Bianca Fargnoli is a Managing Director for Greystar Investment Management. She is responsible for the asset management of Greystar’s conventional and active adult investments. Her current asset management duties include overseeing and driving strategy on a diverse portfolio of over 35,000 multifamily units across more than fifteen states. Since joining Greystar in 2013, Bianca has led various acquisitions, asset management, operations, and global growth initiatives across the organization.

Prior to joining Greystar, Bianca gained development, acquisitions, and asset management experience across asset types at CBRE, Jones Lang LaSalle, and Hersha Hospitality Trust. Bianca is an active member of the Urban Land Institute and CREW.

She received her Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School with concentrations in Finance and Real Estate. She earned her bachelor of arts degree in both Architecture and International Relations from Tufts University.

Cherie Y. Song is a Partner in Lubin Olson's Real Estate and

Business Practice Groups. She specializes in commercial

leasing, acquisitions and dispositions, and

telecommunications.

Ms. Song represents institutional landlords, multi-billion

dollar investment management companies, REITs, pension

funds, and national retailers in a broad range

of lease-related matters for office, retail, industrial,

mixed-use properties and telecommunications assets. She

also represents developers and investors in the acquisition,

development, disposition and financing of commercial

properties. Her practice also includes advising startups and

private companies on various real estate and

business-related matters.

Prior to joining Lubin Olson, Ms. Song practiced in the San

Francisco office of Buchalter Nemer and the Los Angeles

office of McGuireWoods.

Ms. Song was honored by Thompson Reuters as a Super

Lawyer “Rising Star” in 2009 and 2010.

Ms. Bryant joined Sares Regis Group in 1993 with responsibility for the Bay Area commercial property portfolio. She oversees Finance, Accounting, Treasury, and MIS activities for the company and closely monitors the performance of all active development and operating projects.

Sharon Woodworth is known for driving change in healthcare operations through architectural design. After careers in nursing and journalism, she received her master’s degree in architecture dedicated to the design of healthcare environments. In addition to practicing architecture full-time, she is an Assistant Professor at UCSF teaching “Leadership in Healthcare Environments” to future healthcare CEOs. She recognizes the value of research-based initiatives from LEED and EDAC to Magnet Recognition. Her designs embrace diverse cultural perspectives from the United Kingdom to Asia and continuum of care issues from neonatology to senior living. In 2017, the AIA elevated Ms. Woodworth to the College of Fellows for outstanding influence in the field of healthcare design.

Yayu Lin joined Sares Regis in 2005 and is responsible for the operations of the Commercial Division. She also serves as Account Executive and oversees major commercial development projects in the Bay Area. Yayu previously managed several residential development and construction projects, including faculty housing projects in the Residential Division

Real Estate Developer, Affordable Housing Builder, Housing Leader, Community Builder, Attorney

Passionate about equality of opportunity through housing and education for all income levels. Passionate about inclusion and diversity.

• 17+ years in real estate acquisitions, contract negotiations, site selection, and brokerage.

• 10+ years of experience in a corporate real estate environment (multi-family and mixed-use real estate development and portfolio/asset management leadership)

• Strong focus on political and community engagement, advocacy, and building relationships with local organizations, community leaders, policy makers, and government agencies. This involves close monitoring of the political environment in order to advocate for and advance policies, programs, and projects that will positively impact the housing industry and community at large.

• Exceptional relationship-building skills and people skills – ability to relate well to others and be relatable to others.

• Focus on all aspects of development at a strategic level including acquisitions, feasibility, entitlements, consensus building, complex loan closings, design, construction, and sale/lease-up.

• Ability to drive the planning of multiple, fast-paced and complicated projects.

• Team management – up to 50 FTEs plus all vendors and stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.

• Participate in speaking engagements, panels, and media interviews regarding the Silicon Valley housing crisis.

Katie is a Senior Vice President at Strada, concentrating on development, acquisitions, asset management, property management and marketing. She is involved in all stages of the development process, from initial diligence to entitlements to construction of a project. Katie currently acts as Development Associate on Strada’s 1629 Market Street and 1100 Clay Street projects. Additionally, Katie serves as the Property Manager for Strada’s Roseville Innovation Park and 3068 Kilgore properties in the greater Sacramento area. Katie earned a B.S. in journalism from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.

Allison Koo is a Managing Director for Sand Hill Property Company. Allison is involved in all aspects of property development including site acquisitions, entitlements, construction, financing, and leasing. Allison was honored as one of Silicon Valley Business Journal’s “40 under 40” in 2016 for her projects in the Stanford Research Park.

