Bisnow's National Office Leasing & Development Event

Michael Ablon

Principal
PegasusAblon

Michael Ablon is the founding partner of PegasusAblon, a multidisciplinary developer and investor focused on the integration of emerging markets and evolving demographic trends. Combining this strategy with nationally recognized institutional capital and private capital, PegasusAblon focuses its practice specifically in the Dallas/Fort Worth area–where they have developed a commanding understanding of the growth patterns and demographic shifts. Mr. Ablon has completed numerous noteworthy projects in the course of his pursuit of a cutting edge ethos. He is fortunate to have led the redevelopment of the Dallas Design District from a warehouse/showroom district of the 1950’s-­‐1970’s into a vibrant neighborhood with showrooms and galleries, unique restaurants and local retailers, and lofts and apartments while maintaining the history, vibe, and character of the district’s past. In addition to the Design District, PegasusAblon has aggregated a dominant presence in the Preston Center Office Submarket, which has the highest-­‐ average rent and occupancy of any office submarket in Dallas/Fort Worth. Mr. Ablon’s multifamily experience includes the creation of highly innovative developments in the high-­‐growth Frisco submarket and the Design District, among others. PegasusAblon has a reputable award-­‐winning focus on quality and is honored to have been recognized for Best Multifamily Design Projects, the Dallas Regional Chamber Momentum Award- Community Investor, Best Deal Award for Best Public/Private Partnership, 100 Fastest Growing Companies, and named the #1 Best Place to Work in DFW for small companies. Mr. Ablon’s work within PegasusAblon has led to the completion of over a $1 billion of investment transactions in DFW since its inception in 2007. Mr. Ablon received his Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Architecture degrees at the University of Texas at Austin, and earned his Master’s Degree from Harvard University. Early in his career, Ablon worked as an apprentice under the world- ­‐renowned theorist and architect Robert Venturi in Philadelphia and has been a visiting lecturer at multiple universities including Harvard and Yale. Prior to founding PegasusAblon, Mr. Ablon held senior positions at Hillwood Development, CarrAmerica, Cousins Properties, and The Retail Connection. Among other awards and recognitions, he is a recipient of a Lloyd Warren Travelling Fellowship in Europe for the Paris Prize Competition, a two-­‐time finalist for the Fulbright United States Scholar Fellowship for architectural theory, named one of the 500 Most Powerful Business Leaders in Dallas/Fort Worth, and the first recipient of the Pioneer Award for Real Estate Impact in Dallas. Mr. Ablon is heavily involved in the community, including being the founding Chairman of the Trinity River Corridor LGC, focused on the development of a great new central park for Dallas - The Harold Simmons Park, Chairman of the TREC Foundation, Vice Chair of The Real Estate Council, Vice Chair of Legacy Senior Living, and on the Advisory Board of the Coalition for a New Dallas, and on the Dallas Advisory Board of BBVA Compass Bank.

Adam Jackson

Chief Investment Officer
Stream Realty Partners

Adam Jackson is Stream’s Chief Investment Officer and responsible for managing four opportunistic discretionary funds totaling over $1.5 billion of equity. Adam leads a cross-functional team of professionals located at the company’s headquarters in Dallas, as well as providing strategic direction to hundreds of professionals in the firm’s 15 local offices. Adam is responsible for the design and execution of the strategic direction and initiatives of Stream’s Investment Platform. These responsibilities include directing the company’s investment activities, managing Stream’s fully discretionary investment funds, and the origination of key partner relationships. Since joining Stream in 2008, Adam has led approximately $4 Billion of acquisitions and developments totaling 30 million square feet. Additionally, Adam is a member of Stream’s Investment Committee; the co-chair of Stream’s ESG Committee; and the founder of Stream’s Scholarship Foundation. Given his network based on 18+ years of industry experience, Adam also plays an integral role in attracting new talent to join the organization. Prior to joining Stream, Adam worked at HFF, LP, where he specialized in arranging acquisition and development debt/equity financing, as well as investment sales totaling over $1 Billion in transactions. Upon graduating from Texas A&M University with a BBA and MS in Accounting, Adam began his professional career at Ernst & Young in their audit and advisory practice.

David Kahn

Managing Analyst
CoStar Group

David Kahn is a Managing Analyst for CoStar Group, concentrating on the Southern United States. David serves as the resident expert on the South, covering regional economic and real estate trends. He also leads a team of analysts that provide granular insights into all commercial property types on the market and submarket level. David presents on market conditions to lenders, developers, brokers and owners, and is a frequent speaker at industry events hosted by Bisnow, ULI, CCIM, ICSC and various Economic Development Corporations.

Corbett Nichter

President, Gulf States
Adolfson & Peterson Construction

Corbett Nichter was named regional leader for A&P's Gulf States region in January 2013. Prior to joining A&P, Corbett held senior management positions with Turner Construction Company and CF Jordan Construction. In these roles, Corbett was responsible for business development, marketing, contract negotiations and operations, and for the overall performance of market verticals and geographic business units. Corbett serves on the boards of directors for the Dallas Children's Advocacy Center and Helping Restore Ability and has been active in the community through organizations such as the Happy Hill Academy & Home and the Presbyterian Night Shelter. He also served on the Fort Worth Stock Show Syndicate, helping to secure financial commitments in excess of $2M annually to support the agricultural youth of Texas. In 2002, Engineering News-Record recognized Corbett with the prestigious Newsmaker of the Year Award, and in 2007 he graduated from Leadership Dallas, a program of the Dallas Chamber of Commerce. Corbett earned his undergraduate degree in civil engineering from Texas A&M University in College Station, TX and his MBA from Houston Baptist University in Houston, TX. He and his wife, Heather, have two children, reside in Grapevine, TX and are members of St. Stephen's Presbyterian Church in Fort Worth, TX.

John Hardaway

Dallas Partner
HPI Real Estate Services and Investments

Responsible for all business development efforts including principal investment and third party leasing & management services with a focus on office and industrial product types. While at HPI, John has been involved in the acquisition, development and financing of over $800 million of office, industrial, multifamily and retail projects. John joined HPI after graduating with an MBA from the McCombs School of Business in Austin. Prior to attending McCombs, John spent five years at Banc of America Securities’ investment bank performing mergers and acquisitions advisory, corporate finance, underwriting and debt structuring across multiple industries.

Marijke Lantz Flowers

SVP
Billingsley Company

As Senior Vice President of Investments and Build to Suits for Billingsley Company, Marijke Lantz Flowers is responsible for the office build to suit transactions and major leases. Additionally, Ms. Lantz leads the acquisitions of investment properties for Billingsley Company. Mrs. Flowers has 25 years of experience in commercial real estate including asset management from acquisition to disposition. Before joining Billingsley, she was Senior Vice President and Acquisitions Officer at Valencia Capital Management and before that Managing Director responsible for the Asset Services Group for Cushman & Wakefield in Dallas. This role included project leasing, property management and facility management for more than 19 million square feet with properties located throughout the U.S. Prior to her time with Cushman & Wakefield, Mrs. Flowers was a Vice President at the Archon Group (a Goldman Sachs Company) and was responsible for the dispositions and operations of the commercial asset management group. This included more than 180 commercial assets located throughout the United States totaling over 32 million square feet and dispositions totaling more than 2.5 billion. Mrs. Flowers earned her Bachelor of Arts from Western State College in 1982. She graduated with honors from the University of Dallas with a Masters of Business Administration in 1985.

Derrick Evers

CEO & Managing Partner
Kaizen Development Partners

Roger Gregory

Murray Jardine

SVP, Acquisitions
TIER REIT

Murray Jardine is Senior Vice President – Acquisitions, responsible for generating acquisitions and development opportunities. Prior to joining TIER REIT, Mr. Jardine worked at Sarofim Realty Advisors for ten years where he was responsible for office acquisitions and asset management in their Dallas office. During his tenure at Sarofim, he was involved in the acquisition, development, redevelopment, and disposition of numerous projects across the country. Previously, Mr. Jardine worked for Highgate Holdings and Archon Group in a variety of acquisition, asset management and portfolio management roles. He is a member of NAIOP where he sits on the Office Acquisitions Forum and he is a member of Urban Land Institute and holds a position on the North Texas ULI Industrial Office Product Council. Mr. Jardine received a bachelor of business administration with a concentration in finance from The University of Texas at Austin.

Mark Cover

Sr. Managing Director & CEO - SW Region
Hines

Mr. Cover is the CEO of Hines’ Southwest Region, which includes Mexico/Central America, where he is responsible for key investment partner relationships and oversees all development and acquisitions. He is a member of the firm’s Executive and IT Steering Committees. Cover graduated from Bob Jones University with a BS in Accounting and is a retired certified public accountant.

Bill Cawley

Chairman & CEO
Cawley Partners

Bill Cawley is the brand and vision behind Cawley Partners, a full-service, Dallas-based real estate company historically focused on commercial office product. Over the course of his career, Bill has owned all classes of commercial real estate in multiple markets across the country. He is continually recognized as one of the most influential business leaders in Dallas-Fort Worth. In 2020, Bill was named Developer of the Year by D CEO Magazine, and most recently, he was the 2022 inductee to the NTCAR (The North Texas Commer- cial Association of Realtors and Real Estate Professionals) Hall of Fame. Bill has acquired and developed more than 15 million square feet of commercial office product. His company, Cawley Partners, has been the premier office developer along the Dallas North Toll- way, developing more than $500 million of Class A office space and totaling more than 1.5 million square feet within the last 5 years. Bill Cawley served as the 2020 Chairman of TREC (The Real Es- tate Council) and is a past board member of NTCAR. Bill is an ac- tive member of ULI (Urban Land Institute) and serves on the SMU COX Folsom Institute for Real Estate Advisory Board. In addition to his industry related committee positions, Bill supports numerous charitable organizations.

Greg Fuller

President & COO
Granite Properties

Greg joined Granite Properties in 2000 and oversees operations, development, human resources and corporate administration company wide. He also focuses on development, leasing and growth opportunities for the Dallas office. Prior to joining Granite, Greg was vice president of business development and corporate marketing of Paric Corporation, a design build and construction firm where he also served on the Executive Committee. Previously he was a senior associate with CB Richard Ellis and a national sales representative for IBM Corporation. Greg served as a past president and is a current board member of the NAIOP Corporate. He is a board member of The Real Estate Council and member of Downtown Dallas, the Dallas Chamber of Commerce, a board member of Plano Economic Development Board and Stars Children\'s Charities. He is a general associate of SIOR and CCIM designee. Greg received his bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Missouri-Columbia and his MBA from the University of Dallas.

Patricia Gibson

CEO
Banner Oak Capital Partners

Patricia is a founding principal and CEO of Banner Oak Capital Partners. She oversees all investment activity and is responsible for establishing and implementing the firm’s strategic direction. Before founding Banner Oak, Patricia was the president of Hunt Realty Investments, where she led the commercial real estate investment management activities for the Hunt family of companies. She was responsible for the growth of an extensive and diverse portfolio of direct-owned strategic assets, along with operating companies and joint ventures totaling over $3 billion in gross asset value across the United States. During her tenure, she drove the growth of a strategic venture with a major pension fund dedicated to investments in real estate operating platforms, spanning a variety of product types and geographic locations. Before joining Hunt, Ms. Gibson held senior positions at Goldman Sachs’ real estate subsidiary, where she oversaw portfolio management and the capital market efforts for over $4 billion in commercial real estate assets. She began her real estate investment career in 1985 at The Travelers Realty Investment Company, where she spent nine years on the debt and equity side of the business. Patricia is a member of the board of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Managers and previously served as its chairman. She is vice chairman of the Industrial and Office Parks Council of ULI. She is a member of the executive council of the University of Texas Real Estate Finance Council and on the board of directors of The Real Estate Council of Dallas. She is on the board of directors of Pacolet Milliken Enterprises, a private investment company focused on energy and real estate. She is also a director of RLJ Lodging Trust. Patricia holds an MBA from the University of Connecticut and a BS in finance from Fairfield University and is a chartered financial analyst.

Artemio De La Vega

CEO
De La Vega Development

Artemio De La Vega is the founder and CEO of De La Vega Development, a commercial real estate firm specializing in dynamic mixed-use developments. Mr. De La Vega has more than 25 years of experience in the entrepreneurial and real estate industry, with a focus on single-tenant, multi-tenant retail centers and mixed-use developments. He brings a versatile and deep knowledge of development, master planning, entitlements, construction and capital markets to every project. Mr. De La Vega has successfully invested, acquired, developed or redeveloped more than 100 commercial real estate projects throughout the world. Some of his more notable projects include the 900,000 square-foot Las Palmas Marketplace in El Paso, TX; the 900,000-square-foot Canyon West in Lubbock, TX; the 400,000-square-foot Kings Crossing in Shreveport, LA; as well as multiple industrial distribution and manufacturing facilities for clients such as Chrysler, General Motors, Alcoa, Yazaki, Bergamasca and more. As a recognized leader in the commercial real estate industry, Mr. De La Vega frequently serves as a panelist for many leadership and future vision summits. He is also a guest columnist for a variety of publications and active with several professional organizations, including the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and The Real Estate Council (TREC). In addition, he serves on the Executive Committee of the Chancellor’s Council of the University of Texas System, is a board member and donor to the FEMAP Foundation, and a proud donor and supporter of the Artemio De La Vega Scholarship Fund for the benefit of Hispanic students at the University of Texas, El Paso. He received his Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Texas, is a graduate of Culver Military Academy, Jr. Reserve Officers Training Corps and holds an FAA private aircraft license. Mr. De La Vega enjoys spending time with his wife and four children.

Mary Burke Baker

Government Affairs Counselor
K&L Gates

Mary Burke Baker is a government affairs counselor in the Washington, D.C. office where she leads the tax policy practice. Mary focuses on federal tax matters affecting businesses, including domestic and multinational corporations and all types of pass-through entities, and individuals. Her practice covers tax policy, tax reform, regulatory and other guidance, tax administration, and technical tax issues, with particular emphasis on corporate and pass-through issues, accounting methods, information reporting, Reports of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) compliance, and emerging cryptocurrency issues. Since enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) in December, 2017, Mary has particularly focused on the Opportunity Zone program and is a frequent speaker on the topic throughout the United States. Mary advocates on behalf of clients and consults with and advises Congressional, U.S. Treasury, and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) staff on numerous domestic and international tax and tax policy issues, including the new Opportunity Zone program, implementation of business and individual provisions in the TCJA, and emerging cryptocurrency tax compliance concerns. She stays abreast of current tax policy developments on Capitol Hill and around the world and keeps clients informed with timely, relevant, and informative updates, including political insights and analysis regarding the significance of these developments. She helps clients identify and assess risks and opportunities in the ever-changing legislative and regulatory environment and develops and executes strategies to achieve desired legislative and administrative outcomes. She offers technical analysis and drafts comment letters in response to regulatory projects, working groups, and other tax policy initiatives. During the multi-year tax reform debate, Mary lead the Cash to Accrual Coalition and the Like-kind Exchange Coalition. She serves on the steering committee of the LIFO Coalition. She assists individual taxpayers who are participating in the IRS Offshore Voluntary Compliance Program to comply with FBAR and Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) filing requirements. Mary serves on the Board of Directors of the Real Tax Policy Group, which features biweekly sessions with top Administration and Congressional tax officials. She also serves on the Board of Directors of Time of Grace, an international media ministry.

John Zogg

President, Southwest Region
Goldenrod

John L. Zogg, Jr. serves as managing director for Crescent Real Estate Equities, LLC. Mr. Zogg manages the leasing efforts in the Dallas and Houston markets of over 2,300,000 square feet. Mr. Zogg serves on the board of various local civic organizations including Executive Committees of Uptown Public Improvement District, Woodall Rodgers Park Foundation, Downtown Dallas and The Rise School of Dallas. He is a member of The Dallas Assembly, Urban Land Institute, City Center Tax Incentive Finance District, as well as the Downtown Connection Tax Incentive Finance District. Mr. Zogg is vice chairman of the AT&T Cotton Bowl and a founding member of the Advisory Council to the Center for Real Estate Finance at the University of Texas at Austin, Business School. In 2002, Mayor Laura Miller appointed Mr. Zogg to the Dallas Inside the Loop Committee. Mr. Zogg was named #1 Office Leasing Agent in Dallas/Fort Worth by the Dallas Business Journal in 1995 and again in 1996. Mr. Zogg joined Crescent Real Estate Equities as vice president of leasing and marketing in May of 1994. In 2004, he was promoted to managing director in Crescent’s Dallas Region. Mr. Zogg served as managing director until Crescent was sold to Morgan Stanley in 2007. Prior to rejoining Crescent, Mr. Zogg worked at Silverstone Capital Group. From January 1989 to May 1994, Mr. Zogg served as vice president of the commercial real estate group for Rosewood Property Company, responsible for marketing and leasing office space in the Dallas and Denver areas. Prior to joining Rosewood, he worked as marketing manager of Gerald D. Hines Interests. A graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, Mr. Zogg holds a Master of Business Administration Degree from the University of Dallas.

Mike Ebbitt

Director of Office Tenant Representation
Lee & Associates

With three years of experience with Lee & Associates, Mike Ebbitt serves as director of the office tenant representation team, overseeing the building and growth of this new specialty group. Throughout his career, Ebbitt has served his clients with respect, honesty, and transparency, representing office space tenants with unmatched commercial real estate expertise through each phase of the transaction. His experience includes more than 41 deals exceeding $47 million, through which he delivered exceptional results for his clients in the Northern Dallas region. Mike is dedicated to creating unmatched value and exceptional outcomes for office space tenants and brings passion, persistence and a sophisticated negotiation skill set to each client and transaction. His responsiveness and attention to detail make him a valuable asset to the Lee & Associates team – and to his clients.

Jan Trevino

Director of Leasing, Greater SW Region
General Services Administration

Jan Trevino began serving as GSA's Director of the Leasing for the Public Buildings Service (PBS), Greater Southwest Region, on July 8, 2007. Ms. Trevino leads a staff of ~130 employees responsible for the acquisition and delivery of leased space housing federal agencies throughout Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana. Ms. Trevino and her team manage expirations of a lease portfolio of ~1,000 leases, containing 18.4 million rsf of space and commanding annual rental payments of $452 million. In response to upcoming expirations or new requirements, Ms. Trevino and her team confirm continuing space requirements and the market’s ability to respond to them; develop acquisition plans and project schedules; and acquire leased space mostly through competitive procurement processes following Federal acquisition regulations to ensure that GSA provides needed space at the best value to the American taxpayer. Previously, Ms. Trevino served five years as a PBS Service Center Manager responsible for managing real estate acquisition, property and occupancy management, financial and portfolio management (including repair and alterations), community relations and related budgets and financial performance in a specified geographic area. As the DFW Service Center Manager, Ms. Trevino managed 8.2 million square feet of GSA controlled property in the Dallas, Fort Worth and West Texas areas. In doing so, Ms. Trevino formulated and executed related budgets of approximately $17 million annually for building operations (cleaning, utilities, maintenance, etc), $3.7 million annually for personnel cost and over $4 million annually for building repairs and alterations. Likewise, Ms. Trevino managed a similar but smaller portfolio when assigned to the New Mexico Service Center. Ms. Trevino joined GSA Office of Finance in June of 1988, where she served 11 plus years as an Accountant and Supervisory Accountant. Ms. Trevino served GSA building and technology programs nationwide in the areas of budgeting, reimbursable work, outleasing and accounts payable (leases, utilities, O&M and construction). Upon joining GSA PBS in 1999, Ms. Trevino served as a Regional Financial Program Expert for two years, during which time she initiated the nationwide sharing of reimbursable work authorization data with customer agencies via an internet web search and educated the region on GSA and PBS’s overhead allocation processes. Ms. Trevino earned a BBA in Accounting from the University of Texas at Arlington, is a licensed CPA (TX 062598) and previously earned and held the industry designation of Certified Commercial Investment Manager (CCIM). Additionally, Ms. Trevino holds these Federal Acquisition Certifications: Program/ Project Management Level III, Contracting Officer Representative Level III and Real Property Leasing Level III. Ms. Trevino has passion and skill for gaining efficiencies by equipping and encouraging others to communicate effectively so as to collaboratively create order, gain shared expectations and create trust.

Kevin Roberts

President, Southwest
Transwestern

Kevin has overall responsibility for Transwestern’s Southwest operations, which includes the Houston region. In this role, he works with our real estate professionals to create multi-disciplined, strategic solutions to complex real estate problems for Transwestern clients. Kevin also serves on Transwestern’s Board of Directors and Executive Committee. During his 35-year career with Transwestern, Kevin has been instrumental in the repositioning and growth of the firm’s third-party service business in the Southwest. Under his direction, the Southwest operation has grown to more than 85 million square feet of managed and leased commercial properties. Kevin began his Transwestern career as an office leasing agent in Houston, Texas, which allows him to bring a unique perspective to his leadership role. He was instrumental in the success of the Houston high-rise office leasing efforts, completing numerous anchor transactions and onboarding significant management and leasing engagements. Prior to joining Transwestern, Kevin worked for Procter & Gamble and Johnson & Johnson.

Bill Brokaw

Senior VP
Hillwood Urban

Bill Brokaw is senior vice president of Hillwood Urban, where he leads the division’s business development and leasing efforts. During a career that spans more than two decades, Brokaw has managed leasing transactions totaling more than 7 million square feet of landmark, Class A office space throughout the North Texas region. Properties and projects that Brokaw has represented include Victory Park, The Towers at Williams Square, and numerous CBD high-rise buildings, in addition to other significant assets in Downtown Dallas, Las Colinas, and North Dallas. In 2013 and 2014, he received the Top National Broker – Agency Leasing Award from Cushman & Wakefield and has also received “Best Real Estate Deal” awards three times from the Dallas Business Journal. In 2011, he was featured as a Top DFW office leasing broker in the Dallas Business Journal’s Commercial Real Estate “Heavy Hitters” list. He has also been designated as a “D CEO Power Broker” based on his outstanding revenue production from 2010 thru 2020. Brokaw began his commercial real estate career in 1995 at Lincoln Property Company. Brokaw has also held positions at Trizec Office Properties and originally joined Hillwood Development as vice president of leasing for Victory Park’s initial Class A office offerings. Following a move to Cousins Properties and Cushman & Wakefield, serving as executive director of their Dallas office, Brokaw returned to Hillwood to partner in the formation of the Hillwood Urban division.

Traci Wilson

Project Manager
DPR Construction

Traci Wilson is a Project Manager for DPR Construction’s Special Services Group (SSG) - a group dedicated to fast-track, mid-size projects such as renovations, upgrades and remodels. Growing up in Montgomery, Texas, Traci spent her childhood around home construction projects with her dad who was a superintendent for a local home builder. She went on to earn a Building Construction degree from the University of Florida. Prior to joining DPR, Traci held roles at MYCON General Contractors, Scott & Reid General Contractors, Inc, Prologis and Turner Construction. Now, 10 years into her career, Traci has worked with notable clients such as the Bank of America, LA Fitness, Infomart, McKesson and BlueCross BlueShield. As a Project Manager for the SSG, Traci has overall responsibility for project success. She is directly responsible for day-to-day management of the project team and uses her expertise during all phases of procurement and construction to provide planning, schedule development, and budget control. Traci serves as the primary point of contact for all aspects of the project. Traci is uniquely suited for her position because DPR’s Special Services Group (SSG) expertly matches individual talent with project requirements, helping to ensure project success regardless of size or scope.

Jon Chasse

Community Director, TX Region
WeWork

Jonathan is the Community Director of Mountain West at WeWork, where he leads the company’s new market expansions and community. At a highlight of his time at WeWork includes serving as the Finance Manager of Southern US Market where he led to investigate ways to improve profitability and analyze markets for business opportunities. Jonathan began his career at Texas Instruments as he played many roles, from Business Operations to Corporate Financial Planning. This allowed him to gain a holistic knowledge of the company his 7 years there. He then moved on to become the Managing Director at Redleg Property Group. He is a graduate of the University of Arizona with a B.S in Engineering and Industrial Management, graduating Magna Cum Laude.

Doug Bierbower

Director
SOLiD

Doug Bierbower is Director, Product Line at SOLiD where he is responsible for guiding product strategy and bringing new solutions into the market. In his role, Doug works with strategic partners and internal stakeholders to identify and develop new market opportunities. Doug has more than 20 years of wireless telecommunications experience including 14 years in the in- building wireless / Distributed Antenna System market. His experience includes system design, optimization, technical support, sales engineering, project management, and product line management.