Since founding MG Properties Group in 1992, Mark has overseen the acquisition, development and management of 90 properties totaling over 16,000 units. As President, he has guided the growth of MG Properties Group, raising money for new investment partnerships and overseeing the renovation, lease-up and property management of the company's portfolio of value-add communities. Prior to forming MG Properties, Mark was a tax specialist for five years with international accounting firms Ernst & Whinney and Touche Ross and worked for six years in senior financial management positions with Hybritech Incorporated and Solar Turbines Corporation. In 2006, Mark was selected as a finalist in the Ernst& Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards. He serves on the Executive Board of the USD Burnham Moores Real Estate School, is a member of the National Multi Housing Counsel Board of Directors and SD Economic Development Corporation Strategic Round Table, and has served on many charitable boards. He has been a speaker at numerous industry events. He graduated with a degree in Business from Drexel University in 1979 and became a licensed Certified Public Accountant in 1981 and a California licensed Real Estate Broker in 1990.

Brad Termini co-founded Zephyr Partners six years ago with a commitment to building quality residential projects throughout San Diego County.

He has overseen $700 million in development and has been instrumental in driving the innovative thinking that maximizes the company’s relationships with both homeowners and investors. Termini has a keen focus on making opportunistic investments in choice locations that have resulted in more than 20 successful projects in areas such as Carlsbad, La Jolla, La Mesa and Oceanside.

Termini started his career in western New York where he was immersed in the day-to-day activities of his family's real estate development and management company. His first real-estate related job, as a young boy, was working as a construction laborer. Since then he has gained 20 years of hands-on experience in every aspect of the industry – with an emphasis in construction and property management, sales and marketing.

After relocating to California in 2003, Termini landed a job with The Corky McMillin Company, at the time a leading privately owned real estate development firm specializing in both residential master planned communities and commercial properties. He was a key member of the McMillin team that masterminded and implemented the redevelopment plan for the much anticipated Liberty Station, the former Naval Training Center which is now a major San Diego hub and mixed-use development.

As a founding partner of Zephyr, he is closely involved in the acquisition of properties, finance and oversight of the entire Zephyr team. Termini is an active member of the San Diego Building Industry Association (BIA) and serves on its Presidents’ Council.

Mr. Dealy has over 44 years of real estate experience in the public and private development arena with over $5 billion of projects entitled of which over $3 billion are completed. With hands-on experience in all aspects of real estate development including being a licensed architect, general contractor, and fiduciary representative, Mr. Dealy brings a broad set of skills that have been crucial to his success in strategic planning, acquisitions and development.

Since founding Dealy Development, Inc. in 1992, Mr. Dealy has been primarily responsible for project pre-development, master planning, entitlement phase, and overall project implementation and completion. Recently completed projects include the expansion of the Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego; the development of The Grand Del Mar resort, Clubhouse and Villas; the entitlements and pre-development acquisition of the Columbia Tower Hotel Downtown San Diego; the entitlement and pre-development for Phase III San Diego Convention Center Expansion; and the master plan and entitlement for the San Diego Union-Tribune redevelopment. In addition, he continues the development management of Manchester Pacific Gateway on San Diego's downtown waterfront.

Mr. Dealy is a former Marine/Vietnam veteran and holds a Master Degree in Urban Design/Planning in Architecture from NC State University/UNC Chapel Hill with a thesis focused on Architect as Developer. Mr. Dealy is active in the community with membership with Lambda Alpha International, the Downtown San Diego Partnership Executive Committee, Urban Land Institute, Lincoln Club, Mission Valley Community Planning Group Board member, as well as the San Diego River Park Foundation Board member. Mr. Dealy resides in Point Loma and is married with a son. He enjoys golf, hiking, travel, good friends and wine.

David J. Nagel serves as President & Chief Executive Officer of Decron Properties Corp. Under his leadership, Decron Properties grew from managing 10 buildings with a $100 million valuation into a $1.5 billion enterprise with over 55 projects. This stunning growth makes Decron one of the largest and most respected privately owned real estate firms in California.

David's activities within the firm include ground-up and value-added development, acquisitions, financing, and asset management. His active and intimate familiarity with construction management, Southern California real estate, and Decron's own portfolio helps imbue the firm and its employees with the expertise, professionalism, and "owner-operator" attitude that pervades all aspects of company business.

David earned his MBA in Real Estate Finance from the University of Southern California's (USC) Marshal School of Business and his bachelor's degree from New York University's (NYU) Stern School of Business. He holds various accreditations including as California licensed contractor, and is a member of the Apartment Owner's Association (AOA), the Building Owner's Management Association (BOMA), and the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC).

