As a founding partner, Mike Ebert has shaped the company’s successful development area in projects across the country since 1995. His keen insights and knowledge about the qualities that come together in a compelling property are an essential part of RED’s continued evolution as a preferred partner for national retailers, real estate investors and property owners. Among his many significant contributions to RED, Ebert led the groundbreaking public-private partnership with the City of Phoenix to develop CityScape, the high-profile, 1.2 million square-foot, mixed-use urban destination in downtown Phoenix that is a signature project for both the company and the city.

Since taking office in 2012, Mayor Greg Stanton has worked tirelessly to build a modern economy that works for every Phoenix family. By boosting trade with Mexico, investing in the biosciences, and lifting up local small business, Stanton is leading the way to create an innovation-based, export economy built to last.

Stanton is committed to making our community a more welcoming and open place. Under his leadership, Phoenix became the first U.S. city to end chronic homelessness among veterans. Phoenix also earned national recognition as a leader on LGBT issues, and became the first Arizona city to earn a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign's municipal equality index.

Stanton attended Marquette University on the Harry S. Truman Scholarship, and earned a law degree from the University of Michigan. Before he was elected to his first term mayor in 2011, Stanton served nine years on the City Council and as Arizona's Deputy Attorney General.

In 2015, Stanton won reelection and also successfully led one of the most ambitious transportation initiatives in the country – a plan that will triple Phoenix's light rail system over the next 35 years. In his second term, Stanton will continue to shape an economy that works for everyone -- one rooted in innovation and focused on growing exports.

Joshua began his career in commercial real estate in 2004, and it wasn’t long before his headstrong attitude allowed him to forge ahead and start SimonCRE in 2010, during some of the toughest economic times. As Founder and CEO, Joshua leads the company’s growth strategy while directing the daily operations. He carries the torch for a team committed to developing projects that benefit clients and the communities they serve.

SimonCRE develops properties all across the country. To date, the company has completed more than 295 projects across 23 states, equaling a total value of more than $1.222 billion.

He applies his boundless energy toward supporting and giving back to the industry he loves. He’s served on a number of boards and routinely presents as an industry expert at numerous conferences across the country. He is extremely active in the community, chairing the YPO Retail Symposium and with his involvement with ICSC.

Under his leadership, SimonCRE has become a vital partner in the rapid growth of many national retailers within emerging communities. Beginning with the new retail center of Village at Prasada and the addition of Prasada North, which at 1,300,000 square feet is the largest open-air retail center to be built on the West Coast in the last 15 years, he has expanded his efforts to better serve tenants and communities alike. To this end, several other open-air retail centers are now under development: Medina Station in Mesa, bringing 350,000 square feet; Roosevelt Commons, covering 100,000 square feet; Asante Trails, which will be a multi-phase 44-acre mixed-use project; and Elm Street at Surprise City Center, which will be a multi-phase 40-acre project with the first phase occupying 70,000 square feet. All of these developments are poised to add exciting new retail and dining options for consumers.

When Joshua isn’t working, he enjoys spending time with his wife, Brittany, and their children, Sloane and Oliver.

Laura Ortiz is a Managing Principal and oversees the firm’s retail developments and its Development Managers. Her responsibilities also include new client development and relationship management, tenant lease negotiations, and developing and implementing tools and systems for the management of Evergreen’s projects. Laura graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance & Economics from the University of Arizona. She has been with Evergreen since 1994.

Mary Alexander’s background in real estate includes extensive planned community development and public homebuilder experience. Her accomplishments have included land acquisition and entitlement projects, infrastructure planning and finance, public lands transactions, community governance structuring and documentation, sales contracting and regulatory approvals, employment matters, litigation management, construction contracting and warranty enforcement.

Ms. Alexander recently was named a Fellow in the American College of Real Estate Lawyers. In her current position, she directs corporate governance and legal services for DMB, in addition to overseeing the Company’s talent resources, information governance, risk management and insurance programs.

Prior to joining DMB, she served as Associate General Counsel for Del Webb Corporation and Pulte Homes, Inc. She began her legal career at the law firm Streich Lang Weeks & Cardon, which is now Quarles & Brady.

