Cynthia A. Parker, President & CEO, is responsible for the overall direction of BRIDGE Housing, a leading nonprofit developer, owner and manager of affordable housing. She joined BRIDGE as President and CEO in February 2010, bringing over 30 years of diverse and relevant experience to the organization. She previously served as Regional President for Mercy Housing and President of Intercommunity Mercy Housing. Prior to her tenure at Mercy, she was Senior Vice President of Seattle-Northwest Securities, a public finance firm, where she oversaw affordable housing, commercial and public facility real estate financing in five Northwest states. A partial list of her real estate financial advisory clients includes: The Port of Seattle, Port of Olympia, City of Redmond and City of Seattle; the housing authorities of Portland, Everett, King County and Seattle (HOPE VI); the University of Washington, Pacific University, and the University of Portland; and the school districts of Edmonds, Seattle, and Portland. In Alaska, her clients included the Municipality of Anchorage and the Alaska Railroad.

Ms. Parker established the Housing Office of the City of Seattle and served as the City’s Director of Housing under two separate mayors, with responsibility for the City’s housing investment strategies, $100 million annual capital budget and $824 million loan portfolio. Ms. Parker previously developed over 3,500 units in Oregon and Alaska with mixed financing. She assisted the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation with the design of both taxable and tax-exempt housing bond programs and has provided syndication services for tax-credit placements.

A former director of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Ms. Parker has chaired the Sound Families Initiative for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and currently serves as a director of the National Affordable Housing Trust, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines, Housing Partnership Network, Stewards of Affordable Housing for the Future, the Beneficial State Foundation and the Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California, and is on the Board of Governors of the California Housing Consortium. Ms. Parker is a graduate of Portland State University.

A-P Hurd’s 25-year career spans real estate, finance, and technology. Her

experience leading a real estate company has made her a strong investment and risk manager. A-P is known for her ability to innovate in a highly regulated industry and think strategically about how public policy and technology are shaping her sector.

Since founding SkipStone in 2017, A-P has advised public, private, and non-

profit clients. SkipStone’s work is grounded in leadership of land use and development projects, taking sites through entitlements, financing, and construction. SkipStone’s work also extends to structuring and negotiating complex transactions at the intersection of public and private interests, such as negotiating a 30-year TOD development agreement between the City of San Jose and Google. A-P has also developed innovative capital structures for creating workforce housing without public subsidy, provided leadership on large scale light-rail infrastructure projects, and institutional campus master plans.

Prior to founding SkipStone, A-P worked at Touchstone—a leading developer in Puget Sound—from 2007 to 2017. There, she assembled a leadership team and executed a merger/transition that delivered a successful exit for the founders. In 2014 A-P became President and delivered nearly $2B of new buildings at top-of-market rents and sales prices, working closely with institutional capital partners. Under her leadership, the company earned several awards, including National Developer of the Year.

Prior to Touchstone, A-P’s career was focused on finance and operations. She worked for an enterprise resource planning (ERP) software provider, and her work there (as well as much of her graduate research) concentrated on complex systems architecture. She also traded interest rate derivatives for RBC, the largest Canadian bank.

A-P chairs the board of Low Tide Properties (a REIT with assets in the US and Canada) and is also an advisor to Pinnacle OZ, a national Opportunity Zone-focused investment fund. Past director/ board advisor roles include: OAC

Services (national project management firm), Blueline Group (engineering), tech companies including CityBldr, Optio3 and OneBuild. On these boards, she has experience as Audit Committee and NomGov committee chair.

A-P also serves on the board of the Pacific Real Estate Institute (Chair-elect), the Downtown Seattle Association (NomGov Committee), and the Community Development Roundtable (CDRT, past-Chair). She has served on many other non-profit and industry boards including the Seattle Chamber and Friends of Waterfront Seattle. From 2010-2019, A-P was a Runstad Fellow and taught a graduate course in the College of Built Environments at the University of Washington. She frequently speaks on economic and regulatory issues and in 2012, she published The Carbon-Efficient City with the University of Washington Press.