David is married, with three children, and resides in Los Angeles. He also serves as President and Chairman of the Board of Yeshiva University High School of Los Angeles, an area private school with over 400 hundred students. David previously served as Chairman of the Board of Young Israel Century City.

Eric co-founded the OliverBuchananGroup in 2021 and leads the day-to-day operation of the company. Dene and Eric share a long and successful working relationship beginning at OliverMcMillan, where they executed a multi-billion-dollar pipeline of Class A mixed use and multifamily development.

Prior to forming OliverBuchananGroup, Eric was the Chief Development Officer at Oliver McMillan, where he led all development and construction activities for the firm. He had a similar role at Brookfield and Lifestyle Communities, as well as a decade long tenure in development at Archstone-Smith earlier in his real estate career. At all companies he covered multiple national markets and managed in house and third-party teams simultaneously.

During Eric’s career, he has been intricately involved in the successful development of over 8,000 Class A apartment units in California, Colorado, Texas, Tennessee, Hawaii, Arizona, North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio, Massachusetts and New York. His execution experience covers all multifamily product types, as well as complex urban mixed use including Class A retail, office, hotel, convention and civic uses.

Eric is an active member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and active board member of Colorado UpLift and Urban Youth Ministries, two Denver based nonprofit organizations focused on bringing long-term, life changing relationships to urban youth.

He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Asian Studies from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.

Garth leads TCR’s business in the Western United States, overseeing site selection and acquisition, team building, securing project entitlements, project design, construction and project capitalization. Prior to joining TCR, Garth was co-founder, President and Managing Partner for GLJ Partners, which merged with TCR in 2012. Prior to forming GLJ Partners with Leonard Wood, Garth teamed up with Curt Olson on Nexus Residential Communities, Inc., overseeing acquisition, development and construction as president and CEO. Earlier in his career, Garth spent a decade at TCR, serving as Division Partner responsible for 4,325 multi-family units, 1,000 hotel rooms and the acquisition and rehabilitation of more than 1,300 multi-family units. In total, Garth has sourced, structured and closed over $1 billion in projects. Garth holds a BA in International Relations from the University of Virginia and an MA in Finance and Real Estate from the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina. He is an active member of the Urban Land Institute (Gold Council) and National Multi-Housing Council.

Tony Cardoza is responsible for Cityview’s acquisition activities throughout the West Coast. He has 21 years of experience in real estate investment and management. Previously, Tony ran the investment group for Real Estate Capital Partners in the Western U.S., which developed and acquired over 5,000 multifamily units. Prior to that, he worked for Prometheus Real Estate Group in a land and multifamily acquisitions role on the West Coast. Tony holds a B.A. in Economics from Middlebury College and an MBA from the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley

A graduate of Cal Poly University, San Luis Obispo, David formed McCullough Landscape Architecture as a sole proprietorship in 1999 while consulting for another firm. After wife and partner, Catherine joined the business in 2001 and became Chief Executive Officer and President in 2002; the firm became a woman-owned corporation and a certified Small Business by the State of California.

With offices in San Diego and the Bay Area, McCullough creates spaces for hospitality, retail, mixed-use and institutional properties around the world. As principal landscape architect, David oversees all aspects of the design and production of firm projects at McCullough. He serves as head designer on all projects and maintains quality control on all work completed. Previous projects have earned awards and recognition in several national publications.

David finds time in his schedule to take leadership in creative organizations such as the the San Diego Architecture Foundation (SDAF) and the American Institute of Architects (AIA) local Urban Design Committee. He currently serves as Chair of the Pecha Kucha Night program, which is on its sixth successful year. He finds it inspiring to take part in such a diverse mix of creative minds while bringing them together to share with the public their wild ideas.

In addition, recently David was appointed by San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer to serve on the Historical Resources Board as Chair, which governs the identification, protection, retention and preservation of historical sites in San Diego. Concurrently, he has been invited to serve on the city’s Code Monitoring Team (CMT).

David’s design philosophy is centered around merging context and creative passion with grit, soul, and style. The firm takes every project with a uniquely creative approach that centers around diversity, discovery and conservation. David feels it’s important to engage the human spirit with nature, while expressing empathy.

Recent projects include a large waterfront development in Shanghai, China, Seaport San Diego redevelopment, several multifamily projects in Calgary and Vancouver, along with other notable hospitality, entertainment, and mixed-use collaborations in the Western US and Canada.

Lorne Polger is the Co-Founder and Senior Managing Director of Pathfinder Partners,

LLC. Pathfinder is a real estate private equity firm based in San Diego, California with a

billion dollar portfolio of real estate investments primarily in the western United States.

