Bisnow Multifamily Annual Conference (BMAC) East

U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, is the senior senator for Oregon and Chair of the Senate Finance Committee. Throughout his time in the Senate, he has been a committed champion for permanent housing stability and expanding affordable housing. Wyden’s work on the Finance Committee is led by his conviction that housing is a human right. This year, Wyden introduced legislation that would make a generational investment to house all people experiencing homelessness, tackle the housing affordability crisis, and expand homeownership opportunities for young people by creating a new down payment tax credit for first-time homebuyers.

Senator Todd Young represents Hoosiers in the United States Senate. He currently serves on the Senate Committees on Finance; Foreign Relations; Commerce, Science & Transportation; and Small Business and Entrepreneurship. A fifth-generation Hoosier, Todd grew up watching his parents work hard in order to support the family. His first jobs were delivering newspapers, mowing lawns, and providing janitorial services at the family business. Todd is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. He graduated with honors in 1995 and accepted a commission in the U.S. Marine Corps. In 2000, Todd was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps as a Captain. While serving in the Marines and working as a business consultant, Todd earned an MBA and his law degree. In 2010, he ran for Congress and served three terms representing Indiana's 9th District. He was elected to the US Senate in 2016. Todd married his wife Jenny in 2005 and worked together at a small law firm in Paoli, Indiana started by Jenny's great-grandfather. Today, they reside in Greenwood, Indiana with their four young children: a son, Tucker, and three daughters, Annalise, Abigail and Ava.

Adrianne Todman is the 12th Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Deputy Secretary Todman has dedicated her career to improving people’s lives and strengthening neighborhoods through housing and strong community development. Deputy Secretary Todman served as the CEO of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO) from 2017 to June 2021. During her tenure, Deputy Secretary Todman improved the association’s financial standing and business operations, created a member-centric culture, and advocated for funding and policies to preserve and develop affordable housing and help communities thrive. Before joining NAHRO, Deputy Secretary Todman served as the Executive Director of the District of Columbia Housing Authority (DCHA). At DCHA, Ms. Todman implemented a national award-winning model to house veterans experiencing homelessness, increased homeownership opportunities by 50 percent for low- and moderate-income families served by DCHA, increased the number of affordable units available in neighborhoods experiencing rapid growth, and oversaw 12 concurrent large redevelopment efforts. She prioritized repairs to units, services for youth, workforce development, and commissioned the first citywide needs assessment of public housing residents. Deputy Secretary Todman previously served in several career positions at HUD. First, as a manager of HUD’s $500 million grant competition that focused on the redevelopment of distressed public housing sites and then as a policy aide in both the Office of Public and Indian Housing and the Office of the Secretary where she worked with staff across HUD’s programs on policy solutions and streamlining program implementation. Her career in public service began in the office of then-Congressman Ron de Lugo, a long-serving delegate representing the U.S. Virgin Islands, where Todman was born and raised. Deputy Secretary Todman believes that we have a responsibility to confront housing insecurity; increase and preserve the nation’s housing supply; eliminate housing discrimination; and support community resiliency, particularly following a natural disaster. As Deputy Secretary, Todman works alongside Secretary Marcia L. Fudge to ensure that HUD has the staff and tools it needs to administer and provide oversight over programs critical to supporting people and communities across the country. She is a graduate of Smith College and lives in Washington, D.C.

Sharon Wilson Géno is the president of NMHC. She is a 30-year veteran of the housing industry, during which she has helped guide numerous for-profit, nonprofit and governmental entities around housing affordability, community development and other housing policy challenges. Sharon most recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Volunteers of America National Services (VOANS), the housing and healthcare affiliate of the Volunteers of America parent organization and one of the largest nonprofit affordable and mixed-income/mixed-use housing operators in the nation. VOANS operated 240 properties and nearly 13,000 units in over 40 states during her tenure. She originally joined the organization as its Senior Vice President of Legal Affairs and provided advice and counsel to the organization on a wide variety of legal matters, including housing operations and housing development issues. Before joining Volunteers of America, Sharon was a partner in a private practice in Washington DC, where she advised on housing and community development projects, government contracting, corporate structure, internal governance, and compliance with federal, state and local laws. During her career, Sharon has served as both in-house counsel and outside General Counsel for various types of organizations. Her legal experience includes providing advice regarding government and non-government contracts, nonprofit organizations, corporate formation, litigation, employment law, tax law, and other topics. She has also taught courses on housing law and policy at The George Washington School of Law and Georgetown University. She has also worked on legislation and advocacy efforts related to affordable housing programs on both the local and national levels. Sharon has a Juris Doctorate from Georgetown University Law Center, a Master of Arts in Urban Affairs from St. Louis University and a Bachelor of Arts in American Studies from Newcomb College of Tulane University.

Mike has over 15 years of diverse real estate experience, and joined Federal Realty in 2015 from the luxury hospitality sector to better integrate Federal’s various residential offerings into its burgeoning mixed-use portfolio. Since joining, Mike has leveraged his creativity and vision, coupled with business acumen to help deliver the many facets necessary to market and launch fully integrated mixed-use projects. Mike also directs corporate public relations strategy and branding. Prior to joining Federal, Mike was senior director of brand development for luxury and lifestyle brands at Hilton Worldwide. In that role, he was responsible for supporting global development efforts to grow the Waldorf Astoria and Conrad brands, and leading development of the Canopy brand, the company’s first global lifestyle brand. Prior professional experience includes hotel development and contract negotiation, hospitality real estate consulting and valuation, and several hotel operations positions. Mike received an MBA with a specialization in hotel finance and investments from Daniels College of Business at University of Denver, and a BA from The School of Hospitality Business at Michigan State University.

Caroline Berry, Senior Vice President with Bozzuto Management Company, is an accredited real estate executive with over 12 years of experience managing portfolios of Class A projects in urban and suburban markets in the Washington, D.C. metro area. Caroline’s management experience spans large-scale mixed-use developments, lease-ups, and the re-positioning of takeover assets, resulting in value optimization. Caroline has extensive experience guiding clients throughout the design, development, and construction periods of new projects. In her current role, Caroline collaborates with clients and their development partners to influence the positioning and programming for these developments, provide initial underwriting, and coordinate and implement launch strategies. Caroline is a proud champion, and supporter of Bozzuto’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion efforts and has served as a facilitator for Belonging at Bozzuto since its original format launched in 2016. Caroline joined Bozzuto Management Company in 2010 and has held various positions throughout her career. She received a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing Management from the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech.

