Master of Professional Studies in Real Estate
Faculty
Susan Allen
Roy Bernardi
Roy A. Bernardi served as the Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in the George W. Bush administration, charged with managing HUD's day-to-day operations, a nearly $38 billion annual operating budget and the agency's 8500 employees. President Bush nominated Bernardi as Deputy Secretary on June 24, 2004. Bernardi was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on November 21, 2004.
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Roy A. Bernardi served as the Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in the George W. Bush administration, charged with managing HUD's day-to-day operations, a nearly $38 billion annual operating budget and the agency's 8500 employees. President Bush nominated Bernardi as Deputy Secretary on June 24, 2004. Bernardi was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on November 21, 2004.
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Ravi Bhatia
Current Responsibilities
David Borchardt
Chris Bruneau
With 13 years of experience in Latin America, Mr. Bruneau has responsibility for sourcing, underwriting, negotiating and closing investments for the JER Latin American Fund (LAM Fund). Mr. Bruneau joined JER Partners in 2006 from East-West Financial Services, Ltd., a financial advisory boutique that arranges financing for hospitality and real estate projects in Latin America. Prior to joining East-West, Mr. Bruneau was an attorney at Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker LLP and previously at Wilmer Cutler & Pickering LLP. In both firms, he was a member of the Latin American Practice Group and provided legal advice to private equity investments, mezzanine investments, lenders and foreign investors in the region. Mr. Bruneau holds a J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center, an M.A. in International Economics and International Relations from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and a B.A. in Comparative Government from Georgetown University. Mr. Bruneau lived in Brazil for six years. He is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese.
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Larry Casey
Mr. Larry Casey is responsible for Business Development, Marketing and National Accounts for Skanska USA Building. He is based out of the Greater Washington DC operations of Skanska and is active in several industry organizations including ULI, NAIOP, DBIA, COAA, CMAA, SMPS, and CURT. Mr. Casey has served in various positions in the real estate industry over his 32 year career, working for national companies such as Centex, Gilbane Building, and Skanska.
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Mr. Larry Casey is responsible for Business Development, Marketing and National Accounts for Skanska USA Building. He is based out of the Greater Washington DC operations of Skanska and is active in several industry organizations including ULI, NAIOP, DBIA, COAA, CMAA, SMPS, and CURT. Mr. Casey has served in various positions in the real estate industry over his 32 year career, working for national companies such as Centex, Gilbane Building, and Skanska.
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Stephen Conley
Stephen Conley is an Executive Managing Director and Operating Committee Member in the Washington, DC Office of Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P. (HFF) and has over 26 years of commercial real estate and related experience. In 1999, he chartered the Washington, DC office of HFF in order to expand the array of services offered to clients through the use of a fully-integrated national capital markets-based platform. The DC office now includes nine investment sales producers and six debt producers with 14 analysts and support staff. Since 2001, the team has executed more than $22.1 billion of commercial real estate transactions which includes investment sales and debt. He is a Hoya. HFF Washington, DC was ranked the number one investment sales firm in the DC region last year by GWCAR and has been ranked as the number one capital markets intermediary in the region every year since 2002. In 2005 and 2006 the DC office completed just over $6.5 billion in transactional volume. The office continues this upward trend with 2007 transactional volume totaling over $3.9 billion and 2008 transactional volume totaling over $2 billion.
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Stephen Conley is an Executive Managing Director and Operating Committee Member in the Washington, DC Office of Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P. (HFF) and has over 26 years of commercial real estate and related experience. In 1999, he chartered the Washington, DC office of HFF in order to expand the array of services offered to clients through the use of a fully-integrated national capital markets-based platform. The DC office now includes nine investment sales producers and six debt producers with 14 analysts and support staff. Since 2001, the team has executed more than $22.1 billion of commercial real estate transactions which includes investment sales and debt. He is a Hoya. HFF Washington, DC was ranked the number one investment sales firm in the DC region last year by GWCAR and has been ranked as the number one capital markets intermediary in the region every year since 2002. In 2005 and 2006 the DC office completed just over $6.5 billion in transactional volume. The office continues this upward trend with 2007 transactional volume totaling over $3.9 billion and 2008 transactional volume totaling over $2 billion.
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James Dalkin
James R Dalkin is a lecturer in accounting and finance and co-creator of the Masters of Professional Studies in Real Estate program at Georgetown University. In addition, Mr. Dalkin has developed a number of seminars on real estate investing which he has instructed through the University. Mr. Dalkin's current focus is on promoting financial literacy and governance. He has also published in the Journal of Professional Services Marketing. Mr. Dalkin has developed entrepreneurial ventures including a real estate investment company. He also is a certified public accountant and has consulted with companies ranging from real estate to large governmental agencies. Mr. Dalkin has received recognition for his teaching in The Hoya, Georgetown University's student newspaper. He serves on the Board of Directors for several organizations including the Capital Markets Research Center at Georgetown University. Prior to joining the faculty of the McDonough School, Mr. Dalkin held a faculty position at the University of Arizona where he taught entrepreneurship. He has also taught in China at the IDP program. Education
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James R Dalkin is a lecturer in accounting and finance and co-creator of the Masters of Professional Studies in Real Estate program at Georgetown University. In addition, Mr. Dalkin has developed a number of seminars on real estate investing which he has instructed through the University. Mr. Dalkin's current focus is on promoting financial literacy and governance. He has also published in the Journal of Professional Services Marketing. Mr. Dalkin has developed entrepreneurial ventures including a real estate investment company. He also is a certified public accountant and has consulted with companies ranging from real estate to large governmental agencies. Mr. Dalkin has received recognition for his teaching in The Hoya, Georgetown University's student newspaper. He serves on the Board of Directors for several organizations including the Capital Markets Research Center at Georgetown University. Prior to joining the faculty of the McDonough School, Mr. Dalkin held a faculty position at the University of Arizona where he taught entrepreneurship. He has also taught in China at the IDP program. Education
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This instructor has taught:
Foundations of Real Estate Accounting
Foundations of Real Estate Finance
Foundations of Real Estate Accounting
Foundations of Real Estate Finance
Kathleen L Day
Kathleen Day, MBA, manages media for the Washington office of the Center for Responsible Lending. The Center for Responsible Lending is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research and policy organization dedicated to protecting homeownership and family wealth by working to eliminate abusive financial practices. CRL is affiliated with Self-Help, one of the nation's largest community development financial institutions (CDFIs). In the late 1990s, homeowners began coming to Self-Help Credit Union seeking help to avoid foreclosure. In 1999, Self-Help worked with a state coalition to help pass the North Carolina Predatory Lending Law, the first such law in the country. In 2002, Self-Help established the Center for Responsible Lending to build on initial successes and expand our focus to include practices outside of mortgage lending, such as payday lending. Since then, CRL has conducted or commissioned landmark studies on predatory lending practices and the impact of state laws that protect borrowers. We have also supported state efforts to combat predatory lending and worked for regulatory changes to require responsible practices among lenders nationwide. Day joined CRL in Sept. 2007 after 22 years as a business reporter for the Washington Post covering the financial services industry and its many scandals. Before that she worked as a reporter at the Los Angeles Times and was on the start-up staff of USA Today, where in two paragraphs she summed up the break-up of what was then the world's largest company, AT&T. A graduate of Bryn Mawr College, she has a master's degree from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism and an MBA in finance from New York University. She is the author of S&L Hell: The People and Politics Behind the $1 Trillion Savings-and-Loan Crisis, published by W.W. Norton.
