An advisory board consisting of prominent real estate professionals who have demonstrated their deep commitment to the Center by their contributions of time and financial support guides the Center's activities. Membership of the board strives to be as representative as possible of the many disciplines and specializations within the industry. This diversity and board access is prized by our students.
Advisory Board Chair
Krista Bailey - Urban Renaissance Group
As Director of Project Management, Krista Bailey is responsible for the team effort to successfully execute new developments, re-development projects, major capital improvements and tenant improvements within the Portland portfolio of managed and owned assets. Further responsibilities include developing & implementing strategic direction for the Portland office through strategic client relationships, employee mentoring & overseeing the delivery of financial results through projects.
Prior to joining URG, Bailey was Vice President of Project Management for CRESA, providing strategic planning and execution of large scale real estate projects for corporate users. She was also Development Manager with Shorenstein, overseeing ground-up development of Class A office buildings and acting as the liaison and project manager of multiple first-generation tenant improvements.
Advisory Board Members
Lisa Abuaf - Prosper Portland
Lisa Abuaf is the Director of Development & Investment at Prosper Portland, formerly the Portland Development Commission, the City of Portland’s economic development agency. For the past 15 years, Lisa has managed Prosper Portland's public-private partnerships to help translate Portland’s comprehensive and community action plans into reality using the tools of tax increment financing and development. Lisa manages a team of staff promoting equitable development, employment district growth, shared wealth creation, and urban innovation through financial investments, asset management, and property transactions. Core functions of the team include community-centered development strategies; public-private development projects; loan and grant programs; public infrastructure investments; property leasing and management; and community engagement. During her tenure at Prosper Portland,
Lisa has managed a team delivering on projects and initiatives in Old Town/Chinatown, East Portland, the Central Eastside and South Waterfront, North/Northeast Portland, and Broadway Corridor.
Dina Alexander - Radler White Parks & Alexander
Peter Andrews - Melvin Mark
As Executive Vice President of Brokerage, Peter delivers expert commercial real estate service to his clients while providing leadership to the brokerage and marketing teams. He joined Melvin Mark in 2004 and quickly became a successful part of the company. As a grandson of the founder, Peter has a deep sense of pride in his job and his community. He believes that success is mutual and aims to exceed client expectations. No matter what the project, Peter always works as a team, focusing strongly on what’s important to clients and tailoring each of his processes to meet specific goals.
Throughout his time with Melvin Mark, Peter has been a part of many significant endeavors. He has worked with numerous owners in the planning and marketing of new development projects. In addition, he has coordinated the leasing for several building headquarters like 2&Taylor and NW Natural as well as office portfolios like Al Solheim and Goodman Family. Peter has also assisted in locating unique office spaces, like Expensify.
Peter loves the business and is proud of the Melvin Mark Companies tradition and name. Having been born and raised in Portland, he has a passion for the city, its people, and its food. When he is not working or with his family, Peter enjoys spending time outside as a golfer, runner, cyclist, and backcountry skier.
Jeremy Bader - Lane Powell PC
Adrian Boly - Fairway America
Adrian is President of Fairway America, a leading alternatives investment manager specializing in private real estate. Established in 1992, Fairway sources, capitalizes and executes on private real estate investment opportunities spanning multiple asset types, investment strategies and risk profiles. Its value investing philosophy has served the firm and its investors well across nearly three decades of market cycles, producing a consistent track record of generating superior risk-adjusted returns while emphasizing capital preservation for its investors.
At Fairway, Adrian works with senior executives to establish and drive the firm’s strategic priorities, lead day-to-day management of investment and capital-raising activities and expand its growth model into the future. He is a member of the executive management team, chairs the corporate investment committee and is a principal of the firm. Having most recently served as Managing Director, Adrian directly oversaw the origination, evaluation, structuring and execution of credit and equity opportunities on behalf of Fairway and its investors. Prior to joining Fairway, Adrian held senior leadership roles with regional real estate investment managers, including ScanlanKemperBard Companies and Guardian Real Estate Services, and was the founder and managing partner of a boutique real estate sponsor concentrating on the Pacific Northwest.
Adrian received his B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley and is a CAIA charterholder. Additionally, Adrian is a board member at both the Center for Real Estate at Portland State University and CAIA Pacific Northwest, and he is an active member of YPO.
