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The Harold E. Eisenberg Foundation

2018 CAREER DAY

BIOS Site Tour Speakers

Young Guns Panelists & Moderators Round Table Leaders

Site Tour Leader BIOS

The Harold E. Eisenberg Foundation

2018 CAREER DAY

Paige Hennessy Director, Shapack Partners

Paige Hennessy is a Director of Shapack Partners and brings more than ten years of real estate experience. Paige's responsibilities include overseeing the leasing platform and activities of the company, as well as the acquisitions and asset management of all portfolio assets. Prior to joining Shapack Partners, Paige worked at Jones Lange LaSalle as an Associate in the Office Investment Sales group focusing on the disposition and recapitalization of office assets located in Chicago and other Midwestern urban downtown submarkets. At JLL she facilitated the pre-marketing of due diligence, underwriting and offering materials production, helping to bring more than 9.5 million square feet and $2.5 billion in value of properties to market. Previously, Paige worked at Cresa, a national real estate brokerage firm focusing solely on tenant representation. Paige graduated from the University of Notre Dame from the Mendoza College of Business with a B.B.A. in 2009. She is an active member in several Chicago non-profits, and is involved with The Cara Program and the Greater Chicago Food Depository’s Commercial Real Estate Awards Dinner. Paige is an Illinois Licensed Real Estate Broker and is a native Chicagoan.

Jeffrey Shapack Founder & CEO, Shapack Partners Jeff Shapack has been developing real estate for 20 years and is the founder & CEO of Shapack Partners. Founded in Chicago, Shapack Partners was a leader in the creation of Fulton Market district with projects including Soho House Chicago, WeWork Fulton Market, The Parker Fulton Market, Hoxton Hotel and 811 FULTON.

Jeff graduated from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. He is a board member of the Chicago Artists Coalition in Fulton Market district and of TPIRC (Translational Pulmonary & Immunology Research Center) in Long Beach, California. Jeff lives in Lincoln Park with his wife and three daughters.

Steve Smith Executive Vice President, Telos Group, LLC Steve Smith joined The Telos Group, LLC in 2016. Steve is a veteran of Chicago real estate having spent 28 years with Jones Lang LaSalle (“JLL”). At JLL, he led a team of 10 downtown Chicago brokers and expanded the agency leasing portfolio to over 18 million square feet. Steve has personally executed lease transactions totaling over 16 million square feet. These include over 35 leases in excess of 50,000 square feet with companies such as Kraft Heinz, Motorola Solutions and Jones Lang LaSalle. He has represented major buildings in all downtown submarkets including Aon Center, 500 West Monroe, 353 North Clark, 633 North St. Clair and 225 West Wacker. Steve has been nominated as Office Property Representative of the Year 7 times and received the “Top Gun” award (top 10% performer for JLL nationally) on 5 occasions. He has been active with the Chicago Office Leasing Brokers Association (COLBA), Leadership Greater Chicago, Commercial Real Estate Fellowship and Young Life. He has a Master in Business Administration from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a Bachelor of Arts from Georgetown University.

YOUNG GUNS MODERATORS & PANELISTS

BIOS

The Harold E. Eisenberg Foundation

2018 CAREER DAY

Sam Ankin Managing Principal, Northpond Partners Sam Ankin co-founded Northpond Partners, LLC. His primary responsibilities involve sourcing and structuring new investment opportunities, and he also serves as a member of the Investment Committee. Mr. Ankin was also a founding partner of Shiner Capital Partners, LLC, an entity that sponsored SCP Realty Fund I, LP and SCP Realty Fund II, LP. Since 2007, Mr. Ankin has led or supported the identification and analysis of more than 1,500 investment opportunities and through his leadership, he has closed on 33 investments with a gross asset value in excess of $340,000,000.

Prior to Shiner Capital, Mr. Ankin served as Development and Acquisition Manager for Shiner Group, where he was responsible for land and asset acquisitions, as well as coordinating the development of retail, office and mixed-use projects in the Chicagoland area and the Carolinas. At Shiner Group, Mr. Ankin led or supported the development of more than 12 projects consisting of approximately 1,000,000 square feet of commercial space. Before joining Shiner Group, Mr. Ankin worked at LaSalle Bank, most recently in the commercial real estate group.

Mr. Ankin graduated from the Real Estate Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Granger School of Business with Academic Distinction. Mr. Ankin is a member of the ICSC Foundation Board of Directors and the National ICSC Next Generation Leadership Board (immediate past chair). He also sits on the Board of Advisors of the James A. Graaskamp Center for Real Estate at the University of Wisconsin – Madison and is a board member of the Harold E. Eisenberg Foundation. A native of the Chicagoland area, he currently resides in Chicago with his wife Erin and their two children.

Andy Stein Principal, Clark Street Real Estate Mr. Stein is involved in all aspects of leasing and development at Clark Street Real Estate just as he performed at his prior position as Vice President of Development at Joseph Freed and Associates LLC, where he was responsible for site selection, land acquisition and the entitlement process for development projects. In addition, he was involved in the selection of and the negotiation with national retailers for new developments, redevelopments and remerchandising of existing properties. Prior to joining Clark Street Real Estate, Mr. Stein worked for the Weitzman Group/Cencor Realty in research, marketing and real estate development. Clark Street Real Estate is a recently formed real estate development partnership of like-minded individuals that specialize in the development of retail shopping centers throughout the United States. Founded in the fall of 2005, the principals came together cementing already established development project relationships in this new venture. Balancing the interests of the retailers, with the intensity objectives of the developer and with the community and political concerns can be a daunting task. The Clark team, through creativity, experience and objectivity, has overcome these obstacles on numerous occasions over the years. The results are properties that are easily understood and have ready appeal to the investment community.

