James Policaro has more than 25 years of experience in the commercial real estate industry, and is currently Senior Vice President of Development for Lerner Enterprises. Mr. Policaro is a founding member of the Tysons Partnership, and is responsible for the development of numerous mixed-use projects within Lerner’s portfolio, including The Corporate Office Centre at Tysons II.

Peter Crowley is a design leader and visionary of master planning and urban design projects across the globe. A storyteller at heart, Peter connects the story of a place to its design by understanding the client and their vision, then seamlessly blending it with the character of the land and the context of the place. He believes placemaking is the best way to connect with users and keep them coming back. By creating a satisfying design narrative of story behind the place, the nature of the brand may be communicated to the public. This approach results in creating uniquely branded places easily identifi able to their users. Currently, Peter is collaborating on teams designing over 15 million square feet of redevelopment along the Tysons corridor and Reston Silver Metro line in Northern Virginia. Peter established LandDesign’s Washington, D.C. offi ce in 1983 and is a partner and former president of the fi rm. As a design leader, he participates in multi-disciplinary teams domestically and internationally with the objective to create a balance between design aspiration and market forces. Peter is recognized by his peers as an industry thought leader and frequently participates in national planning studies for the Urban Land Institute. He acts as an advocate to align client needs with market conditions, to bring stakeholders together, to embrace and sustain the environment and to differentiate places by engaging users through the unique story of place. His dedication to creating memorable space and developing community through design has been an integral part of the fi rm’s development and the marketable success of his clients. Peter has used his design skills to craft a wide variety of compelling projects involving town planning, urban infi ll, mixed use, international resort and master planned communities.

Mr. Mitchel, the President/CEO of L.S Mitchel Development Group, has over 40 years experience in residential and commercial development. In the Washington metro area, Mr. Mitchel has developed over 20,000 mix residential units and 14 million square feet of non-residential uses in planned communities and various other subdivisions. Mr. Mitchel has also developed and redeveloped 2,000 rental multi-family units, luxury single-family homes, age restricted communities, office, retail and hotel developments all within the Washington metro area and the State of Florida.

Buddy Rizer is the executive director for economic development in Loudoun County, Virginia, one of the fastest-growing and wealthiest counties in the nation. He leads the agency responsible for encouraging growth and developing relationships with the county’s business community in both the commercial and agricultural-based business sectors in Loudoun. His personal focus is on the technology arena, including Loudoun’s thriving data center cluster. Rizer has been a speaker at many regional and national data center events, and was the founding co-chair of the Northern Virginia Technology Council’s Data Center and Cloud Infrastructure Committee. He now serves on the NVTC Board of Directors and is on the Washington Dulles Foreign Trade Zone Board of Directors. Rizer works with a stable of companies that include Digital Realty Trust, Equinix, Amazon, Verizon Business, Google, Facebook, Salesforce, Northrop Grumman, Neustar and the Washington Redskins. He also works to market the benefits of Loudoun County and its business offerings nationally, and has extensive international business development experience in Germany, Russia, China, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Finland, France, Ireland and the U.K. He is a Certified Economic Developer and is a graduate of the Local Government Management Graduate Certificate Program at Virginia Tech.