As President & CEO, Peter oversees all aspects of Nitze-Stagen’s integrated real estate investment and property management activities, as well as its portfolio of properties located in the greater Seattle market, including the iconic SODO Starbucks Center. He brings 25 years of experience in the successful management and growth of companies at every stage of development to his current role. Peter is a co-founder of The Alliance for Safety, Affordability and Preservation (ASAP!), a cross-sector coalition of key stakeholders advocating for legislation to ensure the orderly upgrade of over 1,145 seismically vulnerable unreinforced masonry buildings in Seattle while also creating incentives for owners to help pay for these upgrades. He has also co-founded OZ Navigator which is focused on investing in Opportunity Zone real estate projects in Seattle that catalyze neighborhood revitalization. Peter serves on the Board of Bellwether Housing, a not-for-profit focused on creating housing affordability in Seattle. In his free time, he enjoys skiing, hiking, cycling and other outdoor activities with his four children and two grandsons. He holds a BA degree from Harvard and two master’s degrees in engineering from Stanford.

Lindsey has devoted her career to understanding the legal risks her clients face in the construction industry. Her clients include developers, owners, owner’s representatives, contractors, international multidisciplinary design firms, and local engineering and architecture firms. She takes great pride in offering an integrated suite of services to her clients, providing advice on risk management, contract negotiation, and conflict resolution, as well as defending her clients from claims. Lindsey’s practice spans Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and Arizona and she considers it an honor to counsel her clients as they change the way people live, work and travel in the Pacific Northwest.

Lindsey is deeply engaged with organizations in the field of construction and she holds numerous leadership positions as well as being recognized as an honorary American Institute of Architects (AIA) member. She is a respected leader in her field and a frequent presenter to industry organizations and professionals on a range of construction law topics.

Ben Cherney is the vice president of acquisitions for Tokyu Land US. Ben heads all equity investments across the capital stack in institutional and middle-market assets. During his 17 years in the real estate business, Ben has had the opportunity to work on all of the primary asset types with a particular focus on multifamily and retail. In his time at Tokyu Land, Ben has acquired approximately $1.5B in assets, investing nearly $700M of equity capital. About Tokyu Land US Corporation: TLUS is the US arm of the Japanese real estate investment and development firm, Tokyu Land Corporation, a subsidiary company of the publicly traded Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Group (3289:JP). TLUS' objective is to provide equity throughout the capital stack to local operators in major US markets. The primary focus is on core plus/value-add multi-family investment opportunities. While there is no stated minimum or maximum, the 'sweet spot' in terms of amount of equity per deal is approximately $10M-$40M.

Paul joined MG Properties Group in 2010 and is responsible for the firm's acquisition, disposition, and capital markets activities. At MG, he has been involved with the purchase of approximately 22,000 units totaling $4 billion in total consideration. Paul has 20 years of experience in real estate private equity investment, capital markets, and corporate M&A. Prior to joining MG, he held various roles in commercial real estate debt and equity acquisitions, development, and financing. He has a background in corporate M&A and venture capital investing at Northrop Grumman (NOC). Paul holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame, and an MBA in Finance and Entrepreneurship from the UCLA Anderson School of Management.

Delivering exceptional returns in a competitive market depends on management’s ability to identify optimal opportunities for investment. With over 15 years of experience in acquisitions, renovations and dispositions, Barrett Sigmund has excelled at executing on multi-family opportunities in the Western United States and specifically the Pacific Northwest.

As President of RISE Properties, Barrett brings his expertise to the continued profitable growth of RISE’s portfolio. At RISE, Barrett is responsible for portfolio strategy, including acquisitions, financing, dispositions, renovations, asset management and risk mitigation in the United States.