Jenna Goebig Project Manager, Project Management Advisors, Inc. Jenna Goebig applies her knowledge in architectural design and construction to her role, leading all phases of a project from pre-design through close out. Jenna’s multi-disciplined experience has enabled her to successfully deliver ground up and renovation projects ranging in areas such as, commercial, mixed use, tech, healthcare, life sciences, retail and residential. Her positive, “get it done” attitude allows her to engage and connect with team members in order to meet strict deadlines and overall client objectives. Prior to joining PMA, Jenna was an Associate Architect where she was involved in a number of retail development and residential projects. Specific responsibilities included design of a 1.2 million square feet mixed-use development. Other accountabilities included conducting in-depth zoning, entitlement and site planning research as part of large scale feasibility studies. Education

• Master of Architecture, 2012 • Master of Business Administration, Real Estate/ Management, 2012 • Bachelor of Science, Architectural Studies, 2009 • University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Registrations • Licensed Architect • State of Illinois

Professional Affiliations • Member, American Institute of Architects, AIA • Harold E. Eisenberg Foundation, Board of Directors, 2012 - Present

Adam Greenebaum Vice President, Singerman Real Estate Adam is a Vice President at Singerman Real Estate and heads up asset management for the company’s retail portfolio, consisting of over 2 million square feet. Adam is involved with the lifecycle of the retail investments from the initial underwriting to executing on proposed business plans and ultimately providing hold/sell analysis. Before joining Singerman, Adam spent six years in Heitman’s Portfolio & Asset Management group. He served as a retail specialist and worked with the team on all aspects of strategic planning and leasing to enhance the performance and value of Heitman’s retail portfolio consisting 18 million square feet across North America. Prior to joining Heitman, Adam spent four years with Tri-Land Properties where his primary responsibilities included leasing the company’s retail development properties. Adam is a graduate of the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana and is also a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers.

Nick Koglin Manager of Investments, Regency Centers

Nick is a Manager of Investments at Regency Centers and is focused on sourcing retail development, redevelopment and acquisition opportunities in Midwest. In addition, Nick is involved in the management of in-process developments and redevelopments, anchor lease negotiations, market research and financial analysis for new investments. Prior to working at Regency, Nick was a Development Associate at Clark Street Real Estate where was mentored under the acclaimed Andy Stein coaching tree and also sometimes worked on real estate projects. Nick received a Bachelor’s of Science in Finance and Real Estate from Marquette University. Nick and currently serves on the Associate Board of the Harold E. Eisenberg Foundation as its Treasurer.

Hanna Oimoen Senior Financial Analyst, Pritzker Realty Group Hanna Oimoen is a Senior Financial Analyst with Pritzker Realty Group and is responsible for providing underwriting support and market research in relations to PRG’s developments, acquisitions, dispositions and financing activities. Additionally, she supports the asset management team in the monitoring of the multifamily portfolio. Prior to joining PRG, Oimoen worked at Wells Fargo, in their Commercial Real Estate group. At Wells Fargo, she was responsible for monitoring a portfolio of both secured and unsecured facilities. In addition, she assisted in the due diligence and underwriting of a variety of asset types. Oimoen graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance with a focus in Real Estate.

ROUNDTABLE LEADER BIOS

The Harold E. Eisenberg Foundation

2018 CAREER DAY

Sam Ankin Managing Principal, Northpond Partners

Sam Ankin co-founded Northpond Partners, LLC. His primary responsibilities involve sourcing and structuring new investment opportunities, and he also serves as a member of the Investment Committee. Mr. Ankin was also a founding partner of Shiner Capital Partners, LLC, an entity that sponsored SCP Realty Fund I, LP and SCP Realty Fund II, LP. Since 2007, Mr. Ankin has led or supported the identification and analysis of more than 1,500 investment opportunities and through his leadership, he has closed on 33 investments with a gross asset value in excess of $340,000,000.

Prior to Shiner Capital, Mr. Ankin served as Development and Acquisition Manager for Shiner Group, where he was responsible for land and asset acquisitions, as well as coordinating the development of retail, office and mixed-use projects in the Chicagoland area and the Carolinas. At Shiner Group, Mr. Ankin led or supported the development of more than 12 projects consisting of approximately 1,000,000 square feet of commercial space. Before joining Shiner Group, Mr. Ankin worked at LaSalle Bank, most recently in the commercial real estate group.

Mr. Ankin graduated from the Real Estate Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Granger School of Business with Academic Distinction. Mr. Ankin is a member of the ICSC Foundation Board of Directors and the National ICSC Next Generation Leadership Board (immediate past chair). He also sits on the Board of Advisors of the James A. Graaskamp Center for Real Estate at the University of Wisconsin – Madison and is a board member at the Harold E. Eisenberg Foundation. A native of the Chicagoland area, he currently resides in Chicago with his wife Erin and their two children.

Trisha Connolly Managing Director, Alpha Capital CRE

Trisha Connolly is a Managing Director at Alpha Capital CRE and serves as a partner on the equity and debt placement team nationwide. Ms. Connolly specializes in commercial real estate financing with over 10 years of experience including loan restructuring, term financing, syndicated credit facilitating, construction financing, acquisition financing, advisory and joint venture equity or programmatic equity. Ms. Connolly has advised on capital markets financing transactions exceeding $2 billion. Ms. Connolly specializes in retail transactions and continues to work on office, industrial, multifamily and hospitality transactions. Prior to joining Alpha, Ms. Connolly spent four years managing Cushman and Wakefield's Equity, Debt & Structured Finance team. Preceding C&W, Ms. Connolly spent more than five years at General Growth Properties (GGP) within their Capital Markets team, focusing primarily on workouts, refinances and development financing.

