Justin serves as Executive Managing Director of Transwestern’s Healthcare & Life Sciences Advisory Services Group and leads the Houston Healthcare & Life Sciences Brokerage Team. With 16 dedicated professionals, the Team leases over 8 million square feet of clinical & lab space, more than any other local firm, and has transacted over 2,000 lease and building sales in the last 5 years. The team specializes in agency leasing, tenant representation, investment services and strategic account management.

Justin has been with Transwestern since 2007 and specializes in providing real estate solutions within this niche space to investors, developers, end users and VC firms. His expertise in leasing, investment services, development, construction and asset management, allows him to apply a holistic lens to any real estate opportunity, resulting in optimal outcomes for Transwestern clients

Mervyn Alphonso is Executive Vice President & Partner with Anchor Health Properties. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, he lends his acute understanding of the healthcare real estate sector across Anchor’s business platforms. With more than 20 years specializing in the healthcare real estate industry, he is involved in the firm's investments and development platforms, including leading acquisition transactions, as well as development projects and management engagements.

Offering significant knowledge of the healthcare sector, Mervyn’s depth of experience as an accomplished professional, includes acquisitions, development, financial feasibility, site selection and evaluation, and asset management.

His prior career experience includes six years as a Managing Director with NexCore Group as well as serving as a Director with Alvarez & Marsal and in addition, he spent time earlier in his career with Hammes Company.

He currently serves on Industry Advisory Board of the Virginia Tech Program in Real Estate and is also a member of the Association of Medical Facility Professionals (AMFP). In addition, he has previously served on the organizing and leadership committee of the BOMA International Medical Office Buildings and Healthcare Facilities conference.

Mervyn earned his Bachelor of Architecture from Virginia Tech and his Master of Business Administration from the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business.

Jayne Kang Kim is the Health Studio Practice Leader in Austin for HKS Inc., an award-winning

global architecture, interior design, planning and advisory firm. Jayne has been in the

architectural industry for15 years and has worked with clients such as MGH, Duke Health, UNC

Health, Kaiser Permanente, and UC Davis Health. Prior to entering the health sector, Jayne

worked on urban master plans in Brazil, Kuala Lumpur, and the UAE. Jayne received an M.B.A.

from the Kenan Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina and a Master of

Architecture from Harvard University.

Melissa Edwards is a nationally recognized leader in healthcare architecture with over

15 years of experience designing impactful, community-centered care environments

across the country. As a Managing Partner of PhiloWilke Partnership—a Houston-based

architectural design firm specializing in healthcare, academic, and scientific

facilities—Melissa leads with a commitment to quality, teamwork, and integrity.

Her passion lies in the transformative role healthcare facilities play within their

communities. Melissa’s design philosophy is rooted in collaborative practice models and

the strategic integration of technology. She brings a unique perspective to every project

by aligning sustainable design principles with deep construction knowledge and system

integration.

A cornerstone of Melissa’s portfolio is her deep expertise in micro-hospital design.

Under her leadership, PhiloWilke Partnership has completed over 50 emergency-centric

micro-hospitals across the United States. These facilities, ranging from 9,000 to 46,000

square feet, are designed to deliver high-quality emergency care in suburban

communities, integrating diagnostic imaging, streamlined admittance, and flexible

medical office space. Melissa’s work in this area has helped redefine how healthcare is

delivered at a neighborhood scale, maximizing efficiency while maintaining a strong

focus on patient experience and operational sustainability.

As a real estate partner at Hunton Andrews Kurth, Katy represents owners, developers and investors in real estate transactions covering all asset types, with a focus on life sciences and healthcare real estate. Her practice encompasses a broad range of transaction-types, including financing, leasing, acquisition, disposition, construction and development of improved and unimproved single asset and portfolio properties. She leverages her broad real estate practice with a creative, energetic and solution-oriented mindset to be a true partner with her clients; understanding the delicate balance between developing and negotiating terms and structures to protect them, and getting the deal done.

An architectural graduate of the University of Southern California, Jill spent the majority of her

career in healthcare facility planning, the final 22 years at Texas Children’s Hospital guiding the

development of over $2B of work and adding over 5M square feet. Jill is a licensed architect in

Texas and California and holds a certificate from the National Council of Architectural

Registration Boards (NCARB).

As Director of Real Estate Facilities, Steven Donnelly provides leadership in all

facets of real estate property management and lease administration for all

administrative facilities and ambulatory clinics.

In this role he supports and assists in implementing corporate real estate and

clinical facilities development strategies throughout Bexar County as University

Health continues its mission to serve the community.

Steven graduated from Texas A&M University in College Station with a

Bachelor of Environmental Design. He started his career in the design and

construction department working on capital projects for the World Trade Center

in Dallas. From there, he spent 9 years working with large construction

contractors building healthcare projects. Eventually, Steven joined a large real

estate company where he developed healthcare real estate and acted as Owner’s Representative for

healthcare projects ranging from medical office and outpatient facilities to large acute care hospitals. He

has dedicated his career to healthcare development working on over 2 million SF valued at of $1 billion

dollars.

Steven is currently a volunteer on the Architectural Review Committee for the Alamo Ranch

Communities. He started the Clays for Camps at Children’s Health that has raised over $1 million since it

started in 2013. Steven regularly speaks at healthcare real estate conferences and has been published

several times.