Barrett most recently served as Senior Director of Investments at Security Properties, where he led the very successful investments business unit and more than tripled the acquisitions volume—from approximately $250 million to $800 million in the three years from 2014 to 2016. His team typically had more than $100 million in ongoing renovation work taking place at any given time. Over Barrett’s career, he has completed over $3 billion dollars of transactions and utilizes the knowledge and relationships gained through that activity to maximize value for his investors and partners.

Barrett holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Washington’s Michael G. Foster School of Business, as well as a Certificate in Real Estate from the University of Washington and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Communication from Allegheny College.

Ming sees numbers in design, and designs in complex financial models that underpin commercial building projects. She leans on decades of finance and commercial real estate experience that started in the 90’s when she raised and structured financing for a start-up to build restaurants. In her current role as President and Co-founder of Vibrant Cities, Ming structured over $300 million in financing in support of their portfolio with well over a dozen projects in Seattle, Washington, and Portland, Oregon. To stay rooted, Ming leads construction for Infinity Shore Club residences -- their flag-ship luxury waterfront condominium project on Alki, Seattle. Ming also supports the next generation of finance and real estate professionals through mentorships and by staying involved with her alma mater: University of Washington, Stanford University, and the CPA community.

Dylan Simon is an executive vice president at Kidder Mathews in Seattle, Washington. His expertise is in the sale of apartment buildings and development land in Seattle and the Puget Sound region. Dylan is a co-founder of his multifamily brokerage team, which represents apartment investors and developers in the purchase and sale of apartment buildings and development land ranging from $1M to more than $100M.

Dylan holds a Juris Doctorate from the UCLA School of Law, and is licensed as an attorney and a commercial real estate broker in both Washington state and California. Dylan has a degree in mechanical engineering, having started his professional career in industrial construction and design.

Dylan is one of the most active multifamily brokers in the Puget Sound region, and the research and thought leadership produced by his team is followed throughout the commercial real estate industry.

Listening Ear. Bryan excels at problem solving and client relationships, believing that listening to every voice—internally and externally—is what makes a project work. Admiring the work of Carlo Scarpa in particular, he enjoys celebrating material connections in architecture, rather than concealing them. If he weren’t an architect, though, Bryan would be a plumber: He finds the puzzle-like nature of the work to be oddly relaxing.

Lisa Nerheim-Chereck is a Managing Director of Real Estate and leads the Property Management operations in Oregon and retail/commercial services for the Pacific Northwest division. Lisa and her team of highly skilled Directors consistently drive operating performance, achieve revenue goals through calculated rent positioning, and adhere to strict internal cost control measures.

Lisa joined Greystar in 2004 and is an accomplished real estate professional with over twenty years of direct experience assisting property owners and developers in maximizing the value of their multifamily and mixed-use investments. She is well-versed in property repositioning, including major unit interior renovations and the execution of extensive capital improvements. Lisa has managed the value optimization and successful lease-up of more than 60 new development assets in her career, many involving a mixed-use commercial or retail component.

John is a founding member of Revolve, and draws on his extensive experience as an architect to guide the team in their design forward approach, adding value to each project through thoughtful detailing and innovative problem solving. John’s architecture background enables Revolve to quickly assess the viability of a programmatic concept and identify creative solutions to more complex sites. Prior to establishing Revolve, John honed his design and managerial skills at his own architectural firm Schack A+D.

As Stay Alfred’s Senior Vice President of Real Estate, Mike Wilson excels at uniting companies

that can do great work together. By focuses on designing mutually beneficial deals, he builds

lasting partnerships that can scale with the needs of both organizations. Mike began in

commercial real estate brokerage during the mid-2000s, working with multifamily developers

and investors. This experience cultivated a genuine appreciation for what each party brings to

the table. Later, after earning an MBA in Finance, Wilson managed distressed debt and then

moved into commercial banking at a Spokane-based community bank. His experience in both

sales and financing has given him a broad range of insight in the operation of real estate assets.