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Kathleen Day, MBA, manages media for the Washington office of the Center for Responsible Lending. The Center for Responsible Lending is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research and policy organization dedicated to protecting homeownership and family wealth by working to eliminate abusive financial practices. CRL is affiliated with Self-Help, one of the nation's largest community development financial institutions (CDFIs). In the late 1990s, homeowners began coming to Self-Help Credit Union seeking help to avoid foreclosure. In 1999, Self-Help worked with a state coalition to help pass the North Carolina Predatory Lending Law, the first such law in the country. In 2002, Self-Help established the Center for Responsible Lending to build on initial successes and expand our focus to include practices outside of mortgage lending, such as payday lending. Since then, CRL has conducted or commissioned landmark studies on predatory lending practices and the impact of state laws that protect borrowers. We have also supported state efforts to combat predatory lending and worked for regulatory changes to require responsible practices among lenders nationwide. Day joined CRL in Sept. 2007 after 22 years as a business reporter for the Washington Post covering the financial services industry and its many scandals. Before that she worked as a reporter at the Los Angeles Times and was on the start-up staff of USA Today, where in two paragraphs she summed up the break-up of what was then the world's largest company, AT&T. A graduate of Bryn Mawr College, she has a master's degree from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism and an MBA in finance from New York University. She is the author of S&L Hell: The People and Politics Behind the $1 Trillion Savings-and-Loan Crisis, published by W.W. Norton.
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Paul Farmer
W. Paul Farmer is Chief Executive Officer of the American Planning Association (APA) and its professional institute, the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP). Previously, he served in senior management positions as Executive Director of the Department of Planning and Development in Eugene, Oregon; Director of the Minneapolis Department of City Planning; and Deputy Planning Director in Pittsburgh. He has also had academic positions at the University of Oregon, Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Pittsburgh, the Georgia Institute of Technology, and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
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Charles Field
Dr. Field teaches basic, advanced negotiation and conflict resolution to graduate students in Public Policy. He also teaches negotiation in Executive Programs, University of Maryland's School of Public Policy to government officials at the federal, state and local levels, and to non-profit groups. Dr. Field also teaches negotiation as an adjunct faculty member at the Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University. He also founder and president of CGF Resolution Group LLC which provides professional training in the areas of negotiation and leadership. In this capacity he has consulted to public and private groups both on an individual basis and as a collaborator with Conflict Management Group.
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Cynthia R Field
CYNTHIA R. FIELD, Ph.D. Architectural Historian Emerita, Smithsonian Institution EDUCATION Ph. D., Columbia University, 1974 Dissertation: Daniel Hudson Burnham's City Planning; An Examination of the Development of City Beautiful Planning. Field of concentration: History of City Planning and Public Buildings, 19th and 20th Centuries. Special Student, Harvard University, Fine Arts Department, 1967- 68. Study of City Planning History and Museum Course with Internship at the Fogg Museum. M. A., Columbia University, 1967 Thesis: The Chicago Tribune Competition of 1922; Stylistic preferences in a World-wide Competition. B. A., Bryn Mawr College, 1963. Senior Paper: A Comparison of the City Planning Ideas of Leonardo Da Vinci and the 20th Century "new town" of Reston.
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CYNTHIA R. FIELD, Ph.D. Architectural Historian Emerita, Smithsonian Institution EDUCATION Ph. D., Columbia University, 1974 Dissertation: Daniel Hudson Burnham's City Planning; An Examination of the Development of City Beautiful Planning. Field of concentration: History of City Planning and Public Buildings, 19th and 20th Centuries. Special Student, Harvard University, Fine Arts Department, 1967- 68. Study of City Planning History and Museum Course with Internship at the Fogg Museum. M. A., Columbia University, 1967 Thesis: The Chicago Tribune Competition of 1922; Stylistic preferences in a World-wide Competition. B. A., Bryn Mawr College, 1963. Senior Paper: A Comparison of the City Planning Ideas of Leonardo Da Vinci and the 20th Century "new town" of Reston.
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Joseph Firschein
Joseph Firschein is Assistant Director and Community Affairs Officer at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Division of Consumer and Community Affairs. He is responsible for advising the Board of Governors on community and economic development policy issues, working with the 12 Federal Reserve banks to advance their community development activities, and leading the Board's Consumer Advisory Council made up of business and community leaders in each of the Federal Reserve Bank districts.
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Joseph Firschein is Assistant Director and Community Affairs Officer at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Division of Consumer and Community Affairs. He is responsible for advising the Board of Governors on community and economic development policy issues, working with the 12 Federal Reserve banks to advance their community development activities, and leading the Board's Consumer Advisory Council made up of business and community leaders in each of the Federal Reserve Bank districts.