Terry O'Neill has been a developer of commercial properties for more than 35 years. At a young age he started his career in a senior position with one of Canada's leading shopping center, office tower and hotel developers. After working for Canada's largest commercial development at that time, the Campeau Corporation, Mr. O'Neill started this own firm, which he took public on the London Stock Exchange in 1986. From Sacramento CA, to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates he has been responsible for all aspects of different commercial developments.

He has a deep understanding of compliance with diverse building codes and has dealt with many city planners, community groups, lenders and partners. Terry has a keen eye for what makes a raw piece of land "a good project" and he certainly knows how to execute a project schedule and budget to get a quality job done. His ever craving desire to learn has kept him on top of new building technologies and methods.

In recent years he has made use of and deployed different methods of construction allowing for construction schedules to be reduced by as much as 60% in comparison to more traditional and conventional techniques. During the past eight years Terry O'Neill has been consulting for various hotel owners and developers working on hotel projects in Phoenix, Tucson and Scottsdale Arizona, and in Cleveland and Columbus Ohio, Monterey California, and in Hermosillo Mexico.

Hotel projects have included brands such as IHG's Holiday Inn and Suites, Ritz Carlton, Motel 6, Marriott's Fairfield Inn, Courtyard and Residence Inn, Best Western Premier, Embassy Suites, and the former InterContinental Montelucia (now the Omni Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Montelucia).

In 1995 Mr. O'Neill earned his Master's degree in Business Administration from Queen's University in Canada.

Jeff Moloznik serves as Vice President of Development at RED Development, LLC. Most recently, he managed the development of CityScape Phoenix, RED Development’s $500 million, 2.5 million sq. ft. mixed-use, high-rise destination in Downtown Phoenix. Since project conception, Jeff led the development of CityScape Phoenix. With more than 40 retail tenants; a 242 room hotel; 600,000 square feet of class A commercial office space; a City of Phoenix Park; two parking garages; and 224 high rise residential apartments; CityScape Phoenix has created a place to call Downtown Phoenix. Currently, Jeff is overseeing the development of The Union Dallas. A similarly configured mixed-use, high-rise infill redevelopment project in Uptown Dallas and anchored by a 60,000 SF urban, full service Safeway grocery store.

Jeff’s responsibilities include public and private financing, entitlements, tenant relations, design oversight, construction coordination, marketing, community outreach, and governmental relations. Additionally, Jeff is the Asset Manager of RED Development’s newly completed Kimpton Hotel

Palomar at CityScape, Phoenix’s newest four-star boutique hotel. Prior to CityScape, Jeff lead the development of over one million square feet of open air RED Development retail centers in communities across the Midwest and Southwest. Committed to the local community, Jeff currently serves on the Board of Special Olympics Arizona, the American Heart Association, the Downtown Phoenix Partnership, the Board of Genesis Academy Charter School in downtown Phoenix, the City of Phoenix Tourism and Hospitality Board, and the Phoenix Parks Foundation Board of Directors.

Jeff earned a Bachelor of Science from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He resides in Phoenix, Ariz., with his wife, Molly.

Brian Cassidy, AIA is the President of CCBG Architects, Inc. with studios in downtown Phoenix and San Diego. He has been involved in many adaptive reuse, and mixed-use high-density housing projects in greater Phoenix, including more than 12,000 new apartment units. This work includes a diverse body of warehouse renovations that are breathing new life into our city. Brian passionately advocates to build Phoenix into a world class city in which to live, work, worship and play. He is a graduate of Arizona State University, and is the Chair of the Phoenix Warehouse District Council, which promotes and brands the District in concert with a series of creative volunteers and businesses.

Stanton Shafer serves as Chief Operations Officer. His role is primarily engaged in the company’s operations, focusing on the management of the company’s six million square foot portfolio of national and international properties, including 3,000 apartment units.

Shafer’s background includes 22 years as a successful Capital Markets broker with Cassidy Turley BRE Commercial, joining the company in 1989 when it was Grubb and Ellis. During those two decades he completed sales of nearly $1.5 billion in assets and was selected as the NAIOP-AZ Investment Broker of the Year. Prior to his career as a real estate broker, Shafer spent 10 years as a practicing real estate attorney. Stan’s education background includes an economics degree with distinction from Iowa State University and a Juris Doctors Degree, Magna Cum Laude from Arizona State University.