Ms. Connolly received her Bachelors of Arts and Sciences from Marquette University, majoring in Political Science and Spanish. She is an active member of the Marquette Real Estate Executive Board and Alumni Associations, ICSC, NAOIP, and is a board member of the Harold E. Eisenberg Foundation focusing her efforts on fundraising and Eisenopoly.

Representative Transactions: ($75.9mm) 545 & 555 North Michigan Avenue ($122mm) 338 - 342 N. Rodeo Drive; ($24mm), JPMorgan Chase Corporate Center, ($12.5mm) Airport Distribution Center; ($36mm) multifamily programmatic JV with Streetlights Residential ($1.5 billion) 31 assets from GGP to Rouse Properties

Bethany CrispinSenior Vice President of Construction Management, CA Ventures

Bethany Crispin serves as the Senior Vice President of Construction Management and is responsible for construction procurement and administration in the Senior Living Group. In addition, she works closely with CA’s consultants on planning and design to ensure the projects are on budget from conception to closeout. Bethany provides oversight to the CA Senior Living Project Managers and their projects.

Bethany brings over 20 years of experience in both senior and multiunit residential housing. The majority of her career has been spent working for large general contractors in the Minneapolis, Milwaukee and Chicago markets. She has a vast knowledge in value engineering, constructability, scheduling, estimating and budgeting for construction starting with conceptual design.

Bethany received her two Bachelor of Science degrees in Architectural Engineering and Construction Management from Milwaukee School of Engineering. She also did graduate work in Operations Management at Lewis University.

Lynn DubajicPrincipal at DLK, LLC Business and Economic Development

Lynn Dubajic started DLK, LLC Business and Economic Development with a passion for Economic Development and a purpose of helping businesses prosper and communities grow; with harmony and mutually beneficial impact. With over 15 years of expertise and experience as the Executive Director of the Yorkville Economic Development Corporation, Lynn successfully created a standard for excellence, with numerous successful projects that added to the workforce and enhanced the community. Among her many accomplishments are:

• NCG Yorkville Cinemas• Kendall Marketplace Shopping Center• Raging Waves Waterpark• Rush-Copley Healthcare and Emergency Center• Boombah, Inc.• Wrigley Manufacturing – Skittles Production Plant

With DLK, LLC Business and Economic Development, Lynn offers her knowledge, network and know-how to consult with businesses looking to grow and expand within the many outstanding communities in the Chicagoland area. These consulting services are incredibly unique and utterly invaluable to companies navigating the ins and outs of local government, while advocating for their own corporate needs. Lynn speaks the language of government with an intricate understanding of business; marrying the two in a way that creates opportunities and enables growth. DLK, LLC Business and Economic Development is diligently driven to help businesses prosper and communities grow; whatever it takes, Lynn Dubajic will make a difference for your company!

Savas Er Principal, North American Real Estate

Savas Er oversees all of the activities of North American Real Estate especially identifying new development or existing retail projects which needs redevelopment. He founded North American Real Estate in 1998 which has played a major role in the real estate industry for more than ten years. He has been involved with over 20 retail projects exceeding one million square feet of leasable area. He is also directly involved with major shopping center projects in Izmir, Turkey where he has completed over 900,000 square feet of retail transactions.

North American Real Estate, founded in 1998, is a full-service real estate firm based in Schaumburg. The company, which expanded into Turkey, is specialized on value add, opportunistic retail real estate investment. As the principal of North American Real Estate, Mr. Er has developed, owned and managed over two million square feet of retail. North American Real Estate currently owns, develops and manages properties in Greater Chicagoland and in Izmir, Turkey.

Shannon Erickson Senior Project Manager, Osman Construction

Shannon Erickson, Senior Project Manager had joined Osman Construction in 2012. Shannon has 33 years in the construction industry and brings a strong background in both new and renovation construction projects. His diverse construction experience includes senior living, mixed-use developments, multi-story condominium and townhome developments, single family homes, medical, retail, restaurants, food processing, entertainment complexes, industrial, public work and K-12.

As Senior Project Manager, Shannon will manage, direct and provide oversight to ensure that goals and objectives are accomplished within the prescribed schedule and budget parameters. Shannon will effectively communicate with the Project Manager, field staff, contractors and management during the duration of the project.

Michael Fitzgerald Principal, Director of Architecture, OKW Architects

As Director of Architecture, Mike is recognized for his ability to quickly develop thoughtful and creative design concepts. With over 25 years of experience, Mike is a leader and mentor within the OKW office, bringing a high-level of design commitment and quality in translating client objectives into successful, thoughtful solutions.

As a design partner, Mike has successfully led the design effort on projects ranging from mixed-use student apartment buildings at Illinois State University to the TD Ameritrade office in suburban Northbrook. Mike’s passion for all things architecture spans outside the walls of OKW as he regularly provides engaging lectures on planning and architecture to communities and organizations throughout Chicagoland, and at his Alma Mater, the University of Notre Dame. Projects currently on his board include Clark Street Real Estate’s revitalization of Portage Park’s Six Corners, the restoration and renovation of Lake Forest’s historic Market Square, Oak Park and Westmoreland Country Clubs, and a pair of custom homes in Chicago’s North Shore.

Matt Goode Principal, Venture One Real Estate

Matt is a Principal at Venture One Real Estate and Co-head of investments. He is responsible for sourcing new industrial acquisitions as well as portfolio leasing and management. He has lead the company’s successful fund platform which has invested over $300 million in three discretionary funds, and includes multiple institutional joint ventures. Prior to joining Venture

One he worked in the development group at First Industrial Realty Trust where he was part of a team that completed over 10 million square feet of development projects in the central region. He is currently serving on the developing leaders board of the Chicago chapter of NAIOP. He is a former board member and is actively involved in JUF as well as LUNGevity Foundation. He has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance from the University of Colorado.

