Krista Peters is the Senior Vice President of Operations at Redstone Residential, overseeing all conventional multifamily communities across the portfolio. With her CAPS designation from the National Apartment Association and 17 years of industry experience, Krista blends financial acumen with a people-first leadership style. She has a proven track record in driving operational excellence, building high-performing teams, and developing cost-effective strategies that enhance resident satisfaction and asset performance. A Utah native, Krista enjoys exploring Utah’s natural beauty, oftern rockhounding, alongside her husband, two sons, and their dogs.

Karlie is the Manager of Design and Construction at Lowe Property Group. She is responsible for overseeing design and construction for LPG’s real estate developments. Prior to LPG, she founded Espie Creative, a design and construction consulting firm, and worked as a Project Designer at Studio Mai in Los Angeles.

Her experience includes 10 years of construction administration experience across the U.S., Mexico, and the U.K., with a design portfolio that includes multifamily, hospitality, commercial and custom home projects.

Karlie holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from California State University, Long Beach, and studied the History of Architecture in Rome, Italy.

Tori is a multifamily operations leader with 14+ years of regional management experience overseeing diverse portfolios and driving operational, financial, and team performance. Her expertise spans portfolio management, budgeting and forecasting, asset performance, capital projects, market analysis, business development, and organizational leadership.
Throughout her career she has managed complex portfolios, including Class A lease-ups, value-add renovations, and LIHTC communities. She has partnered closely with ownership and asset management teams to maximize NOI, maintain operational excellence, and execute strategic initiatives that enhance asset value.
Tori is particularly passionate about developing high-performing teams, building strong organizational cultures, and leading through growth, acquisitions, and operational change. She brings a people-first leadership approach balanced with a strong focus on accountability, financial performance, resident satisfaction, and sustainable business growth.
She holds a B.S. in Business Management and a Certified Property Manager (CPM) designation through the Institute of Real Estate Management.

Desmond Ellis is a Director at Sentral, leading new business development and structuring management agreements with institutional owners and developers. Sentral is an operator and property manager of Class A multifamily and hotel assets nationally, with 12,000 units under management. Their unique hospitality-driven approach drives outsized NOI for owners and developers, through integrating flexible shorter-term stays and services typically reserved for boutique hotels such as private membership clubs, F&B operations, and resident-first programming.

A born tinkerer with a passion for how things come together, Sophia leads Kalesnikoff’s growing presence across the United States mass timber market. Based in Los Angeles with Utah roots, she focuses on early design collaboration, preconstruction strategy, relationship-building, and connecting design intent with efficient manufacturing and delivery for teams pursuing thoughtful, buildable mass timber solutions.

Sophia holds a Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch) from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and brings experience spanning architecture, manufacturing, and construction, including contributing to the delivery of Los Angeles’ first multifamily mass timber project. Outside of work, she gravitates toward hands-on building projects, campervan conversions, and sketching mass timber housing concepts — often viewing constraints as part of the creative opportunity.

Steven Rosier has more than eight years of experience in multi-family podium and wrap projects throughout California, Arizona, Nevada & Utah and two years of retail experience in Arizona. He has worked on projects from schematic design through construction administration. His experience in construction administration allows him to identify issues early in the design phase and find cost-effective solutions that will benefit the project and save the client money. Steven joined MVE in 2014, was given the title of Associate Partner in 2022, and was named Senior Associate in 2026.

Martin Knapp is a Senior Regional Manager with Kairoi Residential, overseeing operations across the company’s Utah portfolio. With more than 17 years of multifamily experience, Martin has worked across onsite, regional, and enterprise-level operations, with particular expertise in new construction, lease-ups, high-rise operations, and market transitions.

Throughout his career, Martin has contributed to more than 37 lease-ups across markets coast to coast, leading teams through pre-development, initial occupancy, stabilization, and long-term operational performance. His leadership approach centers on building resilient, high-performing teams, bringing clients’ visions to life, and creating communities that enrich the resident experience.

Daniel Nackerman has advanced in a career that effectively touches the lives of seniors, low-income families, those who were homeless, and those who were often left behind.

Dan Nackerman has been in leadership positions in housing development and housing program management for over 30 years. He started in architecture, urban planning and project management for the Princeton Group in San Francisco for 8 years developing luxury apartments and renovating historic buildings utilizing tax credits. Mr. Nackerman then held senior positions at 6 progressive housing authorities over the past 26 years including Deputy Director, Executive Director or CEO positions in Richmond, CA; Contra Costa County, CA; Marin County, CA; and San Bernardino County, CA – as well as a senior management position at Oakland, CA.