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Calvin Gladney
Calvin Gladney is Managing Partner of Mosaic Urban Partners, a real estate development and advisory firm based in Washington, D.C., whose core purpose is to transform urban communities. Prior to founding Mosaic Urban Partners, Mr. Gladney served as Vice President of the Anacostia Waterfront Corporation (AWC). At AWC Mr. Gladney assisted the CEO with the management of the Corporation and was the project manager for the $1.6B mixed-use redevelopment of 67-acres of District-controlled land known as Reservation 13. During his tenure at AWC Mr. Gladney also was the lead negotiator with a national developer for a new $80M 600-unit public/private development on District-owned land.
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Calvin Gladney is Managing Partner of Mosaic Urban Partners, a real estate development and advisory firm based in Washington, D.C., whose core purpose is to transform urban communities. Prior to founding Mosaic Urban Partners, Mr. Gladney served as Vice President of the Anacostia Waterfront Corporation (AWC). At AWC Mr. Gladney assisted the CEO with the management of the Corporation and was the project manager for the $1.6B mixed-use redevelopment of 67-acres of District-controlled land known as Reservation 13. During his tenure at AWC Mr. Gladney also was the lead negotiator with a national developer for a new $80M 600-unit public/private development on District-owned land.
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Anthony Greenberg
Anthony Wolf Greenberg (Tony) is a real estate developer at The JBG Companies, a privately held real estate investment, development and management company based in Chevy Chase, MD. Mr. Greenberg specializes in mixed-use, infill development at transit-oriented sites across the Washington, DC metropolitan area.
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Anthony Wolf Greenberg (Tony) is a real estate developer at The JBG Companies, a privately held real estate investment, development and management company based in Chevy Chase, MD. Mr. Greenberg specializes in mixed-use, infill development at transit-oriented sites across the Washington, DC metropolitan area.
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Brian Grindall
Timothy Grisius
Timothy Grisius is Senior Vice President, Mixed-Use Development for Marriott International, Inc. He is responsible for leading Mixed-Use transactions in the Americas and the Caribbean. Marriott International is one of the world's leading lodging companies with approximately 3,000 properties in 68 countries and territories. The company reported sales of $13 billion for fiscal year 2007. Mr. Grisius began his Marriott International career in 1996 working in corporate finance. He worked with Marriott Vacation Club's finance group in 1998 and 1999 and joined Marriott's Project Finance team in 2000. He transitioned into Lodging Development in 2006. Mr. Grisius began his professional career with KPMG as a CPA in the firm's Washington, DC office. He earned his bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Georgetown University and his master's degree in Business Administration from Cornell University.
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Timothy Grisius is Senior Vice President, Mixed-Use Development for Marriott International, Inc. He is responsible for leading Mixed-Use transactions in the Americas and the Caribbean. Marriott International is one of the world's leading lodging companies with approximately 3,000 properties in 68 countries and territories. The company reported sales of $13 billion for fiscal year 2007. Mr. Grisius began his Marriott International career in 1996 working in corporate finance. He worked with Marriott Vacation Club's finance group in 1998 and 1999 and joined Marriott's Project Finance team in 2000. He transitioned into Lodging Development in 2006. Mr. Grisius began his professional career with KPMG as a CPA in the firm's Washington, DC office. He earned his bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Georgetown University and his master's degree in Business Administration from Cornell University.
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Michael Grupe
Michael R. Grupe, PhD, is Executive Vice President for Research and Investor Outreach at The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT). NAREIT is the representative voice for real estate investment trusts (REITs) and publicly traded real estate companies worldwide with an interest in U.S. real estate and capital markets. At NAREIT, he directs all research and investor outreach activities related to the collection and distribution of information and data with respect to industry growth and development, analysis of industry investment performance, design and implementation of membership surveys, communication with investors, policymakers and the public, and support for the association's Policy & Politics agenda. He also acts as liaison to the press on technical issues involving REIT industry performance and practice.
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Michael R. Grupe, PhD, is Executive Vice President for Research and Investor Outreach at The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT). NAREIT is the representative voice for real estate investment trusts (REITs) and publicly traded real estate companies worldwide with an interest in U.S. real estate and capital markets. At NAREIT, he directs all research and investor outreach activities related to the collection and distribution of information and data with respect to industry growth and development, analysis of industry investment performance, design and implementation of membership surveys, communication with investors, policymakers and the public, and support for the association's Policy & Politics agenda. He also acts as liaison to the press on technical issues involving REIT industry performance and practice.
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Joseph Guay
As a partner in the New York office of the major international law firm Holland and Knight, with one of the largest real estate departments in the United States, Joseph A. Guay's practice is focused in the areas of real estate, business and commercial lending with a strong emphasis in hotel and resort development and hospitality law. This includes: hotel acquisitions and dispositions, development and finance, mixed-use development projects, hotel management agreements, branded residential projects, restaurant agreements and general hotel operation matters throughout the U.S., Latin America and the Caribbean. He represents national hotel company owners and operators, pension fund advisors and investment funds, and real estate development companies, institutional lenders and investment banks. Joe's practice also includes representing real estate companies in connection with the acquisition, disposition, leasing and financing of commercial real estate assets - including, office and multifamily properties and the structuring of joint venture agreements in connection with business formations to own and operate such real estate. Joe has prepared and negotiated purchase and sale agreements, joint venture agreements, commercial and retail leases, antenna licenses and leases with telecommunication companies, "celebrity chef" restaurant leases, licenses and consulting agreements and a variety of ancillary real estate related documents
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David Hand
Mr. Hand is an International Director and the Head of China Investment at Jones Lang LaSalle. As the former Managing Director of Jones Lang LaSalle Beijing, he led a team of almost 200 professionals across North China until assuming his current nation-wide position. As amember of the firm's Greater China Executive Board, Mr. Hand is a seasoned commercialproperty expert, and a frequent media commentator on chinese and international real estate trends.