Ben GreazelExecutive Managing Director, Newmark Knight Frank

Ben Greazel joined NKF Capital Markets in 2012 and currently serves as an executive managing director in the firm's Chicago office. NKF is the worldwide real estate services platform of BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: BGCP). BGC Partners is a leading global provider of financial products and real estate services. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Greazel served as senior vice president at Grubb & Ellis Company, a commercial real estate services and investment company.

Prior to joining Grubb & Ellis, Mr. Greazel was a director at Cohen Financial, a nationally recognized mortgage banking firm, and also served as a leasing broker with Equis Corporation in Chicago.

Mr. Greazel is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and the Illinois State Committee/Government Relations Committee Chairperson/GR Economic Subcommittee and serves as a Board Member and Mentor for the Harold E. Eisenberg Foundation, one of the nation's largest organizations committed to gastrointestinal cancer research.

Mr. Greazel has a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Iowa, Iowa City.

Greg Grose Vice President of Investments, Geller Capital Partners

Greg is the Vice President of Investments at Gellers Capital Partners (“GCP”), where he supports sourcing, underwriting, and structuring of GCP’s investments. Greg first joined Geller Capital Partners in 2013, and, during his time at the firm, he has worked on the acquisition and asset management of approx. $500 million of assets for its hospitality platform.

Prior to joining Geller Capital, Greg served as a Financial Analyst and Asset Manager with the Illinois Housing Development Authority, where he was responsible a portfolio of $560 million in tax-supported financings to low-income developments.

Greg holds a B.A. from the Board College of Business at Michigan State University and a MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Greg has also passed all three levels of the CFA Exam.

Julie Heigel Assistant Vice President, Acquisitions, Waterton

Ms. Heigel joined Waterton in 2018 and serves as assistant vice president, acquisitions. She is primarily responsible for sourcing multifamily acquisitions in Chicago, New York City, Denver, Washington D.C., Pittsburgh, Indianapolis, Ohio and Texas.

Prior to joining Waterton, Ms. Heigel held the role of vice president at Pearlmark Real Estate where she supported both high-yield debt and equity origination efforts in the Midwest and Southeast. Prior to that, Ms. Heigel was a financial analyst with PNC Bank in Pittsburgh, where she completed commercial credit training and graduated from the Real Estate Banking Development Program.

Ms. Heigel is an “Under 35” Member of the Urban Land Institute (“ULI”) and currently serves as a member of the ULI Chicago Program Committee and Women Leadership Initiative (“WLI”) Executive Board, as well as the ULI Local Product Council – Green Flight. Ms. Heigel was the recipient of the ULI Chicago Jeffrey Kahan Fellowship in 2018.

Ms. Heigel holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Finance with a minor in Economics from The Ohio State University.

Matt Hendy Vice President, Investments, Regency Centers

Matt sources and supervises investment, development and redevelopment projects primarily in the Upper Midwest.

Matt joined Regency in 2006 as Manager of Investments, was promoted to Senior Manager in 2012, and Vice President in 2014. Matt has been involved in the development and redevelopment of more than 1 Million square feet of retail throughout his ten years in the industry. Best in class retailers involved in recent transactions include Whole Foods, Kohl’s, Mariano’s Fresh Market and Lunds. He has proven especially adept at sourcing, structuring, and managing challenging investment opportunities.

Matt’s involvement with philanthropic causes includes winning ICSC’s 2011 Community Support Award as well as being the active philanthropy chair of the ICSC Next Generation Committee in Chicago.

Prior to Regency, he was a tenant rep Broker for Mid-America Real Estate Group in Chicago.

Matt earned his Bachelor degree in finance from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business. He enjoys playing golf, basketball, travel and hiking as well as spending time with his wife and daughter.

Lara Keene Vice President, Mid America Real Estate Group

Lara Keene has more than 10 years of diverse retail experience as an urban leasing and development specialist. She specializes in Landlord and Tenant Representation with a focus on Urban Trade areas including the Magnificent Mile, Gold Coast, River North, Lincoln Park, Lakeview, The Loop, West Loop, Bucktown and Wicker Park. Lara’s in-depth knowledge of retail brands and restaurants adds to her expertise in representing a wide variety of high profile local, national and international retailers.

Lara has advised a variety of retailers including, Zadig + Voltaire, Alexis Bittar, Bonobos, Citibank, Elie Tahari, Kiehl's, K Hall Studio LLC d/b/a US Apothecary, Forever 21, Fig & Olive, and Rent The Runway and currently works with Snippet's Mini Cuts, Bevello, Mojo, Elite Mr. Alan's, Sola Salon Studios, among others in Chicago. Lara exclusively represents Panera Bread and has been instrumental in their expansion and repositioning throughout the Chicago MSA.

Lara has also worked extensively on behalf of property owners, such as C.I.M., Cypress Equities, Junius Partners, Jenel Management Corporation, L&B Realty Advisors, Vanbarton Group, Newcastle Limited, TIAA, JB Realty, Novak Construction, and Madison Capital to secure a variety of retail tenants, including Pandora, Michael's, Bluemercury, TJ Maxx, Title 9, Chrome Industries, Goorin Bros. Hat Company, Asics, Marine Layer, Drybar, Pierre Deux and Quatrine Custom Furniture. Some of Lara's most significant accomplishments includes the leasing of 9,000 SF of retail space at the Shops on Fremont in Lincoln Park to Anthropologie on behalf of CRM properties and ZARA's expansion into a corner flagship position at Block 37 - nearly doubling the retailer's size from approximately 15,000 SF to 27,000 SF on behalf of C.I.M Group. Most recently, Lara organized a lease with David Yurman to occupy a new flagship position at 919 North Michigan Avenue on behalf of TIAA.

