We would like to recognize the board members who contributed to our organization in 2021. Thank you for your dedication to The Real Estate Council and guiding our members and community partners as we Build The City You’ve Imagined.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
CHAIR: Mike Ablon, PegasusAblon Properties
PAST CHAIR: Bill Cawley, Cawley Partners
CHAIR ELECT: Kim Butler, HALL Group
TREASURER: Brian Heflin, PlainsCapital Bank
SECRETARY: Tommy Mann, Winstead PC
FIGHTNIGHT CHAIR: Rick Perdue, Rosewood Property Company
DIVERSITY, EQUITY, & INCLUSION CHAIR: Alex John Jr., HKS
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY CHAIR: Lynn Dowdle, Dowdle Real Estate
MEMBERSHIP CHAIR: Chad Schieber, The Beck Group
PROGRAMS CHAIR: Matt Ballard, CBRE
PAC CHAIR: Kristian Teleki, Matthews Southwest
PUBLIC POLICY CHAIR: Mattye Jones, Coats Rose, P.C.
ALC CLASS CHAIR: Sarah Hinkley Kennington, Thirty-Four Commercial, Inc.
LEADERSHIP ALUMNI CHAIR: Jared Rooker, Prescient, Inc.
ALC CLASS REPRESENTATIVE: Lee Small, MBL Title
YOUNG GUNS CHAIR: Johnny Begzos, Citadel Partners
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Michael Alost, KDC
Robert Brewer, Hines Interests LP
Lucy Burns, Billingsley Company
Mark Buskuhl, HKS
Chip Cavanaugh, Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr P.C.
Chad Cook, Quadrant Investment Properties
Brian Cramer, Corson Cramer Development
Mark Drumm, The Shelter Companies, LLC
James Dunn, ORIX Real Estate Holdings
Melissa Eastman, Stewart Title
Gilbert Gerst, BOK Financial
Will Hendrickson, Granite Properties
Matt Hudnall, Maynard Cooper & Gale
Russell Ingrum, CBRE
Darren James, KAI Enterprises
Beth Lambert, Cushman & Wakefield
Karyn Martin, Interprise Design, Inc.
Jeff Matthews, Winstead PC
Jason McCann, Vari, LLP
Chris McCluskey, VanTrust Real Estate, LLC
Matt McDonald, Corgan
Ron Miller, Invesco Real Estate
Joshua Millsap, KFM Engineering & Design
Steve Modory, Champion Advisory Partners
Michael Oswald, Hill & Wilkinson
Steve Rado, EY
Peter Read, DPR Construction, Inc.
Scott Rohrman, 42 Real Estate
King Scovell, Woodbine Development Corporation
Jason Signor, Big Sky Funds, LLC
Terry Syler, The Retail Connection
Yelda Tuz, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Jonathan Vinson, Jackson Walker LLP
Ray Washburne, Highland Park Village
Todd Watson, Hunt Realty Investments, Inc.
LEGACY LEADERS
CHAIRMAN: Bill Cawley, Cawley Partners
Linda McMahon, The Real Estate Council
Sue M. Ansel, Gables Residential
Jim Berry, Deloitte.
Diane Butler, Butler Advisers
Will Cureton, Richman Ascension Development Group, LLC
Michael Dardick, Granite Properties
David Deniger, Hyphen Solutions
Tony Dona, Thackeray Partners
Robert Feldman
Mark D. Gibson, JLL
Joe F. Griffith, JPMorgan
David S. Gruber, MetroAmerican Developers, LLC
Ran Holman, Newmark
Jim Knight, KFM Engineering & Design
Greg Kraus, Invesco Real Estate
Holt Lunsford, Holt Lunsford Commercial
Will G. Mundinger II, WM2 Company, LLC
Paul E. Rowsey, III JLB Partners
Ken D. Sandstad, The Sandstad Group, LLC
Bill Sechrest, Calhoun, Bhella & Sechrest, LLP
John F. Scovell, Woodbine Development Corporation
Frank B. Schubert, Expedition Capital Advisors
Jeff L. Swope, Champion Advisory Partners
Ken H. Townsend, Boulevard Builders
Michele Wheeler, Jackson‐Shaw
Todd A. Williams, Commit!
Karl Zavitkovsky
TREC COMMUNITY INVESTORS BOARD
CHAIR: Kim Butler, HALL Group
VICE CHAIR: Chase Stone, Cawley Partners
TREASURER: Dustin Schultz, Deloitte.
SECRETARY: Keenan Kolendo, Haynes & Boone
TREC COMMUNITY FUND CHAIR: Denise Mason, PNC Bank
DALLAS CATALYST PROJECT CHAIR: Mike Geisler, Venture Commercial Real Estate
DCED REAL ESTATE COMMITTEE CHAIR: Aaron Echols, Frost Bank
LEADERSHIP ALUMNI REPRESENTATIVE: Elias Bahar, Balfour Beatty Construction
ALC CLASS REPRESENTATIVE: Kristi Waddell, Cawley Partners
ALC CLASS REPRESENTATIVE: Jordan Snyder, Gardner Capital
YOUNG GUNS REPRESENTATIVE: Mandi Adams, The Beck Group
LOAN COMMITTEE CHAIR: Joel Schubert, Miramar Holdings
METRICS COMMITTEE CHAIR: Jason Haun, ZOM Living
METRICS COMMITTEE VICE CHAIR: Kimberly Byrum, Zonda Advisors
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CHAIR: Brice Hafner, Crow Holdings Capital Partners, L.L.C.
