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Shawn W. Cloonan serves as Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President of Texas Medical Center. In his role, he is responsible for all operations, planning and development as well as oversight of legal aspects of the corporation including compliance with the TMC covenants. Prior to his current role, Cloonan was Texas Medical Center’s Executive Vice President, Planning & Development, General Counsel. Before joining the organization in 2013, Cloonan was a public finance lawyer representing health care, governmental and higher education clients for Vinson & Elkins LLP and Bracewell LLP. He holds a Bachelor of Arts – Magna Cum Laude in government from the University of Texas at Austin and earned a Doctor of Jurisprudence with Honors from The University of Texas School of Law. He is on the board of directors of the Housing Corporation of Greater Houston, a member of the Community Investment Committee of the United Way of Greater Houston, and an associate member of the First Tee of Greater Houston and Houston Junior Golf Association. In 2013, Cloonan was honored to receive the Houston Business Journal 40 Under 40 Award.

James Corbett, M.Div., J.D, is a seasoned healthcare executive bringing over a decade of c-level leadership experience from both the for-profit and the non-profit sectors of the industry. James has served as a fellow at Harvard Medical School Department of Global Health and Social Medicine as well as Harvard’s Safra Center for Ethics and currently is serving as a fellow of the Nashville Healthcare Council. In addition he is currently serving a 4-year term on the National Institute of Health’s National Advisory Council for Nursing Research; having been honored to receive the appointment from former Health and Human Services Secretary, Kathleen Sebellius. His for-profit and non-profit experience comes from serving in four health systems, in this capacity his focus has been providing strategic and operational leadership for behavioral health, consumer segmentation, population health, hospital re-design, hospital-housing development, research, innovation, global health, advocacy and ethics. James’s work around health system network composition has encompassed efforts in multiple states partnering with organizations to analyze appropriate asset utilization, diversification and analysis of bed need, and repurposing of an organizations bricks and mortar assets. Corbett has also lectured at Harvard Medical School, Harvard’s School of Public Health and numerous other universities across the country. James has been published in multiple books and journals. Mr. Corbett earned his B.S. in International Relations from Syracuse University, followed by his Juris Doctorate from St. Johns University and a Master of Divinity from Duke University.

Whit H. Robinson received a Bachelor of Science degree in Interior Design from Florida State University (1989) and a five-year Bachelor of Architecture professional degree from the University of Miami in 1993. He received a Master of Arts in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Florida in 2003. He spent 21 years in the Navy, with tours of duty that include: Assistant Resident Officer in Charge of Construction, Rota, Spain; Bravo Company Commander and Detail Officer in Charge, Port Hueneme, California (Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FOUR); Officer in Charge - Metro Field Office, Special Programs Office, Washington DC (White House Military Office); Public Works Officer, Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands, Kauai, Hawaii; Political Engagement Officer, Kabul, Afghanistan; Operations Officer, Kabul, Afghanistan (NATO International Security Assistance Force); Officer in Charge, Facilities Engineering Acquisitions Division, Coronado, California, Assistant Operations Officer, Coastal Integrated Product Team, San Diego, California, and Resident Officer in Charge of Construction, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Hospital Replacement Program. After retiring from the Navy after 21 years of service, he worked as a regional program executive for Jacobs in Houston, Texas, working with clients such as Memorial Hermann, Houston Independent School District and Houston Community College. He currently works as the Executive Director for Facilities Planning, Design and Construction at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Whit Robinson holds professional licenses for both Architecture and Interior Design in the State of Florida. He is a member of the American Institute of Architects, American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars. Early in his career, Whit Robinson worked as an architectural draftsman for various Florida architectural firms, lead designer for a kitchen and bath design firm, and has owned his own interior design business in Miami. He has also worked as a project manager/developer for several related corporations in the Miami area, performing small and large-scale renovations on a variety of businesses for short-fused customer requirements. His personal achievements include the Golden Key National Honor Society; various academic and architectural honor societies (University of Miami); the American Institute of Architects Bronze Medal for excellence in architectural design and leadership (State of Florida, 1993); President and Founder of the Habitat for Humanity chapter at the University of Miami; Winner of the 2002 Witters Bridge Design Competition (University of Florida); and Winner of the 2003 Ulla B. Rydberg Award for Social Justice in Planning (University of Florida). His team won the California Team Excellence Award for 2011 for lean process innovation with the construction of the Camp Pendleton Hospital Replacement program and placed in the International Team Excellence Award competition for the American Society for Quality in 2012. His current team at MD Anderson was unanimously voted Client of the Year by the Society for Marketing Professional Services in 2017. His military awards include the Presidential Service Badge (White House Military Office), Seabee Combat Warfare Pin, Defense Meritorious Service Medal (2 awards), Meritorious Service Medal (2 awards), Joint Service Commendation Medal, Navy Commendation Medal (2 awards), Joint Service Achievement Medal, Navy Achievement Medal (3 awards), National Defense Service Medal (2 awards), Afghanistan Campaign Service Medal, Global War on Terror Service Medal, NATO Non-Article 5 ISAF Medal, Expert Rifle Medal, Expert Pistol Medal, and various unit awards. He is married to the former Kathie Lynn Guerra of Pompano Beach, Florida and is the proud father of twins Naomi and Caldwell.