This keen understanding of the underwriting process and asset valuation has cultivated a deep

appreciation for acceptable risk levels for companies and their stakeholders.

Matt Greene is the VP of Sales at Fetch. Founded in 2016, Fetch is the first off-site

package delivery solution for the multifamily industry. Matt and the Fetch team work to

solve last-mile delivery for apartment communities, accepting all resident packages at

off-site warehouses and coordinating scheduled, door-to-door delivery for all residents.

Matt oversees Sales, Marketing, and Customer Success and is planning all national

market rollouts. Prior to Fetch, Matt held senior roles with multifamily smart home

technology company, IOTAS, and vacation rental management platform, Vacasa.

After graduating from the UC Santa Barbara, Matt embarked on a decade working in

sports marketing with teams and agencies with a focus on sponsorships and

endorsement deals for teams, agencies, events and personalities/athletes. This was

followed by the founding of three companies with two exits.

A native of San Diego and currently living in Portland, Matt is the father of two crazy

boys aged 3 and 1 and of the largest known French Bulldog named Meatball his wife,

Jody, and Google searches can confirm, tipping the scales at a buff 51 pounds! Matt is

an avid traveler, sports enthusiast and is slowly adopting to the ways of the Pacific

Northwest.

Nyles has been working in design solutions for nearly six years with clients from across the country. He began his career in San Francisco leading projects for a top commercial furniture manufacturer. Nyles managed multiple projects to meet regulatory requirements set by the City of San Francisco to have publicly accessible spaces in all new commercial buildings. These multi-floor installations encompassed community amenity spaces, commercial interiors, and public outdoor spaces. His projects included spaces designed for the leading companies based in the area as well as multi-state organizations.

Today, Nyles is the Director of Workplace Consultants for OpenSquare, leading a team of people who specialize in commercial environments. He is passionate about helping clients to fulfill their goals by providing community and commercial environments that support users, residents, guests, and employees. His focus is on partnering with architects, designers, commercial real estate professionals, and corporate leaders to achieve their business goals through well-planned spaces. He believes well-designed spaces need to be dynamic, flexible, embrace the community and ultimately lead to more engaged relationships between residents, staff, and all who walk into a space.

Wade Metz has been in the commercial and residential construction and development industry

for over 27 years. Wade graduated from Western Washington University with a BA in Urban

and Regional Planning and Economics in 1993. Upon graduating, Wade entered the

commercial contracting business in Bellingham working as a project manager for a local public

works and commercial General Contractor. In 1998, Wade went to work for the Murray

Franklyn Family of Companies as a Project Manager, Multi-family division manager, and was

later brought in as a Partner. He successfully completed many notable projects, including the

Shumway Condominiums and Waters Edge in Kirkland, then moving into the high-rise market

with Cristalla, Bellora and Madison Tower in Seattle. Since 2001, Wade oversaw the

successful completion of over 500 multi-family units.

In 2008, Wade and Mike Walsh joined forces and formed Terrene Ventures. Terrene is a real

estate development company that has successfully Acquired, Developed and sold over 100

single family homes on the Eastside over the last few years. Building spec homes, under the

brand Terrene Homes, Terrene has built a reputation of value, quality and design in its

communities. Terrene Homes builds spec homes from $1.4m to $5.5m. Terrene’s home

product is fresh and meets the needs of today’s Eastside family buyers.

The quality of building executive single-family homes and extensive experience in multi-family

are culminating in the developing of the Jade Condominium project in Kirkland. Jade is a 135

unit condominium project currently being developed in the Totem Lake area of Kirkland. Sales

are set to begin this fall and pre-sale pricing will begin in the low $400’s.

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.