Lara is a graduate of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign where she earned a Bachelors degree in Biology. Lara is a licensed broker in the state of Illinois and a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers, Women in Retail Leasing (WIRL) and the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana Alumni Association. She also serves as a co-chair of the Magnificent Mile Association By the Numbers Committee.

Alfred M. Klairmont President, Imperial Realty Company

Since 1978, Mr. Klairmont has been involved hands-on in the process of finding, buying, rehabbing, leasing, managing and maintaining commercial properties. Mr. Klairmont directs a staff of 30 professionals who are geared to offer “tender loving care” to all operations of property ownership. Fast-paced decision-making, ranging from large to small, is a constant. Mr. Klairmont is Chairman of the Harold E. Eisenberg Foundation Mentor Program.

Imperial Realty Company has built a portfolio of over 70 retail, office and industrial properties containing over 10 million square feet. Most acquisitions were purchased as distressed properties and have been subsequently guided to success through rehabilitation and repositioning to meet the needs of the respective marketplaces. The firm’s in-house departments include legal, architectural, space planning, brokerage, leasing, management and maintenance.

Julia Klairmont Director of Operations and Leasing, Imperial Realty Company

Julia joined Imperial Realty full time in 2013 as Brokerage Associate. As the 3rd generation of her family’s company she strives to provide all of her clients exceptional service. Being a life-long resident of Highland Park she brings a great deal of knowledge about the North Shore’s communities and has long-term relationships with many property owners. Julia has been awarded Imperial Realty’s Most Active Broker in 2014 and 2015, having closed over 200 lease and sale transactions in excess of $30 million. As of 2017 Julia focuses on working with and assisting Imperial’s 3,000+ tenants with expansions, renewals and portfolio relocations. In addition, Julia works closely with Imperial’s property managers, HR, accounting and brokerage departments to oversee any and all logistical operations of the company.

Julia graduated from University of Oregon with a Bachelor degree in Sociology and currently resides in Chicago’s Bucktown neighborhood. In her free time, Julia enjoys serving on the associate board of the Harold E. Eisenberg Foundation and traveling.

Gail Lissner Managing Director, Integra Realty Resources

Gail Lissner, CRE, SRA is Managing Director of Integra Realty Resources – Chicago, a national valuation and consulting firm. Prior to joining IRR, she was Vice President of Appraisal Research Counselors.

Since the beginning of her career, Gail has focused on the housing/multi‐family market in her valuation and consulting work, with a particular interest in condominium development, apartment development, and the condominium conversion and deconversion markets.

She received her Bachelor of Arts Degree from Washington University. She has the SRA designation conferred by the Appraisal Institute and the CRE designation from the Counselors of Real Estate.

Sean McCourt Vice President, CBRE

Sean McCourt is a Vice President in CBRE’s Chicago office specializing in the leasing and sale of major retial projects throughout metro Chicago.

Sean McCourt joined the Global Corporate Services Group at CBRE, Inc. in April 2011 as a Transaction Manager, specializing in multi-market retail real estate services to corporate clients. Sean’s responsibilities included negotiating and executing a range of corporate real estate transactions for large retailers, predominantly acting in an agency capacity as Landlord/Seller Representative.

Achievements • CoStar Power Broker Award: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017• 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Recipient of VEREIT Allegiance Award

Education • Michigan State University,MI

BA, Business Management, 2010• CBRE University Advanced Retail, 2013• University of Arizona- Terry J. Lundgren Center for Retailing- Executive Retail Fundamentals &

Strategy Course

Clayton MerrittDirector of Acquisitions, The Scion Group LLC

Scion has participated in the acquisition or development of over 70,000 beds, totaling more than $6.0 billion of project value which currently makes the firm the largest privately-held owner/operator of student housing in the United States.

Mr. Merritt joined Scion in 2016 and leads the acquisition department’s working group. Mr. Merritt has designed and implemented multiple data driven procedures to cultivate Scion’s intelligence platform, advance market research, and streamline the underwriting process. In his 2+ years at the firm, he has overseen $4.5+ billion of transaction volume and cultivated a pipeline of exciting growth opportunity.

During his undergraduate years, Mr. Merritt gained three years of student housing experience fulfilling multiple operational roles at the student housing property and regional level. Prior to joining Scion, he added valuable technical experience to his repertoire working as an aerospace engineer for Northrop Grumman, a leading Aerospace and Department of Defense contractor.

Mr. Merritt earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering with a concentration in electromagnetics from the University of New Mexico and an MBA from Western Governors University.

Barry Millman President, Horizon Realty Services

Barry Millman was born and raised in Chicago. He received a BA in Public Administration from the University of Wisconsin and Masters in Health Care Administration and Law from Saint Louis University. He entered the practice of Hospital Administration and rose to COO of Saint Mary of Nazareth Health Center in Chicago, which included acting as the Real Estate Developer for a 473 Bed Hospital .

Ready for a new career, he opened with his wife a high end retail boutique in Glencoe, Illinois in 1981 which grew to 7,000 sf. The store was quite successful and during that time he became friendly with many local Shopping Center developers. Upon the sale of the Business in 1991 he joined Craig Steven Development as a Leasing agent with responsibility for several properties on the North Shore.

Once the properties were fully leased he moved on to the Childs Realty Group in Arlington Heights as a Senior Broker for a large number of 3rd party managed and leased properties. In the year 2000 he and his partner, Stuart Lenhoff, purchased the company and became the principals of the newly named Horizon Realty Services.

He is now responsible indirectly and directly for the Leasing of 120 properties, multi and single tenant and the management of 1,300,000 sf of retail space in 29 properties.

He is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers and recognized in the community as a Leasing Specialist. He also the Chairman of the Speakers Program for the Harold E. Eisenberg Foundation and where he coordinates a group of 40 professionals who volunteer their time speaking to University Real Estate Programs throughout the Midwest. He has lectured extensively at many local Universities. He is also a member of the Executive Committee of the Harold E. Eisenberg Foundation.

