“Hall of Champions”
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA & NEVADA NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS CHAPTER
WE CELEBRATE EXTRAORDINARY INDIVIDUALS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTING SO MANY LIVES WITH MS “DINNER OF CHAMPIONS” HONOREE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA & NEVADA MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY LEW HORNE President, Southern California Region CBRE
Lewis Horne is responsible for the strategic direction and performance of the firm’s eight regional offices, and oversees a 15-person management team to ensure excellence in client service across all CBRE business segments. Under his leadership, the region has grown to include nearly 1,700 employees with diverse expertise spanning the firm’s primary service lines and all specialty practices.
Horne led CBRE's Los Angeles Strategic Office Transformation Initiative, one of the most celebrated initiatives in the real estate industry in the past few decades. Lew created and led CBRE’s Client Care & Development Initiative, and won the “Manager Innovation Award” in multiple years. He's been the recipient of the "Manager of the Year" Award, the Women's Network "Endurance of Spirit" Award, the Benjamin Arthur Banker Educational Excellence Award, and the James J. Didion Leadership Award.
Professionally, Lewis Horne was the past Chair and currently an active member of the LAEDC. He also sits on the board of both the LABC and the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce. He is actively involved in The Urban Land Institute and has mentored hundreds of emerging professionals from their Young Leaders Group.
Personally, Lewis is active on the Didi Hirsch Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Services Board, The Catholic Big Brother/Big Sister Board, and the USC Price School Advisory Board.
Numerous hobbies include woodworking, cycling, fly fishing and a love of traveling with his friends and family.
WE CELEBRATE EXTRAORDINARY INDIVIDUALS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTING SO MANY LIVES WITH MS “DINNER OF CHAMPIONS” HONOREE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA & NEVADA MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY LISA HORNE
One of seven daughters, Lisa Horne had a wonderful childhood with loving parents. A devout Catholic since childhood days, Lisa was the valedictorian of her class at Immaculate Heart High School. She graduated from USC, studied abroad in Madrid, and was very active in Pi Beta Phi Sorority.
Lew and Lisa met at USC and were married upon Lisa's graduation. They raised four children (Laura, Lewis, Christina and Kimberly). They lost their son Lewis at 15 years-old, and received an extraordinary outpouring of love and support from their community and church.
Lisa has always been extraordinarily engaged in her children’s activities, along with being a community and church activist.
In her school parish, Lisa taught the Parish Religious Education Program (CCD), headed a grief group, and created a Mother’s Rosary Group (still active after 15 years). She was the Chairman of the Parish Annual Fundraiser and School Raffle, served as a leader of Boy Scout and Girl Scout troops for many years, and was a FOCUS teacher (Formation of Character, Understanding, and Self-Esteem) for all grades. Lisa volunteered as an art teacher and room mother for many years, and served as the 8th grade yearbook chairman for various classes.
Lisa has been on academic boards, along with the Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy Building and Grounds Committee, and was the USC Kappa Kappa Gamma Parent Club President.
With a focus on community service to the sick and poor, Lisa has been active in the National Charity League, the Christ Child Society, Right to Life League, Catholic Big Brothers/Big Sisters and most recently became a provisional member of the Order of Malta. She is looking forward to being fully invested in the Order this coming May.
WE CELEBRATE EXTRAORDINARY INDIVIDUALS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTING SO MANY LIVES WITH MS DOROTHY CORWIN “SPIRIT OF LIFE” HONOREE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA & NEVADA MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY CHRISTINA HORNE
Christina Horne grew up in Pasadena, California as one of four children in a fabulous family.
She attended Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy HS, pursuing her love of the arts. She starred in a number of musicals, performed in a competitive dance company, and spent 7 years with the prestigious Los Angeles Children’s Chorus; performing at Walt Disney Concert Hall and the Hollywood Bowl along with the Los Angeles Master Chorale. She received her school’s Performing Arts Award for exemplary work in Fine Arts.
Christina is equally passionate about charitable work, very active in the National Charity League and the Girl Scouts, and was a Girl Scout Gold Award recipient. She raised money for new prosthetics for children in Guatemala and traveled to meet the children. She received the ‘Saint Catherine of Siena Award’ at her high school graduation, given to a student with “compassion, courage, dedication and faith.”