Prior to joining SHP, Ms. Koo worked for NAI BT Commercial in the Silicon Valley office, where she completed both sale and lease transactions totaling over $108MM in consideration. At NAI BT, Ms. Koo was also a founding member of the Asian-American Strategic Investment Advisory Group. Ms. Koo also has worked for the acquisitions and asset management teams of The Laramar Group, a national developer and operator of institutional grade multi-family assets, in both the Chicago, IL and San Francisco, CA offices.

Ms. Koo holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the Kellogg School of Management-Northwestern University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania. She has studied abroad at the Beijing University as well as at the University of Seville. Ms. Koo is fluent in Chinese Mandarin and Spanish.

Lauren Seaver is President of OHG. In her role, Lauren is responsible for all stages of the acquisition, due diligence, financing and asset management process. She has over 8 years of experience in institutional multifamily and commercial development and acquisitions. Over her career, she has led the development, entitlement and acquisition of over $800 million in multifamily and commercial real estate. She was a 2019 Bay Area Power Woman and SF Business Times Woman of Influence. Lauren holds an M.B.A. from Stanford Graduate School of Business and a B.A. from Stanford University in Economics with a minor in Mathematics. She is an active mentor for college-bound students in the College is Real, a licensed California Real Estate Broker, and mom of Brooke (3 yrs) and Clayton (<1 yr).

Ms. Kleiman is responsible for overall Operations of the Company, which includes Portfolio, Asset and Property Management; Technology; Data Analytics and Research; Redevelopment and Resource Management; and Commercial Departments. Ms. Kleiman served as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from 2015 to 2020 and was responsible for the overall transaction management for the $16 billion merger with BRE Properties. She joined Essex in 2009 to manage the Private Equity platform and grew the business from $750 million to $3 billion in gross assets. Prior to joining Essex, Ms. Kleiman's real estate career focused primarily on institutional investment management and investment banking. As a Senior Equity Analyst and Vice President of Investor Relations at Security Capital, she was responsible for over $2 billion of the firm's REIT investments and all client communications. As a Vice President with J.P. Morgan Real Estate & Lodging Investment Banking Group, she advised senior management and boards in strategic business platforms and capital markets transactions. Ms. Kleiman began her career in real estate development management in 1991. She holds a Bachelor of Science from Northwestern University, and a Master of Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management. She is a member of NAREIT and NMHC.

Elaine Forbes was appointed by Mayor Ed Lee as Executive Director of the Port of San Francisco in October 2016, with the recommendation of the Port Commission. Forbes is one of eight women Port Directors in the United States. Before her appointment as Executive Director, she served as Interim Director and Deputy Director for Finance and Administration for the Port.

Prior to joining the Port, Elaine Forbes held executive management and leadership positions at both the San Francisco Planning Department and the San Francisco International Airport. In addition, she has worked for the San Francisco Board of Supervisors Budget Analyst’s Office providing fiscal and policy analysis and evaluating and reporting on complex municipal issues.

Before beginning her tenure with the City and County of San Francisco, she worked as a redevelopment agency planner for the City of Oakland. She also has worked for several non-profit land use policy and economic development organizations including the Urban Strategies Council and the California Budget Project.

Forbes holds a Master’s degree with honors from the University of California, Los Angeles in Community and Economic Development, as well as a Bachelor of Arts degree from Mills College in Oakland. Forbes was born in San Francisco and resides in the Castro neighborhood with her partner.

Amy Price is president of BentallGreenOak (BGO). In her role, Amy also co-heads the firm’s U.S. Investment Management business and oversees its Canadian Investment Management and Real Estate Services businesses. Amy is a member of the Management Committee, chairs the U.S. Investment Committee for the firm's core, core plus and separate account clients, and co-chairs the U.S. Management Committee. Amy also leads BGO’s equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) initiatives globally and chairs the firm’s EDI Leadership Council.

Prior to joining the firm in 2012, Amy was a managing director and head of real estate investing for the western U.S. at Morgan Stanley, where she was an Investment Committee member, and built the real estate investment management business in San Francisco. Amy also spent time in Morgan Stanley’s New York and Hong Kong offices.

Amy is a member of the Global Board of Directors of Urban Land Institute (ULI), a member of the Board of Directors and Chair Emeritus of NAREIM, and a member of the Board of Directors of AFIRE. She is also involved in philanthropic endeavors, as a member of the Board of Directors of the YMCA of San Francisco, the National Charity League with her daughter, and Service Corp with her son.

