Meet the Leadership Team
Providing the highest level of guidance and support for the Center's mission, our Advisory Board is composed of principals and senior executives from leading real estate firms and organization in the Washington, D.C., area.
Center Leadership
Board Chairperson
Board Members
Managing Partner, Freedom Development
Colin Hart is the co-founder and Managing Partner of Freedom Development, a commercial real estate investment company. Established in 2010, the Company provides equity capital to acquire and re-develop multi-family and mixed-use properties in and around the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
President, Hassinger Real Estate Development Services
Additional Roles: Adjunct Faculty, Real Estate DevelopmentMark S. Hassinger is an adjunct faculty member within the Masters in Real Estate Development program in the Costello College of Business at George Mason University.
President, Commonwealth Development Solutions
Partner, The Christopher Companies
Craig Havenner is the President at Commonwealth Development, Solutions, LLC. (He retired from the Christopher Companies earlier this year and joined Commonwealth Development Solutions immediately after, as a self-employed president.)
Vice President, Rooney Properties
Greg Hoffman is the Vice President of development firm Rooney Properties based in Arlington, VA.
CFO, Stanley Martin Homes
Randy Kotler serves as the Chief Financial Officer at Stanley Martin Homes, one of the largest homebuilders in the United States, based in Reston, Virginia.
Principal, Eyremount Investment Group
President, Green Valley Custom Builders
Roger Lin is the President at Green Valley Custom Builders and Managing Partner of Eyremount Investment Group, LLC, two small-scale real estate development firms in Northern Virginia he founded with his family. Since 2007 he has been investing in income producing properties and developable land in the Washington D.C. area.
President, NAIOP Northern Virginia
EVP, Virginia Association for Commercial Real Estate (VACRE)
Martha Marks is the President of NAIOP Northern Virginia, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association and the Executive Vice President at Virginia Association for Commercial Real Estate (VACRE).
Director of Construction Management, Linden Property Group
Tassos “Tass” McCarthy is the Director of Construction Management for Linden Property Group based in Arlington, Virginia.
Vice President, Lessard Design
With over 25 years of experience in architecture, Ulises has been a strategic partner to the real estate development industry at local, national, and international levels.
Property Manager, Jones Lang LaSalle
Amber Moore is a commercial Property Manager at Jones Lang LaSalle, focused on overseeing the management and operations of office and retail assets in the DC market.