Marnie is the Principal and Founder of Lightility, a Woman-Owned Small Business dedicated to converting outdated and inefficient energy infrastructures into cost savings and improved asset value. Under her leadership, Lightility clients have realized over $110 million in energy savings, more than $23 million in utility rebates and grants, and carbon emission reductions of over one billion pounds. Lightility is a mutli-award-winning trade ally with PEPCO utility company, winning seven awards in the last five years. In 2018 was honored with an ‘Outstanding Achievement in Green Building Technology’ Award from the Mayor and Council of the City of Rockville, Maryland. In 2022 they were a finalist for Emerging Business of the Year through the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce. Prior to Lightility, Marnie co-founded RE3 Institute, an executive education program offering technical and analytic skills to real estate and finance professionals. Part of the initial curriculum was based on her graduate thesis, ‘Sustainability and Graduate Business Education: An Analysis of the Need, Best Efforts to Date, and Curriculum Recommendations’, which was published in the Journal of Sustainable Real Estate at the University of San Diego. Marnie left the RE3 Institute once the company established a permanent residency within George Mason University’s Center for Real Estate Entrepreneurship. Marnie began her real estate and sustainability career working alongside her family at The Tower Companies, a real estate development firm that has become internationally recognized as the early market leader committed to developing socially responsible, environmentally conscious buildings and communities. In 2007, Marnie was recognized by Bisnow Media and one of their ‘35 under 35’ business leaders in the Washington region. In 2008, she was honored with the Washington Business Journal’s prestigious ‘Women Who Mean Business’ Award. In 2010 she was recognized by Montgomery County, Maryland with their ’40 Environmentalists in 40 Years’ Award. Marnie holds a Master of Science degree in Real Estate from Johns Hopkins University, a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Southern California, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications from American University. She has guest lectured in the Master’s programs at Georgetown University, University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins University. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, the Sustainability Advisory Council for The American University Kogod School of Business, The Suburban Hospital Foundation Board, and the Pepco Holdings EmPOWER Maryland Advisory Board. Marnie is also a LEED Accredited Professional.

Prior to founding RCKRBX™, Michael Broder served as president and chief executive officer of Brightline Strategies from January 1999 to May 2022 when the Company was absorbed into RCKRBX™ as its bespoke research and advisory services provider. Prior to Brightline Strategies, Michael served as campaign strategist and media consultant to several gubernatorial, senatorial, and congressional candidates throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions during the 1994, 1996 and 1998 election cycles. Additionally, Michael worked with Michael Deaver (former Deputy Chief of Staff to President Reagan) at Edelman Public Relations and served in the Office of Political Affairs in the first Bush Administration. Michael’s work has received numerous awards including: Pollie, Telly, ADDY, AMR Gold Medals, and the International Television and Video Association Award of Excellence. He has lectured at the George Washington University’s undergraduate School of Political Communications and the Graduate School of Political Management. He holds a B.A. in Political Communications from The George Washington University, a M.A. in Campaign Management from the Graduate School of Political Management at The George Washington University, and a J.D. from The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law.

Kristin Ellis has been in the multifamily security and smart space for over 21 years. In her role at ADT Multifamily, she brings smart home technology like locks, thermostats, leak detectors, and security to property managers and owners nationwide. Our solutions also extend outside the unit to include access control, CCTV, and commercial fire. We are fully integrated with the top property management software companies, putting control in the hands of your on-site staff without having to learn a new system. Our solutions improve operational efficiency, deliver NOI, and improve resident retention.

Santiago Manent is General Manager for Porcelanosa USA Mid-Atlantic and South East regions. With over 15 years of experience in the building materials industry, he has held roles in various states and positions within the company, gathering a holistic view of the industry. He is responsible, alongside the executive team of the Spanish manufacturer, for the growth, diversification and brand recognition the company enjoys in the U.S. Today Porcelanosa USA operates 35 locations and employs close to 500 people in the U.S., with Charlotte, opening in 2024, being the next addition to the business units. Santiago is originally from Spain, has and MBA from I.E. Business school in Madrid, Spain, and currently lives in Bethesda with his wife and three kids.

Martiena Schneller joined Hoffman & Associates in 2012, and as Senior Vice President of Design, determines design and quality standards across the company’s portfolio and manages the retail development division. With over a decade of experience, Martiena utilizes her architectural and urban planning background to guide her development and construction management role. Across her time at Hoffman & Associates, Martiena has worked on several notable projects including all residential units, office buildings and entertainment venues at The Wharf. Beyond her work on The Wharf, Martiena managed the public-private partnership with Montgomery County in Bethesda for two residential projects: The Darcy and The Flats, along with The Bower, a 137-unit condominium at The Yards and The Banks, a 10-story apartment residence located in the Southwest DC. She is currently focused on the company’s expanding portfolio including Seaboard Station, West Falls and Parcel B at Audi Field. Prior to joining Hoffman & Associates, Martiena served in architectural and construction management roles at Lukemire Partnership, EE&K Architects and Wiencek & Associates. Across her career she has contributed to the community by volunteering her architectural skills to projects for Habitat for Humanity, Christmas In April DC and District of Columbia Building Industries Association Community Improvement. Martiena is a LEED® Accredited Professional. She graduated from Lehigh University with a Bachelor of Arts in Architecture and the University of Maryland with a Master of Architecture.

Mark is vice president for CDUS in the Washington metro area. His responsibilities include the pursuit, acquisition and execution of development projects. He oversees project development teams and supports the executive vice president/area manager in growing Skanska’s development business throughout the region. Mark has more than 20 years of industry experience and has worked with site acquisition, site planning, design, development, construction management and the disposition of income-producing properties. He previously served as regional director of development for JPI, a national development firm. Mark’s development experience includes land, office, retail, multifamily and hotel development projects, primarily in the Washington and Baltimore markets. Mark holds a Masters of Architecture degree from The Catholic University of America and a Masters of Engineering Management degree from The University of California at Berkeley.