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Mr. Hand is an International Director and the Head of China Investment at Jones Lang LaSalle. As the former Managing Director of Jones Lang LaSalle Beijing, he led a team of almost 200 professionals across North China until assuming his current nation-wide position. As amember of the firm's Greater China Executive Board, Mr. Hand is a seasoned commercialproperty expert, and a frequent media commentator on chinese and international real estate trends.
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Charles J. Holt
Jack Holt is a recognized leader in successfully formulating, implementing and managing communication programs for very large organizations including both the Department of Defense and the U.S. Federal Government. He created, developed, and produced the DoD Bloggers Roundtable and DoDLive web communication concept, co-authored the OSD policy memorandum DTM 09-026 for the Responsible and Effective Use of Internet-based Capabilities, and is co-founder of the DoD All Services Social Media Council.
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Jack Holt is a recognized leader in successfully formulating, implementing and managing communication programs for very large organizations including both the Department of Defense and the U.S. Federal Government. He created, developed, and produced the DoD Bloggers Roundtable and DoDLive web communication concept, co-authored the OSD policy memorandum DTM 09-026 for the Responsible and Effective Use of Internet-based Capabilities, and is co-founder of the DoD All Services Social Media Council.
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William Hudnut
THE HON. WILLIAM H. HUDNUT, III Former four-term Mayor of Indianapolis and Congressman, author, public speaker, TV commentator, think tank fellow, elected official, and clergyman, Bill Hudnut is a Senior Fellow Emeritus at The Urban Land Institute (ULI) in Washington, DC, managing partner in his own consulting firm, Bill Hudnut Consultants, LLC.
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THE HON. WILLIAM H. HUDNUT, III Former four-term Mayor of Indianapolis and Congressman, author, public speaker, TV commentator, think tank fellow, elected official, and clergyman, Bill Hudnut is a Senior Fellow Emeritus at The Urban Land Institute (ULI) in Washington, DC, managing partner in his own consulting firm, Bill Hudnut Consultants, LLC.
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Anik Jhaveri
Anik K Jhaveri, AIA is a Design Principal and Partner with 160-person Architecture and Interior firm Mancini Duffy. Mr. Jhaveri heads up Mancini Duffy's building design practice nationwide and interior design practice locally. His portfolio includes several sustainable buildings, pre-dating LEED starting in 2000, with over 1.1 million square feet of sustainable projects in design or construction. Mr. Jhaveri received a Bachelors of Architecture from the California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo in 1994 and has is a practicing, licensed architect. He has been a LEED Accredited Professional since 2002.
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Anik K Jhaveri, AIA is a Design Principal and Partner with 160-person Architecture and Interior firm Mancini Duffy. Mr. Jhaveri heads up Mancini Duffy's building design practice nationwide and interior design practice locally. His portfolio includes several sustainable buildings, pre-dating LEED starting in 2000, with over 1.1 million square feet of sustainable projects in design or construction. Mr. Jhaveri received a Bachelors of Architecture from the California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo in 1994 and has is a practicing, licensed architect. He has been a LEED Accredited Professional since 2002.
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Julian Josephs
As President of his own real estate firm, Mr. Josephs is responsible for the development and marketing of over $350 million dollars of real estate in and beyond the Washington, D.C. metropolitan market. He is the Immediate Past World President of FIABCI, the leading organization for international real estate professionals, and a Director of the Global Housing Foundation, which supports and promotes the construction of low cost housing in the developing world. From May 2006 through June 2007, Josephs was the Director of International Development, Chain Links Retail. From 2001 through 2007, Josephs served the national shopping center firm Madison Marquette as the International Director, with specific responsibilities for asset management and raising international equity as well as creating new business opportunities. As Senior Vice President at James Andrew International in Washington, D.C., Josephs was responsible for representing several U.S. investors looking to invest in Europe as well as consummating a number of sales and leases of retail properties, mostly in the metropolitan area. Josephs has also been Managing Partner for Zell Partners, Ltd., in Washington D.C., where Josephs was responsible for spearheading Zell Partners' work with large retail tenants and expanding the firm's international consulting practice. He has been the International Investment Coordinator at Romanek Golub in Chicago where he was responsible for initiating the US marketing program for foreign investors. This resulted in excess of $300 million of acquisitions on behalf of those clients. Josephs has represented European Clients at Hampton & Sons in Paris, France where he supervised the development and marketing of their French properties. At Jones Lang Wootton in London, Josephs initially investigated and reported on the feasibility of establishing a North American office, before being relocated to Belgium at Brussels and Antwerp, as part of its international leasing team.
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As President of his own real estate firm, Mr. Josephs is responsible for the development and marketing of over $350 million dollars of real estate in and beyond the Washington, D.C. metropolitan market. He is the Immediate Past World President of FIABCI, the leading organization for international real estate professionals, and a Director of the Global Housing Foundation, which supports and promotes the construction of low cost housing in the developing world. From May 2006 through June 2007, Josephs was the Director of International Development, Chain Links Retail. From 2001 through 2007, Josephs served the national shopping center firm Madison Marquette as the International Director, with specific responsibilities for asset management and raising international equity as well as creating new business opportunities. As Senior Vice President at James Andrew International in Washington, D.C., Josephs was responsible for representing several U.S. investors looking to invest in Europe as well as consummating a number of sales and leases of retail properties, mostly in the metropolitan area. Josephs has also been Managing Partner for Zell Partners, Ltd., in Washington D.C., where Josephs was responsible for spearheading Zell Partners' work with large retail tenants and expanding the firm's international consulting practice. He has been the International Investment Coordinator at Romanek Golub in Chicago where he was responsible for initiating the US marketing program for foreign investors. This resulted in excess of $300 million of acquisitions on behalf of those clients. Josephs has represented European Clients at Hampton & Sons in Paris, France where he supervised the development and marketing of their French properties. At Jones Lang Wootton in London, Josephs initially investigated and reported on the feasibility of establishing a North American office, before being relocated to Belgium at Brussels and Antwerp, as part of its international leasing team.