Robert Acuna-Pilgrim, TBG Partners
John Adolph, Winstead PC
Michael Blackwell, Mill Creek Residential Trust, LLC
Andrew Botts, Higier Allen & Lautin P.C.
Shane Bowen, CIBC
Matt Bryarly, KPMG
Jeff Carter, PegasusAblon Properties
Chad Crozier, Independent Financial
Taylor Dickerson, JLL
Brian Driesse, Lavoro Capital Holdings, L.P.
David Eseke, Cushman & Wakefield
Chase Evans, Republic Title of Texas, Inc.
Ian Fairchild, Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr P.C.
David Fazio, The Retail Connection
Patrick Henning, Brasfield & Gorrie
Marshall Hess, MHCI, LLC.
Allison Hubbard, GFF
Cathy Janke, Capital One Bank
Suzan Kedron, Jackson Walker LLP
Greg Kraus, Invesco Real Estate
Marijke Lantz, Billingsley Company
Stephanie Laughlin, Jacob & Hefner Associates
Lesley McCaslin, Benchmark Title
Lindsay McGee, Amegy Bank
Katie Morrow, Hillcrest Bank
Brian Neitzel, Cawley Partners
Sam Peck, Crow Holdings Capital Partners, L.L.C.
Patrick Ramsier, LegacyTexas
John Riggins, Talley Riggins Construction Group, LLC
Campbell Roche, JLL
J. Scott Rodgers, Crescent Real Estate
Ace Roman, Granite Properties
J. Sargent, Capital Title of Texas
Matthew Shem, Hill & Wilkinson
Eliza Solender, Solender/Hall, Inc.
Edward Spooner, Turner Construction Company
Jason Weeks, Brasfield & Gorrie
Josh White, CBRE
Craig Wilson, Stream Realty Partners
Matt Wilson, The Retail Connection
TREC COMMUNITY INVESTORS ADVISORY BOARD
Tillie Borchers, Civitas Capital
Froswa Booker Drew, State Fair of Texas
Troy Daniel, Thackeray Partners
Derric Hicks, Prosperity Bank
Roy Lopez, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
JJ Ponce, Communities Foundation of Texas
Ken Smith, Revitalize South Dallas Coalition
Taylor Toynes, For Oak Cliff
TREC PAC BOARD
CHAIRMAN: Kristian Teleki, Matthews Southwest
VICE CHAIRMAN: Mattye Jones, Coats Rose P.C.
ASSISTANT TREASURER: Brian Heflin, PlainsCapital Bank
EX-OFFICIO: Mike Ablon, PegasusAblon
ALC CLASS REPRESENTATIVE: Shan Zaidi, Venture Fuel Partners
YOUNG GUNS REPRESENTATIVE: Wes Hoblit, Masterplan
Glenn Callison, Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C.
Heath Cheek, Bell Nunnally & Martin LLP
Colin Fitzgibbons, Hunt Realty Investments, Inc.
Roger Gault, Gault Company
Sam Gillespie, Invesco Real Estate
Matt Hudnall, Maynard Cooper & Gale
Jim Koch, Pacheco Koch
Dave Meyer, Grant Thornton
Jim Reynolds, Trinity Groves, LLC
Arthur Santa-Maria, Hoque Global
Courtney Spellicy
Lee White, Kaizen Development Partners (KDP)
Manny Ybarra, Pillar Commercial
YOUNG GUNS BOARD
CHAIR: Johnny Begzos, Citadel Partners
VICE CHAIR: Patrick Henning, Brasfield & Gorrie
COMMUNITY FUND LIAISON: Mandi Adams, The Beck Group
MEMBERSHIP CHAIR: Stephen McDaniel, Muckleroy & Falls
MEMBERSHIP ENGAGEMENT CHAIR: Julia Beckman, Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr P.C.
PAC LIAISON: Wes Hoblit, Masterplan
PUBLIC POLICY COMMITTEE LIAISON: Dylan Munoz, Stream Realty Partners
DEI COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVE: Bryce Jackson, Thirty-Four Commercial, Inc.
COMMUNITY INVESTORS PROJECT MANAGER: Alex Scheiwe, Balfour Beatty Construction
NIGHT AT THE LEVEE CO-CHAIR: Nate Eskinder, JLL
NIGHT AT THE LEVEE CO-CHAIR: Greyson Fewin, JLL
BREAKFAST GROUP CO-CHAIR: Apryl Giarudon, EY
BREAKFAST GROUP CO-CHAIR: Tara Harandi, GUIDE Architecture, LLC
SPECIAL EVENTS CHAIR: Tori Reynolds, Corgan
FORUM CHAIR: Alena Savera, The NRP Group, LLC
RISING TO THE TOP CO-CHAIR: Web Elliott, StreetLevel Investments
RISING TO THE TOP CO-CHAIR: Mikey Bryant, CBRE
VOLUNTEER & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CHAIR: Hally Osdick, Granite Properties