New Members

Membership invitations were extended to 27 real estate advisory professionals after The Counselors of Real Estate’s 2019 Annual Convention in Nashville, Tennessee in November. While we are excited by the number of new and reinstated members the organization has invited, we particularly celebrate the breadth of experience, new skill sets, and diversity in its many forms represented within our newest class of invitees.

New Members

Sekhar Angepat, CRE
Managing Director and Co-Head, Infrastructure Fina
RBC Capital Markets
Toronto, ON, Canada
Recommended by: Michel Couillard, CRE
Practice Focus: Expertise in the development and financing of greenfield real estate, infrastructure and project finance assets across a spectrum of industries.
Melissa Bach, CRE
Executive Director
Cushman & Wakefield
San Francisco, CA
Chapter: Northern California
Practice Focus: Real estate valuation and economics consulting, and litigation support and expert witness services.
Jonathan Bartlett, CRE
Senior Consultant
Jacobs
Atlanta, GA
Chapter: Georgia
Recommended by: Chris Hall, CRE
Practice Focus: Strategic Consulting for mixed-use developments, project re-positioning, and corporate real estate planning.
James M. Berry, CRE
Executive Director
Cushman & Wakefield of Massachusetts, Inc.
Boston, MA
Chapter: New England
Recommended by: Randy Harwood, CRE
Practice Focus: Primarily appraise hotels or prepare market and/or feasibility studies. I also help clients challenge their real estate taxes, brand selection, site selection, determine a purchase price, and general due diligence.
Keith A. Brenan, CRE
Principal & Managing Director
Weitzman Associates
Chicago, IL
Chapter: Midwest
Recommended by: Ruchi Pathela, CRE
Practice Focus: Marketability Studies, Market Studies, Financial Feasibility Analyses, Highest & Best Use Analyses, Valuation and General Consulting across all real estate uses. Primary focus on mixed-use, hospitality and residential.
Malcolm Bryant, CRE
Founder
Malcolm Bryant Corporation
Owensboro, KY
Practice Focus: Multi-use development with a focus on improving communities.
Raphael Dawson, CRE
Principal
Walton Street Capital
Chicago, IL
Chapter: Midwest
Recommended by: James Lee, CRE
Practice Focus: Development-redevelopment of mixed-use, residential & resorts in U.S., Mexico, India; inception through exit. JV restructuring. Hurricane recovery
Larry Downey, CRE
Vice Chairman, Tenant Advisory Services
Cushman & Wakefield
Phoenix, AZ
Chapter: Southwest
Recommended by: Colette Temmink, CRE
Practice Focus: Tenant Representation and Multi-market Advisory Services for office occupiers in Phoenix, as well as nationally.
Mark Dunec, CRE
Managing Director
FTI Consulting
Roseland, NJ
Chapter: New Jersey
Recommended by: Anthony DellaPelle, CRE
Practice Focus: Underwriting pro forma cash flow, valuation, acquisition due diligence, financing, recapitalization, asset and entity restructuring and repositioning.
Ernest W. Durbin II, CRE
Chief Valuation Officer
Clarocity, Inc.
Hamilton, OH
Chapter: Cincinnati/Kentucky
Recommended by: John Ciricione, CRE
Practice Focus: Identifying and solving complex residential valuation problems nationwide.
Lauro Ferroni, CRE
Senior Director, Research
JLL
Chicago, IL
Chapter: Midwest
Recommended by: Charles T. Brigden, CRE
Practice Focus: JLL is a professional services firm that specializes in real estate. JLL is a Fortune 500 company with operations in over 80 countries.
Debra Guzov, CRE
Founder/Partner
Guzov, LLC
New York, NY
Chapter: New York Metro
Recommended by: Ruth Colp-Haber, CRE
Practice Focus: Commercial litigation for the real estate industry, cooperative and condominium counseling, commercial leasing, and commercial real estate finance.
