As the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Avanti Senior Living, Alford is passionate about empowering older adults with endless choices, state-of-the-art technology, sophisticated living and care and wellness that surpasses the highest benchmarks. Throughout her career, Lori has embraced the “disruptive theory” and has explored ways to challenge the status quo in order to improve the life of seniors and workplace environment. As one of senior living’s most respected innovators, Lori draws from nearly 20 years of experience in senior living as she forges industry-transforming practices and perceptions for senior living. Her passion is focusing on the people and creating a culture of empowerment and pride. Previously, she served as COO of one of the largest assisted living companies in the industry where she was responsible for 32 communities across 10 states and an annual revenues of more than $100M. Lori is actively involved in disrupting the industry and is a frequent speaker and panelist. She has a passion for inspiring women to achieve the best they can be!

Mrs. Will co- founded Belmont Village Senior Living in 1997 as a fully integrated owner, developer and operator of first-rate senior housing and care communities. The company is known for built-to- purpose developments, best in class hospitality, and proprietary resident programming. The Company’s $3.0 Billion real estate portfolio has capacity of over 5,000 apartment and employs over 3,800 people across eight states and Mexico. For the third year in a row, Belmont’s team members voted the Company a Great Place to Work on FORTUNE®’s list of Best Workplaces in Aging Services. Belmont Village has been a leader in senior living in Los Angeles for two decades. In addition to seven purpose built operating communities, plans are underway for a second project in Westwood and a ground-up development in Pasadena. The Company has a rich history of partnering with major academic institutions, including UCLA and USC. Mrs. Will serves on the Boards of The Center for Longevity at UCLA Medical School and the Davis School of Gerontology at USC.

Laurie Baker is responsible for the oversight and strategy of Camden's Portfolio Operations, as well as Asset Management, Sustainability, Revenue and Business Intelligence, Information Technology, Marketing, and Camden's customer experience. During her time with Camden, Laurie has held several roles, including Senior Vice President of Fund & Asset Management, and has been responsible for Camden's reposition and redevelopment program totaling more than $900 million in property improvements. Laurie has a deep understanding of the multifamily industry, evolving customer preferences, and driving transformational change. Before joining Camden in 1999, Laurie was Vice President at Walden Residential Properties and spent nine years at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Laurie is an officer on the National Multifamily Housing Council's Executive Committee. She is a member and former chair of ULI's Multifamily Bronze Council, and a ULI Global Governing Trustee. She serves on the boards of Camp For All and Texas A&M's Master of Real Estate Program. Laurie is an ongoing guest lecturer for George Washington University's Master of Real Estate Investment Institute. She is past President of CREW Network and CREW Houston and was recognized four times by Real Estate Forum as a Women of Influence. Laurie received her MBA in Finance from George Washington University and a BBA from Sam Houston State University.

Bonnie Kelley-Dienna is an Executive Vice President of CBRE specializing in office leasing. Bonnie joined CBRE in early 2007. Bonnie approaches each project with a well formulated and successfully executed strategy resulting in leased projects, while increasing rental rates and overall quality of the tenant mix on portfolios that present multiple challenges. With over 28 years of experience in the commercial real estate industry, Bonnie is regularly recognized among CBRE’s top producers and in 2008 achieved the top-ranking sales position for the firm and was one of the Top 100 producers in the country. She is a past winner of the Houston Office Leasing Brokers Association (HOLBA) Landlord Representative of the Year and is recognized as one of the Houston Business Journal’s Heavy Hitters of commercial real estate.

With over thirty years of experience in occupier representation, Sue has been recognized by her peers for her contribution to both her profession and to the community. As a principal, Sue offers a complete range of services for corporate clients who are contemplating a facility change and can assist in developing strategies to achieve client's goals while maximizing leverage throughout the process. She is known for her creative solutions that solve her clients’ complex real estate issues.