An award-winning architect and community leader, Wolf serves on VIA’s Management Team and leads the Seattle office as Managing Director. Over the course of a career spanning 35 + years, Wolf has led all aspects of an architectural practice. He is recognized for his leadership in the completion of a diverse portfolio of projects for private, not-for-profit and public clients in the Puget Sound Region, as well as nationally and internationally. He has managed the design of a number of significant multi-family projects on the West Coast and is currently leading the design team for the new Spire high rise condo in Seattle.

His community leadership includes chairing the City of Seattle’s East Design Review Board and service on the Standing Advisory Committee at Seattle University, as well as appointments on various private design review boards. Wolf is a graduate of Washington State University and served on the School of Design and Construction’s Professional Advisory Board for two decades.

As a leader at the American Institute of Architects, Wolf chairs the National AIA Contract Documents Committee, was a two-term Director and Board Member for AIA Seattle and serves on the Fellows and Honors committee

As a Principal of Spectrum Development Solutions, Jake’s expertise spans complex land use issues, transit-oriented mixed-use development, healthcare and historic renovations. Jake began his career developing affordable housing projects in New York City and currently oversees a variety of projects and clients throughout the greater Seattle area including Northwest Kidney Centers, Seattle Children’s Hospital, and Saint Mark’s Cathedral.

Throughout Jake’s career, he has consistently demonstrated his commitment to the community in developing mixed-use and multifamily housing. Recent examples include Anthem, Decibel, and Reverb which created nearly 300 apartments of workforce housing for young professionals, teachers, nurses, and civil servants. Jake’s passion is evident in his desire to always keep what’s best for the community at the forefront of his decisions.

Indigo Real Estate Services, a 20-year leader and innovator in multi-family property management announced that Chris McEver has been named President of the firm. Chris will oversee all aspects of the company’s multi-state portfolio, as well as positioning Indigo to capitalize on growing market opportunities in luxury high-rise, metro, and suburban market-rate apartment product as well as affordable housing communities for low-income and senior households.

Indigo employs 324 team members and currently manages 87 apartment communities consisting of 10,948 units located in Washington, Hawaii, Illinois and Montana. Indigo will open 6 new projects in 2019 consisting of 1,403 apartment units for various institutional clients.

Formerly the Vice-President, Chris will continue to proactively be involved in managing strategic operations and advancing the firm’s reputation for custom, hands-on strategies that deliver outstanding residential experiences and methods to maximize NOI.

Mr. Lofton was appointed Executive Director of the Seattle Housing Authority (SHA) on September 1, 2012, and leads strategic planning and the day-to-day operations of the organization. Prior to his promotion to Executive Director, he held the position of Deputy Executive Director–Finance and Administration for more than eight years. As Deputy Executive Director, Mr. Lofton oversaw SHA’s Human Resources, Information Technology, Finance and Budget, and Housing Choice Voucher functions, including the development and management of the agency’s annual budget. He has also worked closely with representatives of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development regarding the oversight of SHA’s Moving to Work agreement, regulatory reform, and funding issues. During Mr. Lofton’s more than 40 years of public service, his many leadership positions have included Chief of Departmental Operations for City of Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels; Deputy Superintendent for Customer Service with Seattle City Light; Deputy Chief of Staff for City of Seattle Mayor Norm Rice; and Budget Director for the City of Seattle. He also served as Deputy Director for the Washington State Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development (now the Washington State Department of Commerce). Mr. Lofton received his Baccalaureate from the University of Puget Sound and did his graduate work in Urban Planning at the University of Washington.

Before returning to his home state of Washington from New York, Scott was with Related Urban Development (formerly The Palladium Company) and Related Lodging Group, real estate development affiliates of The Related Companies, L.P. Prior to that, Scott co-founded Cityfeet, a leading online commercial real estate network that was sold to LoopNet.

While in business school, Scott was a financial analyst at MAX Capital Management Corporation, handling real estate acquisitions and financings. He was also a summer associate at Paine Webber Real Estate Securities, providing principal lending and investments for opportunity funds and other real estate clients.

