With more than 25 years in public accounting, George devotes most of his time serving clients in the Real Estate Industry. These include developers, commercial and residential operators, hotels, property and asset managers, home builders, private equity funds, and individual investors. In 2009, he took on the lead role of the legacy LarsonAllen firm’s Real Estate practice and has brought that experience forward focusing on further developing the firm’s capabilities in advisory, assurance, and tax services available to clients in the real estate and hospitality space. He also is a lead resource in the firm helping clients in real estate workout transactions.

Technical experience:

• Assists clients in selecting entity status, advises on partnership and LLC formations, helps with modeling IRR calculations and waterfall provisions, and forecasting distributions and allocations under IRC Subchapter K

• Provides consulting and expert services related to performance, cash flow, and operations of commercial real estate and hotel operations, including litigation support

• Helps clients assess the benefits of cost segregation studies, repair studies, change in accounting methods, as well as help facilitate closely-held business strategic planning initiatives, and design and implementation of succession plans

Education/professional involvement:

• Bachelor of business in accounting from Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

• Certified Public Accountant in the state of Pennsylvania

Speaking engagements:

• Pennsylvania Bar Institute panelist on Distressed Real Estate transactions

• Testified in Federal Bankruptcy Court (Trenton, NJ) on feasibility of petitioner’s plan.

Jodie Harris joined PIDC in June 2023 after nearly two decades serving in various roles in the

federal government, including four years as director of the Community Development Financial

Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund).

As president of PIDC, Jodie works with the City of Philadelphia and Greater Philadelphia

Chamber of Commerce—along with stakeholders in the business, civic, and philanthropic

communities—to support small businesses, attract investment, and spur development

throughout Philadelphia.

Jodie previously served in a variety of roles at the Department of the Treasury, including

program manager, senior advisor, and director of community and economic development policy.

Prior to her work in government, Jodie held various roles related to community economic

development from the very beginning of her career as a community development credit analyst

with Meridian Bank, followed by time as a consultant and strategic planning manager at

Accenture, and as a research analyst at NYU’s Institute for Education and Social Policy.

Jodie is a native of Philadelphia. She holds a bachelor’s degree in finance and international

business from the University of Maryland and has also earned two graduate degrees from New

York University: an MBA in finance and management and an MPA in public policy.

Joseph A. Forkin is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation (DRWC). He oversees the day-to-day operations and management of the non-profit corporation responsible for maintaining, programming and redeveloping the Central Delaware Waterfront District. He is a key strategist in waterfront planning, zoning, and development, having participated in over $900 million of waterfront redevelopment, including parks, trails, creative placemaking, infrastructure improvements, and private development. Mr. Forkin was instrumental in the development of the award winning Master Plan for the Central Delaware; he was a leader in a campaign to secure over $900M in funding to build critical infrastructure assets and attractions needed to elevate the marketing of the Waterfront District, to create new public access to the River, and to incentivize private development; he is

responsible for the oversight and implementation of the design, development, marketing, and construction of Riverfront parks and attractions. He is DRWC’s liaison with City, State, and Federal government agencies and officials. Under Mr. Forkin’s leadership, DRWC has directly completed $100 million of public capital investments, leading to the successful opening of 11 major projects, with 8 more currently underway. The DRWC's strategic efforts have attracted $1.11 billion in private development investment, fostering the creation of 13,000 jobs. The market value of the waterfront area has increased by $1.06 billion, reflecting a growth rate of 140%. In addition, the DRWC proudly hosts hundreds of events every year, most of which are free to the public, showcasing and celebrating the rich cultural diversity of Philadelphia's communities. Mr. Forkin lives along the Delaware River in the East Torresdale section of Philadelphia with his wife, Heather, and his three children.

Ms. Doelger is responsible for acquisitions, dispositions and asset management. Previously, Ms. Doelger was an Associate Director of Redevelopment at Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust, where she was responsible for project management and financial analysis of redevelopment projects within the company’s portfolio of enclosed shopping malls. Prior to joining PREIT, Ms. Doelger was a Senior Development Manager for Buckingham Companies, where she secured entitlements and directed building design for a variety of product types including market-rate apartments, student housing, senior housing, townhomes, and mixed-use properties. Ms. Doelger is also experienced in the development and leasing of retail properties, having directed real estate and development for Taco Bell in the Philadelphia area. She started her career with Kravco Company as an Urban Retail Specialist.

Ms. Doelger holds an MBA with a concentration in Real Estate from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, where she was a Palmer Scholar and Co-President of the Wharton Real Estate Club. She also holds a Masters of City Design and Social Science from the London School of Economics and Political Science, where she received a Thouron Scholarship. Ms. Doelger graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania with a B.A. in Urban Studies and Classical Studies.

Ms. Doelger is a member of the Commercial & Retail Development Council of the Urban Land Institute, and was a co-founder of the Indiana District Council of ULI in 2007. Ms. Doelger has served on a variety of nonprofit boards in the Philadelphia area, and currently is a Director of the Passyunk Avenue Revitalization Corporation.

Rich directs the development, leasing, and management of Keystone’s portfolio with a forward-thinking insight that brings concepts to execution. At Keystone, he’s credited with over 20 million square feet of lease transactions and five million square feet of development, collectively valued in the billions of dollars. His career-defining transaction (so far) is signing Amerisourcebergen to their new headquarters, catalyzing the development of SORA West in Conshohocken.

Prior to Keystone, Rich held leadership roles at Stoltz Management Company, Prentiss Properties Trust, and Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust. Rich holds an MBA from Temple University and is a licensed real estate broker in Pennsylvania.

Britni Ackrivo is Senior Vice President at Gregory FCA, the nation’s fifth-largest public relations

firm specializing in real estate. In her decade at the agency, Britni has had the opportunity to be

a PR partner for major real estate projects and developments across the country, allowing

Gregory FCA to maintain a long track record of representing some of the biggest, nationally-

known commercial and residential real estate companies.

Britni was named a GlobeSt. Women of Influence, Rising Star Finalist for Bisnow’s Philadelphia

Women Leading Real Estate, and her leadership has resulted in Gregory FCA being recognized

three years in a row by Mid-Atlantic Real Estate Journal as the Best PR/Communications Firm

in the region and by GlobeSt. as an Influencer in CRE Marketing and Communications.

Known as a proactive, results-driven strategist, Britni has serviced clients nationally across

every sector including multifamily, industrial, retail, hospitality, office, life sciences, military

housing, residential, mixed-use, and in CRE lending, valuation, and finance. Britni and her team

of savvy real estate PR professionals help their clients gain third-party credibility and exposure

through an extensive network of media contacts and by leveraging expertise in message

development, media training, thought leadership and content, award and speaking

opportunities, social media, digital and creative work, community advocacy, crisis

communications, and more.

Britni holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Public Relations from the S.I. Newhouse School of

Public Communications at Syracuse University.