At these agencies, Daniel gained extensive experience in affordable housing financing and development which includes at least 38 successful projects. He launched parallel programs in education, health, and employment. One consistent trait has been to launch new initiatives locally such as the “No Child Left Unsheltered” effort in San Bernardino County, California for homeless families and “The Phoenix Project” for young men involved in crime in Marin City, California.

Dan is a leader on several national Boards and has been recognized in the housing and social work “industries” many times. Mr. Nackerman holds a bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University and has completed specialized training in several areas of housing management, project management, social work and construction.

In mid-2016 Dan took the present positions at HAME as President and at the Housing Authority of the City of Salt Lake (HASLC) as Executive Director. Nackerman is leading that agency of 115 employees managing approximately 3,500 multi-family homes through programs or directly. The agency houses approximately 10,000 Salt Lake valley citizens, most of whom are seniors, children or persons with disabilities. HASLC is a particular leader in housing seniors, veterans and homeless when compared to the other 3,500 Housing Authorities in the U.S.

Jennifer Merrill is the Chief Financial Officer of CJM Development Group. She has over 23 years of experience in corporate finance and accounting and over 17 years of experience with multifamily real estate. Jennifer has been actively involved in strategic business planning for the group. Her main responsibilities are to oversee all aspects of corporate finance and to contribute in strategic business planning as an executive within the organization. She is heavily involved in structuring new construction deals and assisting with acquisitions and dispositions. As part of her responsibilities at CJM Development Group, Jennifer oversees the acquisitions and dispositions of the company’s portfolio of assets. At one point in her career she oversaw the acquisition and disposition of a portfolio of assets held by Goldman Sachs, generating healthy returns for the portfolio.

She began her career in real estate development with the Millwood Companies in 2001 after completing her undergraduate work in Business/Accounting at the University of Utah. While working with the Millwood Companies she went on to earn a Masters of Professional Accountancy from the University of Utah and later worked for Deloitte & Touche in Los Angeles, CA. Upon gaining valuable public accounting experience, she returned to the Millwood Companies to continue her career in real estate until her employment with CJM Development Group.

Mike has been in business and real estate since 1994. He has owned and operated development, property management, construction, capital and real estate brokerage companies for many years. He specializes in property location, entitlement, development and sales.

Mike graduated from BYU and resides in Utah County with his wife Aubrey and their children. He loves the outdoors, fishing and community service.

Patrick Bodnar has over 21 years of real estate experience. He has been involved in the successful execution of more than 300 transactions and advised on numerous others totaling over $1.5 billion in sales. As a Senior Vice President on the CBRE Salt Lake Multifamily Team, Patrick has represented and advised on the largest multifamily transactions in the state for the past five years.

Leveraging CBRE’s preeminent Institutional Group and multifamily investment sales platform empowers Patrick in providing unmatched market coverage for his clients, connecting aggressive capital sources with investment opportunities in Utah. Regardless of the level of investment, Patrick offers his clients the same high-quality, institutional-grade services, aiding him in the successful execution of hundreds of real estate transactions.

Before joining CBRE in 2016, Patrick was a consistent producer and a principle member of Mountain West Commercial. Patrick earned a bachelor’s degree in Marketing from the University of Utah. He and his wife Jane have been married for 24 years and have five children.

Alex Murphy is a Director of Acquisitions and Asset Management at Bridge Investment Group, powered by Apollo, where he oversees development across the Mountain West region with a primary focus on Opportunity Zone projects. Since joining Bridge in January 2023, he has led acquisitions and asset management for $2.4 billion of multifamily, retail, office, and industrial assets across 27 projects. He previously helped launch the first value-add fund at PEG Capital Partners and advised private equity and corporate clients on M&A at PwC, where he earned his CPA license. Alex holds a Master of Accountancy from BYU.

Kent Guerin is the Managing Director and Market Leader for Marcus & Millichap in Utah. A former top-producing multifamily investment sales broker, Kent co-founded a team that completed more than $1.2 billion in commercial real estate transactions before moving into leadership. Today, he leads brokerage growth and agent development across Utah while working closely with investors, property owners, and commercial real estate professionals on market strategy, business growth, and wealth creation through commercial real estate.

Ryan Stephenson is Vice President of Sales and Strategic Partnerships at Sky Connect, where he works with multifamily communities and ownership groups to provide ancillary service solutions. In his role, Ryan partners with DIRECTV to bring television and streaming solutions to multifamily owners, developers and operators. Based in Salt Lake City, Ryan is actively involved with local housing associations and community events.