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Joshua Kahr
Joshua Kahr is the founder and principal of the company. He is a nationally recognized expert in real estate market analysis, finance, and investment. His primary responsibilities include managing the operations of the firm, business development, and overseeing projects. Consulting Experience Since he launched his consulting business in 2002, he has completed the following assignments: Constructed numerous financial models for a wide range of real estate investments including condominiums, rental apartments, office buildings, industrial parks, and shopping centers. The firm is now established as a "go to" firm for the audit and review of existing financial models. Examples include a $200,000,000 three phase, mixed use transit oriented development in Salt Lake City and a $1,000,000,000 project in Bethesda, Maryland.
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Joshua Kahr is the founder and principal of the company. He is a nationally recognized expert in real estate market analysis, finance, and investment. His primary responsibilities include managing the operations of the firm, business development, and overseeing projects. Consulting Experience Since he launched his consulting business in 2002, he has completed the following assignments: Constructed numerous financial models for a wide range of real estate investments including condominiums, rental apartments, office buildings, industrial parks, and shopping centers. The firm is now established as a "go to" firm for the audit and review of existing financial models. Examples include a $200,000,000 three phase, mixed use transit oriented development in Salt Lake City and a $1,000,000,000 project in Bethesda, Maryland.
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David Kessler
CPA, Office Managing Partner - Bethesda, National Director, Commercial Real Estate Industry
Jim King
For almost two decades, Jim had led Sony's Corporate Real Estate Group; essentially Sony's in-house real estate development team. His responsibilities were global in scope and included policy, planning, analytics, portfolio management, development, transaction management and negotiation for occupancy-focused real estate functions in support of the broad spectrum of Sony's US-based business units. This encompassed over 500 locations and 24M SF of headquarters, field office, research & development, manufacturing, distribution, retail, aviation, and film, motion capture and recording studio properties in 30 countries. In this role, Jim and his team (each with advanced Real Estate degrees from Columbia, MIT, Wharton and USC) structured and negotiated 140+ transactions annually and focused on the company's real estate assets as investments; but only after the strategic facility needs of each business were met, adding a fine-grained dimension to use and configuration issues. This included complex development, financial and ownership structures, in many cases involving multiple linked negotiations.
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For almost two decades, Jim had led Sony's Corporate Real Estate Group; essentially Sony's in-house real estate development team. His responsibilities were global in scope and included policy, planning, analytics, portfolio management, development, transaction management and negotiation for occupancy-focused real estate functions in support of the broad spectrum of Sony's US-based business units. This encompassed over 500 locations and 24M SF of headquarters, field office, research & development, manufacturing, distribution, retail, aviation, and film, motion capture and recording studio properties in 30 countries. In this role, Jim and his team (each with advanced Real Estate degrees from Columbia, MIT, Wharton and USC) structured and negotiated 140+ transactions annually and focused on the company's real estate assets as investments; but only after the strategic facility needs of each business were met, adding a fine-grained dimension to use and configuration issues. This included complex development, financial and ownership structures, in many cases involving multiple linked negotiations.
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John Kirkland
A lifelong learner and entrepreneur, John has spent the last 34 years in thereal estate and contracting industries. After excelling in residential sales during the recession of the late 1970s, he went on to work in the commercial brokerage, appraisal, consulting, and development sectors of the real estate industry. A passionate interest in construction and technology led him to start a contracting firm that specialized in audio, video, and automation for a diverse group of theatrical, sports, broadcast, and corporate clients. Recently he provided development management for Capitol Gateway Estates, the $110 million mixed- use, public/private partnership adjacent to the Capitol Heights Metro station. John's current real estate consulting practice provides owners representation from feasibility reports and pro forma budgeting all the way to construction supervision and delivery. As a LEED Accredited Professional he provides advisory services on the green building and life cycle cost aspects of office, multifamily, and industrial developments. John has taught over 40 undergraduate construction management and business courses. He has served as a faculty advisor on the start-up of several student groups and internship programs. He has led volunteers on numerous charitable construction and restoration projects. In addition to undergraduate and graduate degrees in real estate, John has completed professional development coursework in various real estate topics including appraisal, brownfield redevelopment, tax credit financing, marketing, brokerage, historic preservation, and project management. John is active in the U.S. Green Building Council for the National Capital Region, the Johns Hopkins University Real Estate Forum, the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties, and the District of Columbia Building Industries Association.
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A lifelong learner and entrepreneur, John has spent the last 34 years in thereal estate and contracting industries. After excelling in residential sales during the recession of the late 1970s, he went on to work in the commercial brokerage, appraisal, consulting, and development sectors of the real estate industry. A passionate interest in construction and technology led him to start a contracting firm that specialized in audio, video, and automation for a diverse group of theatrical, sports, broadcast, and corporate clients. Recently he provided development management for Capitol Gateway Estates, the $110 million mixed- use, public/private partnership adjacent to the Capitol Heights Metro station. John's current real estate consulting practice provides owners representation from feasibility reports and pro forma budgeting all the way to construction supervision and delivery. As a LEED Accredited Professional he provides advisory services on the green building and life cycle cost aspects of office, multifamily, and industrial developments. John has taught over 40 undergraduate construction management and business courses. He has served as a faculty advisor on the start-up of several student groups and internship programs. He has led volunteers on numerous charitable construction and restoration projects. In addition to undergraduate and graduate degrees in real estate, John has completed professional development coursework in various real estate topics including appraisal, brownfield redevelopment, tax credit financing, marketing, brokerage, historic preservation, and project management. John is active in the U.S. Green Building Council for the National Capital Region, the Johns Hopkins University Real Estate Forum, the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties, and the District of Columbia Building Industries Association.
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Bruce Kirsch
Bruce Kirsch is the Founder and Principal of Real Estate Financial Modeling, a financial modeling solutions provider based in Arlington, VA. Mr. Kirsch also instructs on real estate financial modeling for the Urban Land Institute.Kirsch began his real estate career at CB Richard Ellis, where he marketed high-rise New York City office buildings for re-development in the top-producing Midtown Manhattan Investment Properties Institutional Group. After CBRE, Kirsch was recruited to be the Director of Acquisitions at Washington, DC-based Metropolis Development Company, a cutting edge local developer of urban infill design-forward residential lofts. While at Metropolis, Kirsch sourced, analyzed and negotiated the acquisition of three privately-owned District of Columbia sites to support the development of 500,000 SF of mixed-use condominium, multi-family and retail product.After leaving Metropolis, Kirsch engaged in his own urban and suburban condominium and single family detached housing ventures. Kirsch was then selected as one of the two executives to run New York City-based developer and consultant The Clarett Group's Washington, DC business.