Christina followed in her parents’ footsteps attending University of Southern California (USC), and graduated with an English Major and Double Minor in Marketing and Consumer Behavior. She studied abroad in Madrid and was very involved in her sorority, Kappa Kappa Gamma.
At 22, only months after starting her career at CBRE, she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. She has received extraordinary care at USC Keck Medical Center; and new medications and therapies (under the direction of Dr. Lilyana Amezcua and Dr. Daniel Pelletier) have created remarkable results. Christina feels multiple sclerosis has given her the opportunity to adjust her perspective and grow. In 2014 she traveled to Lourdes, France with the Knights and Dames of Malta -- bathing in the healing waters.
Christina has always been very religious, and her faith has helped her accept the challenges life has thrown her way. “Although I never imagined my life would take this particular path, I am confident that I will be able to overcome the challenges I will be faced with in the future,” said Christina. “Don’t get me wrong, I am scared for what may be in store, but I have a tremendous amount of faith and I know we will find a cure.”
She is so appreciative of her family, friends and everyone who has helped support the Multiple Sclerosis Society.
WE CELEBRATE EXTRAORDINARY INDIVIDUALS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTING SO MANY LIVES WITH MS HONORARY CHAIR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA & NEVADA MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY RICK CARUSO CEO & Founder, Caruso Affiliated
Recognized as a business innovator, civic leader and philanthropist, Rick J. Caruso is founder and chief executive officer of Caruso Affiliated, one of the largest, privately held real estate companies in the U.S., whose portfolio of world-class retail and mixed-use properties attracts tens of millions of guests each year.
Combining architectural and design excellence, open- and green-space elements, one-of-a- kind guest experiences and a commitment to serving the local community, Caruso Affiliated is an undisputed leader and the industry’s most admired real estate development firm in the country.
Some of its properties include the highest-grossing retail centers in the world, including: The Grove, The Americana at Brand, The Residences at The Americana at Brand, The Commons at Calabasas, The Promenade at Westlake, Waterside, Marina Del Rey -- along with 8500 Burton Way, Caruso Affiliated’s premier luxury residential property.
Among his numerous awards and honors, Caruso was named one of the city’s most influential leaders by the Los Angeles Times, "Developer of the Year" by the Los Angeles Business Journal, and in May 2013, he received the "True Blue" award from the Los Angeles Police Foundation. In 2006, public television station KCET honored Caruso with its "Visionary Award," recognizing him as a leader dedicated to positive change in Southern California through philanthropic, business and civic leadership. Recently, Ernst & Young LLC bestowed upon him its 2012 "Master Entrepreneur of the Year" Award for Greater Los Angeles.
WE CELEBRATE EXTRAORDINARY INDIVIDUALS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTING SO MANY LIVES WITH MS DINNER CHAIR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA & NEVADA MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY ROBERT PEDDICORD Executive Managing Director for Asset Services Western Division, CBRE
Robert Peddicord is the Executive Managing Director for Asset Services in the Western Division.
As the leader for this line of business, he works with CBRE’s Regional Asset Services teams across the Western U.S. to provide increasingly seamless and impactful management services to property owners and investors, while also helping to deliver an integrated real estate strategy that maximizes every aspect of the real estate cycle.
Mr. Peddicord joined CBRE in 2012 as the Senior Managing Director of Institutional Services for the Greater Los Angeles/Orange County Region. He is a long-time real estate executive in Los Angeles, having spent 18 years on the ownership side of the business.
WE CELEBRATE EXTRAORDINARY INDIVIDUALS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTING SO MANY LIVES WITH MS DINNER CHAIR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA & NEVADA MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY PAM KEHALY President, Anthem Blue Cross
Pam Kehaly is President of Anthem Blue Cross, the largest health benefits company in California. Anthem Blue Cross offers a full range of health benefits plans as well as specialty products and services to over 8 million individuals.