Before attending graduate school, Scott worked in Washington, DC, conducting property management and marketing at The JBG Companies, management and strategic consulting with KPMG, and government affairs and policy analysis with Preston Gates Ellis & Rouvelas Meeds. Scott received his BA with honors in government and American studies from Wesleyan University and his MBA in real estate and finance from Columbia Business School.

Neil Beldock has over 30 years of experience as a real estate finance professional. Over those 30+ years Neil has held positions at Citigroup, Coast Federal Bank of California, Independence Bank of Los Angeles, Family Savings Bank of Los Angeles, Hamburg Savings Bank of New York, Interbay Funding and Velocity Commercial Capital. Neil has held executive and senior level management positions covering loan originations, loan operations, loan servicing, secondary marketing, loan securitization and joint venture operations. Neil is also a published author having written articles for numerous mortgage industry publications including the Scotsman Guide, Commercial Mortgage Insight, The Mortgage Press and National Mortgage Broker Magazine. Currently, Neil serves as a Senior Executive at Pender Capital Funding in Dallas, Texas.

Craig Russell is responsible for originating multifamily and commercial loans nationwide, with a primary emphasis in the Northwest. Mr. Russell is based out of Walker & Dunlop’s Seattle office.

Mr. Russell brings over 25 years of real estate industry experience in the Northwest to Walker & Dunlop. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Russell served as vice president at CWCapital LLC within their Agency lending division. Previously, Mr. Russell served as director of Wachovia Multifamily Capital’s Seattle office, where he originated and managed local processing and underwriting of Agency and CMBS loans. His Agency lending experience extends to Lend Lease, Amresco, and at Continental, Inc, when the latter became one of the first Fannie Mae DUS® lenders.

Mr. Russell holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Washington.

Mr. McGovern has over 20 years of finance and real estate experience involving high rise commercial development and real estate private equity. While at Security Properties he has syndicated or raised real estate debt and equity funds from high net worth investors, institutions and family offices that contributed to the capitalization of over $1 Billion of multifamily real estate. His career has involved both investment and disposition roles in office, hotel, retail and multifamily real estate for both ground up development and acquisition rehab projects. Prior to joining Security Properties in 2009, Mr. McGovern held real estate development and investment roles with Schnitzer Northwest and Bentall Kennedy, as well positions in investment banking. He has been responsible for the development and leasing of over two million square feet of commercial real estate in the Pacific Northwest. He holds a Bachelor's of Science in History from the U.S. Naval Academy, an MBA from Columbia University and a Certificate in Construction Management from the University of Washington. He currently serves as a Board Member and Adjunct Professor for the University of Washington Runstad Master Science in Real Estate program. He was recently selected to the Corporate Board of Directors for NAIOP.

Bryan Shaffer is Principal/Managing Director of George Smith Partners where

he focuses on delivering solutions to address his clients’ real estate capital

requirements. Mr. Shaffer works hard to arrange structured financings for

multifamily and commercial properties, including acquisition, refinance,

construction, bridge and permanent loans. Mr. Shaffer has successfully

structured both debt and equity placements for private entrepreneurs and

institutional clients. He has been able to utilize his prior vast and diverse

experiences in owning, operating, developing commercial real estate to help

him succeed in capital raising for multi-family, affordable, office, retail,

industrial, hospitality, data centers, healthcare/medical and senior facilities

sectors to provide the best options and structure for his clients.

In his career, Mr. Shaffer has been deeply involved in over $8.5 billion in real

estate transactions, including the structuring or arranging over $3 billion of

debt and equity placements and the repositioning and sale of $2 billion of

properties for a Japanese institutional investor, Mitsui Real Estate

Sales/Mitsui Fudosan. His focus is understanding the needs of clients large

and small, so with his team, they can provide the best solution in the market.

Mr. Shaffer closed transactions with every type of capital provider including

Banks, Insurance Companies, Family Offices, Private Equity Firms, Bond

Funds, CTL Lenders, Funds, Community Development Lenders, and

Institutional Investors. He serves on the direct investment committee for

Clearinghouse, CDFI and has advised two family offices.