Horizon employs 12 people and has offices located in Buffalo Grove.

Millman resides with his wife in Northfield and is the father of three.

Larry Much Executive Vice President, NAI Hiffman

Lawrence R. Much is an Executive Vice President and founding Principal of NAI Hiffman. Larry specializes in industrial real estate including building sales, tenant representation, corporate relocation, build-to-suit analysis and consulting. Larry has negotiated lease agreements and purchase/sale contracts for warehouses, manufacturing plants, office buildings and vacant land across the country since 1987.

Larry has completed over 350 transactions ranging in size from 10,000 square feet to 700,000 square feet with a value in excess of $1 Billion. His clients include; CenterPoint Properties, CR Laurence, FedEx, IRIS USA, KTR Capital Partners, Madison Partners, The Missner Group, Opus North Corporation, Public Storage and Ridge Property Trust. Education Drake University BA, Sociology Real Estate Industry Specialization: Food Processing / Distribution Air Freight

Professional Associations & Designations: Real Estate Managing Broker, Illinois SIOR (Society of Industrial and Office Realtors, member since 1996) - President 2005 AIRE (Association of Industrial Real Estate Brokers, member since 1989) – President 2004 CCIM (Certified Commercial Investment Member) – Candidate NAIOP (National Association of Industrial and Office Properties) - Member NAI Industrial Council – 1988 to Present 2009 NAIOP Industrial Redevelopment of the Year Award 2009 SIOR Largest Dollar Volume Transaction Award

Joseph Muñoz Chief Investment Officer, Income and Growth Funds, LaSalle Investment Management

Joe is the Chief Investment Officer for the Income & Growth Funds, LaSalle’s flagship US value-add fund series and the President of Income & Growth Fund VIII. He is responsible for fund investment strategy and execution of investments, joint ventures and financings. Prior to joining the Income & Growth Fund team, Joe was a member of LaSalle’s Acquisitions Group. Since joining the firm in 2004, Joe has completed more than $5 billion in property transactions.

Joe has an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a BA in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania.

Ghida Neukirch City Manager, City of Highland Park

Ghida Neukirch works as the City Manager for the City of Highland Park. She began employment with the City as the Deputy Manager in August, 2012 and was appointed City Manager in October, 2014. Prior to starting Highland Park, Ms. Neukirch served as the Deputy Village Manager for the Village of Buffalo Grove. She served Buffalo Grove for thirteen years.

Highland Park is a progressive community with approximately 30,000 residents. Ms. Neukirch is honored to work with a dedicated Mayor and City Council who set sound and fair policy. She carries out the policy directive and oversees the day to day management of the organization which consists of 277 full time equivalent positions. The City maintains a balanced and effective operation of a $90 million budget and a Aaa bond rating. The City protects the public and provides public works for 30,000 resident in the 12.25 square miles that make up the community. The City is proud to have three accredited departments (Police, Fire and Public Works) – a testament to our high standards of excellence. Employees take pride in their work and serve the City well. Ms. Neukirch serves on the Executive Board for the Northwest Municipal Conference representing Highland Park and more than fifty municipalities in the region, the Board of Governors of Lake County Partners, President of the Rotary Club, and on the Board of Community-The Anti-Drug. She is a Credentialed Manager by the International City/County Management Association and is a Past President of the Illinois City/County Management Association.

Ms. Neukirch received her undergraduate degree in Industrial Psychology from DePaul University and her Masters of Public Administration with an emphasis in Urban Management from Northern Illinois University.

Ms. Neukirch is married to Scot Neukirch, who is employed as the Finance Director for the Niles Park District. They reside in Arlington Heights with their two children, Jaclyn & Zachary. In her “free” time, Ms. Neukirch serves as a Girl Scout leader, volleyball coach, Presbytery Worship Assistant, and she is a member of a boxing gym.

Graham Palmer Partner, Hubbard Street

Graham has been active in the residential, office and retail sectors of the real estate industry since 2002. At Hubbard Street Group, he is intimately involved with the entire life-cycle of each deal including deal origination, project design, construction operations and leasing. Over his career, Graham has been involved in the development of over $500 million across the Chicagoland area.

Graham earned a bachelor’s from Syracuse University and a J.D. from The John Marshall Law School.

Luke Petherbridge President & Chief Executive Officer, ShopCore Properties

Mr. Petherbridge joined ShopCore in May of 2016 as President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Petherbridge has over 15 years of financial, global real estate and management experience, and is a trustee of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC).

Previously Mr. Petherbridge was the Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer of DDR Corp., one of the largest owners of shopping centers in the United States. While at DDR, he served in various roles and was responsible for various capital raising activities, actively managing the balance sheet, maintaining strong lender relationships and executing various corporate level transactions. Prior to DDR, Mr. Petherbridge was the Chief Executive Officer and a Director of shopping center owner EDT Retail Trust (formely Macquarie DDR Trust), a company which has been publicly traded on the Australian Stock Exchange and previously managed in a joint venture between DDR and Macquarie Group. Before that, Mr. Petherbridge served as Director of Transactions with Rubicon Asset Management. While in this role, Mr. Petherbridge worked on approximately $5 billion of transactions focusing on United States, European and Japanese real estate and real estate structured finance.

Mr. Petherbridge holds his bachelor of commerce from Macquarie University. He is a member of the Nation Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT), the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), the ICSC Open Air Conference Committee and the ICSC Nexus Conference Committee.

