Molly brings over 15 years of experience to her role as Senior Vice President of Real Estate Development and Market Leader for Ryan’s Southwest Region, in which she is responsible for the leadership of office, industrial, retail and healthcare real estate development teams and general business development efforts. She handles site selection and acquisition, municipal use permits and approvals, design and construction coordination, financial packaging and lease or sale negotiation, while working to mentor and cultivate a strong group of developers.

Molly is a consistent model and reinforcer of Ryan’s culture of excellence and commitment to our customers. She excels at building strong relationships with customers and helping them to find intelligent, creative solutions that meet their business objectives. Molly is known not only for her delivery of high-profile development projects, but for her commitment to improving the community in which she works, shown through her philanthropic activity and active engagement within local and national real estate organizations.

Brent Renner is Chief Development Officer at Upward Projects. Upward Projects Restaurant Group includes Postino WineCafe, Joyride Taco House, Federal Pizza, and Windsor. Brent is responsible for the full lifecycle of our portfolio, including development of the national growth strategy, site acquisition, financial underwriting, lease negotiation, design, permitting, construction, opening, facilities, and asset management. Prior to Upward, Brent took CAVA from 7 to over 100 units nationwide including the acquisition of Zoes Kitchen, as well as working at Chipotle, Simon Property Group, and The Peterson Companies.

Christine Mueller is an Asset Manager focusing on 29th Street Capital's Phoenix and Las Vegas assets. Christine is responsible for all facets of 29SC asset management strategies which include underwriting and investment analysis, sell/hold/refinance decision modeling, financial planning, capital projects management, strategy/operations implementation, market research, and portfolio-wide reporting. Since joining 29SC in 2016 they have closed over $593 million of transactions in the Phoenix and Las Vegas markets. Dispositions have resulted in an average IRR of 41.1% and an average multiple of 2.18 with a hold period of just under two and a half years.

Prior to this position, Christine spent over five years in public accounting and corporate finance. She earned her undergraduate degree in Business Administration with Finance and Accounting emphasis from the University of Colorado.

Brad Lancaster, CPC, is a Senior Project Manager at Vertex's San Diego office, where he is primarily responsible for owner representation in all stages of the Construction life cycle within Southern California. Brad holds over 25 years of experience in the construction and real estate industry, and has managed a wide variety of development, logistical, and capital expenditure programs in retail, healthcare, food service, sports facility, education, aviation, and office sectors.

Bryce Hall is an accomplished architect and executive with more than 20 years of experience in residential architecture. As the President of KEPHART, he guides the strategic vision and direction of the firm, providing support for eight additional Principals who help drive KEPHART’s success. Bryce’s contagious passion and deep knowledge of the industry inspires his peers to pursue continuous growth and education.

Bryce attended the University of Colorado, where he earned master’s degrees in both architecture and business administration, allowing him to understand the industry more comprehensively from the perspective of both an architect and a developer. His enthusiasm for these two interests, combined with his deep understanding of client needs, have helped solidify KEPHART as the architect of choice for many national developers.

Bryce’s exemplary skills and leadership have earned him recognition as the President of one of Denver’s Best Places to Work, and as a leader in the field of architecture on ColoradoBiz’s 2025 Architects Power List. Bryce also represents and shares KEPHART’s thought leadership on a national stage at events like the National Multifamily Housing Conference and the Pacific Coast Builders’ Conference.

As President and CEO, Brent Herrington provides strategic leadership for DMB Development LLC and oversees all aspects of the company’s operations.

Herrington joined DMB in 1998 and has led several of the company’s flagship projects, including DC Ranch and Silverleaf in North Scottsdale and Kukui`ula on the island of Kaua`i. He’s been actively involved in the visioning, strategy, planning and design of many of DMB’s major projects over the past 17 years. Immediately prior to joining DMB he served as town manager for Celebration, Florida, an innovative 5,000-acre planned community developed in central Florida by the Walt Disney Company.