Bo Menkiti is the Founder and CEO of the Menkiti Group, a real estate company dedicated to transforming lives and communities through real estate. The Menkiti Group is focused on strengthening neighborhoods through the strategic development, management, and disposition of real estate in urban markets. Mr. Menkiti also serves as CEO and is the Founding Partner of Keller Williams Capital Properties, a residential real estate brokerage managed by the Menkiti Group. Mr. Menkiti’s work has been featured in David Bornstein’s book on social entrepreneurs “How to Change the World,” and in Stephen Goldsmith’s “The Power of Social Innovation.” Mr. Menkiti has been recognized nationally by Ebony and Inc. Magazine as one of the coolest young entrepreneurs in America, and was awarded The National Association of Realtors Prestigious “30 under 30” award in 2006. Mr. Menkiti was also honored as a Minority Business Leader by the Washington Business Journal and named to the paper’s 2014 Power 100, a list of the most influential business leaders in the Washington metropolitan area. He was also recently honored by the National Association of Realtors as the District of Columbia Realtor of the Year in 2014 and as Keller Williams Realty International’s 2015 Entrepreneur of the Year. Under Mr. Menkiti’s leadership, the Menkiti Group and Keller Williams Capital Properties have been recognized by Inc. Magazine as being among the fastest growing private companies in the nation and by the Initiative for Competitive Inner City (ICIC) and Fortune Magazine as two of the fastest growing inner city businesses in America. Prior to forming the Menkiti Group and Keller Williams Capital Properties, Mr. Menkiti served as Chief Operating Officer of College Summit, a national non-profit organization dedicated to increasing the college enrollment rate of low-income students. In this capacity, Mr. Menkiti oversaw the organization’s successful growth into a multi-site national organization. Mr. Menkiti served as the 2013 President of the District of Columbia Association of Realtors and is a board member of City First Bank of DC and Dance Place. Mr. Menkiti also serves as a member of the Steering Committee of the Small Business Policy Project and on the board of DC Water, the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority. In 2015, Mr. Menkiti was inducted on the board of the Myer Foundation, the Federal City Council, and was elected as the Executive Board Member of Prolanthropy. Earlier this year, Mr. Menkiti launched the Capital Properties Menkiti Group Foundation, an organization that focuses its resources on serving the diverse social needs existing in the National Capital Area. Mr. Menkiti is a graduate of Harvard University. He lives in the District with his wife and three young sons.

Peter Braunohler serves as Managing Director of Development in the Mid-Atlantic region. He is responsible for all aspects of the development process, including sourcing, financing, and executing multifamily and mixed-use projects. Prior to joining Mill Creek, Mr. Braunohler was the development lead of Maryland-based multifamily investment firm Commonwealth Residential, where he spearheaded the partnership’s value-add acquisition strategy. Peter has past experience in construction management and architecture in both the commercial and residential sectors. Mr. Braunohler earned a Bachelor of Science in Philosophy from Bowdoin College and a Master’s Degree in Real Estate Finance from Georgetown University. He is also an active member of the DC Real Estate Group and the Urban Land Institute.

Scott Zimmerly is Director of the Mid-Atlantic Region for Wood Partners managing the development and financing for projects in northern Virginia, Washington DC, Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania. He has been involved in the sourcing, development and financing of more than 2,600 units with a total capitalization in excess of $600 million. Before joining Wood Partners in 2006, Zimmerly spent five years in the investment banking industry in New York and Maryland, where he focused on mergers and acquisitions across a multitude of industries. He also has experience working in the acquisitions department of Washington Real Estate Investment Trust. Zimmerly received his MBA with a real estate concentration from the University of North Carolina's Kenan-Flagler Business School. He graduated from Washington and Lee University, with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. Zimmerly is a previous Board Member and Vice President of the Baltimore Waterfront Rotary Club and is currently a young leader in the Urban Land Institute's Baltimore Chapter.

Ms. Alexander is an award-winning architectural designer committed to improving the quality of life for those who live in the homes and neighborhoods she helps create. Through her work she espouses her belief that community transformation begins with understanding the community and the people who live there. Ms. Alexander is an expert in building consensus among a wide array of community stakeholders. She listens, learns, understands and responds to what is important and meaningful to the people who will live, work, shop and play in the communities and homes she designs. Ms. Alexander believes that there are inextricable links between people and the places they inhabit. Her keen awareness of the changing patterns of society have enabled her to design housing for people of all ages, incomes and lifestyles, creating inviting communities that will meet the needs of people now and in the future. Ms. Alexander has worked throughout the District of Columbia and the greater Washington Metropolitan area on projects that have transformed not only the lives of the people who live there, but also the surrounding communities. In many cases this means transforming urban blight into livable communities. These complex, mixed-use urban infill projects serve as catalysts for change, creating transit-oriented, walkable communities that in many cases now represent some of the most desirable places to live in the Washington region. Ms. Alexander is sought out by clients and colleagues for her leadership in the unique District of Columbia zoning and entitlement realm, specializing in creating real estate value for her clients through innovative design solutions that maximize the allowable density for a site, while at the same time adding value to communities. She is frequently called upon to lead projects through the District’s complex approval process which can involve presentations to various agencies and commissions, including Advisory Neighborhood Commissions, the Historic Preservation Review Board, the Board of Zoning Adjustment, the Commission of Fine Arts, the State Historic Preservation Office and the National Capital Planning Commission. Ms. Alexander has recently begun to expand her expertise in entitlement processes to include projects in both Maryland and Virginia. Ms. Alexander’s designs have been honored with numerous regional and national design awards from such prestigious groups as the Congress for the New Urbanism, the Urban Land Institute, the Institute of Classical Architecture and Art, the Urban Guild, and Builder Magazine. Mr. Alexander is a Registered Architect and a LEED Accredited Professional. She received a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the University of Maryland and a Master of Architecture degree from the University of Notre Dame.