Ralph Pickett CEO & President, LivCor, LLC

LivCor, Mr. Pickett was Senior Vice President for Aimco from February 2007 to August 2013, overseeing Asset Management, Redevelopment, Ancillary Income and Facilities activities. Before Aimco, Mr. Pickett was Vice President for Hilton with responsibility for Managed Development activity in the Western US from 2004 to 2007. Prior to Hilton, Mr. Pickett worked for Catellus Development Corporation, a San Francisco, California-based real estate investment trust, where he was Vice President of Asset Management, overseeing the company’s industrial, retail, office and multi-family assets and joint venture relationships from 1995 to 2004. Mr. Pickett earned his B.A. in Economics from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.

Keely Polczynski Senior Vice President, CBRE

Keely Polczynski is a 17-year veteran of CBRE where she is widely recognized as a leading retail investment properties expert. Her expertise is in understanding capital markets, knowing and accessing institutional and private capital investors, as well as underwriting and developing marketing strategies for investment properties in the Chicago area. She is part of a shared database that reaches over 300,000 investors nationwide. Focusing solely on the disposition of retail properties, she has sold over 200 million square feet of properties values in excess of $1 billion.

As a member of CBRE’s Investment Properties Group, which has been ranked by real capital analytics as the No. 1 firm in U.S commercial property investments sales activity for six consecutive years, Keely dominates the Chicago investment sales market. With the esteemed honor of placing amongst the top 10% of all CBRE brokers national in 2016, Kelly consistently delivers superior value to her clients by getting them premium pricing and attractive terms. She is regularly quotes in industry publications such as Crain’s, Midwest Real Estate News and Chicago Tribune.

Professional Affiliations • Top 10% nationally- 2016• Top Retail Broker in Chicago Region – 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011• International Council of Shopping Centers• CBRE Women’s Networking Group

Education Northwestern University’s J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management, M.B.A Murray State University, Bachelor of Arts, Finance

Ronan Remandaban Co-Founder & CEO, Liquideed

Ronan Remandaban is the co-founder and CEO of Liquideed. Liquideed is an online, private commercial real estate marketplace where sellers can market their property without a broker and receive offers from qualified, vetted buyers in seven business days.

Liquideed provides value-added brokerage services through a web-based investment platform that allows sellers and buyers of commercial real estate to interact efficiently and directly through a modern marketplace interface. Liquideed’s investment platform is designed for buyers and sellers of industrial, office, retail, hotel, and multifamily investment properties in the $2 million to $50 million range who want to get to a signed Letter of Intent in 30 days or less through an accelerated investment sale process.

Ronan has over 18 years of experience as a commercial real estate broker. He previously worked in the Private Capital Investment Group at Lee & Associates and at CBRE. Throughout his career, he has completed over 7 million square feet in transactions with a total consideration of over $500 million. Ronan graduated from Kenyon College in Ohio. He is a licensed real estate broker in the State of Illinois, an active member of 1871 (the top university affiliated tech incubator in the US), a founding member of the Technology and Real Estate Council for the Urban Land Institute, and on the Advisory Board of the Chicago chapter of the Urban Land Institute.

Marc Rutzen CoFounder and CEO, Enodo

Marc Rutzen is the CoFounder and CEO of Enodo, an automated underwriting platform for multifamily real estate. Enodo helps users analyze more deals in less time and make better investment decisions backed by data science. Utilizing machine learning, the platform collects, cleans and analyzes real-time multifamily rent and availability data from over two million properties nationwide. Marc oversees Enodo’s data science, engineering and business teams to continually develop and release industry changing features. Marc is a Licensed Managing Broker in the State of Illinois and earned his Master of Science in Real Estate Development from Columbia University.

William A. Shiner Founder and CEO, The Shiner Group

William A. Shiner graduated with a finance degree from the University of Illinois in 1977 and is a CPA. He received his J.D. from Kent College of Law in 1984.

The Shiner Group (formally Mid-Northern Equities, Ltd.) was founded in 1983 for the purpose of acquiring and developing real estate in the Midwest. The company, with Mr. Shiner acting as principal, has developed and owned over 4. 4 million square feet of retail, 100,000 square feet of office, and has acquired over 400 acres of land for development.

Mr. Shiner has completed projects in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and California. The Shiner Group is looking to expand into North Carolina.

From 1997 thru 2005, Mr. Shiner served on the Wilmette District #37 School Board, the last four years as President. He is active in many charitable endeavors, including University of Illinois Foundation, Children’s Memorial Hospital, MS Society among others. He resides with his wife, Jackie and their children, Meredith and Sam.

Jonathan StevensDirector of Asset Management, The Scion Group LLC

Founded in 1999, Scion focuses exclusively on ownership, operation and advisory services for student housing, both on and off campus. We have participated in the acquisition or development of over 70,000 beds and advised colleges and universities, foundations and private-sector providers in more than 200 campus markets, representing over $5.0 billion of project value.

Jonathan earned a bachelor degree in Finance from DePaul University and went on to complete his MBA at the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame. Jonathan pursued an MBA to move into the commercial real estate sector from corporate finance. Through the HEEF Real Estate Challenge, Jonathan joined The Scion Group as Asset Manager. Over the last four and a half years he oversaw the growth of the Asset Management Team as Scion more than quadrupled in size to over $5B in real estate assets.

Steven D. Weinstock First Vice President / Regional Manager / Managing Broker National Director, Marcus & Millichap

Steven Weinstock is a first vice president and regional manager of Marcus & Millichap’s Chicago Oak Brook office. In October 2016, Mr. Weinstock was appointed as the national director of the National Land Group and currently holds that position in addition to his regional manager duties. He served as sales manager of the Columbus and Cincinnati offices in 2008 and was named regional manager of Chicago Oak Brook in 2009. Mr. Weinstock was promoted to vice president in 2012 and first vice president in 2015. Prior to joining Marcus & Millichap’s Detroit office in April 2001, he owned and operated a brokerage and property management company, which he sold to Trammell Crow Company in 1994.

