Bay Area Life Sciences & CRE

Kirk has 35 years of experience in the commercial real estate industry in the San Francisco Bay Area. In 1995 he founded Woodstock Development Inc. Prior to founding Woodstock Development, Kirk was a vice president of Coldwell Banker Commercial (now CBRE). Kirk oversees all of the company’s operations including Corporate Services, Acquisitions and Development, Property Management and Asset Management. Kirk is a graduate of Santa Clara University and he is the former Chair of the Board of Regents and a Trustee. Kirk is a past Director of Borel Private Bank & Trust where he chaired the Director’s Loan Committee. Kirk is also past Board Chair of Peninsula Family Service in San Mateo and remains on their Board as an Honorary Life member. Kirk was born and raised in San Francisco and attended St Ignatius Prep. He currently resides in Hillsborough (suburb of San Francisco) with his wife. They have 5 grown children.

Tracy A. Murphy was appointed Executive Vice President, Life Sciences in May 2016 and is responsible for the company’s life science activities along the West Coast, an area that includes three of the top four U.S. life science markets. The company currently has approximately 6 million square feet of life science properties either stabilized or in development and Ms. Murphy leads the leasing, development and positioning for these assets as well as identify and pursue new development and acquisition opportunities in the San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco Bay Area and greater Seattle markets. Across a 17 year career dedicated life science real estate, Tracy has held leadership roles in a variety of disciplines, including leasing, acquisitions and development. Tracy joined Kilroy Realty after almost a decade at BioMed Realty, where she participated on the Executive Committee and was Senior Vice President, Western U.S. and responsible for the strategic objectives for a 10 million square foot portfolio. Prior to BioMed Realty, Tracy was a life science specialized broker at BRE Commercial (now Cushman & Wakefield). She holds a Bachelor degree in Business from the University Wisconsin, Whitewater. Tracy also participates on the Executive Board of Directors for BIOCOM.

Wareham Development is committed to the long-term economic and environmental vitality of our communities. We work closely with city and state agencies to ensure that each project provides maximum benefit to its surrounding community. Unlike many developers who build projects only to sell, we retain ownership of the majority of our developments, many of which have defined the thriving technology corridor between the Bay and Richmond-San Rafael bridges.

David Braunstein is a Vice President focusing on acquisitions with Seavest Healthcare Properties. Mr. Braunstein assists in the identification and evaluation of new investment opportunities. Prior to joining Seavest, Mr. Braunstein was an Originations Associate for Hudson Realty Capital, a New York-based real estate equity fund manager with over $1.5 billion in assets under management. Preceding his time at Hudson Realty Capital, Mr. Braunstein held acquisition and asset management roles at Argent Ventures and DRA Advisors in New York. Prior to this experience, he served as an Analyst in Real Estate Finance with UBS and as a Senior Accountant at Ernst & Young. Mr. Braunstein holds a Bachelors of Science in Accounting from Tulane University and is currently pursuing a Masters of Science in Real Estate from New York University.

Mike Jackson serves as Senior Vice President of Operations for Truebeck Construction, a full-service commercial general contractor focused on technical building, complex projects and interiors in the Western US. Mike is a member of Truebeck’s Leadership Team and has worked in the industry for over 20 years, with much of his career focused on life sciences and biotech facilities.

Mike Futrell began serving as City Manager of South San Francisco, California, in April 2014, bringing broad executive experience in local, state and federal government. He was Chief Administrative Officer for the City of Baton Rouge, Louisiana; served on staff in the United States Senate; and was an elected member of the Louisiana House of Representatives and of the Baton Rouge City Council. He served as a submarine officer in the U.S. Navy and rose to the rank of Navy Captain in the Navy Reserves. He previously practiced law with a private firm and was Executive Vice President of a public utility company in Hawaii. Mike holds a bachelor's degree in Business/Public Administration and a Juris Doctorate degree from Louisiana State University, a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, and completed the Stanford Graduate School of Business Learn-Engage-Accelerate-Disrupt (LEAD) Certificate program in Corporate Innovation.

Gavin Keith leads the Northwest Life Sciences Group for DPR Construction, one of the country’s top technical builders and #1 ranked pharmaceuticals contractor in the U.S. (ENR 2018). With over 33 years of experience (24 with DPR) in the delivery of biopharmaceutical manufacturing, research and development, as well as commercial office facilities, Gavin works to enhance DPR’s overall project delivery and quality of service for the company’s Life Sciences customers, which include such industry leaders as Alexandria Real Estate Equities, AbbVie, Baxter(Shire), Bayer, BioMarin, BIOGEN, Genentech, and Merck. Gavin drives continuous improvement throughout the organization and constantly seeks new ways to enhance overall construction delivery through emerging processes and technologies. He received his B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley in 1986, and is a registered California Professional Engineer. Gavin has achieved LEED® Accreditation from the U.S. Green Building Council and is a member of the International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE).

Terry Stelter is the Senior Principal in charge of the AlfaTech Consulting Engineer’s Life Sciences business unit. He has over 20 years of experience with multi-disciplined teams for many high-profile clients in the Life Sciences industry. Terry’s Life Science experience includes projects in R&D laboratories, pharmaceutical manufacturing, commercial buildings for life sciences clients, and campus infrastructure. He is well versed in cGMP requirements and design and construction standards required for FDA compliance. He has extensive experience in the pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device industries, with notable clients such as Genentech, Bayer, Johnson and Johnson, and Novartis.

Gregg Domanico devises and implements real estate and facilities strategies for his life science and corporate clients. He brings over 30 years of experience in optimizing facility operations and reducing occupancy costs. With his expertise as an industrial engineer, he analyzes space utilization, operational processes, and performance metrics to ensure client success. As Managing Director of Northern California region for Kidder Mathews since December 2007, he has grown the operation from one office with 15 agents to three offices with 78 agents, while adding property management and valuation services. In addition to his real estate brokerage activities, he has provided facility and operations consulting services for his clients. Gregg prides himself in partnering with his clients to offer thoughtful and effective solutions to improve real estate and facilities performance. Prior to that Gregg was Managing Partner at NAI BT Commercial and National Director of the Biosciences Group at CB Commercial Real Estate . Before focusing his efforts exclusively on corporate real estate, Gregg spent over ten years in Silicon Valley where his experience ranged from program manager of new product development to manufacturing engineering manager; and operations management for Spectra Physics, Finnigan Corporation, Rolm Corporation, and Adaptec, Inc.

Prior to joining TA Realty, Ms. Strope was Vice President, Director of Research and Strategy at JLL (NYSE: JLL) where she analyzed market fundamentals and trends across niche property sectors. Before this, Ms. Strope served as a Teaching Fellow at Harvard Business School where she focused on the study of investment trends in real estate. Throughout her distinguished career, Ms. Strope has held development and investment roles at Keystone Development Group, Marcus & Millichap and Flad & Associates Architecture.