Michelle Riley-Brown is Executive Vice President at Texas Children’s Hospital and President of Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands, and Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus. In her leadership roles, Michelle leads Texas Children’s community hospitals, primary care practices, urgent care centers and the sub-specialty Health Centers in the community. She is a native of New Orleans, Louisiana, where she attended Tulane University for her undergraduate degree and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri, for her master’s degree in Healthcare Administration. Following a short tenure in the insurance industry, Michelle joined Texas Children’s Hospital in 1999 as an Administrative Fellow and has held various leadership roles within the organization ever since. She led the planning and development of Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus, Texas Children’s first community hospital which opened in 2010, and most recently led the planning efforts for Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands, which opened in April 2017. Michelle is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE). She also serves on various boards and committees in the Houston and Woodlands communities. She is married to her loving husband James E. Brown and is the proud mother of her 8-year-old daughter Sarah Elizabeth. Michelle enjoys spending time with her family and traveling.

An architectural graduate of the University of Southern California, Jill spent the majority of her career in healthcare facility planning, the final 22 years at Texas Children’s Hospital guiding the development of over $2B of work and adding over 5M square feet. Jill is a licensed architect in Texas and California and holds a certificate from the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB).

Philip Annis serves as President of Embree Asset Group, Inc., operating in the executive management of the organization since joining the company in 1996. Philip also serves as Executive Vice President of Embree Construction Group, Inc. and Embree Capital Markets Group, Inc., and is a member of the Board of Directors of Embree Asset Group, Inc., Embree Capital Markets Group, Inc., and Embree Construction Group, Inc. Philip received his Bachelor of Science degree in Construction Science from Texas A&M University in 1983. Upon graduation, Philip began his career in the custom home building business where he oversaw the day-to-day construction operations of custom homes in the greater Houston and Central Texas areas. In 1986, Philip transitioned into commercial real estate investment, brokerage and development, and in 1989 formed EuroTex Enterprises, Inc. In his role as CEO and President, EuroTex prospered as a real estate consulting and development company for both commercial retail, offi ce and mixed use projects. Philip holds a Texas Real Estate Broker’s license, is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers, and is a past participant of the Professional Advisory Boards for both the College of Construction Science, and the Master’s program for Land Development at Texas A&M University.

Mrs. Will co- founded Belmont Village Senior Living in 1997 as a fully integrated owner, developer and operator of first-rate senior housing and care communities. The company is known for built-to- purpose developments, best in class hospitality, and proprietary resident programming. The Company’s $3.0 Billion real estate portfolio has capacity of over 5,000 apartment and employs over 3,800 people across eight states and Mexico. For the third year in a row, Belmont’s team members voted the Company a Great Place to Work on FORTUNE®’s list of Best Workplaces in Aging Services. Belmont Village has been a leader in senior living in Los Angeles for two decades. In addition to seven purpose built operating communities, plans are underway for a second project in Westwood and a ground-up development in Pasadena. The Company has a rich history of partnering with major academic institutions, including UCLA and USC. Mrs. Will serves on the Boards of The Center for Longevity at UCLA Medical School and the Davis School of Gerontology at USC.