Pam is also Senior Vice President of WellPoint’s Medicaid division which provides nearly 2 million individuals state-sponsored managed care alternative in eight states.
Previously, Pam was president of national accounts for Aetna. There she had responsibility for the division’s profit and loss performance, and managed sales, underwriting, account management and operation teams throughout the United States in support of the national accounts division’s 9 million members.
Pam received a BA degree in Business Administration from California State University, Stanislaus. Pam is on the board of the California Association of Health Plans, the California Chamber of Commerce, and Los Angeles Adaptive Business Leaders (ABL).
Additionally, she serves on the Advisory Board for the Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics at USC, and is an active member of the Los Angeles Division of the Susan G. Komen Foundation and on the Board of Directors of The Wellness Community of Ventura County/Valley.
WE CELEBRATE EXTRAORDINARY INDIVIDUALS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTING SO MANY LIVES WITH MS CHAPTER PRESIDENT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA & NEVADA MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY JULIE KAUFER Chapter President, National MS Society
Julie Kaufer is the President of the National MS Society, Southern California & Nevada Chapter.
Julie serves over 20,000 constituents living with MS throughout the states of California and Nevada; principally engaging in fundraising, key leadership and community engagement, and mission direction and delivery.
Julie’s mother lived with multiple sclerosis, and she has served in a variety of volunteer roles with the MS Society for over 25 years.
Prior to joining the MS Society, Julie was a corporate partner at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld with a particular emphasis in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, public and private equity and debt securities offerings, and federal and state securities law reporting requirements.
Julie also enjoys her service as a member of the Board of Directors of the Childhood Anxiety Network - Selective Mutism Association, a philanthropic organization focused on addressing childhood anxiety disorders.
Julie lives in Manhattan Beach with her husband Frank and nine year-old daughter Abriella.
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Founded in 1991 by Tina and Rick J. Caruso, the Caruso Family Foundation is dedicated to improving the lives of children and their families throughout Southern California. The Foundation supports organizations with a proven track record of providing exceptional services and programs to the communities they serve.
The Caruso Family Foundation's primary focus is ensuring educational opportunities and quality health care for underserved youth. In addition, the foundation also supports public safety, culture and arts, and Catholic institutions.
Funded organizations and programs include: • Para Los Niños • Operation Progress - Watts • Children's Hospital Los Angeles • St. John's Health Center • Los Angeles Police Foundation • Caruso Catholic Center and Our Savior Parish Church • University of Southern California • St. Monica Catholic Community • St. Lawrence of Brindisi, Los Angeles • California Medical Center, Los Angeles HOST • Pepperdine University • Agua Hedionda Lagoon Foundation
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Victor J. Coleman serves as Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of HPP’s Board of Directors, and has been a member of the Board since HPP’s initial public offering.
Prior to the formation of HPP, Mr. Coleman founded and served as a managing partner of HPP’s predecessor, Hudson Capital, LLC, a private real estate investment company based in Los Angeles.
In 1990, Mr. Coleman co-founded and led Arden Realty as its President and Chief Operating Officer and as a director, taking that company public on the NYSE in 1996 and selling it to GE Real Estate, a division of General Electric Capital Corporation, in 2006.
Mr. Coleman is an active community leader, and is on the Founding Board of Directors for the Ziman Center for Real Estate from 2004 to the present at the Anderson School, UCLA, and the Boards of Fisher Center for Real Estate and Urban Economics, Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission and the Los Angeles Chapter of WPO.
He holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Golden Gate University and a Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of California, Berkeley. HOST
WE CELEBRATE EXTRAORDINARY INDIVIDUALS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTING SO MANY LIVES WITH MS HALL OF CHAMPIONS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA & NEVADA MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY $50,000 HAUSMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION
Mr. Richard Hausman (Dick), is a retired founder and former Vice Chairman of the Board and Chairman of the International Division of Allergan Pharmaceuticals.
He currently devotes his time as a private investor and advisor for his family. His business expertise has made him a sought-after member on numerous boards, including the University of California at Irvine and Claremont McKenna College.
Diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in his late 20’s, Dick was instrumental in bringing the Multiple Sclerosis Society to California over forty years ago.