Benjamin Kasdan, AIA, is a Principal and Design Leader at KTGY in Tysons, VA near Washington, DC. He is a frequent speaker and published writer about the value of design, mentorship, advocacy, sustainable architecture, resilience, student housing, multifamily housing, and mixed-use communities. He has held leadership positions with the American Institute of Architecture Students at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, AIA Orange County, AIA California, and AIA National including serving as the 2019 President of AIA California. He is the chair of the KTGY 2030 Committee, an interoffice committee leading the national sustainability efforts as a part of KTGY being a signatory of the AIA 2030 Commitment. Some of his notable projects include Gables Point 14,AVA NoMa, Anthem House, AVA H Street, The Maxwell, Crystal Flats, Fenton Apartments, and Plaza Verde Student Housing.

Brian Finerty is the Senior Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of Penzance, with oversight of capital markets, risk, finance, asset and property management, and all other administrative functions. He is a member of the Investment, Executive, and ESG Committees. Prior to joining Penzance, Mr. Finerty, as Chief Investment Officer, led Equity International’s Investments Group (founded and chaired by Sam Zell) overseeing investment and portfolio company activity as well as playing a key role in oversight of all other areas. He was one of three members of Equity International’s Investment Committee, which included Sam Zell. Previously, he was vice president at Madison Dearborn Partners, responsible for sourcing and executing transactions across multiple real estate sectors, and a vice president within the global commercial real estate group at Merrill Lynch. Mr. Finerty received a BBA from the University of Michigan and earned an MBA in analytic finance from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Mark Caplan, is a Baltimore native active in real estate investment and management as well as equipment and vehicle financing in the region. He is the President and CEO of The Time Group, a real estate equity firm where he has worked since the mid-1970s. The Time Group has interests in approximately 7,500 units of multi-family, manufactured housing, and senior living. He is also a founder and is currently the Chairman of WPM Real Estate Management, a manager of multi- family properties as well as other property types currently comprising in excess of 23,000 units. In addition to his real estate activities, Mr. Caplan is Chairman of the Management Committee of Madison Capital, an independent vehicle and equipment financing firm. Mr. Caplan is a member of the Board of Directors at Capital Bank, (NASDAQ, CBNK). Mr. Caplan is active in the non- for-profit community in Baltimore, having served or currently serving on the Boards of The Walters Art Museum, Downtown Partnership of Baltimore, The Bryn Mawr School, The Enoch Pratt Free Library, The Gilman School, Center Stage, B.E.S.T., Charles Street Development Corp., Real Estate Advisory Board of Columbia Business School, and St. Ignatius Loyola Academy. Mr. Caplan graduated from Gilman School in 1976 and Johns Hopkins University in 1981 where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Social & Behavioral Sciences. He received his Master of Business Administration from the Columbia Business School in 1983, which he attended as a Dean’s Fellow.

Jim Halliwell is Managing Director of Acquisitions and Dispositions at Principal Real Estate Investors and has been with the firm for 19 years. He has been in the real estate industry for 30 years in areas of finance, asset management, workouts and equity production. At Principal, he is responsible for overseeing acquisitions and dispositions for the eastern half of the United States. He has been involved in equity transactions approximating $15 billion dollars. This investment activity includes structuring joint ventures, forward purchases, portfolio purchases and single asset acquisitions. These activities cover the risk spectrum from development to stabilized properties and encompass the four main product types of office, multifamily, industrial and retail. Mr. Halliwell is also a member of the Investment Committee for Principal Real Estate Investors and a contributing writer to the firm’s economic research team. Prior to Principal, Jim was a Senior Vice President at Signet Banking Corporation where he was in charge of the real estate workout area. He received an MBA from George Washington University and a bachelor’s degree in Finance from Georgetown University. Jim is a member of the Urban Land Institute and International Council of Shopping Centers.

Geri Borger Urgo is Head of Production for NewPoint Real Estate Capital. In this capacity, she is responsible for expanding and enhancing NewPoint's direct origination prowess nationally with a focus on client advocacy and process efficiency. Geri joined NewPoint as part of its inaugural leadership team in 2021. She has since tripled the size of the firm's Agency and Proprietary Lending originations teams. Under her guidance, NewPoint's origination volume increased dramatically – at nearly $6 billion, NewPoint's 2022 originations volume achieved a more than tenfold increase compared to the 2020 volume of its predecessor firm. Geri’s prior experience includes GSE Production and Underwriting roles, managing acquisitions for a national multifamily investment platform, and acting as an advisor to a family office focused on multifamily operations. Most recently, she led Loan Production and Institutional Relationship Management efforts for Freddie Mac Multifamily. Under Geri’s leadership, Freddie Mac Multifamily’s aggregate Southeast loan volume tripled from $7 billion in 2014 to $21 billion in 2019. Geri holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

William M. Collins is a member of the Board of Directors at DTZ. He has more than 30 years of commercial real estate experience focused primarily in the sale of commercial real estate office buildings and land in the Washington metropolitan area. Bill works actively with institutional owners in the consultation and disposition of their real estate assets. During the past ten years, he has successfully completed more than $18 billion in investment property sales. Areas of Specialization • Investment Sales • Finance, Debt, and Equity • Land Acquisition & Disposition

Eric Ekeroth manages a team of investment professionals that are responsible for producing both mortgage and real estate equity investments throughout the Mid-Atlantic on behalf of Northwestern Mutual. The Mid-Atlantic has historically been one of the most productive regional offices for Northwestern and in 2018 it was responsible for originating 20 investments totaling over $900 million in mortgage investments plus $300 million in direct equity investments. Eric has been active in real estate since 1989 when he began his real estate career at the American Security Bank in Washington, DC. His previous real estate experience includes production roles with Union Labor Life Insurance and GMAC. He is a graduate of the University of Maryland and currently resides in Ashburn, VA with his wife and two sons.

Aaron Kutner is MetLife Investment Management’s Regional Head of Acquisitions & Joint Ventures in the Mid-Atlantic, and previously oversaw regional acquisitions extending north through Boston. Before joining MetLife in 2019, Aaron ran US real estate acquisitions for Paris-based AXA Investment Managers – Real Assets (n/k/a AXA IM-Alts) and served as Vice President at Clarion Partners in New York. Aaron has directly led more than $5.2 billion of real estate investments ranging from core wholly-owned properties and portfolios to opportunistic joint venture developments. Aaron holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rutgers University and a Master of Business Administration degree from New York University’s Leonard N. Stern School of Business. He also holds the LEED Green Associate credential from the US Green Building Council.