Davis Griffin serves as a Principal with Trammell Crow Company with a specific focus on healthcare development in central and south Texas. She is responsible for all aspects of the development process from identifying opportunities to contract negotiation, financing and leasing, and has significant experience with healthcare and higher education development projects, including medical office buildings and student housing. Beginning in 2006, Davis developed a healthcare focus and has partnered with such clients as the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, Princeton HealthCare System in Princeton, New Jersey, Main Line Health in suburban Philadelphia and Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York. She specializes in the development of all types of healthcare properties, both as a principal investor and on a fee basis, with the goal to help clients identify and execute real estate solutions to best deliver quality care to patients. Davis has also managed leasing of medical office space to physician tenants and developed a deep understanding of the importance, intricacies and complexities of physician relationships with healthcare systems. Prior to her healthcare focus, Davis joined TCC in 2002 as part of the Higher Education Services Group working with higher education institutions on the feasibility, financing and overall development of both academic and residential projects.

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Amanda L. Houghton has served as our Executive Vice President – Asset Management since December 2011. From January 2011 to December 2011, Ms. Houghton served as our Senior Vice President of Asset Management and Finance. From January 2010 to January 2011, Ms. Houghton served as our Vice President of Asset Management and Finance. Ms. Houghton comes from a varied background with experience in asset and joint venture management, acquisitions, dispositions, and corporate cash modeling and valuation. From August 2006 to December 2009, Ms. Houghton served as the Manager of Joint Ventures for Glenborough LLC in San Mateo, California, where she actively managed over two million square feet of retail/office properties and 400 acres of development land. Prior to joining Glenborough, from August 2005 to August 2006, Ms. Houghton provided acquisitions, asset management, and disposition support in her position as Senior Analyst at ING Clarion in Boston, Massachusetts. Between July 2004 and August 2005, she served as a Senior Project Analyst for Weyerhaeuser Realty Investors in Irvine, California. Prior to Weyerhaeuser, Ms. Houghton participated in mergers and acquisitions structuring and valuation at RSM EquiCo in Costa Mesa, California and business and intangible asset valuation at Bernstein, Conklin & Balcombe in Dallas, Texas. Ms. Houghton received a B.B.A degree in Finance and a B.A. degree in Public Policy from Southern Methodist University. Ms. Houghton holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation, was appointed to the NAIOP Medical and Life Sciences Forum and is a member of the CFA Institute and Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW).

As the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Avanti Senior Living, Alford is passionate about empowering older adults with endless choices, state-of-the-art technology, sophisticated living and care and wellness that surpasses the highest benchmarks. Throughout her career, Lori has embraced the “disruptive theory” and has explored ways to challenge the status quo in order to improve the life of seniors and workplace environment. As one of senior living’s most respected innovators, Lori draws from nearly 20 years of experience in senior living as she forges industry-transforming practices and perceptions for senior living. Her passion is focusing on the people and creating a culture of empowerment and pride. Previously, she served as COO of one of the largest assisted living companies in the industry where she was responsible for 32 communities across 10 states and an annual revenues of more than $100M. Lori is actively involved in disrupting the industry and is a frequent speaker and panelist. She has a passion for inspiring women to achieve the best they can be!

James Bretting is currently Associate Vice President, Real Estate for Memorial Hermann Health System, the largest not-for-profit health system in Southeast Texas with 17 hospitals and numerous specialty programs and services. James has been in this role since July, 2015 when he was promoted from his previous role of Director of Real Estate. He currently oversees all real estate transactions for the system including acquisitions, dispositions and office and retail leasing. He also has a prominent role in real estate development for the system which at the current time exceeds $1 billion. Prior to his employment with Memorial Hermann, James served as Senior Asset Manager of Weingarten Realty Investors and oversaw all aspects and day to day operations of an 8.5 million square foot industrial portfolio located outside the state of Texas. His responsibilities included acquisitions, dispositions, leasing and overall portfolio performance. James began his career as a commercial real estate appraiser after earning a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Baylor University with a concentration in real estate and finance.