Dick lost his wife of over 50 years to cancer several years ago. However, their legacy as devoted philanthropists, continues on through the Hausman Family Foundation.
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The Lewis C. Horne III Memorial Fund was created after the passing of Lisa and Lew’s son, Lewis Horne, in 2003.
Over the years, the Horne family have patiently waited to find the right organization that passionately speaks to giving the gift of life to children around the world.
Lisa, Lew, Kimberly, Christina and Laura are honored to represent all those that contributed to the Lewis C. Horne III Memorial Fund – by participating in this extraordinary cause.
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William McMorrow is Chairman and CEO of Kennedy Wilson, which he purchased in 1988. Beginning with just one office and eleven employees, today Kennedy Wilson has 25 offices in the U.S., U.K., Ireland, Spain, Jersey and Japan with 500 corporate employees and 5,000 operating employees as well as assets under management of $18 billion, including over 50 million sq. ft. of office, retail and industrial properties. In November of 2009, the company went public and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Kennedy Wilson Japan went public in 2002 and is currently listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Kennedy Wilson Europe was established in 2011 and now has offices in Dublin, London, Madrid and Jersey. One of the earliest investors in Ireland, Kennedy Wilson has quickly become one of the top commercial property owners in the country. In 2011, the company served as the catalyst and lead investor in the recapitalization of the Bank of Ireland. Kennedy Wilson today has more than $8 billion of assets in Europe.
Numerous publications have profiled Kennedy Wilson and Mr. McMorrow, including the New York Times, Irish Times, Estates Gazette, Los Angeles Business Journal and PERE. In 2012, Real Estate Forum magazine selected Mr. McMorrow as one of Southern California's Real Estate Icons. In 2015, he was honored by the Ireland Chamber of Commerce in the United States (ICCUSA) with the Sir Michael Smurfit Business Achievement Award for his years of leadership and his contributions to Ireland. In 2016, he was chosen as a recipient of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor. HOST
WE CELEBRATE EXTRAORDINARY INDIVIDUALS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTING SO MANY LIVES WITH MS HALL OF CHAMPIONS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA & NEVADA MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY $50,000 DR. RICHARD MERKIN Founder, CEO and President, Heritage Provider Network, Inc.
Richard Merkin, M.D. has more than 30 years of experience in health care with specific expertise in the development and administration of integrated delivery systems. His leadership has inspired the formation of over 28 group model and IPA structures in California, New York and Arizona. In 1979, Dr. Merkin founded the predecessor to Heritage Provider Network (HPN), which currently serves over 700,000 individuals in California, making it one of the largest IPA’s in the United States.
The New York operation currently serves over 70,000 individuals, including over 35,000 Medicare Advantage beneficiaries. The Arizona group, which just began operations on January 1, 2012, is already serving a large Medicare Advantage population throughout Maricopa County. This growth is the direct result of a proven ability to improve the health of a population while at the same time lowering costs and increasing quality.
In addition to creating and growing integrated delivery networks, Dr. Merkin has a long-standing interest in both prevention and cure. He is Co-Founder of FasterCures, an “action think tank” that seeks to speed up the time it takes to get important new medicines from discovery to patients. He founded the Heritage Medical Research Institute, a non-profit medical research corporation emphasizing health care quality and outcomes studies.
Finally, Dr. Merkin has recently endowed two scholars at the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform at the Brookings Institute to study payment reform and clinical leadership and funded the Brain and Health Innovation Program at the Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute at the Keck School of Medicine. HOST
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The entrepreneurial Steve Gozini, with 20 years of investment success in commercial real estate, is an accomplished businessman with a global background that includes mechanical engineering, import/export, and experience in Asia.
This seasoned executive directs BH Properties’ strategic growth with a prescient ability to identify industry trends and the best investment prospects. He anticipates the growth of secondary markets nationally, and focuses on the streamlined transactions that have made BH Properties an ideal partner in mutually profitable relationships.
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Ronald J. Platisha, a 30-year veteran in the commercial real estate industry, brings tremendous financial expertise to BH Properties as Chief Operating Officer.
