Existing National Forums

Open to members actively involved in buying or selling, lending or borrowing for commercial real estate properties. More than 50 percent of members will be developers, owners or investors.

Capital Markets Forum I

Glenn Lickstein (Chair)
Gaedeke Group, LLC - Dallas, Texas

Michael Kelly (Vice Chair)
Q10 Realty Mortgage & Investment Company - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Capital Markets Forum II

Daniel Levitt (Co-Chair)
Ryan Companies US, Inc. - Minneapolis, Minnesota

Mark Witt (Co-Chair)
Pearlmark Real Estate Partners - Chicago, Illinois

Capital Markets Forum III

Dave Strouse (Chair)
Birchwood Capital Partners - Baltimore, Maryland    

L. Mark Billeaud (Vice Chair)
Summit Realty Ventures - St. Louis, Missouri

Open to members with at least four years of related commercial real estate experience who would like to learn and network with senior industry professionals and peers at the national level.

This Forum is open to members with experience in this area who are interested in discussing the issues and opportunities associated with medical office building, hospital, inpatient and outpatient facility, life science and research center development. (More than 50 percent of members will be developers, owners or investors.)

Ann Bishop (Chair)
Wallace Properties, Inc. - Bellevue, Washington

Bruce L. Likoff (Vice Chair)
Bryan Cave HRO - Denver, Colorado

Open to members who have substantial knowledge of and who are actively involved with green building. The group is comprised of senior-level real estate professionals, including investors, developers, lenders, contractors, professional service providers, and energy and policy experts. This Forum focuses on issues at the vanguard of green building trends and best practices.

Daniel Cohen (Chair)
Amstar Group LLC - Denver, Colorado

Jacquelynn Henke (Vice Chair)
TD Bank - Swampscott, Massachusetts

Open to a diverse group of real estate professionals who wish to focus on industry trends such as technology, sustainability, workplace, leasing and developing commercial real estate.

Trends in Real Estate Development Forum I

Michael Kaler (Chair)
Mestex, Ltd. - Dallas, Texas

Richard Burrow (Vice Chair)
Langan Engineering & Environmental Services, Inc. - Elmwood Park, New Jersey

Trends in Real Estate Development Forum II

Alan C. Sheppard Jr. (Chair)
Greenberg Traurig, PA - Orlando, Florida

Jay Gelose (Vice Chair)
DLR Group - Seattle, Washington

Trends in Real Estate Development Forum III

Paul E. Rowsey IV (Co-Chair)
KDC Real Estate Development & Investments – Dallas, Texas

Ryan Collins (Co-Chair)
Clarion Partners – Dallas, Texas

Open to members with a track record in urban redevelopment interested in discussing the challenges and opportunities unique to this type of development. More than 50 percent of members will be developers, owners or investors.
    
Barry J. Trilling (Chair)
Wiggin and Dana - Stamford, Connecticut

Kevin Cantley (Vice Chair)
Cooper Carry, Inc. - Atlanta, Georgia

Limited to Principal Members actively involved in the development of industrial or office properties for the end user, or as a merchant developer.

Jake J. Ragusa (Chair)
KDC Real Estate & Investments- Austin, Texas

Limited to Principal Members who are family members or professional managers of family-owned real estate companies.

James Moxham (Chair)
Cameron Brothers Corporation - Santee, California   

Edward Zigo (Vice Chair)
Clarke - Hook Corporation - Chantilly, Virginia

Industrial Acquisitions Forum I

Michael Pelt (Chair)
MDH Partners, LLC - Atlanta, Georgia

Industrial Acquisitions Forum II

Todd Carter (Chair)
DCT Industrial Trust - Atlanta, Georgia

Limited to Principal Members actively involved in industrial property development, ownership and investment.

Industrial Development Forum I

Mark Fornes (Chair)
Mark Fornes Realty Inc. - Dayton, Ohio

Daniel R. DeMarco (Co-Chair)
Campanelli Companies - Braintree, Massachusetts

Industrial Development Forum II

Mark Levy (Chair)
Jones Lang LaSalle - Americas, Inc. - Vienna, Virginia

Rod Martin (Vice Chair)
Majestic Realty Co. - Las Vegas, Nevada

Industrial Development Forum III

Al Sorrels (Chair)
Majestic Realty Co. - Dallas, Texas

Graham Tingler (Vice Chair)
Space Center, Inc. - Newport Beach, California

Industrial Development Forum IV

Brian D. Parno (Chair)
Stirling Development, LLC - Foothill Ranch, California

Industrial Development Forum V

Eugene Preston (Chair)
Dermody Properties - West Conshocken, Pennsylvania

Andy Petry (Vice Chair)
Liberty Property Trust - Boca Raton, Florida

Limited to Principal Members actively involved as owners, developers or investors in investment properties and related real estate acquisitions and disposition transactions, including representatives of financial institutions, insurance companies, pension funds, public employee retirement systems and private investment groups.

Investment Management Forum I

Michael J. Ruen Jr. (Chair)
DCT Industrial Trust - Atlanta, Georgia

Gary Kroll (Co-Vice Chair)
GID – Boston, Massachusetts

Alan Grabush (Co-Vice Chair)
Creaney & Smith Group – Baltimore, Maryland

Investment Management Forum II

Andrew R. Little (Chair)
John B. Levy & Company, Inc. - Richmond, Virginia

Eva B. Stevens (Vice Chair)
United Properties – Minneapolis, Minnesota

Limited to Principal Members who have a leading role department heads and vice presidents) in a developer's or owner's marketing, property sales or leasing areas. This Forum will focus on issues facing these functions from owner, investor and developer points of view as they relate to office and industrial properties.

Todd Holzer (Chair)
Ryan Companies U.S., Inc. - Phoenix, Arizona

Mark J. Ray (Vice Chair)
Ray Fogg Corporate Properties, LLC - Cleveland, Ohio

Limited to Principal Members actively involved in mixed-use property development, ownership and investment.

Don Logie (Chair)
Build Toronto, Inc. – Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Limited to Principal members with a leading role in the acquisition of office properties. This Forum focuses on the issues facing investors and owners in this process.

Steven D. Martin (Chair)
SDM Partners - Atlanta, Georgia

Limited to Principal Members actively involved in office building development, ownership and investment.

Office Development Forum I

Stephen Porterfield (Chair)
Capital Associates - Cary, North Carolina
    
Eric Sporre (Vice Chair)
Pacific Realty Associates, LP (PacTrust) - Portland, Oregon

Office Development Forum II

Rick Collins (Chair)
Ryan Companies US, Inc. – Minneapolis, Minnesota

Limited to Principal Members who are real estate developers or owners from privately owned companies and want to focus on the operational aspects of their businesses, as well as development issues.

Private Developers Forum I

Gary B. Rothbart (Chair)
Rothbart Construction - Realty Company - Northbrook, Illinois

Private Developers Forum II

Daniel A. Neyer (Chair)
Neyer Properties, Inc. - Cincinnati, Ohio     

Ed Lewis (Vice Chair)
Butte Companies - Scottsdale, Arizona

Private Developers Forum III

Limited to Principal Members who are real estate developers or owners from non-major markets.

Tom Rankin (Chair)
Rankin Development - Springfield, Missouri