Mr. Root is a co-founder and managing principal of Blackfin Real Estate Investors, LLC. Mr. Root is responsible for the acquisitions and investor relations of the venture’s investment portfolio. Mr. Root joined Greystar’s Investment Group in March of 2011. There he was responsible for the acquisition, disposition, financing, and asset management of investments in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Mid-West. Over his 5 year tenure at Greystar, Mr. Root acquired approximately $1.2 Billion of apartments. Prior to joining Greystar, he worked for Invesco Real Estate’s Acquisitions Group and closed over $1.4 billion in multifamily, office, retail, and industrial transactions. Mr. Root is a 2007 graduate of Cornell University’s Johnson School of Management where he received an MBA with a concentration in real estate and finance. Also a graduate of Duke University, Mr. Root received a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and a Certificate in Markets and Management. Mr. Root was a two-time All-American while competing on the Duke University Men’s Tennis Team and went on to compete on the ATP professional tennis tour for 3 years playing in tournaments as notable as the U.S. Open. Mr. Root is an active member of the Real Estate Board of New York, the DC Real Estate Group, and serves on the Board of the Arlington Free Clinic. Mr. Root is an avid fly fisherman and golfer.

Justin Shay, CCIM is Managing Director for BermanCRE’s Multifamily Investment Sales Team and is responsible for business development, client relationships, and investment sales of existing multifamily assets and development opportunities throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. With more than 20 years of experience focusing exclusively on the multifamily real estate industry, Mr. Shay has been involved in the sale of more than 55,000 units totaling more than $6.5 billion in sales volume. Prior to joining BermanCRE, Mr. Shay served as Senior Vice President with Transwestern’s Mid-Atlantic Multifamily Sales team where he variety of sellers including institutional owners, REITS, pension funds, non-profit organizations, family offices, private capital investors, and legacy owners. Mr. Shay has represented include Avalon Bay, Equity Residential, Sentinel Real Estate, Angelo Gordon, The Bozzuto Group, Morgan Properties, Foulger-Pratt, Federal Capital Partners, Harbor Group, Hampshire Properties, AIMCO, Eagle Rock, Castle Lanterra, and more.

Matt Grabler is a Managing Director of Acquisitions of HGI. Mr. Grabler is responsible for the sourcing and underwriting of new multifamily opportunities, as well as coordinating due diligence and closing efforts for HGI’s multifamily acquisitions. Mr. Grabler also leads transactions within HGI’s alternative asset platform, which includes the origination of mezzanine loans, preferred equity fundings and senior mortgage loans to 3rd party real estate sponsors. Mr. Grabler started with HGI as a Senior Associate at the beginning of 2013. During his tenure with the firm, he has closed on $6.6 billion of direct acquisitions and provided $800 million of financing to 3rd party sponsors. Prior to HGI, Mr. Grabler was an Analyst at the Praedium Group, a real estate private equity fund based in NYC. Mr. Grabler studied at Duke University where he received his B.A. in Economics, and received his M.B.A. with distinction from New York University’s Stern School of Business. He lives with his wife and two children in Bethesda, MD.

The world’s leading developers and commercial property owners turn to CBRE to provide creative financial solutions for their commercial real estate investment needs. CBRE has long-term, established relationships with more than 400 of the industry’s premier international lenders. As a Vice Chairman with CBRE’s Capital Markets Group, Mr. Webb leads the Company’s Mid Atlantic Debt & Structured Finance Team which arranges senior debt, mezzanine debt and equity for a wide variety of apartment/condominium, office, retail, industrial and other properties and development projects. The Team is comprised of 12 real estate professionals who work collaboratively with the other groups within CBRE to secure funds from a wide range of capital sources including Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac, FHA, pension funds, endowment funds, sovereign wealth funds, family offices, offshore and domestic banks, debt funds, mortgage REITS and other sources. Over the past five years, Mr. Webb and his team have closed over $14 Billion of debt and equity transactions. After having worked early in his career as an attorney and real estate developer, Mr. Webb has since acted as broker and/or advisor in the financing of over $30 Billion of commercial real estate transactions, including over 100 major development and repositioning deals, and hundreds of refinance transactions of more than 60,000 apartment and condo units and 15 Million square feet of office space. Notable transactions closed by Mr. Webb include 200 Stovall (Alexandria), The Boro mixed-use project (Tysons), Central Place Apartments (Rosslyn), National Science Foundation headquarters (Alexandria), Portals III recapitalizations (Washington, D.C), Columbia Hospital (Washington D.C.), Highland Park I & II (Washington, DC), Liberty Place (Arlington), The Hepburn Residences (Washington, DC), National Cancer Institute (Frederick), and the LCOR apartment portfolio recapitalization (throughout the US).

Colleen Green was appointed Director of the DC Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) on January 3, 2023. Prior to her appointment, Ms. Green was the Vice President of Business Development and Strategic Initiatives at CORE DC and Managing Partner for Ashleys Builders. Ms. Green has extensive experience in finance, real estate, advisory services, operations, strategic planning, and business development. Throughout her career, Ms. Green has developed over 2000 units of housing and overseen the acquisitions and dispositions for a $60 million national real estate investment fund. Prior to her role as Vice President of Business Development and Strategic Initiatives, Ms. Green managed CORE’s business portfolio which included community reentry, homeless shelters, and transitional housing for marginalized communities. In addition, Ms. Green has previously worked at several prolific financial institutions, operated her own property management and construction management firm, and served as Chief of Staff for the Department of Housing and Community Development. Ms. Green received a Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies from the University of Pennsylvania and a Master of Science in Real Estate from New York University.

