NAIOP The Center for Education: Faculty

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The Center for Education Faculty

	Susan Branscome Principal Triad Capital Advisors Cincinnati, Ohio Subject area: Permanent financing Susan Branscome is Principal, Founder, Owner and Executive Vice President of Q10 Triad Capital Advisors Inc. and has more than 28 years of experience in commercial real estate lending and mortgage banking. Under her leadership, of Q10 Triad Capital Advisors Inc. provides long-term financing for industrial, office, multi-family and retail projects. Over her career, Branscome has originated more than $2 billion in commercial real estate debt. Q10 Triad Capital Advisors Inc. has a current loan portfolio in excess of $540 million. Branscome manages client relationships with more than 25 life insurance companies and Wall Street firms. Prior to starting her own company, she served as Vice President of Capstone Realty Advisors in Cincinnati, where she originated $150 million in commercial mortgage loans for institutional investors.
	Bob Casagrande Adjunct Instructor LYNOUS Talent Management for Real Estate Dallas, Texas Subject area: Construction management Bob Casagrande is an Adjunct Instructor for LYNOUS Talent Management for Real Estate. Over the last 20 years, he has developed a distinguished reputation in the field of construction as an adjunct lecturer and in education program development. In the classroom Bob is an effective educator using proven methods for teaching adult learners. He brings real-life construction work experiences and war stories into the class room to enhance the educational development of his students. His unique diverse career experience in the construction industry has resulted superior learning outcomes and growth for his students. Currently, Bob is the Director of Facilities Services and Renewal at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas where he has had a successful career. In addition, Bob consults with many businesses in the areas of: customer service, recruitment, retention, indoor air quality, construction, and renovation project management. His impressive career started over 20 years ago with little more than a circular saw and a hammer.
	Dave Domres, CPM® CCIM Senior Vice President Irgens Development Partners LLC Milwaukee, Wisconsin Subject area: Financial analysis David G. Domres, CPM® CCIM is currently Senior Vice President with Irgens Development Partners, LLC. Prior to joining Irgens, Domres was Senior Vice President of Corporate Real Estate with a national bank and affiliated with the property management of full service real estate firms engaged in multi-family, commercial, industrial, mobile homes and troubled assets during his 25 year career. Domres is a Past President of the Institute of Real Estate Management ("IREM") Milwaukee Chapter No. 13, and is the Past President of the Apartment Association of Southeastern Wisconsin. Domres has contributed to numerous articles, publications and books on managing investment real estate.
	Jamie Fink Managing Director Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P. Chicago, Illinois Subject area: Real estate private equity markets Mr. Fink is a Managing Director in HFF's Chicago office. Mr. Fink specializes in the disposition, financing and re-capitalization of investment real estate as well as multimarket portfolios through direct sales, financing and structured transactions. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Fink was Vice President of Eastdil Realty where he was responsible for raising capital across the breadth of real estate product lines including office, hotel, retail, industrial and multi-housing, and across the full spectrum of the capital markets - debt and equity, public and private, domestic and offshore, institutional and non-institutional. Prior to that, he was an Acquisitions Analyst at Equity Residential Properties Trust and an Associate at the State of Wisconsin Investment Board. Mr. Fink also served as an officer in the United States Air Force.
	James A. Francque Partner Jones Day Chicago, Illinois Subject areas: Land control, site and due diligence (legal perspective) James Francque represents clients in real estate mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, and cross-border investments; commercial and industrial leases; and wind energy facility acquisitions and developments. He also negotiates shopping mall media and advertising agreements and large portfolio transactions and counsels clients in relation to distressed assets. Prior to attending law school, he worked as a criminal investigator for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Inspector General from 1991 to 1993, where he investigated fraud in federal government programs Francque graduated Loyola University Chicago with his J.D., and received his undergraduate degree from Northern Illinois University.