Tim Steffan joined Comstock Holding Companies®, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHCI) (“Comstock” or “Company”) in early 2018 as Executive Vice President of Asset Management, Leasing & Development. Mr. Steffan is responsible for management of the asset management, leasing, and development operations of the Company. As a member of Comstock’s Executive Management Committee, Mr. Steffan has played a key role in the development and execution of Comstock’s strategic plan and the recent reshaping of its management team in support of the 2018 transformation of Comstock’s operations from for-sale homebuilding to commercial real estate development, asset management, and real estate related service provider. While leading by example, Mr. Steffan’s results oriented management style inspires teamwork, creativity, integrity, and a collaborative work environment. Mr. Steffan brings more than 20 years of prior asset management and real estate development experience to Comstock and has a proven track record of expertise leading to substantial growth in strategy, execution, leasing, executive and team leadership, financial analysis, due diligence, development, property management and marketing. Mr. Steffan has significant experience managing a variety of asset types and large-scale portfolios including; retail, office, multifamily, mixed-use, and hotel properties in multiple key markets throughout the U.S. including NYC, LA, Chicago, Washington DC, Phoenix, Atlanta and others. Mr. Steffan has a demonstrated ability to identify opportunities to create new lines of revenue and communicate strategic vision while promoting operational excellence. Prior to joining Comstock, Mr. Steffan held various senior executive and management level positions with multi-billion dollar, publicly traded, commercial real estate companies. Mr. Steffan was President & Head of Eastern U.S. Division with RPAI, INC. (NYSE: RPAI) from 2015 to 2016, an owner/operator of open air and mixed-use retail real estate portfolios consisting of 30 million square feet of assets across all major markets. From 2007 to 2015, Mr. Steffan held various executive management positions with Macerich (NYSE: MAC), a Fortune 500 owner/operator of enclosed regional malls and urban mixed-use portfolios consisting of 50 million square feet of assets across all major markets. From 1992 to 2007, Mr. Steffan held various management positions with JMB Realty/Urban Retail Properties, a NYSE listed company (privatized in 2004), an owner/operator of a national portfolio of enclosed malls consisting of 50+ million square feet across all major markets. Mr. Steffan is a licensed Real Estate Broker and Property Manager in Virginia, Maryland and Washington, DC, a Certified Shopping Center Manager (CSM & former Board Chair), a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers, an Executive Board Member of Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce, a Board Member of Visit Fairfax, and a Board Member of The Georgetown Partnership BID. Mr. Steffan graduated from Syracuse University in 1987 with a B.A. with dual majors in Economics & Psychology. Steffan earned a Master of Business Administration Program at Northeastern University, Boston, MA in 1993 and earned his MBA – Real Estate & Urban Development at American University – Kogod School of Business Administration, Washington, DC in 1996.

Flip Wallen is a 40-year DC Metro commercial real estate industry professional and is the founder of TRINITY Group Construction, Inc. Known for his years of expertise in areas such as office buildings, high- tech facilities, industrial and R&D buildings, tenant fit-out facilities, retail centers, and preconstruction services, Flip’s quality of work paid off for TRINITY, and more and more clients began to entrust the company with their multimillion dollar projects. Before its second year of operation, the company was awarded a $23 million project, and shortly thereafter, a $20 million build-to-suit facility, along with its first concrete-frame multistory project. In 2008, TRINITY was named one of Virginia’s Fastest Growing Companies – a testament to the loyal client base the company has developed under Flip’s leadership. Seventeen years after TRINITY’s founding, $600 Million in contracts, and over 1,600 completed projects later, Flip has become one of the most trusted voices for DC metro commercial development.

An Alexandria native and Falls Church resident, Andrew has cultivated a unique set of skills, knowledge, relationships, and expertise in the transactional aspects of real estate law. He has represented clients in 16 Virginia localities, from Arlington County to Winchester, and specializesin securing zoning approvals and providing counselto residential,commercial, and industrial developers and landowners, advises clients on all aspects of the land entitlement process and real estate matters, and frequently appears before planning commissions, town and city councils,county boards of supervisors, localcitizen groups, boards of architecturalreview, and civic and homeowners associations. Prior to joining The Land Lawyers in 2007, Andrew worked for two members of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, the County Administrator of Caroline County, Virginia, and former Virginia Governor (now U.S. Senator) Mark Warner. In 2004, Andrew worked for McGuireWoods Consulting, identifying business expansion opportunities and conducting comprehensive studies for public safety, education, and transportation construction companies across thecommonwealth. Andrew is an adjunct professor and teaches classes in political science, urban history, historic preservation, and city and regional planning at the University of Richmond and the University of Mary Washington. He also leads courses for public and private civil engineers on the land use entitlement process at the Engineers & Surveyors Institute to improve the quality of their plans and the process by which they are approved.Having studiedNorthern Virginia’s geography and chronicled itsland development history, Andrew’sextensive knowledge of the region has played a significant role in assisting clients and navigating issues related to development patterns, transportation concerns, and environmentalchallenges in multiplejurisdictions.