A highly respected commercial real estate broker in the Houston market, Lilly Golden has been working in the industry for 25 years. She has represented retailers such as HEB, Sun & Ski, Guitar Center, Sur La Table, David’s Bridal, 99 Cents Only, Aaron Rents, and Houston’s Restaurants, leased properties for landlords such as CBL, Crescent, Freeway Properties and Tanglewood Corporation, represented investors such as Mischer Investments, Provident and Lovett Homes and completed build to suits for both Aaron Rents and Dollar Tree. Lilly has earned the “Heavy Hitters Award” from the Houston Business Journal and the “Costar Broker of the Year Award” in 2012, 2013 and 2015. She is a CCIM, a board member of The Site Source National Retail Broker Network, the Houston chairperson for the International Council of Shopping Centers and a member of Commercial Real Estate Women. Lilly started her career as a Systems Engineer at IBM in Chicago, she joined Jones Lang LaSalle 5 years later and worked as both an office and retail broker before moving to Houston in 1993. After working for Trammel Crow, Wulfe & Co and Moody Rambin, Lilly formed Evergreen Commercial Realty in 2005.

Ms. Davis is co-founder of Fidelis Realty Partners, Ltd. (Fidelis) where she currently serves as the Executive Vice President of Leasing and Development. She oversees the leasing of Fidelis’ entire retail portfolio, which is one of the key revenue-producing activities in the company. Together with her team, she has created, renewed, and processed approximately 3,000 lease transactions totaling 10 MM square feet with a combined contract value of $1.5 billion. Not only does Ms. Davis offer guidance with leasing strategies and execution, she also provides asset management and investment direction. With over 30 years’ experience in the commercial real estate industry, Ms. Davis has cemented herself as a top executive in her field. In fact, she was given the distinguished honor of being named one of the Top 15 Women in Commercial Real Estate in Houston in 2012. This esteemed award is given to top local women executives who have had a permanent impact on Houston’s Commercial Real Estate industry. Earlier in her career, Ms. Davis was the highest producer in retail leasing nationwide for five consecutive years at Trammel Crow, where she began her career in commercial real estate as a Property Manager and Leasing Agent before quickly ascended the ranks and becoming a Senior Retail Leasing Agent. Ms. Davis holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Texas at Austin. She is a licensed Texas real estate broker, a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers in both Texas and Nationally. She was voted one of the top 15 women in Commercial Real Estate in 2012. She serves on the Executive Council of the University of Texas Real Estate Finance and Investment Center of the McCombs School of Business, The New Territory Commercial Board Member, West Houston Young Life Leadership board member and a past member of the Cattle Baron’s organization, which benefits cancer research in the Houston area.

Ms. Hill is a Senior Managing Director in the Houston office of HFF with more than 29 years of experience in commercial real estate. She is primarily responsible for originating debt and equity placement transactions throughout the southern United States across all property types. During the course of her career, Ms. Hill has completed in excess of $8 billion in commercial real estate transactions.

Chrissy is a commercial real estate veteran and expert with 39 years of experience representing tenants, landlords and owners. She possesses a distinctive insight into the industry, market knowledge and expertise, which she converts into quantifiable results for her clients regarding asset positioning, lease negotiations and investment opportunities. Her primary goal is to partner with and empower clients to make educated real estate decisions. At its essence, Chrissy believes that commercial real estate is a business about people. Her ambition has always been to be proactive, trustworthy and an active listener who provides value to her diverse clientele. Experience JLL Houston President Dan Bellow tapped Chrissy to establish the Houston Agency Leasing Group in 2013. As an Executive Vice President and senior member, she advised the service delivery and expansion of the business line. She has been instrumental to its success and after 6 years has seen it grow to a robust team and formidable group in the Houston market. Chrissy works closely with her clients and team to develop and execute leasing and marketing strategies customized to each owner’s short- or long-term goals for their real estate assets. Before joining JLL in 2013, Chrissy was the Managing Director of Leasing at Hines, where she oversaw a 13-million-square-foot portfolio of downtown and suburban Houston office properties, including executing the world’s largest lease for 2011, a 1.2-million-square-foot renewal for Shell Oil at One and Two Shell Plaza. Education Bachelor of Science | The University of North Texas Achievements § Top Gun Designation, JLL (2018) § Gold Achiever Designation, JLL (2016) § Landlord Representative of the Year, HOLBA (2016, 2003) § Top 15 Women in Commercial Real Estate, Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) § Heavy Hitter, Houston Business Journal Affiliations and Community Information § CREW, Distinguished Leader § Houston Livestock and Rodeo Show, Member § NAIOP, Former Board of Directors