Mervyn Alphonso is Executive Vice President & Partner with Anchor Health Properties. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, he lends his acute understanding of the healthcare real estate sector across Anchor’s business platforms. With more than 20 years specializing in the healthcare real estate industry, he is involved in the firm's investments and development platforms, including leading acquisition transactions, as well as development projects and management engagements. Offering significant knowledge of the healthcare sector, Mervyn’s depth of experience as an accomplished professional, includes acquisitions, development, financial feasibility, site selection and evaluation, and asset management. His prior career experience includes six years as a Managing Director with NexCore Group as well as serving as a Director with Alvarez & Marsal and in addition, he spent time earlier in his career with Hammes Company. He currently serves on Industry Advisory Board of the Virginia Tech Program in Real Estate and is also a member of the Association of Medical Facility Professionals (AMFP). In addition, he has previously served on the organizing and leadership committee of the BOMA International Medical Office Buildings and Healthcare Facilities conference. Mervyn earned his Bachelor of Architecture from Virginia Tech and his Master of Business Administration from the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business.

Jason is the Founder and Managing Partner of Big Sky Medical Real Estate Funds. He has spent his career exclusively in the healthcare real estate industry and is a well-established thought leader in the medical office and senior living sectors. Jason began his career as a civil engineer designing hospitals in Nashville, Tennessee. After graduate school, he ventured into medical office development and found his niche organizing physicians into real estate partnerships. Since then, he has developed or acquired over six million square feet of healthcare real estate in 19 states valued in excess of $1.6 billion. Jason prides himself on his hands-on approach and his deep understanding of the underlying drivers of value. Prior to starting Big Sky, Jason founded Caddis Partners, LLC in early 2008 and was its CEO, largest shareholder, and sole managing partner from its inception until May of 2020. During his tenure, Jason grew Caddis from a small boutique developer to one of the largest Healthcare Real Estate platforms in the United States with over 60 professionals spread amongst its four offices. Modern Healthcare consistently ranked Caddis one of the top ten Healthcare Real Estate developers in the United States by annual deal volume. In 2016, Jason was voted by a panel of his peers the national Healthcare Real Estate Executive of the Year by Healthcare Real Estate Insights and was awarded Most Admired CEO for North Texas from the Dallas Business Journal in 2019. Jason serves on several boards including the Folsom Institute at SMU, Texas A&M Mays Business School Real Estate Advisory Board, and The Real Estate Council (TREC). He is a member of Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) and Ernst and Young named him as a finalist for the EY 2019 Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Jason currently serves alongside his wife, Jean, as co-chair of Highland Park Education Foundation’s annual fundraising campaign (Mad for Plaid). He is the past Chairman for the Texas Business Hall of Fame and is a past President of the Dad’s Club for University Park Elementary School. Through his work with Habitat for Humanity, Jason became passionate about housing and education for those in need. He dedicates his time and financial support to affordable housing and scholarships to deserving students. Jason graduated with a BS in Civil Engineering from Texas A&M University and an MBA from Southern Methodist University, where he served as president of his class, graduated with honors, and was the recipient of the Cox School of Business Outstanding Young Alumni Award. Raised in the Texas Hill Country, he enjoys ranching, fly fishing and spending time with his wife, two children, and three dogs.

Marian Lowe is the Chief Strategy Officer at United Surgical Partners Intl, Inc. (USPI). In addition to her corporate strategy activities, Marian has operational responsibility for USPI’s work in alternative payment models, including a successful Medicare Shared Savings Program ACO under USPI’s subsidiary IPA in St Louis, engagement with physicians in bundled payment as an awardee convenor under Medicare’s bundled payment demonstration program, and ensuring the success of 5 hospitals in mandatory markets for Medicare’s Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement bundles. Marian joined USPI in 2013 from Strategic Health Care where she was a partner working with some of the nation’s largest healthcare systems to improve financial performance and business strategy. She has also represented the ASC industry in Washington from 2005-2013. Prior to Strategic Health Care, Marian worked with the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, a federal advisory agency, Earlier in her career, she directed workforce policy for the American Hospital Association’s nurse executive subsidiary, served as the executive director of the California affiliate of the American Nurses Association, and consulted with professional associations and hospitals for a boutique healthcare consulting firm in Washington, DC.