Mr. Platisha’s distinguished experience includes leadership positions at CB Richard Ellis, where he served as Executive Vice President of Finance, Chief Financial Officer of the Americas and Principal Accounting Officer. Mr. Platisha has also served in the internal audit HOST department of H.F. Ahmanson & Co., and as a Senior Auditor for KPMG International.
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Andy is one of two Gensler Co-CEOs, whose collaborative leadership model sets itself apart in the marketplace as a leading global design firm. For his innovative leadership, he and Co- CEO Diane Hoskins rank on Business Insider’s elite “Creators” list, a who’s who of the world’s 100 top creative visionaries.
A hands-on leader, Andy oversees Gensler’s global platform and its day-to-day operations, some 5,000+ people networked across 46 offices, serving clients in 120+ countries. A champion of design, resiliency and sustainability, Andy is Chair of Gensler’s Board of Directors and leads the committee responsible for global design innovation initiatives, spearheading design excellence strategies across Gensler’s 31 diverse practice areas.
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As Co-Managing Principal for the Southwest Region, Rob is responsible for Gensler offices in Los Angeles, San Diego, Newport Beach, Phoenix, Las Vegas and Denver; and he also serves on Gensler’s Board of Directors and Management Committee.
Known to peers and clients as an accomplished architect, practice leader and collaborator, Rob is committed to design innovation, technical quality and a belief that we are only as DINNER SPONSOR good as the people we mentor to succeed us.
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Barbara Emmons been with CBRE for 27 years and is a leading investment broker specializing in industrial, office and land sales. Barbara has been among the firm’s Colbert Coldwell Circle, an elite group that is comprised of the top 3% of producers in the entire company and was appointed the elite title of Vice Chairman, the highest title a producer can achieve within CBRE and a title shared by few professionals nationally.
For 2015, Barbara ranked in the 1% of all CBRE professionals and was #1 in the Los Angeles office. Ms. Emmons was the winner of the company’s Endurance of Spirit Award, given to a top professional that focuses on mentoring, philanthropy, professional development and personal enrichment.
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Valerie K. Achtemeier is Executive Vice President of Capital Markets for CBRE, Inc. She has over 25 years of commercial real estate experience including both institutional and private entrepreneurial positions focusing on development, debt and equity procurement, joint venture formations, investment acquisitions and dispositions, and all aspects of capital markets activities. Ms. Achtemeier has extensive relationships with diverse capital sources, including both commercial and investment banks, insurance companies, and pension funds. Prior to joining CBRE in 2009, Ms. Achtemeier served as Vice President and Director of Capital Markets at DINNER SPONSOR Majestic Realty Co. (1996–2009). In that capacity, she raised debt and equity capital for industrial, retail, office, hotel and gaming assets—averaging capital production of $1 billion per year.
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Moore played the role of Malcolm Winters on “The Young and The Restless” for eight years.
He was the host of the syndicated version of the series ”Soul Train” from 2000 until 2003 and appeared in the 2001 feature film, ”The Brothers.” He portrayed Detective Jesse Reese on the television series ”Birds of Prey” from 2002 to 2003.
Moore played the role of Emery Simms in the 2004 film Motives alongside Vivica Fox and Golden Brooks and had a supporting role in the film, ”Diary of a Mad Black Woman.” He also appeared in the romantic comedy, “The Seat Filler with Kelly Rowland and Duane Martin.”
In 2005, Moore began playing Derek Morgan in ”Criminal Minds.” It was the seventh pilot in which he was cast.
He is signed to DNA Model Management in New York City. Moore appeared on the March 2009 issue of Men’s Fitness Magazine.
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Darla Longo, a top producing and successful real estate professional for over thirty- seven years, specializes in investment sales, sale lease-backs, leasing, user and land sales, and recapitalizations of institutional investment properties. Darla Longo throughout her real estate career has been involved in over $35 billion worth of real estate transactions including $27.5 billion of investment sales across the United States totaling over 279 million square feet, sold over 12,000 acres of land and leased over 164 million square feet.