As Chief Executive of Lionstone Investments, Jane Page leads the firm in effectuating strategy and managing real estate investing. Lionstone Investments a private equity real estate firm managing over $8 Billion in AUM. The firm invests across the risk spectrum and focuses on a strategy of providing real estate for the highest productive segment of the US economy. Ms. Page joined Lionstone in 2012, serving as the firm’s first Chief Operating Officer prior to being promoted to Chief Executive Officer in 2014. Previously, she spent 10 years at Crescent Real Estate Equities and 15 years at Metropolitan Life. Ms. Page received a B.B.A. in Business Administration and Economics from Point Loma College in San Diego and an MBA in Real Estate Finance from the University of San Francisco.

Lispah Hogan joined Newmark Knight Frank as a principal in 2002 to play a pivotal role in the firm’s national expansion and direct its Houston office. Ms. Hogan is a 35-year commercial real estate veteran, specializing in tenant advisory. Ms. Hogan has completed more than 23 million square feet of transactions in her career and has extensive experience in numerous regions throughout the southern United States, particularly in Texas and Louisiana. Over the course of her career, Ms. Hogan has represented many prominent corporations in their occupancy needs in Houston and internationally. In addition to the partial list below, she was also retained by Phillips 66 to assist in the development of its 1.1 million square foot headquarters. In addition to leasing, she has executed 34 building sales and land in excess of 451 acres including a mixed-use site in Austin, TX. Prior to joining Newmark Knight Frank, Ms. Hogan was affiliated for 18 years with Julien J. Studley, Inc. as vice president and branch manager for the real estate brokerage firm’s Houston office. Before her tenure with Studley, Ms. Hogan served in the commercial lending field, initially with First Freeport National Bank, and later as interim commercial loan supervisor for North American Mortgage Company. Ms. Hogan is a committee member of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo and a member of the Houston Aggie Club. She has also held the position of secretary and treasurer of the Houston Office Leasing Brokers Association (HOLBA) and past president of the Association for Commercial Real Estate (ACRE). Ms. Hogan is an active member of CoreNet.

While working a summer job at an art supply store during college, Diana became fascinated by the architecture students who frequented the shop. After seeing the materials and hearing about the projects, she returned to school with a piqued interest in the creative potential of architectural design. She took just one course on modern architectural history and was hooked. The child of scientists, her artistic inclinations have always been grounded in a deep appreciation of the natural world. Having focused her career on healthcare design, Diana has seen how quickly facilities must change to support new technology and innovation. She likes to think about giving buildings “good bones” that will elegantly support their growth. Her interests in streamlined planning and the use of scientific data to inform the way spaces are designed further these objectives, making Diana a go-to resource for healthcare institutions.

Lauren Rottet is one of the most-celebrated interior architects in the world today with an extraordinary record of awards, publications, lectures, juries and honors. Rottet is the only woman in history to be elevated to Fellow status by both The American Institute of Architects and International Interior Design Association. She also holds the coveted titles of Interior Design Hall of Fame and Interiors (now Contract) Designer of the Year and Lifetime Appointee to the U.S. General Services Administration’s National Register of Peer Professionals for Design Excellence. In 2006, Rottet was inducted as an Inaugural Member of the Women in Design Hall of Fame. In 2010 she served as a juror in the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award and in 2012 was named Boutique Design Designer of the Year. Most recently, in 2014, Rottet was inducted into Hospitality Design magazine’s legendary Platinum Circle, the magazine’s highest honor for design professionals. Rottet’s furniture and product designs have earned her four gold medals for Best of NeoCon and a Chicago Athenaeum Award. After graduating with a bachelor’s of Architecture degree from the University of Texas with Highest Honors, Rottet began her career in San Francisco, where she practiced with the accomplished residential design firm Fisher Friedman Associates. Rottet relocated to Chicago to join Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) and focus on high-rise office design. Her work with SOM took her back to Texas where she was Senior Designer on several major high-rise buildings, museums and planning projects. When the building boom stopped, Rottet focused her creative energies on interiors and was soon asked by SOM to start an Interiors practice in Los Angeles. After successfully building that practice, Rottet and several SOM partners joined forces to create the architecture and interiors firm, Keating Mann Jernigan Rottet. After expanding from a staff of six to sixty in only four years, the partners joined Daniel Mann Johnson & Mendenhall (DMJM) to further expand their growing practice. Rottet was Principal-in-Charge of the interiors practice, DMJM Rottet, for fourteen years. In 2008, she left DMJM to form the privately held, WBE-certified, Rottet Studio with a team of architects and designers she has worked with for as many as 25 years. Rottet is known for her expertise and leadership in the Design of Office Environments and has created offices for many of the Fortune100 Companies including Goldman Sachs, Disney and GE as well as the top International Financial Service and Law Firms. In particular she is sited for her expertise in advancing office design to reflect a current approach based on technology and contemporary methods of working. Years ago, her furniture designs set the standard for the Law Office work wall and she is currently developing furniture to accommodate the new way of working. With over 40 million sf of built office and Law firm experience, Rottet continues to lead the industry in innovative thinking and design.