Carrie L. Byington, MD, serves as Dean of the Texas A&M College of Medicine, Senior Vice President of the Texas A&M University Health Science Center and Vice Chancellor for Health Services at The Texas A&M University System. She is the first Mexican American female to hold the position of dean and senior vice president for an academic medical center in the United States. Dr. Byington joined Texas A&M in 2017 after a 21-year career at the University of Utah, where she was the H.A. and Edna Benning Presidential Professor of Pediatrics, Vice Dean for Academic Affairs and Faculty Development in the School of Medicine, and Associate Vice President for Faculty and Academic Affairs at the University of Utah Health Sciences Center. A federally funded investigator with continuous support as principal or co-investigator totaling about $80 million since 1998, Dr. Byington’s research spans the translational spectrum from basic laboratory science to health services research and has focused primarily on bacterial and viral respiratory pathogens in children. Her scholarship led to the co-invention of FilmArray, a novel diagnostic platform for the identification of infectious pathogens and antimicrobial resistance with BioFire Diagnostics of Salt Lake City, later acquired by bioMérieux. The FilmArray is used in hospitals in the United States, Europe, and Asia and has changed the landscape for infectious diseases diagnostics and research. Her research background in translational science also led to the development of the Utah Center for Clinical and Translational Science, a member of the National Institutes of Health Clinical and Translational Science Award national consortium since 2008. A respected physician with a strong dedication to increasing access to care, Dr. Byington has devoted her career to providing excellent care to underserved women and children, particularly those living in poverty. She co-founded the South Main Clinic at the University of Utah, which serves the most at-risk populations in Salt Lake County including recent immigrants, refugees, pregnant teens, and children living in foster care. The clinic, which has won national awards for care delivery, also focuses on strengthening families by helping to address the social determinant of health including screening for violence, ensuring food and housing security, assisting with transportation and offering dental and legal services in a general medical clinic. To address literacy needs, Dr. Byington opened a library in the clinic in 1998. The children's library bearing her name became a county-supported public library in 2008. A nationally-renowned physician scientist, Dr. Byington has had numerous career accomplishments including awards from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the National Institutes of Health. Notably, she is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine and serves as Chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Infectious Diseases. She also served as Chair of the Infectious Diseases Advisory Group to the U.S. Olympic Committee and was tasked with protecting Team USA athletes and staff during the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Dr. Byington holds board certification and national recognition in both General Pediatrics and Pediatric Infectious Diseases. She received her Bachelor of Science in biology from Texas A&M University in 1985 and Doctor of Medicine from Baylor College of Medicine in 1989, both with honors. She trained in pediatrics at Texas Children’s Hospital and in pediatric infectious diseases at the University of California, San Francisco. With a return to her alma matter, Dr. Byington is determined to transform health care delivery in Texas in an effort to eliminate health disparities. Specifically, she is focused on three priority areas: improving rural population health through innovative care delivery, providing care to active duty military and veterans through education, research and service, and collaborating with the College of Engineering to develop and implement new technologies and innovations to support health care in the 21st century.

As Managing Partner, Mr. Jackson is responsible for the corporate strategy and overall direction of HealthCap as well as the structuring and management of all real estate investments. He has spent the majority of his 20 year career specializing in healthcare real estate, working with a wide variety of companies ranging from national for-profit healthcare systems and regional non-profit hospitals to specialty care operators and private physician group practices. Mr. Jackson previously served as Managing Director of HealthCap, as well as Senior Vice President and Development Manager of HealthCap’s predecessor, The Cirrus Group. Before HealthCap, he held regional leadership and development positions with national healthcare real estate companies including Lend Lease Group (ASX:LLC) and Hammes Company. Prior to entering the healthcare real estate industry, Mr. Jackson served in general management and business development roles for a newly launched retail energy provider affiliate of a Fortune 500 diversified energy company and for two early-stage Internet companies backed by Sevin Rosen Funds and Goff Moore Strategic Partners. Mr. Jackson holds an M.B.A. from Southern Methodist University and a B.A. from The University of Texas at Austin. He is also a Texas-licensed real estate broker. Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with his wife and children, hunting, fishing and is an avid long-distance runner.