Lorne focuses on acquisitions, dispositions, business and legal strategies. He practiced

real estate law for more than 20 years and prior to co-founding Pathfinder in 2006, was

the head of the Real Estate, Environmental and Land Use team at Procopio, Cory,

Hargreaves & Savitch, LLP, San Diego’s largest law firm. Mr. Polger is recognized for

his multi-family expertise, having directly participated in the acquisition, disposition,

financing and development of apartment, condominium and condominium conversion

transactions exceeding $6 billion in value. His law practice included acquisitions,

dispositions, developments, financings, foreclosures, reorganizations and workouts,

syndications, and leasing, along with residential, office and industrial condominium

conversion and construction. Mr. Polger graduated with a B.A. in Political Science from

Colorado College, Cum Laude, in 1984 and earned his law degree from UCLA in 1988.

Mr. Polger was a finalist in the 2015 EY San Diego Entrepreneur of the Year Awards.

He has been a member of Vistage, the international CEO organization, since 2013. His

community activities include serving as a national commissioner and chair of the

Regional Advisory Board of the Anti Defamation League, as a board member at the

Burnham Moores Centre at the University of San Diego, as a board member of the

National Conference of Christians and Jews, and as a Director of the San Diego Chapter

of the CCIM Institute. He also currently serves on the Campaign for Cardiovascular Care

at Scripps Health in San Diego.

Luke Daniels, President of The Richman Group of California is located in the San Diego, California office and leads Richman’s development and construction business in California. Mr. Daniels graduated from the University of Southern California with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Urban Planning and Real Estate Development.

Don Gause has been part of the Southern California Real Estate industry for the past 34 years. Most recently, Don was the Senior Vice President of Residential Development with Shea Properties for 14 years, President of Watermarke Properties for 2 years, and a Principal at Wermers Properties over the last 4 years. Wermers Properties has completed or is in the development process for more than 5,000 apartment units

Don’s experience includes both commercial and multi-family residential credentials. He is actively involved with the land acquisition, entitlement, design, construction, and the lease up on Wermers Properties’ development projects.

Don’s portfolio of multi-family and mixed use developments include these notable properties:

• Pacific Highlands Ranch, Carmel Valley (ongoing development, 331 units)

• Trio, Pasadena (306 units, 14,000 SF retail)

• City Lights, Aliso Viejo (793 units)

• Waterford Place, Dublin (390 units, 150,000 SF retail)

• Clayton on the Park, Clayton, MO (206 unit high rise)

Marco Sessa is Senior Vice President, Land Development/Residential of Sudberry Properties, a San Diego-based company involved in the development, ownership and operation of town centers, mixed-use projects, apartment communities and Civita, an urban village in Mission Valley on the site of a former quarry. He is Principal/Partner in charge of all aspects of development for Civita. In addition to directing planning and development of the entire 230-acre community, which is designed for nearly 5,000 homes, 900,000 square feet of commercial, retail and office, and 60 acres of parks and open space, Sessa is also in charge of development and operation of two award-winning apartment communities in Civita: Circa 37 and West Park.

Sessa graduated with honors from the University of Southern California with a Masters of Real Estate Development, School of Policy, Planning, and Development.

He also has a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in Civil Engineering (emphasis Construction Engineering Management) from the University of Colorado.

Sessa was the 2013 Chairman of the San Diego Building Industry Association (BIA) and is a member of the BIA’s Urban Council. He is also a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers, the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Housing Committee and Walk San Diego.

His civic involvement includes board membership with the Mission Valley Planning Group and the Mission Valley YMCA.

For over 30 years, Paul Zeger has been the definitive source of information for new construction sales and marketing in the Bay Area. His leadership in identifying and capitalizing on residential development opportunities is unparalleled. Paul’s client relationships include some of the most successful real estate development firms on the west coast – TMG Partners, Emerald Fund, Lennar Urban and Wilson Meany to name a few. Paul believes in making commitments to his clients, and building trust by delivering on his commitments. Paul earned a bachelor’s degree in Economics at Colgate University and a Masters in Business Administration from the Darden School at the University of Virginia.

Timothy M. Hutter is a partner in our San Diego office, where he practices in the firm's Litigation and Land Use groups. Tim's practice focuses primarily on business and real estate disputes, including contract, construction, joint venture, entitlement, land use and commercial landlord/tenant litigation. Many of his projects and cases involve residential and mixed-use projects, and several invoke California's density bonus law to incorporate and develop affordable housing. Tim also handles cases on appeal, and has successfully represented clients in the California Court of Appeal and the California Supreme Court.