Amy holds an MBA with distinction from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and graduated magna cum laude from Colgate University.

Kristin Braun Connelly is the President and CEO of the East Bay Leadership Council, an employer-led public policy advocacy organization focused on economic vitality and quality of life in the East Bay. She is also the Executive Director of the Contra Costa Economic Partnership.

Prior to taking the lead of both the EBLC and CCEP, Kristin served as chief of staff to Contra Costa County Supervisor Karen Mitchoff. Kristin is also the former Executive Director of the California Forward Action Fund, a non-profit governance reform organization that sponsored a statewide ballot measure and advocated for legislative and budget reform. In addition, she practiced employment law at the firm Sidley Austin LLP in New York City. Kristin has extensive experience as a policy advisor and advocate for a variety of non-profit organizations that provided services to families affected by HIV/AIDS and has served as a development officer for the nation’s second largest food bank.

A native of Contra Costa County, Kristin earned a law degree from Fordham University, a master’s in public policy from Georgetown University and a bachelor’s from UCLA. She serves on the Advisory Board of the Northern California Small Business Development Centers, the Contra Costa County Workforce Development Board, and the Board of Trustees of the Lafayette Library and Learning Center Foundation. Kristin lives in Lafayette with her husband T.J. and their two children.

Sue has been involved in real estate finance for over 20 years in a variety of roles. With TCR since 2004, Sue oversees debt and equity financing for TCR’s new developments in the Western United States. In addition, she oversees asset management and dispositions for TCR’s remaining West Coast operating properties and land holdings. Prior to joining TCR, Sue was a Vice President and Manager of the National Accounts group at Bank of the West, where she originated and managed loans for for-sale residential, apartment, retail, office, industrial and land/land development projects. Earlier, Sue served as a Vice President at Citicorp, in the Commercial Real Estate Group, and was involved in loan work-outs, asset disposition (OREO and loans) and investment banking. Sue graduated from Claremont McKenna College and earned her MBA from the Anderson School at UCLA.

Daisy leads Lowe’s growing hospitality-inspired commercial management company, Hospitality at Work. She created the high-touch tenant engagement platform that has seen tenant satisfaction and NOI increase year over year, benefiting both tenants and institutional clients. Previously, Daisy was responsible for commercial development management in Northern California, with a focus on entitlements. Seeing the development cycle from acquisition, to master planning, entitlements, design, leasing and disposition has benefited Daisy as she pivoted to operations, where she can understand both the possibilities and limitations in properties, in order to increase their value. Daisy values her work with talented teams who create unique places and experiences. A resident of San Francisco, she spends her free time hiking, skiing and traveling with her husband and children. Education: University of California, Berkeley, BA; Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, MBA

Becka represents P3RE as the Leasing Manager for our entire Bay Area life science portfolio. Her 10 years of experience within the real estate industry has equipped her with exceptional knowledge of negotiation, marketing implementation and management skills for these Class A assets.

The dexterity of her negotiation skills sustains the sophistication of GENESIS while providing tenants with Class A service. Her robust background in marketing allows for strong implementation in optimizing, maintaining, and monitoring the marketing efforts with the re-purposed vision of GENESIS to the Life Science community. In addition, Becka facilitates management across the project while being the main liaison to ensure productivity, leasing operations, implementing policies and standards.

Becka completed her Bachelors of Arts in Communications at California State University of San Marcos. She also holds her California Real Estate License.

Kairee is Senior Vice President responsible for the development and implementation of portfolio-wide policies and programs in Sustainability, Innovation and Community Impact. Kairee oversees h³experiences®, an initiative that brings The Swig Company’s elevated experiences for building clients and community impact programs together. h³experiences® provides flexible, urban experiences designed to inspire and connect, elevate workplaces, enhance wellness and sustainability, and engage with communities in and around our buildings.

Within the Asset Management Team, Kairee plays a key role in acquisitions due diligence, conceptualizing new and value-add projects and establishing Company procedures and best practices. Kairee brings over 20 years of commercial construction management experience and joined the Swig Company in 2016, overseeing the successful repositioning and sale of 300 Lakeside. Kairee has a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of California, Davis. She is a LEED Accredited Professional and ULI member.

Experienced real estate design & construction and workplace leader. Adept at aligning real estate strategies and delivery with business objectives. Navigate all phases of a business life cycle from hypergrowth to operational efficiency. Over 20+ years of experience leading, building & inspiring successful teams to deliver results/projects across the world. From world class offices and workspaces, biotech research and labs and academic learning environments to site selection and large scale site development. My unique capabilities is the deep real estate, design and construction expertise with a proven track record of aligning it to business outcomes. With solutions that consider the short-term and long-term risks and opportunities, with on-time delivery and efficient capital management. Focused on finding the intersection of business strategy, people and culture, I’m passionate about creating innovative and sustainable solutions that foster productivity, collaboration, and employee well-being.