Charles Sims joined APAH in April 2019 as a Project Manager and was promoted to Director of Real Estate Development in January 2022. Charles is responsible for overseeing half of APAH’s development portfolio, including current and pipeline projects. Charles supports several Project Managers, evaluates properties for future development opportunities, and co-leads the real estate development team. Charles contributes to APAH’s regional expansion by supporting projects throughout Maryland and Virginia. Charles has led and supported several notable APAH development projects including: Snowden’s Ridge APAH’s first development in Maryland, the 87-unit re-development of a family community located in Silver Spring Maryland. Ballston Station a mixed-use re-development of the Central United Methodist Church older facility into. 144 units of affordable housing located above a newly developed church and daycare facility, located adjacent to the Ballston Metro Station. Marbella Campus Re-Development is the re development of a 134 unit garden style affordable housing community into 621 units of affordable housing across three development projects involving both preservation and new construction. Previously, Charles worked as a Senior Construction project manager for Office Depot Office Max in Boca Raton, FL and New Urban Development in Miami, FL. Charles managed Multi-Family new construction and re-development projects, Industrial, and Retail development projects working in both high-density urban and suburban environments throughout the South Eastern U.S.

Myron Adoteye is an investor and financial professional with more than a decade of experience in real estate investment and financing. He founded Aya Enterprises LLC - a capital markets firm sourcing the full capital stack for middle market real estate developers - in 2020. Throughout his career, Myron completed $100 million of commercial transactions; with another $100 million in the pipeline. He is a Venture Fellow at Rebel One Ventures (RBL1) – an early-stage venture capital syndication firm. In the greater New York area, Myron worked for REIS (now Moody’s Analytics’ REIS) where he consulted in different capacities including commercial real estate data, modeled economic data for commercial real estate, and closed one of the company’s top ten new business deals (Brixmor, NYSE: BRX) in the retail sector for 2014. Myron’s is certified in REIS 2.0 Subscriber Edition Data Analysis and acquired his Life, Accident & Health, and Series 7 & 66 licenses. He is a guest venture capital judge and business mentor for the Georgetown University Law School Entrepreneurship Practicum and a member of the Diversity in Commercial Real Estate Conference Host Committee, which runs the largest diverse commercial real estate conference in the country. Myron has spoken at the United Nations & the US Black Chamber. He has also been featured on NPR's Streetwise program - a real estate show that explores industry trends and issues. Myron’s interest in community service led to his appointment as the CFO/treasurer for New Passage Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to connecting with and expanding the African Diaspora. He received the Presidential Silver Volunteer Service Award in 2022. Myron completed his Bachelor of Science in Marketing & Communications and MBA in Management & Entrepreneurship at Fordham University. He lives with his wife Courtney in New Jersey and Virginia.

As Chief Production Officer of Walker & Dunlop’s affordable lending group, John Ducey brings an array of affordable housing finance expertise, including a deep knowledge of tax exempt bonds, low income housing tax credit equity, Section 8 housing, real estate tax abatements and a range of affordable subordinate financing. Mr. Ducey is responsible for leading Walker & Dunlop’s affordable housing financing efforts across all capital sources, including Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and private capital providers, as the company seeks to expand its affordable lending footprint across the United States. Mr. Ducey joined Walker & Dunlop after an eight-year tenure at Fannie Mae, where he served as Director of Multifamily LIHTC Equity Investments and as Manager of Multifamily Affordable Housing and he approved over $3 billion in loans for Fannie Mae’s Affordable Housing team. As Director of Multifamily LIHTC Equity Investments, Mr. Ducey assisted with Fannie Mae’s re-entry into the LIHTC equity business, and structured LIHTC equity investment funds with eight syndicators, resulting in $550 million in equity investments over the course of three years. Throughout his career in affordable housing and community development, which spans over two decades, Mr. Ducey honed his GSE lending skills at Prudential Mortgage Capital Company and Muni Mae, and he led an originations team investing in new market tax credit projects at Enterprise Community Investment. Mr. Ducey holds a Master of Public Policy in public sector financial management and social policy from the University of Maryland School of Public Policy and a Bachelor of Business Administration in finance from St. Bonaventure University. He began his career as a community organizer and affordable housing developer with So Others Might Eat, a Washington, D.C. nonprofit organization, and he is currently active on the Social Justice Committee at Holy Redeemer Church in Washington, which focuses on local affordable housing issues.

Ryn Burns is a registered Architect with a passion for multifamily and mixed-use architecture, adaptive reuse, and sustainable design. Ryn is currently the director of FMGA's Multifamily Studio, working on projects throughout the US with a focus on the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest. He works across project teams to conceptualize and deliver effective, impactful, and inventive projects that enhance the communities they inhabit and optimize clients’ goals. Ryn is dedicated to partnering with municipalities to analyze creative opportunities to deliver needed affordable housing and generate innovative solutions for urban infill and adaptive reuse of sites and structures. His focus at FGMA has been on growth, while continuing an exemplary tradition of client service, building long lasting relationships for repeat business. Ryn holds a Master in Design Studies from the Harvard Graduate School of Design with a concentration in Critical Conservation and a Master of Architecture from Northeastern University. He also holds a B.A. in Architecture from Princeton University. Ryn’s academic and professional work has centered on the transformative redevelopment of existing building fabric, including adaptive reuse, historic preservation, urban infill, and deep energy retrofits. The studio’s current design work is pushing the envelope of mixed uses to create vibrant, healthy, and inspired urban environments.

Stacy Plotkin Silber is a land use attorney at Lerch, Early & Brewer who helps developers, national retailers, senior housing providers, and property owners navigate zoning approvals in Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties in Maryland. She is deeply involved in master plan and sector plan development, having represented many clients in updates to the Bethesda Downtown, White Flint 2, Westbard, Chevy Chase Lake and Montgomery Village Sector Plans. Stacy has an expertise in handling complex cases and in representing clients in all aspects of mixed use and single user developments, including master planning, zoning, rezoning, sketch plans, site plans, subdivisions, historic preservation, affordable housing matters, transferrable development rights, legislative matters, and conditional uses. Her clients have included national and local developers and retailers, including Lowe Enterprises, Clark Enterprises, Federal Realty, Sunrise, CVS, Taco Bell, Chick-fil-A, Starbucks, First National Bank and JP Morgan Chase, among others. Stacy is on the Board for a number of organizations, including serving on the Board and chairing NAIOP DC/MD’s Leadership Committee. Stacy is an adjunct professor at George Washington University Law School, where she teaches a land use course.

