State of the Suburbs

Richard H. Tucker, CEO, formed Tucker in March 1996. Tucker draws on Mr. Tucker’s 39 years of experience in the development, redevelopment, financing, leasing, and management of real estate assets. Utilizing his expertise, Mr. Tucker has developed and/or acquired over ten million square feet valued in excess of $1 billion. Mr. Tucker is a leader in various influential industry associations. His leadership roles include past Co-Chair of the National Open Air Committee; past Director of the Illinois State Committee; and past Chairman of the Illinois governmental Affairs Committee. Mr. Tucker is also an active member of both the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and serves as a frequent panelist at various national real estate conferences and other educational forums.

Peter Kelly joined Lincoln Property Company, in a multi-faceted role, in March, 2012. Peter is responsible for leading LPC’s agency leasing, acquisitions and development in suburban Chicago and the Midwest. Peter conducts extensive market due diligence in order to maintain comprehensive command of current market information and provide clients with real-time information. Prior to joining Lincoln, Peter was a Senior Vice President at Colliers International’s Office Advisory Group. Peter’s primary focus was assisting tenants and owners develop and implement strategic real estate plans including acquisition and disposition and lease negotiation. Throughout his career, Peter has been recognized as a top producer at local and national levels. Peter consistently made Colliers’ Chicago’s “Everest Club”, which annually recognizes the top producers, while also being recognized as a “Top 10% Producer” at a national level. Over the course of his career, Peter has successfully completed transactions totaling 5.5 million square feet. Peter is a member of NAIOP as well as the Associate Board of NorthShore University Health System. Peter is a graduate of the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado, Boulder with a BS in Business Administration.

Mr. Neverauskas is responsible for the acquisitions, management and operations of Equus’ Midwest and Western U.S. portfolio. Mr. Neverauskas is a 41-year veteran of commercial real estate with extensive experience in acquisitions and dispositions, investment strategy and asset and portfolio management of institutional assets of all major property groups throughout the United States. Since joining the Firm in 2001, he has acquired more than 6,500,000 square feet of office and industrial space and has overseen the development of a 1.1 million square foot industrial park and the redevelopment of several major properties. Prior to joining Equus, Mr. Neverauskas was senior vice president and senior portfolio manager with Heitman Capital Management where he was involved in the investment and management of several large commingled real estate funds. He is a licensed real estate broker in Illinois and is an active member of the Counselors of Real Estate, where he was former Chairman of the local chapter. He holds a B.S. in Real Estate from The Kelly School of Business at Indiana University where he is a board member for the Benecki Center for Real Estate Studies. Mr. Neverauskas serves on the Board of Directors of several civic and non-profit organizations and was Chairman of the Investment Committee of St. George Corporation, a private healthcare organization located in Metropolitan Chicago along with being a board member of Palos Community Hospital. Mr. Neverauskas is also on the Advisory Board of Roosevelt University’s Marshall Bennett Institute of Real Estate Studies.

Bill Rogalla joined Zeller Realty Group in 2015. As President of Zeller Investment Corporation, he handles oversight of the acquisition and disposition activities of the firm. He leads a team of investment professionals in the identification of targeted markets for investment and all aspects of the transaction process. During his tenure, the firm has acquired approximately $375 million of office assets, which included expansion into Portland and Atlanta. He is a member of the firm’s Management and Investment Committees. With a career spanning twenty-five years, Bill brings a wealth of experience having been involved in excess of $8 billion in acquisitions, dispositions and development projects across the United States. Prior to joining Zeller Realty Group, he was a Partner with GlenStar Properties, a real estate investment firm in Chicago. He led the expansion of the firm’s investment platform outside of the Chicago area with the acquisition of portfolio investments in Texas and Ohio. Prior to GlenStar Properties, he was SVP - Head of Acquisitions/Dispositions, Central Region for KBS Realty Advisors. While with KBS, he directed the acquisition of nearly $3 billion and disposition of $900 million of assets in the Central United States. Notable acquisitions included 300 N La Salle (Chicago), Providence Towers (Dallas), Carlson Center (Minneapolis) and the Opus Multi-State Industrial Portfolio. Prior to opening the Central Region office for KBS, Bill was Director of U. S. Development/Investment for UK based SEGRO plc, where he led the development of $1.5 billion and acquisition of $600 million in projects concentrated in the Central and West Coast regions. He led the firm’s expansion into the biotech/pharmaceutical industry with multiple development projects in San Diego and the Bay Area including the 1.1 million square feet Torrey Pines Science Center, in La Jolla, subsequently sold to Pfizer. Bill received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from De Paul University. He is active as a member and speaker for real estate organizations including Urban Land Institute (ULI) and National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP) as well as several charitable and civic organizations. He is a licensed Real Estate Broker and CPA (inactive).