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Bruce Kirsch is the Founder and Principal of Real Estate Financial Modeling, a financial modeling solutions provider based in Arlington, VA. Mr. Kirsch also instructs on real estate financial modeling for the Urban Land Institute.Kirsch began his real estate career at CB Richard Ellis, where he marketed high-rise New York City office buildings for re-development in the top-producing Midtown Manhattan Investment Properties Institutional Group. After CBRE, Kirsch was recruited to be the Director of Acquisitions at Washington, DC-based Metropolis Development Company, a cutting edge local developer of urban infill design-forward residential lofts. While at Metropolis, Kirsch sourced, analyzed and negotiated the acquisition of three privately-owned District of Columbia sites to support the development of 500,000 SF of mixed-use condominium, multi-family and retail product.After leaving Metropolis, Kirsch engaged in his own urban and suburban condominium and single family detached housing ventures. Kirsch was then selected as one of the two executives to run New York City-based developer and consultant The Clarett Group's Washington, DC business.
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Richard Lear
A partner in the Washington, DC office of the major international law firm Holland and Knight, Richard practices primarily in the litigation area emphasizing insolvency, Chapter 11, and creditors' rights and bankruptcy issues. For nearly 25 years, Mr. Lear has served as counsel for institutional lenders, franchisors, leasing companies, and landlords in connection with individual and business Chapter 11 cases and in workouts. He has also counseled clients regarding the effect of bankruptcy and insolvency on proposed bond refundings, conventional loan refinancing and other transactions. He also has substantial experience advising clients with respect to transactional insolvency issues, such as bankruptcy-remote structures, substantive consolidation, true sales, preference and fraudulent transfer analysis and with drafting and reviewing reasoned legal opinions on bankruptcy issues. Mr. Lear has lectured on several occasions on bankruptcy issues at various seminars sponsored by local, regional, and state bar associations.
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A partner in the Washington, DC office of the major international law firm Holland and Knight, Richard practices primarily in the litigation area emphasizing insolvency, Chapter 11, and creditors' rights and bankruptcy issues. For nearly 25 years, Mr. Lear has served as counsel for institutional lenders, franchisors, leasing companies, and landlords in connection with individual and business Chapter 11 cases and in workouts. He has also counseled clients regarding the effect of bankruptcy and insolvency on proposed bond refundings, conventional loan refinancing and other transactions. He also has substantial experience advising clients with respect to transactional insolvency issues, such as bankruptcy-remote structures, substantive consolidation, true sales, preference and fraudulent transfer analysis and with drafting and reviewing reasoned legal opinions on bankruptcy issues. Mr. Lear has lectured on several occasions on bankruptcy issues at various seminars sponsored by local, regional, and state bar associations.
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Marc Magazine
Marc Magazine is a Senior Vice President with CB Richard Ellis and leads its Hotel Partners division in the Metropolitan Washington, DC area. In this capacity, Mr. Magazine provides hospitality real estate advisory services to owners, developers, lenders, hotel chains, operators and government, economic and market-based consulting, financing, investment analysis, venture structuring, management selection and contract negotiation, and strategic planning. Before specializing in hospitality industry, Mr. Magazine has been involved in some of the major commercial and residential transactions in the metropolitan area, winning the Washington Business Journal Best Real Estate Deal Award for both best office and residential transactions. Mr. Magazine joined the firm as a result of the June 2003 merger with Insignia/ESG, where in 1999 he initiated the Hotel Partners group in the region.
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Marc Magazine is a Senior Vice President with CB Richard Ellis and leads its Hotel Partners division in the Metropolitan Washington, DC area. In this capacity, Mr. Magazine provides hospitality real estate advisory services to owners, developers, lenders, hotel chains, operators and government, economic and market-based consulting, financing, investment analysis, venture structuring, management selection and contract negotiation, and strategic planning. Before specializing in hospitality industry, Mr. Magazine has been involved in some of the major commercial and residential transactions in the metropolitan area, winning the Washington Business Journal Best Real Estate Deal Award for both best office and residential transactions. Mr. Magazine joined the firm as a result of the June 2003 merger with Insignia/ESG, where in 1999 he initiated the Hotel Partners group in the region.
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Mina Marefat
Mina Marefat, an architectural historian, urban designer, and registered architect, holds a PhD from MIT and masters degrees in architecture and urban design from both Harvard University and Tehran University. She currently holds an NEH fellowship and directs the Cities Project; she was formerly the Rockefeller Scholar of the John W. Kluge Center for Scholarly Studies at the Library of Congress.
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Mina Marefat, an architectural historian, urban designer, and registered architect, holds a PhD from MIT and masters degrees in architecture and urban design from both Harvard University and Tehran University. She currently holds an NEH fellowship and directs the Cities Project; she was formerly the Rockefeller Scholar of the John W. Kluge Center for Scholarly Studies at the Library of Congress.
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Marc McCauley
Marc McCauley is a senior principal who is based in RCLCO's Washington, D.C., office. Since joining the firm in 1998, Marc has conducted market and financial analysis on a full range of real estate product types. His experience in such projects has included condition surveys and site evaluations; assessing demand; devising recommendations for amenity orientation, product programming, and absorption schedules; devising revitalization strategies; and financial feasibility analysis. Marc has particular interest in and experience with some of the more cutting-edge issues facing real estate today, including retail town center development, mixed-use development, and urban revitalization strategies. Prior to joining RCLCO, Marc worked for Marshall Township in western Pennsylvania, where he initiated and developed a project aimed at revitalizing a historic downtown. In this role, he prepared grant applications to federal, state, and nonprofit agencies in search of funding for infrastructure improvement projects, and presented the key findings to the township council. Since 1967, RCLCO (Robert Charles Lesser & Co., LLC) has been the "first call" for public sector entities, real estate developers, financial institutions, institutional and individual investors, private investors, and Fortune 500 companies seeking strategic and tactical advice on property investment, planning, and development. As the largest independent real estate advisory firm in the nation—with experience in international markets—RCLCO provides end-to-end real estate solutions on everything from entity, portfolio, and asset strategy to market research, product programming, financial sourcing, deal structuring, and ultimate development.
