DOMINIC PICKERING

Executive Director, Marina Pointe | Tampa

Dominic Pickering serves as Executive Director of Marina Pointe, a premier waterfront condominium community overlooking Tampa Bay in the Westshore Marina District. He oversees sales strategy and buyer engagement for the luxury development, which reflects BTI Partners’ vision for modern waterfront living in one of Tampa’s most sought-after locations.

With more than 20 years of experience in real estate, Dominic has worked across multiple domestic and international markets and has closed transactions with buyers from six continents. His background spans mortgage lending, property management, and currency exchange, giving him a comprehensive, global perspective on high-net-worth real estate transactions.

Dominic holds a Master’s degree in Leadership from the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom and a Marketing degree from the Chartered Institute of Marketing in London.

Joshua Sason is a Principal at Sason, a national real estate owner/operator with a portfolio of over 1M SF of commercial real estate across nine US markets. He is actively involved in all aspects of the firm including acquisitions, operations, design and capital markets. Previously, he founded an alternative investment management firm that managed credit and special situations hedge funds that he sold in 2019. Since 2009, Josh has raised over $500M in equity capital for the various vehicles he's managed and has principally completed over $1.4B in equity, credit and M&A transactions. In 2016, Sason, as Chairman & CEO, raised $55M in an IPO for MI Acquisitions, Inc. (NASD: MACQ), a NASDAQ listed SPAC that merged with Priority Holdings, Inc. (NASD: PRTH) in June 2018.

Mr. Bicho is the President and Founder of The Landings Real Estate Group. The Landings Real

Estate Group is an owner and operator of commercial real estate executing development,

construction, and property management functions in the residential multi-family, single-family,

office, and retail sector. Landings Real Estate Group is headquartered in Newport, RI with over

100 employees and operates more than 1,900 multi-family residential units Rhode Island,

Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, and Florida with an asset value more than $350 million

and owns and operates commercial retail and office properties located in Newport, Rhode Island.

In addition to the multi-family portfolio, Landings Real Estate Group has developed a boutique

luxury lodging portfolio with an estimated value of $50m in Newport Rhode Island comprised of

27 properties and 168 rooms and is developing a one-hundred-acre site in Portsmouth, Rhode

Island with 91 single – family homes and a 48 unit Assisted care facility. LREG also executes

approximately $10M of construction and is a registered General Contractor in the State of Florida

and Rhode Island. Currently, LREG is developing 270 units in Jacksonville, Florida, 104 Units in

Tampa, Florida and has two developments in the approval stage in St Petersburgh, Florida.

Over the past 17 years, Landings Real Estate Group has delivered above market returns to of

more than 20% to its investors. At its founding back in 2007, our capital base started with

institutional investors and has migrated towards high-net-worth individuals as the company has

purchased the interests from original institutional investors and has supplemented the capital

stack with high-net-worth investors in some assets. The future of LREG is setup to leverage the

democratization of real estate investing. In 2016, we launched the investor platform IMS that

allows the accredited investor to take advantage of no fee and transparent real estate

investments in the multi-family sector without the middleman advisors taking a portion of the

investors returns.

Prior to founding the Landings Real Estate Group in January 2006, Mr. Bicho was a real estate

development and financial professional and served as Chief Financial Officer for Picerne Military

Housing a/k/a Corvias from 1992 to 2005. In 1993, he initiated a new multi-family housing

business in the Northeast region for Picerne targeting the development of affordable housing

utilizing Low Income Housing Tax Credits and 1997, he founded a new division to acquire,

develop, construct, and manage family housing for the US Army under the Military Housing

Privatization Initiative. As one of the founders of the military housing division, he developed and

executed a business plan that achieved the initial goal to acquire 20,000 homes two years ahead

of schedule and created an organization that expanded from four employees to 500 employees

located across the country.

Mr. Bicho lives Portsmouth, RI with his family and holds an M.B.A. in Corporate Finance from

Boston College (1992) and B.S. in Business Administration from University of Rhode Island

(1989).

Lauren serves as Chief Growth Officer for Power Design and uses her extensive expertise and experience to play a crucial role in driving the company's strategic growth. Lauren's responsibilities include cultivating and nurturing Power Design’s relationships, expanding partnerships into new markets, and elevating the company’s brand. She is also dedicated to continuously enhancing the customer experience, ensuring that Power Design delivers exceptional service and value to its clients. Being a member of the Executive Steering Committee, Lauren actively contributes to the strategic decision-making and overall direction of the company. In addition, she is actively involved in industry organizations such as the Urban Land Institute Multi-Family Development Council and the National ACE Mentor Advisory Council, where she contributes her expertise and insights to further promote excellence and innovation in the industry. B.S. in Construction Management | Certified General Contractor

Bruce Rector was sworn in as the 36th mayor of Clearwater, Florida in April of 2024.

Since relocating to Florida in 2015 to serve as General Counsel for the Clearwater-based company, The Sports Facilities Companies, Mayor Rector has held a number of leadership positions and been involved in many organizations.

Mayor Rector served as the Chair of the non-profit Jolley Trolley Transportation of Clearwater, Inc.; Vice-Chair of the city of Clearwater Community Development Board; Vice President of the Clearwater Beach Association; a board member of Ocean Allies; past Vice-Chair of the Clearwater Regional Chamber; past member of the city of Clearwater Charter Review and Affordable Housing Advisory committees; and Chair of the city of Clearwater Parks and Recreation Board. He is a 2017 graduate of Leadership Pinellas. He is a member of Calvary Church and the Clearwater Bar Association. He graduated in Fall 2019 Class from Clearwater Citizens Academy and has worked as a volunteer for many area organizations, causes and events throughout Tampa Bay.

Mayor Rector’s extraordinary international experience has also shaped his leadership style, passion for community service and respect for diversity of experiences and opinions. He was the 58th President of Junior Chamber International (JCI), a 200,000-member organization of young leaders and entrepreneurs from 110 countries. In 2003, he traveled to nearly 50 countries as JCI World President and for a seven-year period as a volunteer JCI leader, he worked with thousands of leaders and communities across the globe.

Mayor Rector's book, Monday Morning Messages: Teaching, Inspiring and Motivating to Lead (Xephor Press, 2005) enjoyed international success. With endorsements from best-selling authors Ken Blanchard (The One Minute Manager), Stephen Covey (The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People) and Jennifer Kushell (Secrets of the Young & Successful), the book has been used throughout the world as a leadership training resource.

Born in Anderson, Indiana in 1963, Bruce attended the University of Kentucky where he worked as a student athletic trainer (sports medicine) assistant for Wildcats athletic teams. He also spent four summers and one full season working as an athletic trainer assistant to the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League.

Mayor Rector received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Kentucky in 1990, was admitted to practice before the Kentucky Courts, and practiced law there for 23 years. He has been an adjunct faculty member at Indiana Wesleyan University where he taught in the MBA program and a part-time professor at the University of Kentucky, where he taught in the graduate program in Sports Leadership.

Mayor’s Rector’s son, Trevor currently lives and works in Clearwater.