Mr. Rosenberg is an Associate Director in the Chicago office of HFF with more than seven years of experience in real estate and finance. His primary focus is office investment sales in the Midwest U.S. Throughout his career, he has been involved in more than $5 billion in transactions. Mr. Rosenberg joined the firm in October 2012. Prior to joining HFF, he worked as an Analyst at Camins, Tomasz, & Kritt where he assisted in the asset management of an office and industrial portfolio totaling three million square feet. Mr. Rosenberg is an active member of the Chicago community and currently sits on the Board of Directors for the Young Leadership Division of the Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago.

Tammy Kelly CCIM, CPM joined EQT Exeter, successor firm to Redwood Capital Group, in 2014 and brings +20 years of experience in asset management, transactions, and investment strategy. She is responsible for the strategic oversight of the Firm’s investments, assists with underwriting, and oversees tactical dispositions and is a member of the Firm’s Investment Committee. As a career total, Tammy has transacted over $4B of real estate investment transactions to include dispositions, acquisitions, loan modifications and refinances. Prior to Redwood Capital Group, Tammy spent 8 years at Blue Vista Capital Management as Senior Vice President - Asset Management. Tammy’s responsibilities at Blue Vista included oversight of investments in the firm’s Middle Market Equity Funds. Prior to her tenure at Blue Vista, Tammy joined Equity Investment Group as an Investment Associate where she was responsible for overseeing, coordinating, and evaluating the company’s property acquisitions. Tammy earned a BA from DePaul University. She is a past President of CREW Chicago and serves on various committees within CREW Chicago and CREW Network. Tammy was recognized as a Women of Influence in 2022 by Globe Street and Bisnow’s Power Women in Chicago in 2022 and 2014.

Norm’s primary responsibility is to provide strategic leasing initiatives and solutions for institutional landlords throughout Chicago’s Northwest Suburbs. His business is focused in the Northwest market, where he has represented over 2.5 million s.f. of office space during his career. Norm joined Jones Lang LaSalle in 2010 and increased the suburban portfolio by 1.3 million s.f. of new listings. Prior to coming to JLL Norm spent 3 years as a Senior Director at Cushman & Wakefield. Before moving to Cushman & Wakefield, he was a Vice President at Trammel Crow, where he carried out similar duties. Current and past clients include Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Northwestern Mutual, TIAA-CREF, TA Associates Realty, Sun Life, Invesco, Bentall Kennedy, American Realty Advisors, Keystone Properties Group, Urdang and Franklin Street Properties.

John Carpenter became President & CEO of Choose DuPage in September 2015. Carpenter comes to Choose DuPage with extensive experience in government relations and corporate affairs. Most recently, Carpenter served as Senior Vice President of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce. Prior to that role he was Vice President of Corporate Affairs for American Airlines. Carpenter is a graduate of Loyola University Chicago. He has served as an employer representative on the Illinois’ Workers Compensation Commission Advisory Board. He is a senior counselor on the Public Affairs Committee of the Union League Club of Chicago, and is a trustee of the Chicago Zoological Society.

Dave Andrews joined Hamilton Partners at its inception in 1987 after three years with the Trammell Crow Company. Prior to Hamilton Partners, Dave spent five years as a project manager with a large construction management firm, Schal Associates (now Lend Lease) in Chicago. Dave has worked with Gary Mori in developing and leasing the Hamilton Partners’ East-West office portfolio, of which Dave has negotiated over 1,000 leases totaling millions of square feet. Select transactions include: Speigel, 580,000 sf; Invesco, 88,000 sf; Storage Technology, 70,000 sf; Nuclear Regulatory Commission (GSA), 70,000 sf; Internal Revenue Service (GSA), 85,000 sf; AAA Chicago Motor Club, 74,000 sf build-to-suit; ServiceMaster, 64,000 sf; Hewlett-Packard, 60,000 sf; Verizon/Airfone 75,000 sf; Van Kampen/Morgan Stanley, 100,000 sf.

Jim is a shareholder at NAI Hiffman and an Executive Vice President in the Office Services Group. He has been with the firm since 1997. Jim’s primary area of expertise is landlord representation of office properties in the East-West and I-55 corridors. He is a partner in one of the top-producing brokerage teams in Chicago. Since 2010, his team has completed over 300 real estate transactions with a combined value of $250 million. Education B.A. University of Illinois, Champaign Urbana, IL Professional Associations & Designations Real Estate Broker, Illinois National Association of Industrial and Office Properties, Member 2006 Duke Product Broker of the Year 2008 Duke Realty Investment Transaction of the Year 2010 NAIOP Transaction of the Year, Nominee CCIM Candidate CoStar Power Broker 2010, 2011 & 2012