Senior care has been a passion of Carl’s ever since he watched his grandfather, a decorated WWII Marine Corps Tank Commander, pass away in a Medicaid bed at a nursing home. At the time, Carl was just a young man starting out in business and there was only so much he and his family could do to care for “Papa” with the resources the family had. Carl’s mother, a long time single mom working hard to support her family, acted as Papa’s caregiver in the evenings while she worked her full time job during the days. Eventually Papa’s care needs were too severe and the family had to move him into a state funded facility. Soon thereafter, Carl devoted his career to serving seniors. Carl knows that his purpose in life is to serve. In his heart, this extends towards his employees, the residents they serve together, to their families, and to their surrounding communities. Carl applies this philosophy of service beyond his professional life and his free time is often completely absorbed by active involvement in youth ministry and frequent community service projects at home and abroad.

Mr. Spooner joined Greystone in 1986 and now serves as co-CEO. His responsibilities include managing and driving annual business performance, formulating and executing strategies for clients, and interacting with clients, employees, investors and other stakeholders. Mr. Spooner is a sought after speaker on a range of topics involving the business of senior living. Mr. Spooner received a B.A. in Public Administration/Economics from Drake University, an Advanced Fellowship in Economics from University of London, and completed graduate work in Marketing at the University of Pittsburgh.

Paul McCleary (Senior Vice President – Business Development) – Mr. McCleary’s career spans 30 years in marketing and business development within the commercial development, design and construction industry, with a primary focus in healthcare since 2002. In 2015 he joined Medistar Corporation, a medical real estate development company based in Houston, Texas and active nationwide. As Senior Vice President – Business Development, he works with Medistar’s CEO, Monzer Hourani, on marketing, business development and special projects. A longtime member of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), Mr. McCleary earned a BA (1987) at the University of Texas at Austin and an MBA (1994) at the University of St. Thomas in Houston.

David Keaton serves as the President of Retirement Center Management (RCM). He provides oversight of daily operations encompassing strategic, financial, operational and marketing aspects for the company’s multiple properties. Prior to joining Retirement Center Management, Mr. Keaton served as Corporate Vice President with Greystone in Irving, Texas. Over a career of nearly 30 years in the industry Mr. Keaton has served in numerous operational capacities including management consulting and operating communities as the Executive Director. Mr. Keaton earned his Master’s Degree in Health Services Administration from Saint Mary’s College of California.

As chief executive officer and chairman of the board of Tandem Hospital Partners, Mr. Graubart is the vision behind Tandem’s acute care hospital partnership model and the leader of Tandem’s mission, vision, values and strategy of becoming the leader in building and operating acute care hospitals in partnership with established nonprofit healthcare systems in the U.S.

Michael A. Noto serves as Senior Vice President, Real Estate Services for Welltower. He is responsible for ensuring that the operations, finance and leasing departments of Welltower’s Outpatient Medical portfolio provide hospital clients and physician tenants with quality property management services, timely management information, and a wide array of leasing services. Mr. Noto has been with the company since September 2001. Mr. Noto spent 13 years as a banking executive with responsibilities including commercial and real estate lending, credit administration, and the management and workout of tens of millions of dollars of real estate assets. During his 17 years as a practicing attorney, Mr. Noto was directly involved in the financing, management, acquisition and disposition of millions of dollars of real estate. Mr. Noto is a member of BOMA International and has participated on panel discussions at the Medical Office Buildings and Healthcare Facilities Conferences. Mr. Noto received a Bachelor of Arts degree and an MBA in finance from Rutgers University and a law degree from Pace University School of Law. He is licensed to practice law in the States of New York and Florida.

Ryan McCord joined McCord in 2003 and has served as President since 2008. Founded in 1973, McCord is a leader in commercial real estate and has a great track record of success in urban infill and green field development. Since joining MDI, Ryan has led more than three-quarters of a billion dollars of transactions in office, retail, multi-family, condo, bond, and land throughout Texas and across the country. Today, Ryan’s focus is on developing Generation Park, the newest and largest master planned economic center in Houston. Located on Beltway 8 in the Lake Houston area, over $500MM / 2MM SF of Office, Retail, Civic, and Industrial have been constructed in Generation Park since breaking ground in 2014. Hospitality and Multi-family are set to start construction in 2017. At 4,000 acres Generation Park is by far the largest contiguous property on Beltway 8, has the most frontage (2.5 miles) and is the closest to Downtown, both airports, all major sporting venues, and the Texas Medical Center. McCord takes seriously the stewardship owed to such a significant development opportunity in the Greater Houston Area and is focused on creating the greatest possible value for the entire region. Prior to joining McCord, Ryan served as Risk Manager for GE Capital Real Estate in Tokyo and participated in over $2 billion of equity and debt transactions in Japan, Taiwan, China, Korea and the Czech Republic. Ryan holds a B.E. in Biomedical Engineering from Vanderbilt University and currently serves on the board of the Herman Park Conservancy.