Tamara Brown - Heritage Bank
Tamara has over 25 years of banking experience in commercial real estate and relationship banking. Her main area of expertise is in growing deposits working capital consultation, with a specialty focus on Commercial Real Estate, Education and Nonprofits. In her community, Tamara serves on the committee for Commercial Real Estate Women Future Leaders (CREW) and as a board member for the Black United Fund Of Oregon (BUF), UNCF Portland and PSU’s Center For Real Estate and All Hands Raised. She volunteers to teach financial literacy to children, young adults and adults through Financial Beginnings Oregon.
Jill Chen - Portland Housing Bureau
Jill Chen is the Manager of Housing Investments and Portfolio Preservation (HIPP) team at the Portland Housing Bureau where she manages the City’s investments in multifamily, affordable housing for rental and home ownership projects. The HIPP team implements PHB’s goals under the $258 million Portland Housing Bonds, the City’s $211 million portion under the Metro Housing Bond, and the City’s available gap funds including tax increment financing and other resources. At PHB, she works closely with nonprofit and for-profit developers to develop, construct, rehab and maintain these affordable housing projects and with regional, state, and federal funders, as well as commercial lenders and investors.
Prior to working with PHB, Jill worked at the Portland Development Commission and in international development. She holds an MBA from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and a BA from Duke University. She is also on the Board and Executive Committee of Micro Enterprise Services of Oregon.
Graham Chernoff - Cumberland Holdings, LLC
Graham Chernoff services as President and is responsible for acquisition, asset management, and investor relations functions for Cumberland Holdings. He has over 20 years of experience in the acquisition and financing of all types of income-producing real estate. Prior to forming Cumberland Holdings, Graham previously held acquisition and management positions at Invesco Real Estate, Acacia Capital Corporation, and the Matteson Companies. His acquisition and asset management background includes $750 million in value-add multifamily investments on the behalf of several private and institutional investors including BlackRock, CALSTERS, Principal Global, and ING. Prior to his acquisition experience, Graham spent 5 years in the commercial real estate finance sector working for institutional lenders such as Bank of America and Nomura Securities. His finance experience includes originating and underwriting: construction loans, bridge loans, CMBS loans, Fannie Mae DUS loans, mezzanine, and preferred equity investments.
Graham received of Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, California. He is a past Board Member of both Belden Real Estate Club and Rebuilding Together San Francisco, an advisor to Junior Achievement, and a guest lecturer at the Portland State University Masters in Real Estate Program. Graham is a native of Portland, Oregon and currently resides in San Francisco, CA.
David Copenhaver - Cascadia Development
Vijay Daniel - Bremik Construction
Casey Davidson - JLL
Casey Davidson is a Senior Managing Director in the Portland office of JLL Capital Markets with 27 years of experience in the commercial real estate industry. He is primarily responsible for originating debt and structured finance transactions throughout the Pacific Northwest and focuses on multi-housing, retail, office, hospitality, and industrial properties. Capital sources include the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, insurance companies, debt funds, credit unions, and banks. Mr. Davidson joined HFF (which was later purchased by JLL in February 1999).
Prior to HFF, he spent five years as an Office Sales and Leasing Broker with CB Richard Ellis.
Jeff Fisher - JE Dunn
Jeff Fisher is Vice President of JE Dunn Construction’s Portland office. He has nearly three decades of experience managing large-scale construction projects and building client relationships. As Vice President, Jeff’s role is to expand JE Dunn’s footprint in the Northwest while strengthening the leadership team and the company’s commitment to delivering operational excellence.
Jeff holds a double degree in Construction Management and Business Administration with an emphasis in Real Estate from Washington State University. Jeff is actively involved in real estate organizations such as NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association and the Urban Land Institute (ULI). He has previously served on the Washington State University Construction Management Advisory Board, the Lake Oswego School District Facilities Committee, and the Lake Oswego Bond Accountability Committee. Jeff remains actively engaged with the community through multiple charitable endeavors and outreach.
Patrick Goodman - Parker, Smith & Feek
Jason Green - CBRE
Jason Green is Managing Director for Oregon and SW Washington, where he leads 160 professionals who deliver leasing, asset services, facility management, project management, and portfolio real estate services in the region. A 21-year commercial real estate veteran who has been with CBRE since 2004, Jason is an established expert in the Portland market. He is well known in the local business community and is an active participant in civic and community activities.
Jason began his career with Grubb & Ellis in 1995 after graduating from UCLA, followed by four years at Savills Studley before joining CBRE. During his 10-year stint as a top broker in the CBRE Portland office, Jason was involved in the sale or lease of over 3.4 million square feet of office space. With a proven track record of success, active leadership experience in the business community, and a focus on client-centric solutions, Jason is a respected leader at CBRE and in the local market.