Herrington is a long-time member of the Urban Land Institute and past chair of ULI’s Community Development Council (Silver Flight). He’s served in a variety of volunteer leadership roles for professional, cultural and philanthropic organizations, including a national task force for Freddie Mac focused on improving opportunities for home ownership for lower income families. A graduate of the Advanced Management Development Program in Real Estate at Harvard University, he is recognized nationally as a thought leader in the community development industry. He is a frequent presenter at industry events and conferences and has been a pioneer in the field of innovative lifestyles and sound governance for new communities. He served as president of the Foundation for Community Association Research (Falls Church, VA), and as a national trustee for the Community Associations Institute (Reston, VA).

Steven leads all aspects of ViaWest Group with primary emphasis on investment and development strategy, deal-sourcing, and capital markets activity. He has thirty years of experience in the development, operations and financing of all types of real estate, with deep experience in industrial and office properties. Through involvement in over $3 billion worth of projects, Steven has provided build-to-suit, speculative development, acquisitions, dispositions and property management services in multiple product types in the Southwest, Pacific Northwest, and Southeast U.S.

Prior to forming ViaWest Properties in 2003, Steven led the development as SVP of The Plaza Companies, a full service, medical-office, senior-living development, and property management company. Prior to joining Plaza, Steven rose through the ranks to become COO and EVP of The Hewson Company, a privately-held, real estate development company in the Western U.S. in which capacity he developed properties ranging from mid-rise office buildings to a 2.2MM s.f. industrial complex. Other work experience includes Real Estate Finance work with SunTrust Banks in Atlanta, GA.

Steven graduated from The University of Texas Honors Program with a B.A. with Honors in Marketing. He has served as Chairman of the NAIOP Arizona Chapter, on the National Board of Directors of NAIOP, and in national and local capacities with Urban Land Institute (ULI). He has also served on numerous local and national boards and councils of non-profit philanthropic, civic and industry organizations including Greater Phoenix Leadership, Greater Phoenix Economic Council, as Board Chairman of the Jewish Community Association of Greater Phoenix and on the National Board of JFNA.

He resides in Paradise Valley, Arizona with his wife Jennifer and has three grown children.

John Kobierowski is co-founder and President/CEO at ABI Multifamily. John has enjoyed a 31-year career in multifamily advisory, brokerage,

development, syndication and ownership with an emphasis on brokerage. In his tenure, John has closed over 1,700+ multifamily transactions with

clients ranging from national, institutional owners to regional syndicators and local operators.

Prior to forming ABI Multifamily, John was also a founding partner and advisor at Hendricks & Partners (now Berkadia). Based at Hendricks’

corporate office, John was consistently one of the most active brokers during his 15+ year tenure, as well as, responsible for the creation,

development and release of Hendricks’ internal database and research collection system.

John began his real estate brokerage career with Marcus & Millichap in 1989 after graduating from Arizona State University with Bachelor of

Science in Liberal Arts. He and his family have lived in Arizona since 1988.

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.

Ben is the principal-in-charge of tax services for the Phoenix Arizona office. He has more than 27 years' experience as a highly respected business advisor and tax consultant to entrepreneurs and their businesses. As a principal with CLA, Ben's entrepreneurial vision and tenacious insight has helped clients build and retain capital by leveraging tax saving strategies such as cost segregation, like-kind exchange planning, use of federal and state tax credits, tax deferrals, and asset disposition plans. His commitment to private clients and their unique needs has also contributed to the successful transition of family businesses to new generations. In addition, Ben's persistence has benefited clients -and the profession - in a multiplicity of ways, including working with clients to create millions of dollars of tax savings. He is not afraid to tackle new problems and strives to create an atmosphere where others are encouraged to do the same.

Ben focuses on serving clients in the real estate industry. He has worked with Emerging Fund Managers and Sponsors, Private Family Offices, Private Equity Groups and business owners in the Southwest who acquire real estate including developers, investors and operators. He is highly knowledgeable in specialized technical areas such as mergers and acquisitions, business succession planning, pass-through taxation (partnerships and S Corporations), accounting method planning, and estate and gift planning.