Randy has more than 37 years of experience providing high-level project delivery and project leadership with Higher Education and Healthcare clients. His national and international experience affords him a global perspective on the marketplace and provides strategic project planning services offering clients a forward-looking, inclusive approach to project development and design. His background includes significant experience with top tanked global firms. He provides strategic direction to lead and motivate teams to perform according to the client’s objectives. His career has been focused on the human environment which involves creative expression by re-imagining and re-shaping the human environment to enhance its aesthetic and functional dimensions, health, cultural significance, and social relevance.

With over 16 years of construction industry expertise, Sean Ashcroft is a Project Executive at DPR Construction, one of the country’s top technical builders and #6 ranked healthcare contractor in the U.S. (ENR 2016). In his role, Sean delivers projects successfully by combining strategy, direction and highly motivated leadership with experience, organization, passion and dedication. He oversees healthcare projects and guides ongoing preconstruction process and strategic client partnerships. Sean has led the healthcare initiatives for clients like HCA, McKesson Specialty Health, MD Anderson Cancer Center, and Cook’s Children’s. Sean holds a B.S. in Building Construction Management from Michigan State University.

Victor H. McConnell, MAI, ASA has real property valuation & consulting experience in 40 of the United States, including extensive experience with the valuation of healthcare related properties. Mr. McConnell’s valuation experience includes determining Fair Market Value for Stark Law compliance, financing, possible sale or purchase, allocation of purchase price, ad valorem purposes, and internal planning purposes. Mr. McConnell has performed valuation assignments for numerous healthcare-related entities, including a variety of hospitals, physician groups, for- profit and not-for-profit health systems, as well as corporate and governmental clients. A representative sample of clients served include: Hospital Corporation of America (HCA), Tenet Healthcare Corporation, Community Health Systems (CHS), CHRISTUS Health, Ascension Health, Baylor Scott & White, USPI, UCHealth, SCL Health, DaVita, Welltower, Inc. (formerly Health Care REIT), Medical Properties Trust, St. Joseph Healthcare, Cooper Health System, Trinity Mother Frances Hospitals, LifeCare Hospitals, 21st Century Oncology, CVS/pharmacy, Walgreens, Target Corporation, Barclays, Wells Fargo, Citibank, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the General Services Administration (GSA) of the U.S. Federal Government. Mr. McConnell has also provided valuation services to a variety of healthcare law firms, including Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman, P.C., Epstein Becker & Green, P.C., Reed Claymon Meeker & Hargett, PLCC, and Hooper Lundy & Bookman, P.C. Types of medically-oriented properties analyzed include: acute care hospitals, cancer clinics, medical offices, ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), dialysis centers, diagnostic imaging facilities, proton therapy centers, sleep labs, cath labs, skilled nursing facilities, biomanufacturing facilities, surgical hospitals, LTACHs, psychiatric facilities, hospice wings, laboratories, and drugstores. Mr. McConnell’s valuation experience also includes “zero cash flow” properties, corporate headquarters, and a variety of other commercial assets.

Kurt has been responsible for programming and planning tens of millions of square feet around the globe, including more than six million square feet of hospital, ambulatory, psychiatric and medical office building space. He has provided pre-design services for a multitude of healthcare and educational building types worldwide and is accomplished in a wide variety of analytical, decision-making and facilitating techniques. Kurt has unique strength in the ability to take overwhelming amounts of data—both quantitative and qualitative—and abstract it to easily understood information that supports informed decision-making. Through his significant portfolio of work, pioneering non-architectural applications, and public outreach, he has distinguished himself as an “architect of decision-making.” A frequent speaker on healthcare programming and planning, he is well regarded for his understanding of how healthcare facilities work.

