Growth Pains and Gains

Challenges and Opportunities Amidst Central Texas’s Population Boom

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  Justin Brasell

  Justin serves as Executive Managing Director of Transwestern’s Healthcare & Life Sciences Advisory Services Group and leads the Houston Healthcare & Life Sciences Brokerage Team. With 12 dedicated professionals, the Team leases over 6 million square feet of clinical & lab space, more than any other local firm, and has transacted over 2,000 lease and building sales in the last 5 years. The team specializes in agency leasing, tenant representation, investment services and strategic account management. Justin has been with Transwestern since 2007 and specializes in providing real estate solutions within this niche space to investors, developers, end users and VC firms. His expertise in leasing, investment services, development, construction and asset management, allows him to apply a holistic lens to any real estate opportunity, resulting in optimal outcomes for Transwestern clients.

  Transwestern

  EMD

  Justin Brasell

  EMD

  Transwestern

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  Ryan Breaux

  AVP

  Texas Children's Hospital

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  Mervyn Alphonso

  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.

  Anchor Health Properties

  EVP and Partner

  Mervyn Alphonso

  EVP and Partner

  Anchor Health Properties

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  Jayne Kang Kim

  Jayne Kang Kim is the Health Studio Practice Leader in Austin for HKS Inc., an award-winning global architecture, interior design, planning and advisory firm. Jayne has been in the architectural industry for15 years and has worked with clients such as MGH, Duke Health, UNC Health, Kaiser Permanente, and UC Davis Health. Prior to entering the health sector, Jayne worked on urban master plans in Brazil, Kuala Lumpur, and the UAE. Jayne received an M.B.A. from the Kenan Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina and a Master of Architecture from Harvard University.

  HKS

  Health Studio Practice Leader

  Jayne Kang Kim

  Health Studio Practice Leader

  HKS

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  Melissa Edwards

  A firm believer in the benefits of collaborative practice models, Melissa Edwards approaches design by integrating building systems, sustainable design principles, and extensive construction knowledge from conceptual development through construction documentation and execution. Melissa is known for ensuring consistency throughout the design and construction process, and impeccable documentation.

  PhiloWilke

  Partner

  Melissa Edwards

  Partner

  PhiloWilke

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  Katy Carmical

  As a real estate partner at Hunton Andrews Kurth, Katy represents owners, developers and investors in real estate transactions covering all asset types, with a focus on life sciences and healthcare real estate. Her practice encompasses a broad range of transaction-types, including financing, leasing, acquisition, disposition, construction and development of improved and unimproved single asset and portfolio properties. She leverages her broad real estate practice with a creative, energetic and solution-oriented mindset to be a true partner with her clients; understanding the delicate balance between developing and negotiating terms and structures to protect them, and getting the deal done.

  Hunton Andrews Kurth

  Partner

  Moderator

  Katy Carmical

  Partner

  Hunton Andrews Kurth

Groundbreaking Initiatives

Exploring the Latest in Healthcare Projects and Expansions

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  Jill Pearsall

  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).

  Texas Children's Hospital

  Former SVP, Facilities Planning; Dev. and Real Estate

  Jill Pearsall

  Former SVP, Facilities Planning; Dev. and Real Estate

  Texas Children's Hospital

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  Steven Donnelly

  As Director of Real Estate Facilities, Steven Donnelly provides leadership in all facets of real estate property management and lease administration for all administrative facilities and ambulatory clinics. In this role he supports and assists in implementing corporate real estate and clinical facilities development strategies throughout Bexar County as University Health continues its mission to serve the community. Steven graduated from Texas A&M University in College Station with a Bachelor of Environmental Design. He started his career in the design and construction department working on capital projects for the World Trade Center in Dallas. From there, he spent 9 years working with large construction contractors building healthcare projects. Eventually, Steven joined a large real estate company where he developed healthcare real estate and acted as Owner’s Representative for healthcare projects ranging from medical office and outpatient facilities to large acute care hospitals. He has dedicated his career to healthcare development working on over 2 million SF valued at of $1 billion dollars. Steven is currently a volunteer on the Architectural Review Committee for the Alamo Ranch Communities. He started the Clays for Camps at Children’s Health that has raised over $1 million since it started in 2013. Steven regularly speaks at healthcare real estate conferences and has been published several times. Steven moved to San Antonio in 2006. In 2014, he married his wife Valeska, and combined they have seven children and one grandchild.

  Legent Healthcare

  Director of Real Estate Facilities

  Steven Donnelly

  Director of Real Estate Facilities

  Legent Healthcare

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  Katie Henry

  CAO

  Austin Regional Clinic

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  Beth Carroll

  Beth has 20 years of experience within the architectural profession with emphasis on healthcare planning and design of projects ranging from master planning, renovation, expansion, and new construction. She has been with Page for 18 of those years, is a Principal and Regional Healthcare Director. Her project roles include development of client relations, facility strategic planning, programming, mentoring and leading architectural and consultant teams through the design and planning process. She is a graduate from Texas Tech University with a Masters of Architecture along with being a LEED Accredited Professional, Evidence Based Design Accredited Professional, and a member of the AIA American College of Healthcare Architects.