Regina has spent her entire career working towards housing and economic justice through affordable housing and community development. She has most recently served as Director of Housing Development at First Community Housing, a leading San José-based affordable housing developer. Originally from Richmond, Regina has called San José home for many years after a significant stint working on housing and community development issues on the East Coast.

Previous to joining FCH, Mrs. Celestin was a member of the National Development Council’s East Team providing housing and economic development consulting services to several East Coast municipalities and leading NDC’s green initiatives. She has also worked at the National Housing Trust, structuring the financing for and overseeing the rehabilitation of affordable housing properties while employing green construction features. Regina received her Master of City Planning degree from the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelors in Urban Studies from Stanford University.

Sheilagh Knowles is Vice President for Cost management at Turner & Townsend, a global construction consultancy business. Sheilagh holds a BSc in Quantity Surveying from MTU Ireland and has over 20 years commercial management experience in the construction industry. She has worked on major projects around the world including Ireland, UK, Europe, UAE, Australia, and New Zealand, she moved to the Bay area in 2018. Sheilagh is a straight talking, results orientated, and people focused business leader with a passion for service excellence. Having grown up in the construction industry, Sheilagh understands the challenges presented to young women starting out their career, she strives to promote gender parity in the workplace by mentoring young women to reach their potential and providing them with a safe space, tools, and support to grow and thrive in the industry.

Shawn J. Zovod is a Partner in Lubin Olson’s Natural Resources, Land Use and Real Estate Practice Groups. She specializes in environmental and natural resources law and strategy, with an emphasis on Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act, and National Historic Preservation Act permitting, and the preparation of environmental documents under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

Ms. Zovod represents local agencies, institutions, developers, energy companies, and other property owners in negotiations with federal and state regulators, including the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Marine Fisheries Service, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, California Office of Historic Preservation, and the Regional Water Quality Control Boards. She has extensive experience with Section 7 consultations under the Endangered Species Act, and in preparing and processing Habitat Conservation Plans, Safe Harbor Agreements, complex individual Clean Water Act permits, Nationwide Permit authorizations, Lake or Streambed Alteration Agreements, Special Area Management Plans, Historic Property Treatment Plans, NEPA and CEQA documents, conservation easements and mitigation funding agreements.

Ms. Zovod has successfully represented clients throughout California and the western states in evaluating the suitability of properties for development, securing federal and state resource permits, implementing wetland and species permits and mitigation plans, and when necessary resolving violations and securing after-the-fact permits. She also acts as general counsel to a wetlands conservation organization.

Prior to joining Lubin Olson, Ms. Zovod was Counsel at Ebbin Moser + Skaggs LLP and a member of the Environmental and Land Use practice group at Bingham McCutchen (formerly McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen). Throughout her career, Ms. Zovod has authored several articles regarding trends in land use and natural resources law, and she speaks regularly at professional conferences.

Barbara Morrison is a business and civic leader. A small business advocate. And a changemaker. She and her well-

trained team ensure small-business owners can step onto the path of property ownership and business expansion.

Small-Business Advocate

As the founder, chief executive officer, and president of TMC Financing (TMC), a Certified Development

Company (CDC), Ms. Morrison works closely with the Small Business Administration 504 (SBA 504) program to

secure funding for business owners to purchase commercial real estate; often, in the exact building they lease

from a landlord.

To date, TMC has facilitated and secured more than $10 billion in funding for real estate projects in California and

Nevada and Arizona, its designated service region. As a result, 6,000 businesses were able to create and retain

60,000 jobs throughout the region. In 2021, TMC earned the top rank as the nation’s number one SBA 504 lender

in the nation.

Serial Entrepreneur

In 1981, Ms. Morrison created TMC to provide a clear and accessible roadmap for small-business owners to the

SBA 504 loan program. Building on TMC's success, Ms. Morrison sought more in-depth solutions to address the

needs of start-ups, women, minority, and low-income businesses unable to

obtain conventional financing.

In 1999, Working Solutions debuted to a welcoming audience; In 2009, it

became a designated Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI).

In early 2019, TMC Community Capital joined the Morrison family of

companies, launching as an online, nonprofit microlender for under-served and

resourced business owners. With emphasis on lower-income women

entrepreneurs, Ms. Morrison and her team are closing in on lending inequality.