Ms. Longo is known for her creative thinking and possesses unique and proven negotiating skills that allow clients to achieve the highest and best value for their investment asset, as proven by numerous repeat business. Darla's passion and work ethic has won her a national award every single year during her career for top performance at CBRE.
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Sam Longo is the CEO of Infratech, LLC, and Seachrome Corporation.
Infratech is a manufacturer of electric infrared heating fixtures used for comfort space heating (commercial and residential) as well as in a variety of commercial and industrial curing applications. Seachrome Corporation is a manufacturer of quality ADA bath hardware, DINNER SPONSOR including grab bars, wall-mounted shower seats, and commercial accessories, as well as a wide variety of other OEM metal fabrications and assemblies.
Sam was also the CEO of Swift-Cor Aerospace, Inc., a manufacturer of a wide variety of structural components for the worldwide aerospace industry; including sheet metal, precision machines, extrusions and integrated assemblies – with commercial and defense applications.
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Kevin A. Shannon joined Newmark Grubb Knight Frank in December 2015 as President of West Coast Capital Markets. In this role, Mr. Shannon leads a team of 15 professionals focused on the disposition and acquisition of investment properties on behalf of both domestic and offshore investors.
Over the past 20 years, Mr. Shannon has sold and marketed more than $45 billion of office, industrial, self storage, retail, land and mixed-use assets. His experience includes 100% fee simple, partial interest recapitalizations and joint venture transactions.
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The Regis Group was a national firm which specialized in the investment, construction, management and sale of multifamily and residential housing properties.
The SARES Company, formerly known as The Sammis Company, developed, acquired and managed industrial and office properties.
With the goal of creating a diversified, multi-disciplined real estate company that could take advantage of the most attractive investment and development activities in any market cycle. SARES•REGIS Group has developed a reputation as a trustworthy, talented, opportunity-driven company.
Since its inception, the company has acquired or developed approximately 40 million square feet of commercial properties and 20,000 multifamily housing DINNER SPONSOR units in California, Colorado and Arizona. Currently, the company has more than 4 million square feet of commercial industrial in the entitlement process and 1,962 residential units in pre-construction and development.
SARES•REGIS Group has a combined portfolio of property and fee-based assets under management valued at more than $4 billion, including 20 million square feet of commercial and industrial space and more than 15,000 rental apartments.
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Mr. Wirta has been the Independent CBRE Chairman of the Board since May 2014 and was previously the Vice Chairman of the Board from November 2013 to May 2014.
He has served as the President of the Investment Properties Group at the Irvine Company since June 2010, and as Chief Executive Officer of The Koll Company since November 2009.
Mr. Wirta served as our Chief Executive Officer from September 2001 to June 2005, and Chief Executive Officer of CBRE’s predecessor company, CBRE Services, Inc., from May 1999 to September 2001.
He also served as Chief Operating Officer of that predecessor company from May 1998 to May 1999. Mr. Wirta served as a Director and Non-Executive Chairman of Realty Finance Corporation, where he was the Chairman from May 2005 through August 2009. He also served as Interim Chief Executive Officer and President of that company from April 2007 to September 2007.
Mr. Wirta brings to the Board many years of experience in the commercial real estate industry, including a depth of knowledge about real estate investment management and development and operational experience in business operations as CBRE’s former Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Wirta holds a B.A. from California State University, Long Beach and an MBA in International Management from Golden Gate University. DINNER SPONSOR
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Kevin Aussef is Chief Operating Officer of CBRE Capital Markets.
In this role he has the authority, responsibility and accountability to lead the implementation of the strategies developed by the senior team. He also oversees the staff responsible for all day-to-day operations to support the business.
Mr. Aussef continues to oversee CBRE Capital Markets’ Investment Properties team—a service line comprised of over 400 Investment Sales Professional in 50 markets across the United States.
Responsible for overseeing the platform nationally, Mr. Aussef leads all strategic growth, recruiting, education and training initiatives.
In 2013, Mr. Aussef was a recipient of CBRE’s President’s Performance Award, which recognizes leaders who have distinguished themselves through extraordinary performance.
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Bill Allen is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation and its subsidiary, the World Trade Center Association Los Angeles – Long Beach.