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Marc McCauley is a senior principal who is based in RCLCO's Washington, D.C., office. Since joining the firm in 1998, Marc has conducted market and financial analysis on a full range of real estate product types. His experience in such projects has included condition surveys and site evaluations; assessing demand; devising recommendations for amenity orientation, product programming, and absorption schedules; devising revitalization strategies; and financial feasibility analysis. Marc has particular interest in and experience with some of the more cutting-edge issues facing real estate today, including retail town center development, mixed-use development, and urban revitalization strategies. Prior to joining RCLCO, Marc worked for Marshall Township in western Pennsylvania, where he initiated and developed a project aimed at revitalizing a historic downtown. In this role, he prepared grant applications to federal, state, and nonprofit agencies in search of funding for infrastructure improvement projects, and presented the key findings to the township council. Since 1967, RCLCO (Robert Charles Lesser & Co., LLC) has been the "first call" for public sector entities, real estate developers, financial institutions, institutional and individual investors, private investors, and Fortune 500 companies seeking strategic and tactical advice on property investment, planning, and development. As the largest independent real estate advisory firm in the nation—with experience in international markets—RCLCO provides end-to-end real estate solutions on everything from entity, portfolio, and asset strategy to market research, product programming, financial sourcing, deal structuring, and ultimate development.
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Noah Mehrkam
Noah Mehrkam is founder and partner of The Arcland Group, LLC, a real estate development and investment firm focusing on commercial properties in the western suburbs of the Washington, DC metropolitan region. Primarily engaged in developing portfolio commercial properties, Arcland also provides real estate consulting services and invests in value-added income producing assets. Current projects include a 400-acre master planned community, a Brownfield redevelopment involving new construction of a 40,000 square-foot office building, a five pad site retail center, and multiple self-storage facilities.
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Noah Mehrkam is founder and partner of The Arcland Group, LLC, a real estate development and investment firm focusing on commercial properties in the western suburbs of the Washington, DC metropolitan region. Primarily engaged in developing portfolio commercial properties, Arcland also provides real estate consulting services and invests in value-added income producing assets. Current projects include a 400-acre master planned community, a Brownfield redevelopment involving new construction of a 40,000 square-foot office building, a five pad site retail center, and multiple self-storage facilities.
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James Meisel
Jim Meisel is a Senior Managing Director in the Washington, DC Office of Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P. (HFF) and has over 20 years of commercial real estate experience. He is primarily responsible for institutional-grade sales throughout the Washington, DC, region, and specializes in middle market commercial equity and structured finance.
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Marilynn Deane Mendell
Marilynn Deane Mendell, president, WinSpin CIC, Inc. (www.winspincic.com), specializes in branding, public relations, marketing, business development, strategic planning and change management for architects, engineers, landscape architects, and non-profits, among others. Her business is nationally recognized in the A/E industry for her expertise in branding and her signature marketing campaigns with clients including Hickok Cole Architects, Karn Charuhas Chapman & Twohey Architects, Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, Cannon Design, HSBC Bank and IBM. An accomplished author, Mendell has written articles for numerous local and national publications, including AIA|DC News, Glass Magazine, The Zweig A/E Marketing Letter, and Business First Buffalo, NY. Mendell is a well-recognized regional and national speaker and has presented at numerous conferences including AIA National, AIA|DC, Build Boston, NeoCon National, NeoCon East and the Society for Marketing Professional Services Regional Conference. In 2007 she was keynote speaker for the ZweigWhite A/E Marketing Now Summit in Las Vegas, presenting “The Chickenman Approach to Marketing.” Mendell has provided numerous AIA CEU courses to networking organizations and DC area firms, has been featured on Good Morning America and countless segments for Channel 7 in Buffalo, New York and has spoken on the topic of business etiquette at various universities and corporations.
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Marilynn Deane Mendell, president, WinSpin CIC, Inc. (www.winspincic.com), specializes in branding, public relations, marketing, business development, strategic planning and change management for architects, engineers, landscape architects, and non-profits, among others. Her business is nationally recognized in the A/E industry for her expertise in branding and her signature marketing campaigns with clients including Hickok Cole Architects, Karn Charuhas Chapman & Twohey Architects, Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, Cannon Design, HSBC Bank and IBM. An accomplished author, Mendell has written articles for numerous local and national publications, including AIA|DC News, Glass Magazine, The Zweig A/E Marketing Letter, and Business First Buffalo, NY. Mendell is a well-recognized regional and national speaker and has presented at numerous conferences including AIA National, AIA|DC, Build Boston, NeoCon National, NeoCon East and the Society for Marketing Professional Services Regional Conference. In 2007 she was keynote speaker for the ZweigWhite A/E Marketing Now Summit in Las Vegas, presenting “The Chickenman Approach to Marketing.” Mendell has provided numerous AIA CEU courses to networking organizations and DC area firms, has been featured on Good Morning America and countless segments for Channel 7 in Buffalo, New York and has spoken on the topic of business etiquette at various universities and corporations.
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Clifford Mendelson
Cliff heads Metropolis Capital Finance, which specializes in mezzanine lending, equity, and
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Christopher Naughten
Mr. Naughten has spent his professional career working in real estate, private law practice, title agencies and national title insurance companies. He currently serves as Vice President and Commercial Counsel for Old Republic National Commercial Title Services for the Washington metro region. At the Old Republic he coordinates business development and case management for local and national customers; conducts settlements of multi-state, multi-site transactions involving all aspects of commercial and industrial real property due diligence, acquisitions, leasing and financing.
