Bisnow Multifamily Annual Conference Pacific Northwest

Cynthia Parker

President & CEO
BRIDGE Housing

Cynthia A. Parker, President & CEO, is responsible for the overall direction of BRIDGE Housing, a leading nonprofit developer, owner and manager of affordable housing. She joined BRIDGE as President and CEO in February 2010, bringing over 30 years of diverse and relevant experience to the organization. She previously served as Regional President for Mercy Housing and President of Intercommunity Mercy Housing. Prior to her tenure at Mercy, she was Senior Vice President of Seattle-Northwest Securities, a public finance firm, where she oversaw affordable housing, commercial and public facility real estate financing in five Northwest states. A partial list of her real estate financial advisory clients includes: The Port of Seattle, Port of Olympia, City of Redmond and City of Seattle; the housing authorities of Portland, Everett, King County and Seattle (HOPE VI); the University of Washington, Pacific University, and the University of Portland; and the school districts of Edmonds, Seattle, and Portland. In Alaska, her clients included the Municipality of Anchorage and the Alaska Railroad. Ms. Parker established the Housing Office of the City of Seattle and served as the City’s Director of Housing under two separate mayors, with responsibility for the City’s housing investment strategies, $100 million annual capital budget and $824 million loan portfolio. Ms. Parker previously developed over 3,500 units in Oregon and Alaska with mixed financing. She assisted the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation with the design of both taxable and tax-exempt housing bond programs and has provided syndication services for tax-credit placements. A former director of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Ms. Parker has chaired the Sound Families Initiative for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and currently serves as a director of the National Affordable Housing Trust, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines, Housing Partnership Network, Stewards of Affordable Housing for the Future, the Beneficial State Foundation and the Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California, and is on the Board of Governors of the California Housing Consortium. Ms. Parker is a graduate of Portland State University.

A-P Hurd

President
SkipStone

A-P Hurd’s 25-year career spans real estate, finance and technology. Her experience running a real estate company and developing nearly $3B of new buildings in Seattle has made her a strong investment and risk manager—in addition to having a deep understanding of how her supply chain comes together to create value. A-P is known for her ability to innovate in a highly regulated industry and think strategically about how public policy and technology are shaping her sector. Since founding SkipStone in 2017, A-P has supported clients such as Sound Transit, the City of San Jose, the City of Bellevue, Community Roots Housing (formerly Capitol Hill Housing), as well as several private developers bringing projects to market. Prior to SkipStone, AP spent 10 years at Touchstone where she assembled a new leadership team and execute a merger/transition from a founder-led company. In 2014 Touchstone was successfully acquired by Urban Renaissance Group, and A-P became President until the completion of the portfolio of projects in August 2017. A-P was responsible for the company’s overall financial performance including operating P&L and investment returns. Under her leadership, the company earned several awards (including National Developer of the Year,) and completed projects that set the high-water mark in Seattle for largest commercial lease, highest sales price per square foot, and highest sales price overall for a single project. A-P has also been a Runstad Fellow and faculty member in the Runstad Real Estate Department at the University of Washington, and published The Carbon Efficient City with the University of Washington Press. Prior to Touchstone, A-P’s career was focused in operations and software development. She worked for an enterprise resource planning (ERP) software provider, and her work there (as well as much of her graduate research) concentrated on complex systems architecture. For a few years she also traded interest rate derivatives for Royal Bank of Canada, the largest Canadian bank. In that role, she worked closely with corporate treasuries and developed her risk management skills.

Peter Nitze

President & CEO
Nitze-Stagen

As President & CEO, Peter oversees all aspects of Nitze-Stagen’s integrated real estate investment and property management activities, as well as its portfolio of properties located in the greater Seattle market, including the iconic SODO Starbucks Center. He brings 25 years of experience in the successful management and growth of companies at every stage of development to his current role. Peter is a co-founder of The Alliance for Safety, Affordability and Preservation (ASAP!), a cross-sector coalition of key stakeholders advocating for legislation to ensure the orderly upgrade of over 1,145 seismically vulnerable unreinforced masonry buildings in Seattle while also creating incentives for owners to help pay for these upgrades. He has also co-founded OZ Navigator which is focused on investing in Opportunity Zone real estate projects in Seattle that catalyze neighborhood revitalization. Peter serves on the Board of Bellwether Housing, a not-for-profit focused on creating housing affordability in Seattle. In his free time, he enjoys skiing, hiking, cycling and other outdoor activities with his four children and two grandsons. He holds a BA degree from Harvard and two master’s degrees in engineering from Stanford.