Mr. Allen is also the 2012 Board Chair of Film L.A., a Vice Chair of the Economic Alliance of the San Fernando Valley, and the Board Secretary for the Valley Presbyterian Hospital. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Weingart Foundation, International Economic Development Council, California Stewardship Network, Regional Economic Association Leaders of California Coalition, Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce, Los Angeles Coalition for the Economy and Jobs, Unite L.A., and the Rossier School of Education at USC.
Active in regional economic development for more than a decade, Mr. Allen was the first CEO of the Economic Alliance of the San Fernando Valley from 1996-2000, and in 2000 was named California’s Civic Entrepreneur of the Year by the California Center for Regional Leadership.
As President and CEO of the non-profit Economic Alliance, Mr. Allen raised more than five million dollars and assembled an unprecedented public-private partnership involving all of the leading cities, colleges, and business organizations in the San Fernando Valley. Under his guidance, the Alliance launched programs to expand international trade, improve local education and work force development, and develop viable solutions to regional PREMIER SPONSOR transportation challenges (including three regional transit planning summits in 1997 and 1998 which led to the creation of the highly successful Orange Line in the Valley).
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Michael L. Matkins is a founding partner of Allen Matkins and one of the country’s leading lawyers in real estate development and finance.
For more than 40 years, he has advised institutional investors, lenders, property owners, and developers in all aspects of purchase, sale, and financing of properties ranging from office and retail to recreational and mixed-use projects. He guides institutional lenders and investors through the complexities of real estate investing, offering established expertise in loans, joint ventures, partnerships, sale-leasebacks, and other forms of financing and investing.
Michael has been involved in numerous multi-hundred-million-dollar real property asset portfolio acquisitions and dispositions. He has also represented institutional investors in the restructuring of substantial investments in California real property, as well as institutional developers in acquiring, entitling, and developing master-planned communities.
Michael is a frequent speaker on real estate and finance trends for various professional organizations.
Michael is a graduate of Stanford University and received his J.D. from the University of Southern California Gould School of Law in 1970. PREMIER SPONSOR
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At Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield we understand our health connects us to each other.
What we all do impacts those around us. So Anthem is dedicated to delivering better care to our members, providing greater value to our customers and helping improve the health of our communities.
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Biogen is one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies, with a focus on developing therapies for serious neurological, autoimmune and rare diseases.
Founded in 1978, our work in biologics and small-molecule drug discovery has led to the world’s most extensive portfolio of multiple sclerosis therapies and innovative new treatments for hemophilia patients.
Our experience, capabilities and passion for innovation have enabled us to build a pipeline and develop advanced research programs that include exploration of potential candidates for serious and difficult-to-treat diseases including Alzheimer’s disease, MS, spinal muscular atrophy, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and neuropathic pain.
We are committed to research that uncovers the underlying biology of complex diseases. Our focus is on illnesses with few, if any, treatment options.
Biogen’s success will always be measured by the answer to a simple question: Have we truly made a difference in the lives of patients?
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CBRE Cares, the company’s corporate giving and volunteerism organization, facilitates this effort by serving as an overarching platform to further a wide variety of charitable activities.
CBRE Cares leverages the passion and talents of our employees across the globe to create real benefit for individuals in need through community outreach and support, disaster- response initiatives, and locally driven, regionally sanctioned programs.
CBRE Cares is supported by the CBRE Foundation, a nonprofit, public benefit corporation that funds our company’s philanthropic initiatives. Under its governance, CBRE Cares’ charitable initiatives have developed from grassroots efforts to a cohesive program more aligned with our business and values.
While each of our company’s three regions— Americas; Europe, Middle East and Africa; and Asia Pacific—operates independently and establishes their own programs and initiatives, one element remains the same: the charitable spirit and enthusiasm for service of CBRE’s employees. PREMIER SPONSOR
WE CELEBRATE EXTRAORDINARY INDIVIDUALS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTING SO MANY LIVES WITH MS HALL OF CHAMPIONS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA & NEVADA MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY $10,000 DR. NANCY SICOTTE Director of MS Program & Director of Neurology Residency Training, Cedars-Sinai
Nancy L. Sicotte, MD is Director of the Multiple Sclerosis Program and Director of the Neurology Residency Training Program at Cedars-Sinai.