As President and Chief Executive Officer of The Richland Companies, Edna Meyer-Nelson directs all business activities for Richland’s many divisions. Since founding The Richland Companies in 1993, she has amassed a portfolio of 35 properties in five states representing more than 2.5 million square feet of commercially owned and managed property throughout the Southwestern United States valued in excess of $250 million. She began her career in the banking industry where she served as Vice President, Commercial Loan Officer, and Marketing Director for several of the larger banks in Houston, such as: Great Southern Bank, Fondren Southwest Bank, American National Bank and Charter Bank. During her tenure, Meyer-Nelson’s duties included initiating commercial, small business and real estate loans, as well as executive lines of credit. While managing over $50 million in assets, she also assisted in the buy-outs of several independent banks, initiated and incorporated new, cost effective programs, and actively encouraged executive women to enter new business ventures. Meyer-Nelson is a graduate of Southern Methodist University with post-graduate degrees from the University of Houston and the University of Colorado. She is an active member of the National Association of Professional Women, CREW and the American Business Women’s Association as well as a frequent guest lecturer for a variety of graduate, undergraduate and continuing education courses at Rice University and University of Houston, where she sits on the Executive Advisory Board-Graduate Real Estate Program, C.T. Bauer College of Business. In 2010, she was appointed Chairman of the Advisory Council for The Texas Heart Institute’s Center for Women’s Heart and Vascular Health. A longtime board member of Houston Children’s Charity, in 2009 Edna earned the distinction of presiding as its first female President. She also serves on the board of the Houston Police Foundation. She is a member of The Cooley Circle, a Charter Member of Baylor Research Advocates for Student Scientists, a recipient of the CAPS Cherished Companion Award and a supporter of Houston Crime Stoppers. In 2017, Meyer-Nelson became the first woman to receive the Houston Business Journal’s Landmark Lifetime Achievement Award and was honored with CREW Houston's inaugural Circle of Excellence Award. She is an inductee of the Greater Houston Women’s Chamber of Commerce Hall of Fame, has been named Houston Business Journal’s Inaugural Best for Profit CEO and a finalist for their Women Who Mean Business Award, received CREW’s 2015 Networking Story of the Year, one of Real Estate Forum’s 2014 Women of Influence, one of CREW’s 2012 Top 15 Women in Commercial Real Estate, one of Real Estate Forum’s 2010 Women of Influence, a top finalist for “Business Woman of the Year” and “Entrepreneur of the Year” and continually garners top spots on The Houston Business Journal’s Top 50 Women Owned Businesses, Top 50 Fastest Growing Businesses, and Top 100 Diversified Businesses in the United States. She currently resides in Houston, Texas.

Kellie Jenks is the Principal of Investments for TRC Capital Partners, LLC and TRC Ventures, L.P. She is responsible for sourcing, analyzing and executing real estate investments. Prior to joining Redstone, Kellie was a Vice President at Rockspring Capital and focused on developing institutional equity relationships. She also held positions as Investment Manager of a $400 million office portfolio at the Lionstone Group and an Associate at Goldman Sachs within the Whitehall Funds where she helped manage a $1.2 billion hotel investment platform. Kellie serves on the board of Buffalo Bayou Partnership, Hope Stone, Inc and previously served as the Investment Treasurer for the Junior League of Houston. She received her B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Texas A&M and her M.B.A. from Columbia Business School.