Angela Guo - HSM Development
Angela Guo is the Director of Public and Private Partnerships at HMS Development, a Portland based minority-owned real estate investment and development company. She started real estate development career over 11 years ago after a myriad experiences; volunteering in Asia, event planning at Dwell Magazine, data crunching at a startup and interning at her father’s small real estate brokerage firm. Her approach to community-based asset building is based on her background and is infused with a passion to elevate communities of color and amplify those narratives. Prior to joining HMS Development, Angela was a Financial Analyst at Enterprise Community Partners where she analyzed and underwrote affordable housing developments financed with the Low Income Housing Tax Credits and other subsidies. She has also directly managed real estate developments with nonprofit partners; examples of the projects include the development of an intergenerational community bringing together seniors and foster children with adoptive families as well as a drug and alcohol-free community which includes an outpost of a local nonprofit to provide additional services to those transitioning away from addiction.
Angela serves on the Advisory Board at the Portland State University Center for Real Estate and the Urban Land Institute, Portland Chapter. She also on the real estate advisory committee for the Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon. Angela studied Economics at Emory University where she earned her Bachelor of Arts degree and received her Master in Real Estate Development from Portland State University.
Blake Hering - Gantry
Stacy Holden - AppFolio
Matt Johnson - Cushman & Wakefield
Matt has been involved in the real estate industry for 20 years, working in various capacities in economic development and planning offices, land use and site selection consulting firms, and now many years as a consultant and broker at Cushman & Wakefield.
At Cushman & Wakefield, Matt is a member of one of Portland, Oregon’s top brokerage teams. He uses his deep knowledge and experience to help clients develop and implement real estate strategies that support and strive to enhance their business objectives. Matt and his team have had the pleasure to work on many of the highest profile projects for Oregon’s largest companies. During his career, Matt has helped to facilitate over 1,000 transactions with an aggregate value of over $5 billion, and contributing to more than $100 million in savings to clients.
Matt is an avid community supporter, and continues to gives back to both the real estate and local Portland communities through his volunteer work, serving as former President of Portland State University’s Alumni Association, former President of CoreNet Global, Leadership Portland - Class of 2016, American Heart Association Executive Challenge, and current Board Member at the Technology Association of Oregon (TAO).
Matt holds a Masters in Urban and Regional Planning and a Graduate Certificate in Real Estate Development from Portland State University.
David Keys - Norris & Stevens
As Chairman, CEO, and Principal Broker, David is responsible for overseeing all operations for Norris & Stevens. This encompasses every aspect of brokerage—including sales and leasing—as well as commercial and multi-family property management. He also offers real estate consulting, new project development, and redevelopment of “turn around” properties. David has over forty-five years of success in the real estate industry, including managing apartments, offices, condominiums, and single-family properties.
David holds a Master of Business Administration from Portland State University, and is a Certified Property Manager (CPM) and a Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM).
Stan Kleweno - Transpacific dK Investments, LLC
Stan has over 30 years of experience as a commercial real estate professional. He started his real estate career with Texas Instruments in field sales office facilities and lease administration. Thereafter he had a career in commercial real estate brokerage and management with Norris & Stevens for a five-year tenure. In 2001 he and his partner formed Transpacific dK Investments. TPI is a an investment firm that focuses on providing returns to its capital partners through strategic and focused real estate investments throughout the Pacific Northwest.
Over the past 20 years TPI has completed over $500M in real estate transactions in office, industrial, business park, and multi-family investments. As sponsor, investor and asset manager he has a in depth knowledge of several facets of real estate investment through the raising of equity and debt, preparing and executing operational plans and through the ultimate sale and disposition of the multiple assets.
Stan has served as the Treasurer of the local SIOR chapter since 2004 and he is on the board of Trustees and the Treasurer of the SIOR Foundation.
Stefanie Kondor - Related Northwest
As Vice President of Development for Related Northwest, Ms. Kondor is responsible for establishing Related’s presence in the Northwest while leading and managing all aspects of development and financing for Related’s affordable developments.
Prior to joining Related, Ms. Kondor was Director of Real Estate Development for Central City Concern where she managed the land acquisition, entitlements, and due diligence process for the development of new clinical and affordable housing in Portland, Oregon with development costs in excess of $100 million. While at Central City Concern, she was a recipient of the Housing Oregon’s Star Player Award in 2017 and led her development team named as top affordable housing developer by the Daily Journal of Commerce for 2018. She developed award-winning projects receiving the prestigious AIA/AAH design award for Healthcare Design as well as the Novogradac New Market Tax Credit QLICI of the Year for Metro projects. Ms. Kondor has consulted through her firm, SK Asset Advisors for private developers and construction managers focused on affordable housing. As Senior Asset Manager for Bayside Communities, Ms. Kondor managed a portfolio of more than 60 multifamily properties throughout the west coast including senior housing, assisted-living, low-income housing, and HUD communities. She is experienced working on complex transactions with multi-layered funding along with new market tax credits.