Kevin Donnelly

VP, Government Affairs
NMHC

Kevin Donnelly is Vice President for Government Affairs at the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) based in Washington, D.C. and represents the interests of the multifamily industry before Congress and federal agencies focusing on technology, connectivity, risk management, operations and housing affordability issues. Prior to joining the Council, Kevin served as a Legislative Representative for the National Association of Realtors. Kevin also spent over seven years on Capitol Hill as senior staff for two members of the House, first for Rep. Steve Rothman (NJ) and finally for Rep. Phil Hare (IL). Kevin has a wide array of public policy experience and has served in numerous capacities on a variety of political campaigns throughout his career. Kevin completed his undergraduate studies at Rutgers University, has done post-baccalaureate work at National Defense University, and completed his Masters in Public Management at Johns Hopkins University. Most recently, Kevin was appointed by FCC Chairman Ajit Pai to serve on the Commission’s Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee’s “Increasing Broadband Investment in Low-Income Communities” working group.

Jake McKinstry

Managing Partner
Spectrum Development Solutions

As a Principal of Spectrum Development Solutions, Jake’s expertise spans complex land use issues, transit-oriented mixed-use development, healthcare and historic renovations. Jake began his career developing affordable housing projects in New York City and currently oversees a variety of projects and clients throughout the greater Seattle area including Northwest Kidney Centers, Seattle Children’s Hospital, and Saint Mark’s Cathedral. Throughout Jake’s career, he has consistently demonstrated his commitment to the community in developing mixed-use and multifamily housing. Recent examples include Anthem, Decibel, and Reverb which created nearly 300 apartments of workforce housing for young professionals, teachers, nurses, and civil servants. Jake’s passion is evident in his desire to always keep what’s best for the community at the forefront of his decisions.

Chris McEver

President
Indigo Real Estate Services

Indigo Real Estate Services, a 20-year leader and innovator in multi-family property management announced that Chris McEver has been named President of the firm. Chris will oversee all aspects of the company’s multi-state portfolio, as well as positioning Indigo to capitalize on growing market opportunities in luxury high-rise, metro, and suburban market-rate apartment product as well as affordable housing communities for low-income and senior households. Indigo employs 324 team members and currently manages 87 apartment communities consisting of 10,948 units located in Washington, Hawaii, Illinois and Montana. Indigo will open 6 new projects in 2019 consisting of 1,403 apartment units for various institutional clients. Formerly the Vice-President, Chris will continue to proactively be involved in managing strategic operations and advancing the firm’s reputation for custom, hands-on strategies that deliver outstanding residential experiences and methods to maximize NOI.

Andrew Lofton

Executive Director
Seattle Housing Authority

Mr. Lofton was appointed Executive Director of the Seattle Housing Authority (SHA) on September 1, 2012, and leads strategic planning and the day-to-day operations of the organization. Prior to his promotion to Executive Director, he held the position of Deputy Executive Director–Finance and Administration for more than eight years. As Deputy Executive Director, Mr. Lofton oversaw SHA’s Human Resources, Information Technology, Finance and Budget, and Housing Choice Voucher functions, including the development and management of the agency’s annual budget. He has also worked closely with representatives of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development regarding the oversight of SHA’s Moving to Work agreement, regulatory reform, and funding issues. During Mr. Lofton’s more than 40 years of public service, his many leadership positions have included Chief of Departmental Operations for City of Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels; Deputy Superintendent for Customer Service with Seattle City Light; Deputy Chief of Staff for City of Seattle Mayor Norm Rice; and Budget Director for the City of Seattle. He also served as Deputy Director for the Washington State Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development (now the Washington State Department of Commerce). Mr. Lofton received his Baccalaureate from the University of Puget Sound and did his graduate work in Urban Planning at the University of Washington.