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Mr. Naughten has spent his professional career working in real estate, private law practice, title agencies and national title insurance companies. He currently serves as Vice President and Commercial Counsel for Old Republic National Commercial Title Services for the Washington metro region. At the Old Republic he coordinates business development and case management for local and national customers; conducts settlements of multi-state, multi-site transactions involving all aspects of commercial and industrial real property due diligence, acquisitions, leasing and financing.
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Frank Nothaft
Frank E. Nothaft, PhD, was appointed to the position of chief economist in December 2001 and vice president in March 2004. In this position, Dr. Nothaft is responsible for primary and secondary mortgage market analysis and research, macroeconomic analysis and forecasting. Nothaft is also involved in the analysis of affordable lending activities and policy issues affecting the housing industry. Prior to being named chief economist, Dr. Nothaft served as deputy chief economist for Freddie Mac from 1988, and as a senior economist from November 1986.
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Frank E. Nothaft, PhD, was appointed to the position of chief economist in December 2001 and vice president in March 2004. In this position, Dr. Nothaft is responsible for primary and secondary mortgage market analysis and research, macroeconomic analysis and forecasting. Nothaft is also involved in the analysis of affordable lending activities and policy issues affecting the housing industry. Prior to being named chief economist, Dr. Nothaft served as deputy chief economist for Freddie Mac from 1988, and as a senior economist from November 1986.
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Matthew O'Malley
With over twelve years of construction experience at Clark Construction, Matthew O'Malley's area of expertise is in design and construction. He holds an undergraduate degree n architecture from the University of Virginia, an MBA from Maryland and an MS in Real Estate from Johns Hopkins University.
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McKenna, Peter
Pete McKenna is a partner with more than 25 years of experience. He leads our tax practice and
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Pete McKenna is a partner with more than 25 years of experience. He leads our tax practice and
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Scott Price
Scott Price is currently a Managing Director for a Washington, D.C. based national real estate advisory firm. He has developed and expanded the national consulting practice in the areas of real estate finance, strategic restructuring, bankruptcy, banking, and distressed real estate and is a restructuring advisor for some of the largest real estate bankruptcies and workouts in the U.S.
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Scott Price is currently a Managing Director for a Washington, D.C. based national real estate advisory firm. He has developed and expanded the national consulting practice in the areas of real estate finance, strategic restructuring, bankruptcy, banking, and distressed real estate and is a restructuring advisor for some of the largest real estate bankruptcies and workouts in the U.S.
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Barbara Schmitt
Barbara Schmitt, a Director at Goulston & Storrs, currently concentrates her practice in leasing. She has extensive knowledge of the issues facing landlords and tenants in large and small-scale leasing for office, retail, and industrial uses, and also has experience in representing developers of commercial properties through all phases of acquisition, permitting, environmental approvals, construction and initial lease-up. Having represented lenders and borrowers in large and medium-sized financings, Barbara also has extensive experience with traditional and alternative financing strategies. This broad base of knowledge enables her to understand the needs and underlying motivations of all parties to a lease transaction, thereby bringing it to a fast and effective resolution.
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Barbara Schmitt, a Director at Goulston & Storrs, currently concentrates her practice in leasing. She has extensive knowledge of the issues facing landlords and tenants in large and small-scale leasing for office, retail, and industrial uses, and also has experience in representing developers of commercial properties through all phases of acquisition, permitting, environmental approvals, construction and initial lease-up. Having represented lenders and borrowers in large and medium-sized financings, Barbara also has extensive experience with traditional and alternative financing strategies. This broad base of knowledge enables her to understand the needs and underlying motivations of all parties to a lease transaction, thereby bringing it to a fast and effective resolution.
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Steve Schwartz
Steven J. Schwartz is a CPA and an attorney with over 30 years of experience working with, investing in, running and evaluating various operating businesses in various industries as well as various real estate development projects.
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Steven J. Schwartz is a CPA and an attorney with over 30 years of experience working with, investing in, running and evaluating various operating businesses in various industries as well as various real estate development projects.
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Peter Smirniotopoulos
A nationally recognized development strategist, urban theorist, educator, and award-winning author, Peter Smirniotopoulos is an independent consultant based in the Washington, D.C. area. Mr. Smirniotopoulos has over 30 years of hands-on experience in corporate finance, deal structuring and transactional analysis; public finance and other government funding sources and strategies; public outreach and advocacy; strategic thinking and organizational analysis; and the full range of project development, planning, design, and financing for large-scale residential, mixed-use, mixed-income, affordable housing, and urban revitalization projects.
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Jeff Soule
Mr. Soule has been a director with the American Planning Association since April 1996. In his current role as Director of Outreach and International Programs, he manages Government Affairs, Public Information and Policy for the APA's 44,000 members. He has expanded partnerships with other organizations and improved legislative services to APA's chapters. In 1997 he launched an initiative with the Chinese government to provide long-term technical assistance through exchanges and special projects. He produced an innovative urban design approach and plan for a large site in Shanghai's Pudong New Area.
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Mr. Soule has been a director with the American Planning Association since April 1996. In his current role as Director of Outreach and International Programs, he manages Government Affairs, Public Information and Policy for the APA's 44,000 members. He has expanded partnerships with other organizations and improved legislative services to APA's chapters. In 1997 he launched an initiative with the Chinese government to provide long-term technical assistance through exchanges and special projects. He produced an innovative urban design approach and plan for a large site in Shanghai's Pudong New Area.
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Roger Staiger
Roger Staiger's areas of expertise include Global Portfolio Management, Real Estate Capital Markets, Derivatives and Risk Management and Financial Modeling. In addition, Roger is Managing Director at Stage Capital, LLC which is a real estate and management consulting firm. Stage Capital providing consulting and risk management services for various clients nationally on real estate issues including financial structuring and restructuring (corporate and project), loan modifications and strategies, asset repositioning and portfolio management.
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Roger Staiger's areas of expertise include Global Portfolio Management, Real Estate Capital Markets, Derivatives and Risk Management and Financial Modeling. In addition, Roger is Managing Director at Stage Capital, LLC which is a real estate and management consulting firm. Stage Capital providing consulting and risk management services for various clients nationally on real estate issues including financial structuring and restructuring (corporate and project), loan modifications and strategies, asset repositioning and portfolio management.
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