	Jerold Franke President WISPARK LLC Milwaukee, Wisconsin Subject areas: Valuation and cap rates, risk analysis Jerold Franke was named president of WISPARK LLC., the real estate development subsidiary of Wisconsin Energy Corp., in August 2000. In this role, Franke has executive responsibility over the full-service, real estate development company that plans and constructs master-planned business parks in southeast Wisconsin and northeast Illinois. Franke began his career with WISPARK in 1988 as director - Business Development. He quickly advanced to vice president in 1989 and was subsequently named senior vice president in 1998. Prior to joining WISPARK LLC., Franke was vice president for economic development of Forward Wisconsin, Inc., the state's economic development marketing organization from 1987 to 1988. Previously he was acting city manager and director of community development for the city of Janesville, Wisc., from 1980 to 1987.
	John Heiberger Managing Director and GSVP The Private Bank Chicago, Illinois Subject area: Construction financing
	Timothy Hennelly Ryan Companies US, Inc. Naperville, Illinois Subject area: Development teams As Vice President of Development for Ryan, Tim Hennelly leads project teams through all aspects of the development process for the Chicagoland area. With more than 23 years experience in the real estate industry, he has a well-established track record of performance in site selection, planning and design concepts, financial packaging, managing construction coordination and lease or sale negotiation. Having previous experience as an executive for several real estate and brokerage firms, Hennelly understands the challenges of the industrial marketplace.
	Julie Brand Lynch Managing Partner LYNOUS Talent Management for Real Estate Adjunct Lecturer, Southern Methodist University, Cox School of Business and Executive Education Dallas, Texas Subject areas: Site feasibility, market analysis, development process, leasing Julie Brand Lynch is a seasoned commercial real estate professional with over 20 years in the industry. Her career includes development, market research, finance, brokerage, asset management and executive search. Companies she has worked for include: Spaulding & Slye (acquired by Jones Lang LaSalle), Oliver T. Carr Company (acquired by CarrAmerica), Prudential Real Estate Investments, NationsBank, and REALM. She founded Real Estate Masters, a commercial and residential brokerage firm. Currently Julie is the Principal of LYNOUS Talent Management. Her unique distinction is that of a real estate professional and a faculty practitioner. Julie is a former Adjunct Professor for the real estate graduate program at Johns Hopkins University, and is currently an Adjunct Lecturer at Southern Methodist University. She holds an M.S. Real Estate Development from Johns Hopkins University, and has completed the course work required to obtain the Appraisal Institute MAI designation.
	Steven Ott, Ph.D. Professor University of North Carolina Charlotte, North Carolina Subject area: Finance, capital markets Steven Ott, Ph.D., is the Director of the Center for Real Estate with the Belk College of Business at University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Ott holds the appointment of John Crosland, Sr. Distinguished Professor of Real Estate and Development and received his Ph.D. in finance and economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1992. His primary teaching responsibilities include real estate finance and investments, and his academic research focuses on topics such as mortgage loan pricing, mortgage-backed securities and applications of option pricing to investment decisions.
	Michael Pelt President MHD Partners LLC Atlanta, Georgia Subject areas: Marketing, public relations, negotiation Michael Pelt is President of MDH Partners, LLC. Prior to forming MDH Partners, Pelt was Chief Investment Officer and President of the Office Division of M.D. Hodges. He had been with Hodges more than six years. He was named President of the Office Division shortly after joining the company and was Chief Investment Officer since late 2002. He directed the development of the company's mixed-use office park, Huntcrest, which developed or sold approximately 200 acres during this period. As Chief Investment Officer, he also directed the acquisition of a 500,000 square feet industrial building in Nashville, Tenn. Prior to joining Hodges, Pelt was Vice President of Marketing and Development for Technology Park/Atlanta where he oversaw marketing and development of a large mixed-use office development called Lenox Park. He also worked for Carter and Associates and began his career with Arthur Andersen & Co. Pelt is a former instructor for the CCIM institute.
	Dustin Read, Ph.D. Associate Director for the Center for Real Estate University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina Subject area: Finance Dustin Read, Ph.D. serves as the Associate Director of the Center for Real Estate at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, as well as a lecturer in the Belk College of Business's Department of Finance. He received his law degree from the University of Missouri and is a licensed attorney in the State of North Carolina. Read also holds a M.A. in Real Estate from the University of Florida and received his Ph.D. in Public Policy at UNC Charlotte. Before joining the Center for Real Estate, he worked as a commercial real estate broker specializing in retail investment sales.