Personally dedicated to continuing Bellows’ high standards of integrity and excellence, Laura is committed to client service in her leadership role as well as supporting the loyal, expert personnel who are the foundation of the company. She especially enjoys her regular visits to jobsites to meet with superintendents and field personnel as she continues to emphasize Bellows’ dedication to safe operating practices and executing projects with precision. A native Houstonian, Laura graduated Cum Laude from Vanderbilt University in 1979 with a BA in Business Administration and Fine Arts. She has lengthy experience in the industry as well as previous experience in public relations and writing. She also draws on years of experience serving the Houston community in numerous volunteer leadership and organizational roles. Laura currently serves on the boards of the DePelchin Children's Center, the American Heart Association, Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, and on the advisory board of the Houston Arts Alliance. She also serves as a co-chair of the Construction Sector Council of the GHP's UpSkill Houston workforce initiative which is focused on closing the "middle skills" careers gap in Houston.

Rhonda J. Sands is a Frost senior vice president and relationship manager serving customers in the Houston region. Rhonda has 39 years of industry experience. Her wealth of knowledge coupled with her expertise help build strong banking relationships with her customers and colleagues. A proud graduate of the University of Texas at Austin with a BBA and an MBA, Rhonda’s commitment to continued learning and leadership development is evident through her involvement with Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) Network, both as a member and by serving on the board. Her community involvement includes the Advisory Board for Women’s Resource of Greater Houston, and Treasurer of St. Philip Presbyterian Church. In addition to helping Frost grow and prosper through her strong interpersonal skills and her vast product knowledge, Rhonda enjoys spending time playing golf and summertime hiking in the mountains.

After a seasoned career with vast experiences, she identified a need to serve clients on a platform that would afford them the best design talents and skill sets around the world. Analyzing what was available in the industry, she questioned why something like this did not exist. As a result, a community-concept was conceived where every participant, from agencies to individuals, could benefit from collaborating with one another. This vision was derived from having worked at many organizational levels: from owning her own firm, to being a partner at a small firm, to most recently acting in a principal role at one of the largest design firms in the world. Throughout the years, she havs been fortunate enough to cross paths with so much talent. It is these talents, along with newer firms and individuals she has encountered more recently, who now form her LUCID gang- a community driven to achieve the highest levels of client and participant success

Lori Bryant, Managing Director of Property Management in Houston, has been involved in real estate management for over 35 years. She currently leads a team of 250 people managing 25 million square feet. Lori started her career in Houston, Texas but, after 10 years, joined as a principal/partner of a leading company in Oklahoma. Her company became a CBRE affiliate office in 2000 and was then sold to CBRE, Inc. in 2014. This created opportunity for Lori to move back to Houston in 2018. Her experience as a business owner and market leader lends itself very well to Houston’s mixed portfolio of office buildings, industrial parks and retail centers. Lori’s daily responsibilities include the management, marketing and business development activities of the Property Management portfolio. Lori engages in the service delivery process, overseeing the Property Management team, and is responsible for maintaining data and reporting integrity for the client. T: 713-577-1614 F: 713-577-1677 Lori.bryant@cbre.com 2800 Post Oak Blvd., Ste 500 Houston, TX 77056 • Metropolitan Life Insurance Company • Invesco • Nuveen • Clarion Partners • Triple Net Properties • American Realty Advisors (ARA) • BlackRock Realty Advisors • American International Realty (AIG) • Credit Suisse • KBS • Principal Real Estate Investors • UBS • Heitman • Crow Holdings • JMB • Founders Properties Clients Represented Professional Affiliations / Accreditations •Member, International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) •Member, Houston Association of Realtors (HAR) •Certified Property Manager (CPM®) •Real Property Administrator (RPA) •Accredited Residential Manager (ARM®) •Member, Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) Lori has a strong belief in professional education and has earned her Certified Property Manager (CPM®) designation through IREM and Real Property Administrator (RPA) designation through BOMA. Additionally, Lori maintains an active Real Estate Sales Agent License with the Texas Real Estate Commission.