Charles brings over two decades of industry experience in development and construction to Banneker Ventures. Throughout his career, Charles has worked on complex commercial, mixed-use, high-rise, new multi-family residential, and renovation projects in both urban and suburban markets, totaling over $1.5 billion. Prior to joining Banneker Ventures, Charles managed residential and mixed-use developments, preconstruction services, and served as a construction project manager during his combined time at Hoffman & Associates, Clark Construction, Bozzuto, Duball, LLC, and Madison Homes, Inc. Charles received a Bachelor of Architecture from Howard University, and retains real estate licenses in Maryland, DC, and Virginia. He is a native of Prince George’s County MD and still maintains a residence there with his wife and two sons.

Ruth Hoang serves as project executive with oversight on a variety of development projects from inception to disposition at Jair Lynch Real Estate Partners. Currently, she is tasked with coordinating the horizontal neighborhood design and development efforts with Vision McMillan Partners, and leading the design and execution efforts on the two mixed-use multifamily and retail buildings totaling over 500 mixed-income residential units and 90,000 square feet of retail, including a full-service grocery store, on the 25-acre historic McMillan Sand Filtration Site. Ms. Hoang is a seasoned real estate executive with 20+ years of experience, specializing in the complete life-cycle development of multifamily and mixed-use communities from site selection to project completion having been involved in the pre/development of approximately 5,000 units and 100,000 SF of retail space and in the mid-Atlantic region. Most recently, she lead the multifamily and mixed-use redevelopment of the Merriweather District in downtown Columbia, Maryland for the Howard Hughes Corporation; and has previously worked in development for Home Properties, JPI Development and the National Capital Revitalization Corporation, and in real estate consulting at Ernst & Young and RCLCO.

Robert Seldin is the Managing Principal of Madison Highland Live Work Lofts and is responsible for leading all company development activity. With 25 years of award-winning apartment development, design, strategy and innovation leadership, Rob is widely recognized as an industry thought leader. With a 100% entitlement success rate on over 13,000 units in high barrier to entry US markets, Rob consistently generates market leading returns at below market cost bases, providing a permanent competitive advantage to his investors. In addition to conventional apartment assets, Rob is also the US Patent Inventor for the proprietary live/work building conversion and construction method and apartment operating system that has become the basis for this industry re-defining asset type. Prior to managing Madison Highland LW Lofts, Rob was the Founder and CEO of Highland Square Holdings, as well as the Founder and CEO of Novus Residences, LLC; both of which were award winning, DMV based, apartment and Live/Work development and operating companies and Head of National Product Design and Senior Vice President of Mid-Atlantic and Southeast Development for Archstone, a premier apartment industry REIT.

Ulises Montes De Oca has been with Lessard Design since 2004 with more than 20 years of experience including mixed‐use, residential, retail, commercial, and hospitality sectors. His depth of experience includes market analysis, programming and land planning and design for developments ranging from high‐density urban settings to suburban communities. Ulises plays a key role providing the overall design direction of the firm and alongside Chris Lessard steers the direction of the company including the global goals of Lessard Design.

Jason Fudin is the CEO and Co-Founder of Placemakr (formerly WhyHotel), based in Washington D.C. Placemakr is a venture-backed platform that operates at the intersection of hospitality and multifamily real estate. With its pop-up hotels, it operates furnished, transient stays out of the vacancy of newly built luxury apartments during the lease-up phase. With its hospitality living buildings, it operates assets as a mix of multifamily and hospitality on a permanent basis with the ability to flex the inventory between both uses. Prior to Placemakr, Jason was the VP of Strategic Initiatives at Vornado Realty Trust where he worked on developing innovative commercial real estate concepts for the organization. Over his career, Jason has managed commercial real estate development projects valued at over $2 billion and has worked in real estate development, acquisitions, and capital markets. He has his B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Management from McGill University and his M.S. in Finance and Real Estate from American University.

As VP of Business Development at MMG, Bobby is responsible for interfacing with a variety of clients from the commercial, multi-family and hospitality sector. With 15 years experience in the tile & stone industry, Bobby brings an unparalleled expertise to global supply chain, value engineering and project management. Bobby has led the expansion of product offering at MMG to encompass everything from natural stone, porcelain tile & slabs, ceramics and an expansive hardscape collection. MMG currently imports products from over 20 countries globally with projects all across North America, ranging from large scale multi family to casinos to 5 star resorts. Bobby is a graduate of Pepperdine University with a degree in Finance. He currently resides in Annapolis, MD.

Rebecca Snyder joined Brookfield Properties Multifamily in 2022 as Executive Vice President and is responsible for ESG, Utilities, Marketing, Regional Engineering, Renovations, Transactions, Affordable Housing and Collections. Rebecca joined Brookfield Asset Management in 2020 and had investment oversight of multifamily projects being developed and redeveloped by Brookfield Properties in North America and Portfolio Management responsibilities for Boston, Rhode Island and the DC Metro Region. Prior to Brookfield, Rebecca was Senior Vice President of Residential Development and Asset Strategy for Strategic Property Partners (SPP), where she oversaw the design, development and asset strategy for Water Street Tampa’s multifamily platform and portfolio. Water Street Tampa is a $3 billion, 9 million square feet, mixed-use waterfront development located in Tampa, Florida. At completion, Water Street Tampa will be home to 3,500 total residential units. Prior to SPP, Rebecca was a Partner at Insight Property Group in Arlington, VA where she was responsible for all facets of multifamily development from acquisition through disposition. She oversaw and led Insight’s holistic project vision, design, and asset management strategy for multiple multifamily and mixed-use urban development projects located within the Washington, D.C. region. Prior to Insight Property Group, Rebecca worked at Archstone where she was involved in the development of multifamily and mixed-use projects in the Washington, D.C. region. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies from Brown University and her Master of Urban and Environmental Planning and Certificate in Historic Preservation from the University of Virginia School of Architecture.