Founder and Managing Partner at George Oliver and GO Industrial

George Oliver and GO Industrial are locally-based commercial real estate companies that operates on the cutting edge of office and industrial workspace environments. George Oliver believes your workspace should enhance productivity, improvement employee retention, and help your business better compete in an increasingly volatile marketplace. Healthy, happy and productive workspaces are giving businesses the upper hand, and unrivaled design, amenities and tenant experiences are front-and-center in every one of their buildings. Experience the difference yourself at any of our award-winning buildings in Phoenix, Chandler, Scottsdale, Austin, Denver, or visit www.georgeoliver.com.

Keith Earnest joined VanTrust in 2014, already having more than 25 years of experience in Commercial Real Estate and more than 20 years of experience as a Developer. At VanTrust, Keith oversees all phases of the real estate development processes in Arizona, Southern Nevada and California. Specific responsibilities include project feasibility, market analysis, site acquisition, entitlements, design and construction oversight, as well as leasing and sales. Prior to joining VanTrust in 2014, Keith was Executive Vice President with RED Development where his primary focus was the development of the CityScape project in Downtown Phoenix. CityScape is a mixed-use urban project that includes more than one million square feet of class A office, retail, restaurants, a Kimpton Palomar hotel and residential apartments. Keith also spent 11 years with Opus West Corporation where he was responsible for the development of more than five million square feet in Arizona, Nevada, California and Utah. During his tenure with Opus, he developed one million square feet of specialty retail and power centers, one million square feet of industrial distribution space, and more than three million square feet of Class A office. Keith began his development career as Vice President with Trammell Crow Company overseeing leasing and management of over two million square feet of projects in Greater Phoenix, Tucson and San Diego. Keith is a graduate of Arizona State University, College of Business Administration with a Bachelor of Science in Finance. He is a licensed Arizona Real Estate broker and served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors for Valley Partnership. Keith is currently a member of ICSC, ULI, and NAIOP. He is active in many charitable organizations including the Phoenix Thunderbirds, Southwestern Human Development, SAARC, Arcadia Little League and ASUSC. Keith also served on the Facilities Committee for Xavier College Preparatory.

As a Regional Manager for Polaris Pacific, Mike leads the firms’ efforts in Southern California, Arizona, and Hawaii to support strategic growth and provide exemplary service to industry leading development clients. His extensive consulting, project management, and sales experience spans the complete arc of the development process from pre-planning to sell out. By keeping abreast of constantly changing market and demographic trends, he has gained a reputation for being an essential resource in his clients’ efforts to maximize value, overcome obstacles, establish successful projects and forge new markets. Mike earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Southern California (USC) and his Juris Doctor with concentrations in real property and corporate law from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. He is licensed in multiple states including CA, NY, MA, and WA and is a member of the Urban Land Institute. He has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, the NY Times, the NY Post, The Observer, The Real Deal, Real Estate Weekly, and Habitat Magazine and his original writings have been widely published in the trades including a column on Business Insider.

Crel brings 20 years of sales and marketing experience to Polaris Pacific clients. He oversees Sales Managers and sales teams throughout Arizona while managing key lender and client relationships in the region. In 2016, he was nominated for Sales Manager of the Year by both the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and the Building Industry Association (BIA). Crel graduated from Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona

Brad Smidt is the Senior Vice President of Business Development for GPEC. He manages the team that works with companies considering large industrial, office and data center projects in the Phoenix area. During his time at GPEC, Brad has helped more than 150 companies expand or relocate to the Greater Phoenix area.

Prior to GPEC, Brad worked in economic development in both the cities of Mesa and Chandler. Brad is a native Arizonan who grew up in Greater Phoenix. His local ties have contributed to his vast knowledge of the area and familiarity with the unique assets of its workforce. In 2008, Brad received the Economic Developer of the Year award from the Arizona Association of Economic Development.

Brad is an active member of the Fiesta Bowl Committee, and serves on the University of Arizona Eller MBA Industry Advisory Board. Brad earned a bachelor’s degree in regional development from the University of Arizona. He holds a Certified Economic Developer Certification from the International Economic Development Council.