Mr. Robert Grace, CRE

Senior Appraiser, Grace and Sons Appraisal
Midwest City, OK

Work Phone: (405) 275-9121

Practice Focus: Litigation support, valuation/consulting on commercial/residential property, conservation easements, federal acquisitions, real estate damages

Chapter Affiliation: Dallas/Fort Worth

Mr. Aki Dellaportas, CRE

Senior Vice President, Financial Operations & Analysis, Heitman
Chicago, IL

Work Phone: 3129126666

Practice Focus: Real estate strategy & transformation, valuation, due diligence, accounting, operating model, forensic accounting, etc.

Chapter Affiliation: Midwest

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Mr. Jason Bergman, Esq., CRE

Vice President & Senior Underwriting Counsel, Benchmark Title Agency, LLC
White Plains, NY

Work Phone: (914) 250-2413

Practice Focus: Title insurance; emphasis on complex transactions, foreclosures, REO, and distressed properties; experienced foreclosure referee and receiver.

Chapter Affiliation: New York Metropolitan

Mr. Jon Cruse, CRE

Managing Director, JLL
Dallas, TX

Work Phone: 214-396-5463

Practice Focus: Pre-development counseling, market studies, and feasibility analyses for an array of property types (e.g., multifamily, seniors housing, commercial).

Chapter Affiliation: Dallas/Fort Worth

Mr. David Waite, Esq., CRE

Partner, Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP
Los Angeles, CA

Work Phone: (310) 284-2218

Practice Focus: David Waite is a real estate, land use and environmental law practitioner. His practice includes transactional, administrative law and litigation.

Chapter Affiliation: California (Southern)

Mr. Ron Throupe, Ph.D., CRE

Principal, American Valuation Partners
Castle Rock, CO

Work Phone: (425) 681-6602

Practice Focus: Valuation in litigation, real estate damages, litigation support, eminent domain, construction defects, environmental

Chapter Affiliation: Colorado

Mr. Nick Tillema, JD, CRE

President, Access Valuation, LLC
Indianapolis, IN

Work Phone: (317) 571-8800

Practice Focus: Attorney/appraiser/instructor specializing in valuation of environmentally damaged property, consulting, &forensic appraising for litigation purposes.

Chapter Affiliation: Midwest

Ms. Geethaa Ganesan, CRE

Executive Director, J.P. Morgan Asset Management
New York, NY

Work Phone: (212) 648-1429

Practice Focus: Real estate valuation and investment analysis.

Chapter Affiliation: New York Metropolitan

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. David Baird, CRE

Managing Director, Strategic Advisory Services, Cushman & Wakefield
Baltimore, MD

Work Phone: (410) 685-9240

Practice Focus: Strategic advisory services focused on transforming and optimizing corporate, institutional, public, and private real estate assets.

Chapter Affiliation: Capital Region

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