Kelly Sewell Nagel is the head of residentials for EDENS, a leading national owner, developer, and steward of more than 100 open-air retail and mixed-use places in high- growth markets coast to coast. Prior to joining EDENS, Kelly was the founder and managing partner of Residy, a multifamily investment management platform, and was responsible for acquisitions and asset management of the venture’s investment portfolio. She has broad experience in multifamily operations, development, and investments in both publicly traded REITs and privately held firms and has developed and asset managed thousands of apartment units. Before founding Residy, she built and oversaw the multifamily platform and portfolio for a Philadelphia-based real estate private equity fund manager, managing acquisitions, dispositions, financings, redevelopment and capital expenditures, asset and property management. She served as a regional vice president at AIMCO Apartment Homes, one of the country's largest owners and operators of apartments, with 125 communities in 17 states, where she was responsible for the company’s east coast investments including acquisitions, developments, redevelopments, and construction. Ms. Nagel led development and asset management teams for over $1.5 billion of multifamily and mixed-use projects throughout the US. She also provided direction and strategic oversight in key functional areas of operations, marketing, long-range planning, and property management for over 5,700 apartments. Ms. Nagel has held senior positions at AvalonBay Communities and Archstone where she led development teams for over $600 million of multifamily and mixed-use projects. She started her commercial real estate career at Regency Centers, a leading national retail REIT, where she was responsible for the financial underwriting of acquisitions and developments for multiple markets. Prior to commercial real estate, Kelly was a senior program manager for the Defense Intelligence Agency and served as a consultant with Accenture. She has been an active member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) since 2009, recently serving as a Global Governing Trustee and she is a past chair of the Americas Women’s Leadership Initiative. Kelly is also on the leadership team of the Urban Development and Mixed Use (UDMUC) Bronze Product Council. She holds an MBA from Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill, and a BS in Business Administration & Accounting from Washington & Lee University, where she sits on the advisory board for UNC’s Leonard Wood Center for Real Estate Studies (executive committee and chair of the nominating and governance committee), and currently chairs the board of advisors for the W&L Williams School of Commerce. She is a Girl Scout leader and a board member of Good Shepherd Housing, a nonprofit providing affordable housing and ancillary services in Fairfax County, VA. Kelly also serves as an adjunct professor and executive in residence for the Steers Center for Global Real Estate at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business. Kelly resides in McLean, VA, with her three children.

Founded by Jennifer Crosby in 2000, Crosby Design Group has been a trusted name in the multifamily community for over 23 years. Her love of taking on new challenges and passion for every part of design has cemented her place in the market as a go-to partner for developers looking to increase value and set themselves apart as creative leaders in the industry. CDG commercial studio emphasis on multifamily, Jennifer's team has completed hundreds of projects throughout the country. With the best of the best design talents on board, our culture of collaborative approach ensures every square inch of your space functions beautifully for your target demographic. As a relationship driven leader with a work hard, play hard mentality, Jennifer enjoys creating opportunities for fun and connection among her curated design team. When she is not working, you can find her sipping on Tito's with ginger beer and lime on a date night with her husband or enjoying lake life with her family and fur babies.

Highly regarded by DAVIS employees and clients alike, Dave is a true leader who brings out the best in others. He oversees the Mutli-Family Residential market, overseeing a variety of projects — from low-, mid-, and high-rise multifamily to senior living and hospitality. Dave is regularly involved in the business development and preconstruction phases, in addition to his complete oversight of operations staff. His extraordinary leadership has contributed to the completion of over 12,500 residential units, totaling over $2.6B.

Harvey M. Goodman is a nationally recognized public adjuster with extensive experience in adjusting first-party property insurance claims. He has assisted numerous industries including construction, education, health, hospitality, manufacturing, non-profits, real estate, retail, transportation, and warehousing with claims ranging from builders risk to collapse, fire, wind, and water damage. With over 35 years of experience in property insurance, Harvey has been involved with numerous insurance claims including: Four New York Plaza/Edge Funds, Beaulieu of America, Coakley & Williams Construction, Dulles Jet Center, Durst Organization/One Bryant Park, Eagle Bank, Federal Realty Investment Trust, Foulger-Pratt Companies, Howard Hughes Corporation, LaSalle Hotels, Macklowe Properties/510 Madison, MedStar Health, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust, Ronald D. Paul Management, Starwood Hotels & Resorts, TAMKO Building Products, Union Station Investco/Ashkenazy Acquisition, Union Station Redevelopment Corporation, Urban Outfitters and York International. Mr. Goodman leads the firm’s senior management, adjusts complex claims and initiates and manages relationships with new clients throughout the United States, Canada, the Caribbean and Europe. Additionally, Harvey writes and lectures on builders risk, collapse coverage, catastrophic claim adjusting, gaps in insurance coverage and other topics.

Chris Magnolia, Vice President and Owner of Magnolia Companies, is a highly respected expert in wastewater treatment and management with over 30 years of experience in the industry. Chris was raised in the Four Corners section of Silver Spring, Maryland, and attended St. Bernadette School before graduating from St. John's College High School in 1988. He earned his Bachelor of Arts from Salisbury State University in 1992 and then joined the family business, where he worked alongside his father, mother, uncles, and brothers. Chris began his career as an apprentice plumber and attended the Maryland Plumbing Heating Cooling Contractor's Association (MPHCC) to learn more about the trade. In 1994, he moved to the dispatch office to improve the company's procedures for processing daily work requests. In 1997, he was promoted to supervisor of the plumbing service division, and in 1999, he became the Support Services Manager, overseeing customer service and accounting. In late 2004, Chris moved back to operations and took over the Wastewater Division, which includes drain cleaning, pumping, and stormwater management activities. He has focused on this area for the past 20 years. Chris holds licenses in cross connection (backflow) prevention, plumbing, alternative onsite sewage system operations, and stormwater management inspection. He has been married for nearly 30 years to his wife, Cary, and they have two children: Christian, Jr., a wealth planner in the financial services industry, and Taylor, the only fourth-generation Magnolia in the family business. Taylor currently oversees the commercial inside sales office while pursuing her MBA from the University of Maryland.

Hamid grew up in the construction industry by learning the trade in his family’s real estate development business and has pursued a technology-oriented education and professional life in the past 20 years. Prior to founding Zebel in 2019, Hamid led the preconstruction data analytics at Western National Group, a large multifamily development/construction/property management firm, based in Southern California. He now works with large multifamily developers and GC's, such as Irvine Company, Ryan Companies, and Legacy Partners, who share their historical construction cost data anonymously through Zebel, the "Switzerland of Construction Cost Data". Hamid received a Master of Business Administration from Wharton School of University of Pennsylvania, earned a Master of Science in Construction Management and an Engineer degree in Construction Information Technology both from University of Southern California.