Scott Shapiro

Managing Director
Eagle Rock Ventures

Before returning to his home state of Washington from New York, Scott was with Related Urban Development (formerly The Palladium Company) and Related Lodging Group, real estate development affiliates of The Related Companies, L.P. Prior to that, Scott co-founded Cityfeet, a leading online commercial real estate network that was sold to LoopNet. While in business school, Scott was a financial analyst at MAX Capital Management Corporation, handling real estate acquisitions and financings. He was also a summer associate at Paine Webber Real Estate Securities, providing principal lending and investments for opportunity funds and other real estate clients. Before attending graduate school, Scott worked in Washington, DC, conducting property management and marketing at The JBG Companies, management and strategic consulting with KPMG, and government affairs and policy analysis with Preston Gates Ellis & Rouvelas Meeds. Scott received his BA with honors in government and American studies from Wesleyan University and his MBA in real estate and finance from Columbia Business School.

Ben Cherney

VP of Acquisitions
Tokyu Land US

Ben Cherney is the vice president of acquisitions for Tokyu Land US. Ben heads all equity investments across the capital stack in institutional and middle-market assets. During his 17 years in the real estate business, Ben has had the opportunity to work on all of the primary asset types with a particular focus on multifamily and retail. In his time at Tokyu Land, Ben has acquired approximately $1.5B in assets, investing nearly $700M of equity capital. About Tokyu Land US Corporation: TLUS is the US arm of the Japanese real estate investment and development firm, Tokyu Land Corporation, a subsidiary company of the publicly traded Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Group (3289:JP). TLUS' objective is to provide equity throughout the capital stack to local operators in major US markets. The primary focus is on core plus/value-add multi-family investment opportunities. While there is no stated minimum or maximum, the 'sweet spot' in terms of amount of equity per deal is approximately $10M-$40M.

Bryan Meyer

Managing Director, Multifamily
Broadshore Capital Partners

Paul Kaseburg

CIO
MG Properties

Paul joined MG Properties Group in 2010 and is responsible for the firm's acquisition, disposition, and capital markets activities. At MG, he has been involved with the purchase of approximately 22,000 units totaling $4 billion in total consideration. Paul has 20 years of experience in real estate private equity investment, capital markets, and corporate M&A. Prior to joining MG, he held various roles in commercial real estate debt and equity acquisitions, development, and financing. He has a background in corporate M&A and venture capital investing at Northrop Grumman (NOC). Paul holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame, and an MBA in Finance and Entrepreneurship from the UCLA Anderson School of Management.

Barrett Sigmund

President
Rise Properties Trust

Delivering exceptional returns in a competitive market depends on management’s ability to identify optimal opportunities for investment. With over 15 years of experience in acquisitions, renovations and dispositions, Barrett Sigmund has excelled at executing on multi-family opportunities in the Western United States and specifically the Pacific Northwest. As President of RISE Properties, Barrett brings his expertise to the continued profitable growth of RISE’s portfolio. At RISE, Barrett is responsible for portfolio strategy, including acquisitions, financing, dispositions, renovations, asset management and risk mitigation in the United States. Barrett most recently served as Senior Director of Investments at Security Properties, where he led the very successful investments business unit and more than tripled the acquisitions volume—from approximately $250 million to $800 million in the three years from 2014 to 2016. His team typically had more than $100 million in ongoing renovation work taking place at any given time. Over Barrett’s career, he has completed over $3 billion dollars of transactions and utilizes the knowledge and relationships gained through that activity to maximize value for his investors and partners. Barrett holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Washington’s Michael G. Foster School of Business, as well as a Certificate in Real Estate from the University of Washington and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Communication from Allegheny College.

Ming Fung

Co-Founder and President
Vibrant Cities

Ming sees numbers in design, and designs in complex financial models that underpin commercial building projects. She leans on decades of finance and commercial real estate experience that started in the 90’s when she raised and structured financing for a start-up to build restaurants. In her current role as President and Co-founder of Vibrant Cities, Ming structured over $300 million in financing in support of their portfolio with well over a dozen projects in Seattle, Washington, and Portland, Oregon. To stay rooted, Ming leads construction for Infinity Shore Club residences -- their flag-ship luxury waterfront condominium project on Alki, Seattle. Ming also supports the next generation of finance and real estate professionals through mentorships and by staying involved with her alma mater: University of Washington, Stanford University, and the CPA community.

Neil Beldock

Senior Executive - Originations & Operations
Pender Capital

Neil Beldock has over 30 years of experience as a real estate finance professional. Over those 30+ years Neil has held positions at Citigroup, Coast Federal Bank of California, Independence Bank of Los Angeles, Family Savings Bank of Los Angeles, Hamburg Savings Bank of New York, Interbay Funding and Velocity Commercial Capital. Neil has held executive and senior level management positions covering loan originations, loan operations, loan servicing, secondary marketing, loan securitization and joint venture operations. Neil is also a published author having written articles for numerous mortgage industry publications including the Scotsman Guide, Commercial Mortgage Insight, The Mortgage Press and National Mortgage Broker Magazine. Currently, Neil serves as a Senior Executive at Pender Capital Funding in Dallas, Texas.