Steven moved to San Antonio in 2006. In 2014, he married his wife Valeska, and combined they

have seven children and one grandchild.

Beth has 20 years of experience within the architectural profession with emphasis on healthcare planning and design of projects ranging from master planning, renovation, expansion, and new construction. She has been with Page for 18 of those years, is a Principal and Regional Healthcare Director. Her project roles include development of client relations, facility strategic planning, programming, mentoring and leading architectural and consultant teams through the design and planning process. She is a graduate from Texas Tech University with a Masters of Architecture along with being a LEED Accredited Professional, Evidence Based Design Accredited Professional, and a member of the AIA American College of Healthcare Architects.

Calvin Silva is a Project Director at McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., one of the top healthcare builders in the U.S. Calvin received his Bachelor of Science in Construction Science from Texas A&M and has been in the construction industry for over thirteen years. In his role as Project Director, Calvin is responsible for leading teams through the design and construction of major projects, working alongside top leadership, and contributing to the company’s annual sales exceeding $5 billion.

Throughout his career, Calvin has worked in a variety of markets, with a primary focus on healthcare construction. He has been a part of many successful healthcare projects in Central Texas, ranging from renovations and expansions to large complex hospitals, and has collaborated with esteemed clients across Texas, including Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston Methodist, and St. Luke’s.

Trae is passionate about serving clients who strengthen the community. He is an experienced builder of healthcare, private and charter K-12, higher education, and cultural & performing arts facilities. Trae’s focus is serving clients in the Central Texas region from pre-construction through occupancy. He has 15 years of experience in the construction industry, with 12 of those years working with Linbeck Group, LLC. Trae started his career as a project engineer and is now a vice president leading a team in the Central Texas region. He has led major projects in the Austin and Houston markets, including serving MD Anderson for 6 years on a variety of projects - from valve replacements under a JOC agreement to 600,000 SF buildouts in Design-Build deliveries. In Austin, he has worked with specialized clients, including radio compounding pharmacies, as well as complex imaging equipment upgrades. Outside of work, Trae enjoys chasing around his two young daughters and tooling around town in his vintage Mercedes.

Heather Hanson is a proven, successful senior-level executive,

known for improving organizational performance and

shareholder value through planning, analysis, problem-

solving, program development and servant leadership. She leverages

her extensive experience in multiple aspects of the medical

device industry to serve the members of BioMedSA and the

San Antonio biomedical industry at large.

Ms. Hanson has worked at the ground level and managed

others to accomplish all aspects of

medical device development, including: research, design,

quality, regulatory, manufacturing,

field service, clinical trials and supply chain. As an engineer,

she has designed products and

equipment resulting in 24 U.S. patents for a variety of medical technologies. As an executive, she has led companies to improve their operational performance, establish efficient processes, raise capital, while motivating peers and employees to achieve positive results. Ms. Hanson has

also founded a successful consulting company, Corvax Solutions, to assist companies and

entrepreneurs in the development of medical devices. Additionally, she has worked directly for

Southwest Research Institute, Motorola and Seno Medical, and worked with a multitude of

medical device companies and research institutions as a consultant.

Ms. Hanson holds a BSE in Mechanical Engineering from Arizona State University and a MS in

Mechanical Engineering from North Carolina State University. She and her family have called

San Antonio home for over 20 years.

With nearly 40 years of experience, Jose Rivera supports National and Global Life Science clients, Investors, and Developers with Capital Project Planning and Implementation Strategies. With a focus on the execution of new product development, scale-up, and manufacturing processes, Jose is an expert on Integrated Project Delivery for Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Validation (EPCV) Projects.

He holds a Bachelor of Science in both Mechanical, and Civil Engineering, as well as a Master of Arts in Construction Management. He is a Professional Engineer - BSCE and BSSE from the US Coast Guard Academy, BSME UPR and Master Engineering Management and Master in Process Controls & Automation. He is also an active member in THBI, ISPE, PDA, TPE.

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Kurt’s professional engineering career spans over 40 years. His expertise includes structural engineering design for Mission Critical Facilities such as Data Centers, Health Care Facilities such as Hospitals and Clinics and Life Sciences Facilities such as Biopharmaceutical Pilot Plants and Production Facilities around the United States and the World. His area of expertise is in designing buildings to be occupable after natural disasters including Tornados, Hurricanes and Earthquakes. He has been the structural engineer of record for conventional “fixed Base Buildings” ranging from 1-23 stories, “Base Isolated Buildings” ranging from 1-5 stories, and the retrofit and new construction of buildings incorporating Fluid Viscous Dampers ranging from 1-22 stories. He has published numerous papers on passive energy dissipation and presented the findings at various conventions in Boston, San Francisco and Milan.

For over 23 years as the Founding Principal at PARADIGM Structural Engineers, Kurt spends most of his time developing new leaders at PARADIGM and mentoring staff in Chicago and San Francisco.

Trent Smith is the Director of Business Development for Zonda Demographics, one of the leading demographic firm in Texas, working with more than 200 public schools, municipalities and architecture firms. The parent company, Zonda, is the largest provider of single family housing data in North America,

covering more than 90% of the US market. Trent has been doing demographic research and consulting for the last 11 years with clients across Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas.