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Jennifer Halvas oversees firm operations and is responsible for identifying best practices and implementing policies and procedures across all departments. Jennifer also manages the legal aspects of project-related matters, including acquisition, development, management and disposition. She was previously at O’Melveny & Myers LLP, where she represented a variety of clients in real estate, project development and finance transactions. Jennifer holds a B.A. with honors from the University of Southern California and a JD from Vanderbilt Law School.

Mr. Baraghoush serves as a Managing Director at Pacific Urban Investors, LLC. In this role he is responsible for identifying and evaluating joint venture equity opportunities for value-add and development projects. Prior to Pacific, Mr. Baraghoush was a Vice President at Ares Management responsible for West Coast investments on behalf of public vehicles, separate accounts, and closed-end funds. He began his career at Bank of America in its Global Corporate Investment Banking division. Mr. Baraghoush holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, with a minor in Accounting, from UCLA. He also serves as a Board Member of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, and is an active member of the Make-A-Wish Real Estate Chapter.

Jake Michaels holds the position of Vice President at Geolo, focused on new multi-family, hospitality, and real estate technology investment opportunities across Geolo's acquisitions and development platform along with strategic, firm-level financial analysis and forecasting. Michaels joined Geolo from the Real Estate Syndicated Finance Team at Wells Fargo Securities, where he worked as an Investment Banking Associate and closed approximately 110 transactions, representing $33 billion in volume across all real estate asset classes over four years at the bank. Prior to his tenure at Wells Fargo, Michaels gained internship experience in hotel acquisitions, development, and operations with premier hospitality firms, such as The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company. Michaels graduated from Cornell University with a B.S. from the School of Hotel Administration.

Corey Hall (Los Angeles) joined KKR in 2022 and is a member of the Real Estate team. Mr. Hall is responsible for sourcing and executing debt investments across KKR’s real estate credit strategies. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Hall was a senior vice president at Brookfield, where he oversaw originations throughout the western U.S. for the firm's series of real estate credit funds. Prior to that, he was a managing director at Cantor Commercial Real Estate, where he focused on the origination, structuring, and disposition of both fixed and floating rate securitized debt. He began his career at Deloitte within the financial advisory services practice as part of the firm's real estate consulting team. Mr. Hall is a graduate of the University of Southern California, where he received a B.S. in Business Administration, with a concentration in Real Estate Development & Finance. He is a member of Urban Land Institute and is an active member of the University of Southern California’s Lusk Center for Real Estate.

Konstantin Daskalov is an accomplished Senior Executive of Development & Construction with 16 years of diverse experience in all phases of the development process, leading professional teams through entitlements, design development, GC selection, budgeting, scheduling and construction execution of large ground-up, multifamily, affordable, mixed-use, hospitality and healthcare projects with full P&L responsibility. As the Vice President, US Operations, Konstantin is spearheading all the firm's Operations in the US, and Directing: Marketing; Sales; Business Development; Architecture / Developer / Construction Partners & Lenders; Project Entitlements & Approvals; Project Delivery; Product Erection & Assembly and Business Plan Execution. Previously, as Founder & President of Daskoney Properties, Konstantin led all operations for the firm, overseeing acquisitions, development and construction management staff with full P&L responsibility for multi-family projects, while he was also an Executive Consultant for SOLA Impact on their large multifamily and affordable housing efforts. Prior to that, as VP of Development & Construction with a major real estate investment & development company, Konstantin has directed all development and construction operations for a large portfolio of hotels and office assets across the US with annual development budget of over $75M. Previously, as VP of Development for a national condominium developer, Konstantin has directed and successfully completed several ground-up multifamily, high-rise projects in Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Chicago with average construction cost of $200M each and delivered great investment returns expediting construction and unit sales. Konstantin started his career as a Project Manager for a General Contractor and later as Director of Construction successfully completed the construction of large multifamily projects in Chicago directing PMs, and Contractors. Konstantin Daskalov holds a M.S./MBA degree from Northwestern University, as well as, a BS in Civil Engineering and a BA in Business Management degrees from Calvin University. He is a proud member of Urban Land Institute (ULI), Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) and variety of other professional organizations in Real Estate and Construction Management, and is a speaker and participant for numerous professional panels.

Marcus Corral is one of CTI’s longest tenured team members with nearly 15 years of service. During this time, he has worked across several service lines to help cement the CTI culture and foster the growth of each department. Marcus earned his stripes by starting out in CTI’s foundational programs such as the CAEZ Hiring Credit and the WOTC program before transitioning to help lead the pursuance of R&D and ERC. He has also been a driving force in the development and implementation of Tax Beacon across the organization. Marcus’ adaptability and experience has allowed him to be a key player in all aspects of the firm from hiring and training, staff development, process improvement, and overseeing operations and business strategies across multiple service lines.

Prior to founding The Max Collaborative, Kevin ran Forest City Realty Trust’s Los Angeles office, where he’d been employed since 1998. During his career, he was extensively involved in the entitlement, development, rehabilitation, and repositioning of over 10 million square feet of real estate, including over 3,000 apartment units. He developed market rate, affordable, and high-density urban housing, both new and through the adaptive re-use of preexisting structures. Additionally, Kevin oversaw several mixed-use developments focused on placemaking and today’s innovation economy; as a result, he has significant expertise in revitalizing urban neighborhoods. Kevin has spent the majority of his professional career working in California and is deeply embedded in its civic community. He is currently on the Board of Directors for SCI-Arc and The Hammer Museum. His past involvement includes serving on the LA Conservancy Board, the Board of Directors for the Center for Creative Land Recycling, as an Advisory Board Member of the UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate, and membership in the USC Lusk Center for Real Estate Leadership Council. Kevin graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a BA degree and holds a Masters in Real Estate Development from the University of Southern California. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two sons.

Adrian is responsible for sourcing, analyzing, due diligence, and negotiating new investment opportunities including real estate acquisitions and equity co-investment. Adrian also fosters and grows CEI's network of lenders, equity partners, and brokers. In Los Angeles, Adrian is focused on the acquisition of land for development, multi-family value-add, retail/office for repositioning; and equity co-investment with local sponsors. Nationally, Adrian is responsible for identifying and qualifying sponsors who require co-investment capital.

Bob Lisauskas serves as Principal in the firm’s placemaking studio. He offers more than two decades of experience with noteworthy master planning and mixed-use architecture projects in California and across the world. Bob has dedicated his time to working with clients who are focused on creating mixed-use residential districts and the re-imagining of cities. Current work includes the development of three multifamily residential projects in Downtown San Diego. Their basis of design includes an exploration of experiential placemaking opportunities, biophilia, and the integration of health and wellness initiatives. Holding degrees in both architecture and urban design, Bob is passionate about working at various project scales. In his local LA neighborhood, Bob has served as a board member of the Silver Lake Urban Design and Preservation Committee for the past ten years and acts as a student mentor at USC. Before joining RDC, Lisauskas served for seven years as senior associate, vice president at CallisonRTKL, and before that as project design director at RDC’s predecessor firm, P+R Architects.

With over 20 years of experience in the construction industry, Carl leads all multi-family projects for Bernards. With a rich experience in all types of multi-family projects from low-income subsidized housing to market rate and luxury projects, he provides guidance and insight into our multi-family preconstruction development and project management implementation. A seasoned leader, Carl has overseen Bernards teams on many challenging projects, from the 800,000 SF Wilshire La Brea development to the 700-unit College Station mixed-use project in Chinatown. An expert project manager and executive, Carl is a highly respected member of our team, providing unsurpassed experience with public agencies, serving utilities and inspectors who influence the success of these types of projects to enable Bernards to boast predictable outcomes for cost, quality, and schedule. Carl holds a degree in Construction Management from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.