Experienced Vice President, Acquisitions with a demonstrated history, working for over twenty five years in the multi-family investment industry purchasing over 30,000 units valued at over $3B nationally. Skilled in Real Estate Acquisitions, Finance, Dispositions, Asset Management and Development. Strong real estate professional with a BA in Economics from The University of Texas at Austin.

Jan is a founding member of Transwestern’s Structured Finance platform and she has over 25 years of experience in real estate finance including origination of debt, underwriting of real estate portfolios, due diligence, and structuring of complex debt and equity transactions including EB5 equity transactions. Prior to joining Transwestern, Jan was a principal of Sparks Financial Group, Inc., a Houston mortgage banking firm. She has successfully negotiated billions of dollars of real estate debt nationally and internationally for existing properties and for new construction of office, retail, industrial, multifamily and hotel properties. Prior to her career in the real estate lending industry, Jan was a partner of a Government Securities firm and a Certified Public Accounting firm.

Connie Simmons Taylor focuses on commercial real estate transactions of all asset types, representing primarily developers/owners. Clients rely on Connie for a wide variety of matters relating to office and retail leasing; acquisition, disposition and financing and development of real property.

Stephanie Burritt is a Principal and Managing Director of Gensler's Houston office. Stephanie's career with Gensler began in 1989 when she joined the London office. Six years later, she transferred to Houston and has since had the opportunity to manage workplace projects ranging from 1,000 to 1 million square feet in size. During her time in Houston, she has primarily focused on designing for energy and professional service firm clients, many of whom are long-term and global relationships. Stephanie has been a member and advocate of The Texas Association for Interior Design for more than 15 years. She first served as a board member for the Gulf Coast Region, and then held roles as Vice President, President, and VP of Students and Education. Stephanie also supports the Boy Scouts of America at a local and national level, formerly acting as a Venture Crew Advisor for Troop 641. As a champion for the continued health and growth of Houston, Stephanie currently serves on the Board of Directors for Central Houston. Over the past three years, Stephanie has been recognized as a recipient for both Bisnow Houston's Power Women Award and Houston Business Journal's Women Who Mean Business Award. Most recently, she was the recipient of the International Interior Design Association award for Design Leadership.

For more than 30 years, Diane R. K. Osan, FAIA, ACHA has helped the nation’s top healthcare institutions translate their visions into reality. As Chief Executive Officer of FKP, she is one of few women in the country to lead a large architecture firm — a firm she has helped build into an international design leader. A frequent expert lecturer at healthcare business and design forums, Diane’s award-winning work for children’s hospitals, women’s health facilities and cancer care centers is often benchmarked among the world’s best patient care environments. Among many other large-scale projects, she led the design of Houston’s premier women’s center, the new Texas Children’s Hospital Pavilion for Women.

Elke S. Laughlin is a highly energetic and dynamic leader with a keen ability to bring a unique perspective into the world of Professional Services Consulting, with industry expertise in real estate. As president and CEO of Laughlin Consulting Group, Elke has over 25 years of industry experience in various facets of the commercial real estate arena, from a privately-held regional brokerage firm to a global, publicly traded, Fortune 500 and S&P 500 corporation. Foremost, Elke has a keen ability to see the “Big Picture”; as such, she brings a wealth of business knowledge. She’s a strategist who understands both organizational and human capital. Ms. Laughlin brings a distinct talent to professional business coaching and sales training due to her understanding of both sales management; as well as human behavior in a sales environment. Throughout her career, she has touched all areas of the real estate industry — from brokerage services to operations; investment sales to human resources; corporate services to leadership development and sales training; and investment management to marketing and branding. She has experienced it all. Elke is a Licensed Real Estate Broker in the State of Texas and is also a Certified Professional Behaviors Analyst (“CPBA”), and a TTI Insights Value Added Associate. As a CPBA, she can create dynamic leadership and sales strategies, training, and executive development by understanding behaviors, motivators, and drivers in a sales environment. Elke is a leader in both the industry and the community.