Bruce Johnson, CRE
Founding Partner
Capstan Tax Strategies
Jenkintown, PA
Chapter: Delaware Valley
Recommended by: Terri Johnson, CRE
Practice Focus: Tax savings strategies for commercial real estate owners, including engineering-based cost segregation studies, fixed asset studies, energy deductions.
Guy A. Mason, CRE
JLL
Chicago, IL
Chapter: Midwest
Recommended by: Graham Grady, CRE
Practice Focus: My area is the Corporate Solutions group, providing owner, occupier, and tenant solutions & services at JLL.
Charles McFarland, Esq., CRE
Managing Member
McFarland PLLC
Houston, TX
Chapter: Houston/Gulf Coast
Recommended by: Anthony DellaPelle, Esq. CRE
Practice Focus: Charles McFarland has extensive experience representing landowners whose private property has been taken by the government for public use.
Paula Munger, CRE
AVP, Industry Research and Analysis
National Apartment Association
Arlington, VA
Recommended by: Michael Dinn, CRE
Practice Focus: Apartment sector, office sector, research, project management, large data sets, data audits and quality control.
Mary O’Connor, CRE
Partner
Sikich LLP
Chicago, IL
Chapter: Midwest
Recommended by: Todd Jones, CRE
Practice Focus: Business valuation, going concern and intangible asset appraisal in complex property tax appeal.
David G. Pope, CRE
Principal
Hotel & Club Associates, Inc.
Greensboro, NC
Chapter: Carolinas
Recommended by: John McCracken, CRE
Practice Focus: Lodging and golf properties; valuation, consulting, tax appeals, market and feasibility studies.
Ken Rawls, CRE
Principal
Old Stone Capital, LLC
Bishop, GA
Chapter: Georgia
Recommended by: Al Benton, CRE
Practice Focus: Capital Structure, Corporate Real Estate Issues.
Clint Schumacher, CRE
Attorney/Partner
Dawson & Sodd LLP
Dallas, TX
Chapter: Dallas/Fort Worth
Recommended by: Anthony Levatino, CRE
Practice Focus: My practice is representation of landowners affected by eminent domain or condemnation actions.
Stan Sidor, CRE
Senior Vice President
Kidder Mathews
Tacoma, WA
Chapter: Pacific Northwest
Recommended by: Peter Shorett, CRE
Practice Focus: Litigation and/or appraisal support for complex real estate assignments.
Ross Stackhouse, CRE
Senior Vice President
Tidewater Capital
San Francisco, CA
Chapter: Northern California
Recommended by: Paige Mueller, CRE
Practice Focus: San Francisco Bay Area Real Estate, Market Research, Investment Strategy, Corporate Operations, Asset Management, Development, Investment Analysis.
David Steinmetz, Esq., CRE
Managing Partner, Founder
Zarin & Steinmetz
White Plains, NY
Chapter: New York Metro
Recommended by: Corey B. Rabin, Esq., CRE
Practice Focus: Zoning, land use, environmental law and real property development.
Eric Swanson, CRE
Senior Vice President, Development, Project Management
Avison Young
Boca Raton, FL
Recommended by: Marilee Utter, CRE
Practice Focus: Providing expertise, leadership, and extensive market knowledge in real estate services including asset management, acquisition and development.
Helen Thompson, CRE
Global Strategy Manager
Esri
Redlands, CA
Chapter: Southern California
Recommended by: Gary Ralston, CRE
Practice Focus: Expert on location-based data and spatial analysis
Kate Wolf, CRE
Managing Director
RERC, a SitusAMC Company
Parsippany, NJ
Chapter: New Jersey
Recommended by: Ruchi Pathela, CRE
Practice Focus: Valuation, Valuation Management, Appraisal Review and Consulting assignments, including performance measurement and analytics on a global basis.

Reinstatement

Ronald R. Glessing, CRE
Director of Real Estate
Port Tampa Bay
Tampa, FL
Practice Focus: Oversee the Port’s water-dependent tenants. Securing new Port customers. Expand marketing & tenant outreach. “Move Cargo Over the Berths!”