Mr. Weinstock received a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from the University of Michigan and a Juris Doctor from Wayne State University Law School. He also earned the Certified Commercial Investment Member designation (CCIM). Mr. Weinstock serves on the Executive Committee and Board of Directors for the Harold E. Eisenberg Foundation, a foundation committed to cancer research and mentorship programs designed to provide college and graduate students with exposure to and experience in the commercial real estate industry.

Lauren WhaleyVice President, Director of Human Resources and Compliance Officer, RPAI

Lauren Whaley is the Vice President, Director of Human Resources and Compliance Officer and

is currently responsible for leading the Company’s people strategy, national HR initiatives,

policies and practices.

Ms. Whaley joined the Company on February 11, 2013 and has over 20 years of HR Generalist

experience and over fifteen years’ experience working for several progressive organizations in

the commercial real estate industry. Those firms include CB Richard Ellis (F/K/A Insignia ESG,

Inc.); The John Buck Company a developer; Lend Lease, a global leader in property and

infrastructure solutions providers and Cohen Financial, a mortgage brokerage firm and national

real estate capital services company. As an HR Generalist, her functional expertise is in benefits

& compensation, business management and strategy, people recruitment, selection and

development and employee relations.

Ms. Whaley holds a Master’s of Science in Human Resources from Loyola University, Chicago

and has a Bachelor’s Degree from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio in both Human Resources

Management and Organizational Behavior. Previously, Ms. Whaley was adjunct faculty and a

professor at Keller Graduate School of Business teaching for the University’s MBA program.

Benjamin J. Wineman Principal, Mid-America Real Estate Group

Ben Wineman is a Principal at Mid-America Real Estate Corporation and co-heads Mid-America’s Shopping Center Investment Sales Group, focusing solely on the disposition of retail properties. Together with his partners, Mr. Wineman has been involved in a transaction volume in excess of $6 billion since 2001.

Mr. Wineman has 18 years of real estate experience. Prior to joining Mid-America Real Estate in July 2001, Mr. Wineman worked as a financial analyst with Jones Lang LaSalle since 1998. As part of LaSalle Investment Management’s Private Equity Acquisitions Group, he was responsible for the valuation, due diligence, and closing of real estate acquisitions on behalf of institutional clients.

Mr. Wineman has worked on a variety of assignments throughout the United States on behalf of clients including CBRE Global Investments, Clark Street Development, Cole Capital, CW Capital, DDR, DLC Management, Equity Investment Group, Federal Realty, Inland Real Estate Group, Invesco, JP Morgan Asset Management, Kimco Realty Trust, LaSalle Investment Management, Lormax-Stern Development, National Retail Properties, Pace Properties, Pine Tree Commercial, Ramco-Gershenson, RPD Catalyst, Schostak Brothers, Situs, The Cafaro Company, The DESCO Group and UBS Realty Investors.

A graduate of DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana, Mr. Wineman earned a Bachelor of Liberal Arts degree with a major in History. He is a licensed broker in Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, and Nebraska. As a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers, is a member of the Illinois State Committee and the National Government Relations Economic Policy Sub-Committee. Ben is a Board Director of Southfield, MI based Sterling Bank & Trust. Within the community, Ben serves on the Executive Committees of the Harold E. Eisenberg Foundation and the Ravinia Festival Associates Board.

Kevin J. Wolfberg Partner, Schain Banks

Kevin Wolfberg is a partner with Schain, Banks, Kenny & Schwartz Ltd. where he practices in the areas of government relations, state and local taxation, land use, zoning, economic incentives and municipal law.

Mr. Wolfberg represents developers, land owners and Illinois municipalities in all aspects of land use, zoning and economic incentives. He also represents a wide range of corporate and individual clients on state and local tax matters including sales tax planning, audit assistance, identifying and securing sales tax overpayments and nexus and exposure studies.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Wolfberg served as a Multistate Tax Manager for a big four accounting firm and has been involved in state and local taxes since 1995. While in public accounting, he resolved clients’ tax controversies with various state, county and municipal governments and specialized in the real estate and construction industries.

Mr. Wolfberg co-authored the "Sales and Use Tax" Chapter in the 2004 Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education handbook on Illinois State and Local Taxation.

As an Adjunct Professor at the John Marshall Law School, he teaches State and Local Taxation and is a frequent speaker on sales and use tax issues.

Practice areas: Government relations, state and local taxation, land use, zoning, economic incentives and municipal law

Education: LLM, Taxation, 1999, The John Marshall Law School JD, 1999, The John Marshall Law School BA, 1994, Indiana University Bloomington

Bar Admissions: Illinois

Professional Affiliations: Illinois Bar Association Chicago Bar Association Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce International Council of Shopping Centers Taxpayers Federation of Illinois

Jean Zoerner Principal/Vice President, Mid-America Real Estate Group

Jean Zoerner is a Principal/Vice President and client contact at Mid-America Asset Management, Inc. and has been with the company for over 16 years specializing in real estate management and development. Jean serves as a team leader to other property managers and oversees all facets of their real estate portfolios. Ms. Zoerner is also responsible for various construction projects along with assisting in all areas of new construction and redevelopment opportunities, and implementing the entitlement services for projects within the Mid-America portfolio. Projects include the renovation of Bannockburn Green Shopping Center in Bannockburn, Illinois and the renovation and outlot construction of Plaza Del Prado in Glenview, Illinois.

Ms. Zoerner has also worked on many receivership properties over the past several years such as Cadwells Corners, Tinley Park Plaza, Grand Boulevard Plaza, Plaza Verde, Lincoln Mall, Marketplace of Matteson and several other small retail centers. She is well versed in understanding the requirements of receivership properties, reporting to the Court and the challenges at hand.

Jean holds an Illinois Real Estate Brokers license, is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and attended DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois and Barat College in Lake Forest, Illinois majoring in Business Administration.