Mark Fornes is president of Dayton-based Mark Fornes Realty, Inc., an entrepreneurial developer of office, flex, and warehouse buildings in the southwest Ohio market. Since the firm was founded in 1987, its principals have developed more than 2.5 million square feet of industrial and office space and managed more than 1 million square feet of commercial property.

Megan Creecy-Herman, the youngest person ever elected to serve on the Board of Directors of NAIOP’s Arizona chapter, will celebrate another distinction this January, when she becomes the first woman to serve as chairperson of the Arizona Chapter. When she’s not busy growing business opportunities for Liberty, she’s helping other young professionals grow their careers through NAIOP Arizona’s Developing Leaders program.

As Gene Reilly enters into the last quarter of his term as NAIOP chairman — after many months of visiting chapters and getting to know the association’s diverse membership — Development magazine asked him some questions about where the industry is headed, what he believes is most important for NAIOP members, and his life in a new hometown.

Some highlights from NAIOP's 2013 I.con: The Industrial Conference in Los Angeles, Calif.