	Steve Schnur Senior Vice President Duke Realty Corporation Rosemont, Illinois Subject area: office trends As Senior Vice President for Duke's Chicago Office and Industrial Groups, Schnur is responsible for the overall operations of the Company's expanding office and industrial portfolios. In addition, he works to identify new land positions, acquisition and development opportunities, and prospects for build-to-suit development. Prior to his position with Duke, Schnur was Director of Real Estate for Opus North Corporation, where he was responsible for the development and leasing-related activities for residential and office projects. He served on the Corporate Board of Directors for NAIOP and is also a member of the Commercial Real Estate Organization (CREO) and the Chicago Office Leasing Brokers Association (COLBA). In addition, he remains active at Northwestern University, serving on the Committee on Athletics & Recreation and the Gridiron Network.
	Brian Sedlak Jones Day Chicago, Illinois Subject area: Leasing (legal perspective) Brian Sedlak oversees the Jones Day's corporate real estate services practice and is co-chair of the firm's global infrastructure practice. He represents Fortune 500 companies, large U.S. developers and real estate funds with their real estate portfolios and investments. He has extensive experience representing clients in leasing, constructing, acquiring and disposing of corporate real estate assets. He also has significant experience in general secured financing, joint ventures, permanent lender representation and annexation and development of real property. Sedlak has also has been active in representing the owners and financing parties of major infrastructure assets in the United States, including power generation facilities and toll roads. He has been honored as a "Top Rated Faculty Member" by CORENET on numerous occasions for his work in their advanced office leasing class. He is a board member of the Dean's Advisory Counsel for the Department of Business and Management of Northeastern Illinois University, and he serves on the Planning and Facilities Board of Namaste, a Chicago Charter School.
	Christopher (Kit) J. Sultz Vice President and Regional Manager CenterPoint Properties Oak Brook, Illinois Subject areas: Industrial trends, logistics Kit Sultz is responsible for the leasing and management of a 10 million square foot portfolio encompassing the northern Chicago area industrial market. He joined CenterPoint Properties after the sale of Prime Group Realty Trust's Industrial Division to CenterPoint Properties in December 2004. Sultz served as Vice President, Leasing, for CenterPoint Properties. Prior to his appointment as Vice President, he served as Regional Manager in April 2006. Before joining CenterPoint Properties, Sultz was Senior Vice President, Industrial Division, for Prime Group Realty Trust from November of 1997 until November 2004 where he had overall asset management responsibilities for Prime's industrial assets.
	Jay Todisco, AIA, LEED AP Vice President Ware Malcomb Architects Oak Brook, Illinois Subject area: Site analysis (planning perspective) Jay Todisco is Vice President of Ware Malcomb Architects and has more than 25 years of experience in the commercial real estate industry. Todisco has extensive expertise in architecture and planning of various building types including commercial office, industrial, retail, parking structures and hospitality. He has managed large scale projects throughout the United States and abroad for major developer and corporate clients. He is focused on building and maintaining client relationships on an international scale, while providing hands on architecture and planning services to North America's leading development companies. He studied Architecture at the Boston Architectural Center in Boston, Massachusetts and is a licensed architect in the state of California. He is an active member of NAIOP in California and Illinois.
	Jeff Watson Principal and Managing Director, Environmental Services Group ECS Illinois, LLC Illinois Subject area: Geotech Jeffrey Watson is a Principal and Managing Director of the Environmental Services Group at ECS Illinois, LLC, focusing on environmental due diligence at commercial real estate properties during the past 23 years. In this capacity, he has worked on environmental projects all over the United States, Canada, the Caribbean and Europe. Watson has been with ECS for five years and is head of the environmental services department, providing Phase I Environmental Site Assessments, Phase II Subsurface Investigations, Underground Storage Tank Management, Site Remediation Programs, Indoor Air Quality Assessments and Asbestos Management Services. He currently works with commercial lenders, mortgage brokers, developers, municipalities (including the Public Building Commission of Chicago) and general contractors. Watson holds a B.S. in Biology and an M.S. in Microbiology from Auburn University.