Mr. W. Gowder, Jr., CRE

Founder and Partner, Austen & Gowder, LLC
Charleston, SC

Work Phone: (843) 727-2229

Practice Focus: Land use, planning and zoning, property, land conservation and historic preservation, state and local government, benefit and nonprofit corporations

Chapter Affiliation: Carolinas

Mr. Victor Brown, Jr., CRE

Senior Relationship Manager, Valley Bank
New York, NY

Work Phone: (646) 663-3654

Practice Focus: Acquisition, predevelopment, construction and permanent financing of commercial real estate primarily in the Tri-State Region: $5MM to $200MM+.

Chapter Affiliation: New York Metropolitan

Mr. Phil Stone, CRE

Managing Director, Head of Canada Research, BentallGreenOak (Canada) LP
Toronto, ON

Work Phone: (905) 460-7255

Practice Focus: Institutional investment strategy and research, investment underwriting, property valuation, and portfolio risk management.

Chapter Affiliation: Canadian

Ms. Valerie Pontiff, CRE

FHA Commercial Loan Portfolio Valuation: HUD Northeast Region, US Departmentment of Housing and Urban Development
Boston, MA

Work Phone: (617) 994-8525

Practice Focus: Valuation and underwriting for the US Department of Housing and Urban Development's Federal Housing Administration $120 billion insured loan portfolio

Chapter Affiliation: New England

Mr. Ernest Marcus, CRE

President, Marcus Asset Group, Inc.
Washington, DC

Work Phone: (202) 797-2800

Practice Focus: Development, investment, professional counseling, and valuation services for private, government and non-profit clients.

Chapter Affiliation: Capital Region

Mr. John Boyd, Sr., CRE

President, Boyd Multifamily Development Group, LLC
Burnet, TX

Work Phone: (512) 426-4991

Practice Focus: P3 consulting to public entities; multifamily and mixed-use development, construction, investment analysis, affordable housing finance.

Mr. Tomas Ctibor, CRE

Owner/Managing Director, 4ct
Prague

Work Phone: + 420 606 316 613

Practice Focus: Strategic and urban planning; smart cities; real estate consultancy and development.

Chapter Affiliation: European

Dr. Michael Reinberg, Ph.D., CRE

Managing Partner, Reinberg & Partner Immobilienberatung GmbH
Vienna

Work Phone: + 43/0 1 876 4255

Practice Focus: Due diligence processes, valuation/appraisals, structuring of sales and purchases.

Chapter Affiliation: European

Mr. Leopold Kuehmayer, CRE

Managing Partner Central and Southeast Europe, TPA Group
Vienna

Work Phone: + 43/1 588 35 541

Practice Focus: Tax law with a focus on real estate tax law, including accounting, cross border structuring, and real estate funds and finance.

Chapter Affiliation: European

Mr. David Wilkes, Esq., CRE

Partner, Herman Katz Cangemi Wilkes & Clyne, LLP
New York, NY

Work Phone: (212) 953-5000

Practice Focus: Property tax litigation, local economic incentives, advisor to foreign governments on property rights/reform (mortgage finance, property tax, etc.).

Chapter Affiliation: New York Metropolitan

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