Prior to serving as a Principal and Managing Director at George Smith

Partners, Mr. Shaffer ran his own global investment advisory company, led

dispositions for the world’s largest real estate owner, created a global trade

association and operated projects for several development firms. He has

served as a contractor for the United States Resolution Trust Corporation

(RTC), as an Expert Witness and California Superior Court Receiver.

Kevin Daniels has over 30 years of real estate experience, including leasing, development and property management, and is the President of Nitze-Stagen & Co., Inc. and Daniels Real Estate, LLC. Nitze-Stagen focuses on the investment into and Daniels Real Estate the redevelopment of, landmarked structures and community redevelopment projects in Seattle, Washington. Mr. Daniels is recognized as a leading voice for historic preservation in his community and is nationally recognized on the issue of stimulating economic development through preservation efforts. Over the last few years his development team has received two National Preservation Awards and numerous local & state awards for their work. Recently he was named Seattle’s 2015 Downtown Champion and was the first recipient of the Urban Hero award from the International Sustainability Institute, and received the Washington State Special Achievement Award and the Judge’s Choice Award from the National Association of Office & Industrial Properties for his work to save the historic First United Methodist Church in Seattle. The American Institute of Architects has made him an honorary member in Seattle for his body of work.

Mr. Daniels’ current projects include the construction of a 43 story high-rise office tower in downtown Seattle as part of the preservation of the last historic sanctuary building within the central business district (culminating a nearly 25 year preservation court battle) and the largest transit oriented development in the Pacific Northwest- Stadium Place (culminating a 25 year planning effort). The firms’ current property investments and past development activity in Seattle include Starbucks Center (currently the largest, at 2.1 million square feet, and oldest LEED-EB Gold certified building in the country), Union Station corporate campus (a 1.1 million square foot office campus sitting on top of the regional light rail transit center) and Merrill Place (a full block mixed use in historic Pioneer Square).

Mr. Daniels serves on the Board of Trustees for the National Trust for Historic Preservation where he is vice-chair of the Audit Committees. He also serves on the Board of Regents for Gonzaga University and is co-chair of the Alliance for Pioneer Square. Mr. Daniels serves on the boards of the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation and Historic Seattle as board emeriti. Mr. Daniels is actively involved in Operation Comeback in New Orleans and has worked with AIA and AWB on seven trips to bring architects and other professionals to the lower Ninth Ward rebuilding effort. In addition he recently worked with the Jane Goodall Institute’s Shanghai office (Roots & Shoots program) to bring the EcoAudit program to the United States with the establishment of the first program office in Seattle. In collaboration with the Cool School Challenge this sustainability education program for youth is now spreading across the country. Finally, Mr. Daniels has assisted the National Trust in the creation of the Preservation Green Lab offices in Seattle.

Kevin Donnelly is Vice President for Government Affairs at the National Multifamily Housing

Council (NMHC) based in Washington, D.C. and represents the interests of the multifamily

industry before Congress and federal agencies focusing on technology, connectivity, risk

management, operations and housing affordability issues. Prior to joining the Council, Kevin

served as a Legislative Representative for the National Association of Realtors. Kevin also spent

over seven years on Capitol Hill as senior staff for two members of the House, first for Rep.

Steve Rothman (NJ) and finally for Rep. Phil Hare (IL). Kevin has a wide array of public policy

experience and has served in numerous capacities on a variety of political campaigns

throughout his career. Kevin completed his undergraduate studies at Rutgers University, has

done post-baccalaureate work at National Defense University, and completed his Masters in

Public Management at Johns Hopkins University. Most recently, Kevin was appointed by FCC

Chairman Ajit Pai to serve on the Commission’s Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee’s

“Increasing Broadband Investment in Low-Income Communities” working group.