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Since founding MG Properties Group in 1992, Mark has overseen the acquisition, development and management of 90 properties totaling over 16,000 units. As President, he has guided the growth of MG Properties Group, raising money for new investment partnerships and overseeing the renovation, lease-up and property management of the company's portfolio of value-add communities. Prior to forming MG Properties, Mark was a tax specialist for five years with international accounting firms Ernst & Whinney and Touche Ross and worked for six years in senior financial management positions with Hybritech Incorporated and Solar Turbines Corporation. In 2006, Mark was selected as a finalist in the Ernst& Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards. He serves on the Executive Board of the USD Burnham Moores Real Estate School, is a member of the National Multi Housing Counsel Board of Directors and SD Economic Development Corporation Strategic Round Table, and has served on many charitable boards. He has been a speaker at numerous industry events. He graduated with a degree in Business from Drexel University in 1979 and became a licensed Certified Public Accountant in 1981 and a California licensed Real Estate Broker in 1990.

Jackson Cloak joined Berkadia as a Vice President in March 2010. Over 18+ year career he’s placed over $2.5 billion of debt and equity using balance sheet, agency/GSA, Life Company and conduits. Berkadia is a partnership between Berkshire Hathaway and Jeffries Financial Group. With over $265 billion of loans in current servicing portfolio and $34 billion of debt and investment sales in 2018 we are a nationally ranked top provider of debt and equity. Berkadia provides borrowers and lending partners with the highest level of execution on complex and straightforward capital structures for all varieties of commercial real estate assets. Before Berkadia, Jackson spent 9 years at Fidelity Bancorp Funding & EverBank as an apartment and commercial loan consultant. There he financed purchases and refinances of apartment, retail, industrial and office properties in addition to disposition of performing and non-performing debt. Before focusing on commercial real estate Jackson traded corporate stock options in Palo Alto and Orange County/Newport Beach for high profile publicly traded companies. In 1999 he graduated from SDSU with a degree in Finance is a SDSU men’s basketball season ticket holder. After growing up in Laguna Beach then living in the Bay Area mixed with regular family visits to the east coast Jackson has a great appreciation for our beaches, weather, outdoors and good sushi.

Mark Grace, Managing Director, is responsible for new loan origination utilizing direct relationships with Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, HUD, CMBS, bank, and life insurance companies. Mr. Grace provides financing solutions to commercial real estate developers and owners debt nationally and has over 14 years of experience in commercial real estate lending. Throughout his career, Mr. Grace has procured billions in debt for his clients but remains focused on his clients and delivering exceptional service and flawless execution. Prior to joining Walker & Dunlop, Mr. Grace was a vice president at NorthMarq Capital. Prior to his production roles, Mark served for eight years underwriting debt and served as the analyst council chairperson in 2009. In his first year as an originator, he was awarded the rookie of the year designation for his notable production. Mr. Grace earned a dual degree in finance and management information systems from Boston University School of Management and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business. He is a licensed California real estate salesperson. Beyond the Company, Mr. Grace is an avid snowboarder, mountain biker, and outdoorsman, spending as much time as possible with his family, clients, and friends in the mountains. He is a father of four and is an active supporter of the Challenged Athletes Foundation

Matthew R. Fogt actively works with the firm’s land use, real estate, environment, natural resource and energy practice groups. He also works with a broad range of asset types, including master-planned communities, renewable energy facilities, mixed-use projects, airports, resource extraction, hospitality properties, agriculture, as well as office, industrial, multi-family and retail properties. The breadth of Matthew’s expertise provides unique efficiency and value to clients in that he routinely performs work typically done by two or more separate attorneys. Within the land use realm, Matthew regularly obtains development approvals from various local, state and federal agencies, performs entitlement and zoning review as part of acquisitions, navigates projects through the California Environmental Quality Act and the National Environmental Policy Act, processes subdivision maps, advises regarding redevelopment issues, including prevailing wage, arranges public finance, including community facilities districts, advises regarding affordable housing, and negotiates complex conservation easements and development agreements. Within the real estate realm, Matthew regularly handles the following transactions: purchase and sale, debt and equity financing, public finance, leasing, utility agreements, master developer representation, easements, Department of Real Estate and owners’ associations, title review, construction agreements, infrastructure agreements, exactions and fee agreements, consultant agreements, construction defect, and eminent domain. In addition to general land use and real estate matters, Matthew also regularly advises regarding renewable energy projects, utility rights-of-way, state and federal resource permits, habitat conservation plans, remediation plans, underground storage tanks, and brownfield development. Matthew resides in Irvine with his wife and five children. He volunteers with the Boy Scouts of America and his church's youth program and coaches soccer, football and softball.