  Page

  Principal

  Beth Carroll

  Principal

  Page

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  Calvin Silva

  Calvin Silva is a Project Director at McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., one of the top healthcare builders in the U.S. Calvin received his Bachelor of Science in Construction Science from Texas A&M and has been in the construction industry for over thirteen years. In his role as Project Director, Calvin is responsible for leading teams through the design and construction of major projects, working alongside top leadership, and contributing to the company’s annual sales exceeding $5 billion. Throughout his career, Calvin has worked in a variety of markets, with a primary focus on healthcare construction. He has been a part of many successful healthcare projects in Central Texas, ranging from renovations and expansions to large complex hospitals, and has collaborated with esteemed clients across Texas, including Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston Methodist, and St. Luke’s.

  McCarthy Building Companies

  Project Director

  Calvin Silva

  Project Director

  McCarthy Building Companies

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  Trae Compton

  Trae is passionate about serving clients who strengthen the community. He is an experienced builder of healthcare, private and charter K-12, higher education, and cultural & performing arts facilities. Trae’s focus is serving clients in the Central Texas region from pre-construction through occupancy. He has 15 years of experience in the construction industry, with 12 of those years working with Linbeck Group, LLC. Trae started his career as a project engineer and is now a vice president leading a team in the Central Texas region. He has led major projects in the Austin and Houston markets, including serving MD Anderson for 6 years on a variety of projects - from valve replacements under a JOC agreement to 600,000 SF buildouts in Design-Build deliveries. In Austin, he has worked with specialized clients, including radio compounding pharmacies, as well as complex imaging equipment upgrades. Outside of work, Trae enjoys chasing around his two young daughters and tooling around town in his vintage Mercedes.

  Linbeck

  VP, Client Executive

  Moderator

  Trae Compton

  VP, Client Executive

  Linbeck

Life Sciences in Central Texas

Innovation, Growth & Expansion

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  Charisse Bodisch

  SVP Economic Development

  Opportunity Austin

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  Heather Hanson

  Heather Hanson is a proven, successful senior-level executive, known for improving organizational performance and shareholder value through planning, analysis, problem- solving, program development and servant leadership. She leverages her extensive experience in multiple aspects of the medical device industry to serve the members of BioMedSA and the San Antonio biomedical industry at large. Ms. Hanson has worked at the ground level and managed others to accomplish all aspects of medical device development, including: research, design, quality, regulatory, manufacturing, field service, clinical trials and supply chain. As an engineer, she has designed products and equipment resulting in 24 U.S. patents for a variety of medical technologies. As an executive, she has led companies to improve their operational performance, establish efficient processes, raise capital, while motivating peers and employees to achieve positive results. Ms. Hanson has also founded a successful consulting company, Corvax Solutions, to assist companies and entrepreneurs in the development of medical devices. Additionally, she has worked directly for Southwest Research Institute, Motorola and Seno Medical, and worked with a multitude of medical device companies and research institutions as a consultant. Ms. Hanson holds a BSE in Mechanical Engineering from Arizona State University and a MS in Mechanical Engineering from North Carolina State University. She and her family have called San Antonio home for over 20 years.

  BioMedSA

  President

  Heather Hanson

  President

  BioMedSA

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  Jose Rivera

  With nearly 40 years of experience, Jose Rivera supports National and Global Life Science clients, Investors, and Developers with Capital Project Planning and Implementation Strategies. With a focus on the execution of new product development, scale-up, and manufacturing processes, Jose is an expert on Integrated Project Delivery for Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Validation (EPCV) Projects. He holds a Bachelor of Science in both Mechanical, and Civil Engineering, as well as a Master of Arts in Construction Management. He is a Professional Engineer - BSCE and BSSE from the US Coast Guard Academy, BSME UPR and Master Engineering Management and Master in Process Controls & Automation. He is also an active member in THBI, ISPE, PDA, TPE. -

  DPR Construction

  Central Region Life Science Leader

  Jose Rivera

  Central Region Life Science Leader

  DPR Construction

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  Nancy Lyon

  Director

  Bioscience Incubator

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  Kurt Lindorfer

  Kurt’s professional engineering career spans over 40 years. His expertise includes structural engineering design for Mission Critical Facilities such as Data Centers, Health Care Facilities such as Hospitals and Clinics and Life Sciences Facilities such as Biopharmaceutical Pilot Plants and Production Facilities around the United States and the World. His area of expertise is in designing buildings to be occupable after natural disasters including Tornados, Hurricanes and Earthquakes. He has been the structural engineer of record for conventional “fixed Base Buildings” ranging from 1-23 stories, “Base Isolated Buildings” ranging from 1-5 stories, and the retrofit and new construction of buildings incorporating Fluid Viscous Dampers ranging from 1-22 stories. He has published numerous papers on passive energy dissipation and presented the findings at various conventions in Boston, San Francisco and Milan. For over 23 years as the Founding Principal at PARADIGM Structural Engineers, Kurt spends most of his time developing new leaders at PARADIGM and mentoring staff in Chicago and San Francisco.

  PARADIGM Structural Engineers

  Founding Principal

  Moderator

  Kurt Lindorfer

  Founding Principal

  PARADIGM Structural Engineers

Remark from the Podium

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  Trent Smith

  Trent Smith is the Director of Business Development for Zonda Demographics, one of the leading demographic firm in Texas, working with more than 200 public schools, municipalities and architecture firms. The parent company, Zonda, is the largest provider of single family housing data in North America, covering more than 90% of the US market. Trent has been doing demographic research and consulting for the last 11 years with clients across Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas.

  Zonda Education

  Director

  Trent Smith

  Director

  Zonda Education