Membership invitations were extended to 36 real estate advisory professionals after The Counselors of Real Estate midyear meetings in Los Angeles. While we are excited by the number of new members the organization has invited, what we celebrate is the breadth of experience and new skill sets they bring to the Counselor organization.  The CRE network is expanded and new information added to the CRE body of knowledge.

New Members
Judith Amoils President Thinking Strategy: New Paradigms, Inc. Markham, ON Canada Practice Focus: Advisor to occupier organizations on aligning real estate and workplace environments with business strategy; special interest in government portfolios.	Brian Bailey Subject Matter Expert, Commercial Real Estate Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Atlanta, GA Chapter: Georgia Recommended by: Gary Ralston, CRE Practice Focus: Commercial real estate focused risk assessment, bank supervision and regulation, valuation, economics, public outreach, due diligence, and analytics.
Kim Betancourt Director of Economics and Multifamily Research Fannie Mae Washington, DC Recommended by: Victor Calanog, CRE Practice Focus: Multifamily economics and market research.	Richard L. Borges II President Rick Borges Real Estate Services, Inc. Seymour, IN Chapter: Midwest Recommended by: Sam Long, CRE Practice Focus: Alternative dispute resolution, complex litigation matters, real estate assessment appeals, and valuation.
Valerie Breen Senior Commercial Real Estate Asset Manager – Special Assets M & T Bank Wilmington, DE Chapter: Delaware Valley	Paul Briggs Senior Vice President, Head of U.S. Research Bentall Kennedy Boston, MA Chapter: New England Recommended by: Doug Poutasse, CRE Practice Focus: Formulate investment strategies through qualitative and quantitative economic analysis and market research; provide research-driven tactical guidance.
Deborah Cloutier Principal & Co-Founder JDM Associates, LLC Falls Church, VA Recommended by: Scott Muldavin, CRE Practice Focus: Leadership experience in commercial real estate, energy management, and environmental sustainability.	Ruth Colp-Haber Partner Wharton Property Advisors, Inc. New York, NY Chapter: New York Metropolitan Recommended by: Joe Thanhauser, CRE Practice Focus: Representing New York City tenants with full range of leasing services: finding new space, subleasing excess space, or renegotiating a lease.
Stephen D. Crane Senior Vice President Aimco Denver, CO Chapter: Colorado Recommended by: Norm Quinn, CRE Practice Focus: REIT valuation, publicly traded real estate, operating metrics, asset management, feasibility analysis, transactions, due diligence, tax valuation.	John D’Angelo Managing Director RealFoundations San Carlos, CA Chapter: Northern California Recommended by: Scott Muldavin, CRE Practice Focus: Management consulting and managed services to the real estate industry with a focus on investment manager and service provider operational improvement.
Vasilios K. Diakogeorgiou Director of Valuations UBS Realty Investors, LLC Hartford, CT Chapter: Connecticut Recommended by: Tom Curtin, CRE and John Leary, CRE Practice Focus: Managing quarterly valuation process and providing counsel to acquisitions, asset management, and portfolio management.	Taylor Dinan Director of Brokerage and Consulting Dinan Real Estate Advisors, Inc. Saint Louis, MO Recommended by: Richard Shepard, CRE
Maryellen Dolan Director, Portfolio and Asset Management; Director, Sustainability National Real Estate Advisors, LLC Washington, DC Recommended by: Bill Cromwell, CRE Practice Focus: Investment management for institutional investors.	Martine Gaudreault Vice President, Real Estate Lending Otera Capital Montreal, QC Canada Recommended by: Michel Couillard, CRE Practice Focus: Real estate financing, term and construction in Canada and US; active in loan sydications, unsecured debentures and secured mortgage bonds.
Gerald Franklin Hinkle II President and Founder Hinkle Real Estate Advisors, Inc. Worthington, OH Chapter: Central & Northern Ohio Recommended by: Bruce Massa, CRE	Douglas V. Jacoby Executive Vice President-Capital Markets Colliers International Boston, MA Chapter: New England Recommended by: Kevin Phelan, CRE Practice Focus: Investment sales, real estate advisory work.
Bradley D. Kaplan, Esq. Partner Ulmer & Berne LLP Cincinnati, OH Chapter: Cincinnati-Kentucky Recommended by: Eric Belfrage, CRE Practice Focus: Assists owners, operators and receivers of hotel, office and industrial properties with real estate, finance, leasing, and construction challenges.	Takeshi Kitamura Director of JHA & CEO of HRI Japan Hotel Appraisal Co., Ltd. & Hotel Rating Institite Co.,LTD. Tokyo, Japan Recommended by: Nick Captain, CRE Practice Focus: Real estate appraiser specializing in hotels and ryokans in Japan and Asia Pacific.
