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!”