Craig Russell

Senior Vice President
Walker & Dunlop

Craig Russell is responsible for originating multifamily and commercial loans nationwide, with a primary emphasis in the Northwest. Mr. Russell is based out of Walker & Dunlop’s Seattle office. Mr. Russell brings over 25 years of real estate industry experience in the Northwest to Walker & Dunlop. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Russell served as vice president at CWCapital LLC within their Agency lending division. Previously, Mr. Russell served as director of Wachovia Multifamily Capital’s Seattle office, where he originated and managed local processing and underwriting of Agency and CMBS loans. His Agency lending experience extends to Lend Lease, Amresco, and at Continental, Inc, when the latter became one of the first Fannie Mae DUS® lenders. Mr. Russell holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Washington.

Ed McGovern

Managing Director Capital Markets
Security Properties

Mr. McGovern has over 20 years of finance and real estate experience involving high rise commercial development and real estate private equity. While at Security Properties he has syndicated or raised real estate debt and equity funds from high net worth investors, institutions and family offices that contributed to the capitalization of over $1 Billion of multifamily real estate. His career has involved both investment and disposition roles in office, hotel, retail and multifamily real estate for both ground up development and acquisition rehab projects. Prior to joining Security Properties in 2009, Mr. McGovern held real estate development and investment roles with Schnitzer Northwest and Bentall Kennedy, as well positions in investment banking. He has been responsible for the development and leasing of over two million square feet of commercial real estate in the Pacific Northwest. He holds a Bachelor's of Science in History from the U.S. Naval Academy, an MBA from Columbia University and a Certificate in Construction Management from the University of Washington. He currently serves as a Board Member and Adjunct Professor for the University of Washington Runstad Master Science in Real Estate program. He was recently selected to the Corporate Board of Directors for NAIOP.

Holly Gardner

President
The Schuster Group

Wade Metz

Principal
Terrene Ventures

Wade Metz has been in the commercial and residential construction and development industry for over 27 years. Wade graduated from Western Washington University with a BA in Urban and Regional Planning and Economics in 1993. Upon graduating, Wade entered the commercial contracting business in Bellingham working as a project manager for a local public works and commercial General Contractor. In 1998, Wade went to work for the Murray Franklyn Family of Companies as a Project Manager, Multi-family division manager, and was later brought in as a Partner. He successfully completed many notable projects, including the Shumway Condominiums and Waters Edge in Kirkland, then moving into the high-rise market with Cristalla, Bellora and Madison Tower in Seattle. Since 2001, Wade oversaw the successful completion of over 500 multi-family units. In 2008, Wade and Mike Walsh joined forces and formed Terrene Ventures. Terrene is a real estate development company that has successfully Acquired, Developed and sold over 100 single family homes on the Eastside over the last few years. Building spec homes, under the brand Terrene Homes, Terrene has built a reputation of value, quality and design in its communities. Terrene Homes builds spec homes from $1.4m to $5.5m. Terrene’s home product is fresh and meets the needs of today’s Eastside family buyers. The quality of building executive single-family homes and extensive experience in multi-family are culminating in the developing of the Jade Condominium project in Kirkland. Jade is a 135 unit condominium project currently being developed in the Totem Lake area of Kirkland. Sales are set to begin this fall and pre-sale pricing will begin in the low $400’s.

Paul Zeger

Partner
Polaris Pacific

For over 30 years, Paul Zeger has been the definitive source of information for new construction sales and marketing in the Bay Area. His leadership in identifying and capitalizing on residential development opportunities is unparalleled. Paul’s client relationships include some of the most successful real estate development firms on the west coast – TMG Partners, Emerald Fund, Lennar Urban and Wilson Meany to name a few. Paul believes in making commitments to his clients, and building trust by delivering on his commitments. Paul earned a bachelor’s degree in Economics at Colgate University and a Masters in Business Administration from the Darden School at the University of Virginia.

