Membership invitations were extended to 19 real estate advisory professionals after The Counselors of Real Estate 2018 Annual Convention in Charleston, South Carolina in October. While we are excited by the number of new 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
Clifford Joseph Bogart, Jr. President/Founder The Vanguard Commercial Group, Inc. Richardson, TX Chapter: Dallas-Fort Worth Recommended by: Anthony S. Levatino, CRE Practice Focus: Analyze and execute transactions to maximize value, save money, and implement long term strategic goals for investors and corporate users.	Brian P. Dolehide Director, Non-for-Profit Advisory Services Institutional Property Advisors―Division of Marcus & Millichap Chicago, IL Chapter: Midwest Recommended by: Kathleen Rose, CRE
Jeffrey Enright Vice President, Manager Kidder Mathews Redwood City, CA Chapter: Northern California Recommended by: Peter K. Shorett, CRE Practice Focus: Valuation and counseling of most property types for arbitration, litigation support, condemnation, estate/gift tax filings, and property tax appeals.	Patricia A. Gage Principal RE | Solutions Denver, CO Chapter: Colorado Recommended by: Marilee A. Utter, CRE Practice Focus: Real estate finance, development, public-private partnerships, public finance, and redevelopment of environmentally impaired properties.
Debra M. Gilbreath, JD Partner Dow Golub Remels & Gilbreath, PLLC Houston, TX Chapter: Houston-Gulf Coast Recommended by: Paula O. Thoreen, CRE Practice Focus: Commercial real estate attorney.	Robert M. Greene, Ph.D. Chief Appraiser Washington State Department of Natural Resources Olympia, WA Chapter: Pacific Northwest Practice Focus: Real estate valuation, counseling, and investment advice for a variety of real estate, including litigation, dispute resolution, and eminent domain.
Albert R. Hughes III Senior Managing Director Integra Realty Resources – Philadelphia Wayne, PA Chapter: Delaware Valley Recommended by: Joseph G. Nahas, Jr., CRE Practice Focus: Valuation and consulting services throughout the Northeastern U.S., with extensive experience in all commercial property types.	Kyeung-Min Kim, Ph.D. CEO Gold & Korea Realty Co. Bundang-gu, Korea Practice Focus: Real estate market research and data analysis; counseling and transaction management of office and industrial; asset management; risk management.
Bradford B. Kuhn, Esq. Partner Nossaman LLP Irvine, CA Chapter: Southern California Recommended by: John G. Ellis, CRE Practice Focus: Eminent domain, inverse condemnation, other regulatory takings, and valuation disputes.	Mark C. Long Executive Managing Director Newmark Grubb Zimmer Kansas City, MO Recommended by: Raymond J. Neary, CRE and Hugh J. Zimmer, CRE Practice Focus: Commercial real estate investment advisory, development, and finance; land and building acquisition; sales and leasing.
James Nelson Principal, Head of Tri-State Investment Sales Avison Young New York, NY Chapter: New York Metropolitan Recommended by: William Picoli, CRE and Hugh F. Kelly, Ph.D., CRE Practice Focus: Sale of multifamily, office, development, and retail properties.	Jeffrey H. Newman, Esq. Chairman of Real Estate and Member―Executive Committee Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. Newark, NJ Chapter: New Jersey Recommended by: Arthur A. Linfante III, CRE Practice Focus: Providing a full range of legal and related services.
Matthew C. Rueff Senior Associate/Economic Specialist Ratio Architects, Inc. Indianapolis, IN Chapter: Midwest Recommended by: Maxine Mitchell, CRE Practice Focus: Urban redevelopment.	Barry L. Scribner, Ph.D. International Director & President DoD and Federal Services JLL Washington, DC Recommended by: Mahlon Apgar IV, CRE Practice Focus: Development advisory, financial analysis, transactional services, and integrated facility management services to federal, state, and local government and other institutions.
Jeremy Thornton Executive Vice President | Debt & Equity Finance Colliers International San Francisco, CA Chapter: Northern California Recommended by: Karen J. Whitt, CRE Practice Focus: Sourcing and structuring debt and equity for commercial real estate investment and development.	Linda M. Vincent Principal Axiom Valuation Services, LLC Stamford, CT Chapter: Connecticut Recommended by: Jennifer F. Bean, CRE Practice Focus: Commercial real estate advisory services.
Robert Wess President Wess Commercial Investments Newport Beach, CA Chapter: Southern California Recommended by: Gregory B. Ibbetson, CRE Practice Focus: Senior advisor to major corporations, government agencies and private clients on commercial real estate holdings and brokerage for most categories of investment properties.	Mercedes Wong Vice President of International Development Prominent Real Estate Services Vancouver, BC, Canada Recommended by: David K. Lane, CRE Practice Focus: Marketing, selling, and leasing of multi-million dollar projects of all types.
James Woodwell Vice President, Research and Economics Mortgage Bankers Association Washington, DC Recommended by: Victor Calanog, Ph.D., CRE Practice Focus: Commercial real estate research for the Mortgage Bankers Association; expert on the commercial and multifamily finance markets.