Sumi Ku Partner, Certified Property Appraiser, Certified Realtor Daesang Appraisal Co., Ltd. Seoul, Korea Recommended by: Hiro Isobe, CRE Practice Focus: Valuation and market analysis for all types of properties.	Kerrianne Ciaffone Lappin Managing Director Sun Life Investment Management Wellesley Hills, MA Chapter: New England Recommended by: David Levy, CRE Practice Focus: Commercial real estate debt investments in the United States.
Daniel Larsen Real Estate Portfolio Manager Utah Retirement Systems Salt Lake City, UT Chapter: Utah Recommended by: Mike Maires, CRE Practice Focus: Pension real estate.	Keith E. LaShier Senior Vice President Real Estate Asset Counseling, Inc. Highlands Ranch, CO Chapter: Colorado Recommended by: Tom Coe, CRE Practice Focus: Consulting services to individuals and entities who own properties leased to the U.S. Government, specifically to the U.S. Postal Service.
Ronald W. Loftis, Jr. President, CEO Loftis Companies Winston Salem, NC Chapter: The Carolinas Recommended by: Sam Long, CRE Practice Focus: Consultation, valuation, and education on eminent domain, property tax appeal, market analysis, highest and best use analysis, and feasibility studies.	Michael Joseph Maglocci Executive Managing Partner Joseph J. Blake and Associates, Inc. Chicago, IL Chapter: Midwest Recommended by: Barton DeLacy, CRE and Joe Thouvenall, CRE Practice Focus: Valuation and related consulting for all types of commercial properties throughout the Midwest; real estate litigation support and expert testimony.
Ernest L. Marcus President Marcus Asset Group, Inc. Washington, DC Recommended by: Fred Campbell, CRE Practice Focus: Development, investment, professional counseling, and valuation services for private, government and non-profit clients.	Hannah Dowd McPhelin, Esq. Partner Pepper Hamilton LLP Harrisburg, PA Chapter: Delaware Valley Recommended by: Ron Donohue, CRE Practice Focus: Acquisition, sale, and financing of commercial real estate properties, and leasing of office, retail, warehouse and industrial space.
Martin A. Moore Senior Vice President CBRE Columbia, SC Chapter: The Carolinas Recommended by: Steve Navarro, CRE Practice Focus: Office transactions and special unique projects; team management; analysis, acquisition, disposition of office and industrial investment portfolios.	Mark M. Murakami, Esq. Director/Shareholder/Attorney Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert Honolulu, HI Chapter: Hawaii Recommended by: Tony DellaPelle, CRE Practice Focus: Counseling and other legal services, including real estate litigation, condemnation, land use, probate and trust, and commercial litigation.
Jordan O’Brien Senior Manager Arup San Francisco, CA Chapter: Northern California Recommended by: Scott Muldavin, CRE Practice Focus: Creating commercial value for clients by addressing upfront costs, operations, risks, and sustainability.	Monica A. Parikh Deputy Director LOCUS: Responsible Real Estate Developers and Investors Washington, DC Recommended by: Debbie Nisson, CRE Practice Focus: Institutional investment product development, marketing strategy, and space/capital research and reporting.
Valerie F. Pontiff Managing Partner Mohr Partners Boston, MA Chapter: New England Recommended by: George Grace, CRE Practice Focus: Providing northeast-based mid cap occupiers with a full suite of services including brokerage, advisory, and economic incentive guidance.	Bryan E. Powell, Esq. Shareholder Lane Powell PC Portland, OR Chapter: Oregon Recommended by: Marc Fazio, CRE Practice Focus: Real estate finance, development, acquisitions, sales, leasing, senior housing, and entity/deal structuring from a legal perspective.
William Rich President Delta Associates Washington, DC Recommended by: Sandy Paul, CRE Practice Focus: Feasibility and market analysis for multifamily, office, retail, and residential throughout the United States.	Michael W. Ryan, Esq. Ryan and Ryan Rosemont, IL Chapter: Midwest Recommended by: Mike MaRous, CRE Practice Focus: Representing private property owners in eminent domain matters in Illinois.
Jeffrey R. Shouse Executive Managing Director Colliers International Valuation & Advisory Services Roseville, CA Chapter: Northern California Recommended by: KC Conway, CRE Practice Focus: Consults and manages the international valuation platform for the Church of the Latter-day Saints.	Phil Stone Vice President, Head of Research-Investment Management Bentall Kennedy (Canada) Limited Partnership Toronto, ON Canada Recommended by: Doug Poutasse, CRE
Reinstatement
Scott L. Reed Managing Director Reed Realty Group, LLC Portland, OR Chapter: Oregon Practice Focus: Land development, historic tax credit developments, and BRAC base closures.