Wolf Saar

Managing Director
VIA Architecture

An award-winning architect and community leader, Wolf serves on VIA’s Management Team and leads the Seattle office as Managing Director. Over the course of a career spanning 35 + years, Wolf has led all aspects of an architectural practice. He is recognized for his leadership in the completion of a diverse portfolio of projects for private, not-for-profit and public clients in the Puget Sound Region, as well as nationally and internationally. He has managed the design of a number of significant multi-family projects on the West Coast and is currently leading the design team for the new Spire high rise condo in Seattle. His community leadership includes chairing the City of Seattle’s East Design Review Board and service on the Standing Advisory Committee at Seattle University, as well as appointments on various private design review boards. Wolf is a graduate of Washington State University and served on the School of Design and Construction’s Professional Advisory Board for two decades. As a leader at the American Institute of Architects, Wolf chairs the National AIA Contract Documents Committee, was a two-term Director and Board Member for AIA Seattle and serves on the Fellows and Honors committee

Bryan Bellissimo

Principal
Encore Architects

Listening Ear. Bryan excels at problem solving and client relationships, believing that listening to every voice—internally and externally—is what makes a project work. Admiring the work of Carlo Scarpa in particular, he enjoys celebrating material connections in architecture, rather than concealing them. If he weren’t an architect, though, Bryan would be a plumber: He finds the puzzle-like nature of the work to be oddly relaxing.

Lisa Nerheim

Managing Director
Greystar

Lisa Nerheim-Chereck is a Managing Director of Real Estate and leads the Property Management operations in Oregon and retail/commercial services for the Pacific Northwest division. Lisa and her team of highly skilled Directors consistently drive operating performance, achieve revenue goals through calculated rent positioning, and adhere to strict internal cost control measures. Lisa joined Greystar in 2004 and is an accomplished real estate professional with over twenty years of direct experience assisting property owners and developers in maximizing the value of their multifamily and mixed-use investments. She is well-versed in property repositioning, including major unit interior renovations and the execution of extensive capital improvements. Lisa has managed the value optimization and successful lease-up of more than 60 new development assets in her career, many involving a mixed-use commercial or retail component.

John Schack

President
Revolve Development

John is a founding member of Revolve, and draws on his extensive experience as an architect to guide the team in their design forward approach, adding value to each project through thoughtful detailing and innovative problem solving. John’s architecture background enables Revolve to quickly assess the viability of a programmatic concept and identify creative solutions to more complex sites. Prior to establishing Revolve, John honed his design and managerial skills at his own architectural firm Schack A+D.

Rose O’Dell

President
Thrive Communities

Mike Wilson

SVP, Real Estate
Stay Alfred

As Stay Alfred’s Senior Vice President of Real Estate, Mike Wilson excels at uniting companies that can do great work together. By focuses on designing mutually beneficial deals, he builds lasting partnerships that can scale with the needs of both organizations. Mike began in commercial real estate brokerage during the mid-2000s, working with multifamily developers and investors. This experience cultivated a genuine appreciation for what each party brings to the table. Later, after earning an MBA in Finance, Wilson managed distressed debt and then moved into commercial banking at a Spokane-based community bank. His experience in both sales and financing has given him a broad range of insight in the operation of real estate assets. This keen understanding of the underwriting process and asset valuation has cultivated a deep appreciation for acceptable risk levels for companies and their stakeholders.

Matt Greene

VP, Sales
Fetch

Matt Greene is the VP of Sales at Fetch. Founded in 2016, Fetch is the first off-site package delivery solution for the multifamily industry. Matt and the Fetch team work to solve last-mile delivery for apartment communities, accepting all resident packages at off-site warehouses and coordinating scheduled, door-to-door delivery for all residents. Matt oversees Sales, Marketing, and Customer Success and is planning all national market rollouts. Prior to Fetch, Matt held senior roles with multifamily smart home technology company, IOTAS, and vacation rental management platform, Vacasa. After graduating from the UC Santa Barbara, Matt embarked on a decade working in sports marketing with teams and agencies with a focus on sponsorships and endorsement deals for teams, agencies, events and personalities/athletes. This was followed by the founding of three companies with two exits.  A native of San Diego and currently living in Portland, Matt is the father of two crazy boys aged 3 and 1 and of the largest known French Bulldog named Meatball his wife, Jody, and Google searches can confirm, tipping the scales at a buff 51 pounds! Matt is an avid traveler, sports enthusiast and is slowly adopting to the ways of the Pacific Northwest.