and financial literacy trainer. In 2020, Kaitlyn was recognized by TIAA, a Fortune 100 financial services institution, for elite volunteerism and community impact. In 2021, she was honored to be named to the Jacksonville Business Journal’s 2021 40 under 40 list as well as represent TIAA Bank as a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars Foundation’s 2020-2021 JAX MVP Class for emerging leaders. Kaitlyn graduated Magna Cum Laude from Florida State University with a double B.S. degree in Business Management and Political Science. She was born and raised in Florida and currently resides in Jacksonville Beach. In her spare time, she enjoys practicing Baptiste Power Yoga and completed her 200-hour Registered Yoga Teacher training in 2022.

Jason Epstein joined Sonder as a Regional Director in December 2018. He is responsible for overseeing Sonder’s real estate growth for portions of the East Coast and Midwest, as well as lender outreach. Mr. Epstein has over nineteen years of real estate industry experience. Prior to joining Sonder, Mr. Epstein was a Managing Director at Seligson Properties, a regional real estate developer based in Norwalk, CT, for over four years, where he oversaw acquisitions, asset management and capital markets. Prior to joining Seligson Properties, Mr. Epstein ran has his own commercial real estate investment and consulting company for nearly five years and was a Partner at The Cordish Company in Baltimore, MD for nearly a decade. Mr. Epstein has acquired, financed and managed over $3 billion in complex real estate transactions throughout the United States, crossing all property types. Some of the projects in which Mr. Epstein played an integral role include The Power Plant and Power Plant Live! in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, Fourth Street Live! in Louisville, KY, The Power & Light District in Kansas City, MO, and the Seminole Hard Rock Hotels and Casinos in Hollywood and Tampa, FL. Prior to starting his real estate career, Mr. Epstein practiced law in New York City, where he concentrated in commercial litigation. He is admitted as an attorney in New York and Maryland. Mr. Epstein graduated from Emory University with a Bachelor of Business of Administration and received his Juris Doctor from the University of Miami School of Law. He resides in Larchmont, New York with his wife and two children.