Eric serves as national director for Transwestern’s Healthcare Advisory Services Group. He is responsible for overseeing the leasing, tenant advisory, investment sales and development for healthcare clients across the country. He has over 21 years of experience in healthcare real estate and has been consistently recognized as one of Transwestern’s top national producers. Eric has worked with a variety of institutional owners, including Baylor College of Medicine, Health Care Properties, Inc., Ventas/Lillibridge, Memorial/Hermann Hospital System, and St. Luke’s Episcopal Health System / CHI. Under his direct supervision, the Houston Healthcare Investment Sales Team has closed 35 medical assets totaling 1.5 Million Square Feet of hospitals, surgical hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers and general purpose medical office buildings over the past three years. The cumulative value of these sales transactions totaled over $380 million. Since 2008, Eric has completed over 500 medical brokerage and lease transactions, including such medical anchor tenants as Baylor College of Medicine, MD Anderson, Memorial Hermann Health System, St. Luke’s Episcopal Health System, Texas Children’s Hospital, Texas Orthopedic Hospital, University of Texas Health Science Services and Kelsey Seybold Clinic. Eric’s healthcare team has preleased over 800,000 square feet of speculative medical office space in new development projects in the past five years. Eric received his bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Texas at Austin. Eric serves on Transwestern's National Board of Directors.

Leading SmithGroupJJR’s Dallas Healthcare Studio, David brings over 18 years of experience leading the planning and design of hospitals, cancer centers, ambulatory surgery centers and medical office buildings. He brings project knowledge that ranges from departmental renovations and expansions to greenfield buildings and medical campuses designed for Academic Medical Centers, developers, not-for-profit and for-profit health systems. David leads design teams with a unique drive towards each project in order to deliver environments that exceed expectations.

Beth Young is a Vice President at HGA and the Principal Architect of the Public Corporate Studio and Office Director for the Sacramento Office. She holds a bachelor’s degree of architecture from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo and has 20 years of experience in the A/E/C industry. She has worked with forward thinking clients such as the State of California Department of General Services and Sutter Health. She is an advocate for collaborative project delivery and is a certified professional through the Design Build Institute of America. She is passionate about sustainability and is a LEED Accredited Professional in Building Design and Construction. Her design solutions are rooted in research to help achieve her client’s goals and she is certified in Evidence Based Design. Beth is a proponent of collaborative leadership and invites differing viewpoints and appreciates team members challenging each other to do their best work. She has completed award winning projects in government, healthcare, community, corporate and workplace environments and was recently recognized by CREW for Women in Leadership.

Cristopher Farrar is a Principal at Cokinos | Young where he focuses his practice on drafting construction, engineering and architectural agreements, along with services and operations related contracts and oilfield service transactions. Cristopher represents clients in every industry including commercial, energy, oil & gas, power, renewable, manufacturing, chemical, pipeline, offshore and infrastructure on a wide range of sophisticated and complex project development matters. He has extensive experience managing matters involving capital improvements and large asset-based transactions ranging from $25 million to over $2 billion and leads on major matters for world-wide projects. Having gained experience as in-house counsel for several international engineering and construction companies, Cristopher continues to serve as “quasi” in-house counsel for his clients. He works as a trusted advisor and consultant on construction projects by leading clients through the development and negotiation of project documents. He has significant expertise on a wide range of transactions throughout the entire project cycle, from selection of the proper delivery system through punch list completion. Cristopher has drafted and negotiated bespoke agreements, including unique, one-of-a-kind contractual arrangements, as well as industry forms such as AIA and FIDIC. He has drafted and negotiated project-related agreements for major projects in North and South America, the Middle East, Europe, Russia and Africa and has lived in the Middle East while advising a National Oil Company. With projects and construction, disputes are inevitable. Cristopher regularly assists his clients in resolving disputes through change orders, variations, litigation and all forms of alternative dispute resolution. Each project has risk in schedule, technology, cost, volatility, markets, shareholders, and safety and health. Cristopher works with his clients to mitigate those risks, and resolve any disputes successfully and efficiently. Cristopher Farrar has been recognized by Thomson Reuters and the Legal 500 for his experience and expertise.