Ms. Kondor holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley and sits on the Board of Directors for the Boys and Girls Club of Portland as well as a member of PSU’s Real Estate Advisory Board and a Portland Housing Advisory Committee Commissioner.
Gina Leon - Umpqua Bank
Barry Miller - Miller Family Holdings
Trish Nixon - LRS Architects
Kirk Olsen - Trammell Crow
Kirk Olsen serves as a Senior Vice President for Trammell Crow Company’s Portland Business Unit. In this role, he is responsible for sourcing and overseeing new office, urban, mixed-use, and multifamily development and investment opportunities throughout the Greater Portland market. He is also involved in sourcing and executing industrial project development. His areas of expertise include financial analysis, development, leasing, asset management, and disposition. Throughout his real estate career, Kirk has developed new business in multiple markets throughout the United States.
Prior to joining TCC, Kirk worked at Dermody Properties (2007-2013), DP Partners (2002-2007), Pandesic (1999-2001) and Omega Environmental Services (1994-1997).
Alisa Pyszka - Bridge Economic Development
Alisa Pyszka is the president of Bridge Economic Development, a Portland, Ore.-based consulting firm that works with cities, counties and regional organizations to deliver economic development strategies and action plans. She has over 20 years of experience in urban planning, real estate and economic development. As a manager of the economic development department for the city of Vancouver, Wash., she worked across multiple agencies to implement programs and projects to encourage private investment and grow the city's economic base. In addition to her consulting practice, she is an adjunct professor in the College of Urban and Public Affairs at Portland State University. She holds a bachelor's degree from Miami University at Oxford, Ohio, and a master's degree in urban planning from the University of Kansas.
Patricia Raicht - JLL
As the Senior Vice President and National Director of Research for the Western US, Patricia directs all aspects of the local market research programs, output, and staff for all markets west of the Rocky Mountains. She is focused on expanding and deepening the research platform into a strong component of the firm’s offering and integrated approach to client service in the region. Patricia brings a tremendous depth of research experience that leverages the firm’s collective knowledge of market dynamics in a way that guides strategic decision making and identifies risks and opportunities for clients.
With more than 30 years of detailed experience in the commercial real estate industry, she is responsible for directing the statistical tracking and reporting of an array of issues impacting the commercial office market, including economic data, corporate leasing activity, and capital market trends. Patricia is recognized regionally as a leading real estate market analyst, responsible for planning and executing integrated strategies to enhance JLL’s analytical and predictive intelligence capabilities. She has been an author and ghost-author of guest columns for local, regional and national media publications regarding commercial real estate market trends. In 2017, Patricia was named one of 25 Women of Influence by the Portland Business Journal. In 2018, Patricia was named a Woman of Vision by the Daily Journal of Commerce and was selected by the Portland Business Journal as one of the three commercial real estate influencers representing Portland among 100 notable executives in the U.S.
Jill Sherman - Edlen & Co.
Adam Tyler - Killian Pacific
An environmentalist at heart, Adam believes in the importance of building dense, thoughtful, and innovative cities. He sees this as key to protecting and preserving our environment and as an essential strategy for combating climate change. Adam's background in architecture and environmental studies led him to understand that developers have significant influence over the built environment, and by extension, the natural environment. With this sense of responsibility and stewardship, Adam endeavors to create compelling urban places that are good for people and the planet.
As President of Killian Pacific, Adam is responsible for day-to-day operations and oversees all company functional areas. He ensures that the company's purpose and social impact initiatives are seamlessly woven into all facets of the business. He is a member of the firm's Executive Leadership Team and Investment Committee. In addition to serving on the PSU Center for Real Estate Advisory Board, he serves on the ULI Urban Product Council of Portland, the NAIOP DEI Committee, and the Portland Metro Chamber Government Relations Executive Committee.
Adam has worn several hats at Killian Pacific over the years. Most notably, he has played a key role in our development projects, successfully delivering four heavy-timber office buildings in the Portland metro area. Adam holds a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies from Kansas State University, a Master of Architecture from the University of Oregon, and an MBA from the University of Portland.