Business to Public Service to Business

Early in her career, Barbara Morrison spent two years on the institutional trading desk of a regional investment

bank. In mayor Dianne Feinstein's administration, Ms. Morrison became the deputy director of the Mayor's Office

of Economic Development and developed the city's Small Business Administration (SBA) program. She also

served as a former mayor and city council member in Belvedere, California.

Among award recognitions: Financial Woman, San Francisco, Financial Woman of the Year for 2012; San

Francisco Business Times’ "Northern California Real Estate Women of Influence Hall of Fame”; Marin County

Women's Hall of Fame; TMC recognized for four years as San Francisco Business Times’ "Bay Area Best Places

to Work"; SBA's "Small Business Advocate Award"; and the Arthur Goodman Achievement and Diversity award.

Education

Barbara Morrison earned her Master of Public Policy from California State University, San Francisco, and a

Bachelor of Political Science and History from the University of Vermont.

Leslie Lundin is co-founder and Managing Partner of LBG Real Estate Companies, LLC. Leslie is primarily responsible for overseeing all aspects of capital raising and reporting, as well as asset management, due diligence and documentation of LBG transactions. Prior to co-founding LBG, Leslie was Senior Vice President for Inland Mortgage Capital Corporation, in charge of their national opportunistic debt investment program which she formed in 1995. Leslie directly oversaw all of Inland’s origination offices, directed all marketing of the program, oversaw the pre-approval process of pending loans, and was engaged in strategic investment decisions to determine the direction of the program. Before joining Inland, from 1990-1995, Leslie was a lender at ITT Real Estate Services, where she originated participating bridge and construction loans. In 2014, Leslie was named as one of Bisnow’s Los Angeles Power Women in CRE and has been nominated as one of East Bay CREW’s Most Influential Women in CRE. She was also named as one of Real Estate Forum’s 2009 Women of Influence and one of Southern California’s Most Influential Women by Real Estate Southern California Magazine in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008. She is frequently published and interviewed by industry periodicals and routinely speaks at industry conferences, including ICSC, NAIOP, Crittenden, Realshares, IMN, iGlobal, Trigild, Biznow, CREW, ACRE and Women’s Leadership Counsel. From 2007 to 2009, Leslie was Chair of the ICSC/NAIOP Capital Marketplace Conference held annually in New York and now serves on the committee. She chaired the 2010 and 2011 ICSC/NAIOP/LAMA Capital Marketplace West Conference (one that she started). She is also on the first ever ICSC Recon Committee and the Chair of the ICSC International Capital Markets Committee. Leslie also chairs the Final Frontier Conference: a Seminar on Women as Entrepreneurs in Commercial Real Estate, which she conceived of in 2009. Leslie received a Master of Science degree in Real Estate Appraisal and Investment Analysis and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Comparative Literature and Communication Arts with a Minor in French from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is also a licensed California real estate broker.

With over twenty-five years of experience leading esteemed real estate firms, Rainy Hake Austin is passionate about strategically growing companies through her unique expertise and vision. As President of The Agency, she focuses on providing the best resources, tools, and support to The Agency’s residential real estate brokerage arm, the global new development division, and the internal creative teams that provide full-service marketing to over 700 luxury real estate professionals affiliated with this global lifestyle brand. Rainy excels in solving complex problems, empowering her team, and working collaboratively to develop best-in-class services and offer an unmatched experience to customers.

Prior to joining The Agency, Rainy served as head of operations west at Compass and as the executive vice president and chief operating officer of the Northern California luxury brokerage, Alain Pinel Realtors.

While the majority of Rainy’s full-time professional experience is concentrated in leading operations and branding for the luxury real estate industry, she also has extensive experience in providing international business and marketing consulting as well as event planning for numerous other industries and non-profits. She received her MBA from the University of Oxford, with an emphasis in international marketing and strategy. She enjoys working in challenging, fast-paced, cutting-edge, creative environments that allow her to utilize her expansive skill set and lead highly effective teams.

As Executive Director of Biocom’s South San Francisco office, Michelle is responsible for building the framework for enabling the creation of a strong, well-connected life science community in the Bay Area. She leads Biocom’s programming and benefits efforts and helps raise awareness of the region’s innovations and accomplishments.

Michelle has spent over 20 years in Bay Area life science sales, marketing and business development. She has held leadership roles at a large lab supply distributor and at a biotech tools startup, which fostered her broad view of the Bay Area market, its challenges and its opportunities.