Dr. Sicotte’s main research focus is the mechanisms underlying the progression of multiple sclerosis. She is the principal investigator on numerous multiple sclerosis clinical trials and her research has been published in over 37 peer-reviewed journals including NeuroImage and Neurology. In addition, she has written 36 abstracts and is an ad hoc reviewer for numerous journals including the Archives of Neurology and Brain.
Dr. Sicotte is the recipient of many honors and awards and was named three times in the Best Doctors in America. A prolific speaker, she has lectured and presented at national and international conferences and seminars. She is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and is a member of many medical societies.
After receiving her bachelor’s of science in psychology from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, Dr. Sicotte earned her medical degree from the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine. PREMIER SPONSOR She completed an internship in medicine, a residency in neurology, and a fellowship in neuroimaging from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine.
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Clune Construction is a national general contractor with offices in Chicago; Los Angeles; McLean, VA; New York; San Francisco; South Florida and Washington, DC.
Today they employ more than 350 professionals and manage $750 million in commercial and mission-critical projects annually.
They believe the hallmark of their success is grounded in their dedication to consistently delivering their clients’ projects on time and under budget, with honesty, integrity, and a great deal of emphasis on client satisfaction.
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Randy Kendrick is a Founder of Xebec and has served as its CEO since its inception in 1996. As CEO of Xebec, Mr. Kendrick is responsible for the development, acquisition and capital markets strategies for the firm. He also provides the strategic vision for Xebec as it continues to evolve as a major player in the industrial real estate sector.
The Xebec platform benefits from Mr. Kendrick's 30 year career in industrial real estate in the in-fill markets of Southern California. These are the most valuable and competitive industrial markets in the US. It is also home to the country's most active port complex at LA/Long Beach.
The continued evolution of international intermodal infrastructure throughout the US lead Xebec east in 2013, where it acquired 530 acres of land adjacent to the UP International Intermodal Facility in South Dallas and entitled Southport Logistics Park. Southport is one of the country's premier master planned mega logistics parks, totaling nearly 9 Million square feet of Class A+ logistics facilities at completion (www.southportlogistics.com).
In 2015 Xebec formed a strategic alliance with CT Realty, another Southern California based real estate firm, to create Port Logistics Realty ("PLR"). Based in Dallas, PLR (www.portlogisticsrealty.com) will focus on a build to core strategy in Tier One logistics markets throughout the US that will be positively impacted by international containerized cargo flows. PREMIER SPONSOR Mr. Kendrick is a graduate of the University of Southern California, where he earned a bachelor's degree in business and successfully completed the Real Property Development and Management Program. Mr. Kendrick resides in Los Angeles and Dallas, and has three daughters, Taylor, Hayden and Austin.
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O’Malley Miller is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Munger, Tolles & Olson. He maintains a sophisticated transactional practice, including finance, land use and development matters with expertise in matters relating to workouts and debt restructurings.
Mr. Miller has experience representing institutional investors, developers and lenders in connection with large scale real estate projects, including office buildings, planned communities, multi-family projects, hotels, shopping centers and hospitals. Additionally, Mr. Miller represents business enterprises and institutions which are not in the real estate business per se, but which must deal with their real property assets.
Mr. Miller frequently lectures in the areas of real property finance and development, portfolio acquisitions, land use and construction related issues. He is consistently ranked as a leading real estate lawyer in Chambers USA.
Among the clients Mr. Miller has represented and currently represents are Simon Property Group, The Irvine Co., Oaktree Capital Management L.P., Kennedy Wilson, Raintree Partners, Mitsui Fudosan (America) Inc., Shell Oil Co., Cook Inlet Region Inc. and Southern California Edison.
Mr. Miller has also represented Goldman Sachs & Co., St. John’s Hospital, Equity Residential, Wells Fargo Bank N.A., HF Ahmanson & Co., New England Life, The Prudential Insurance Co. of America, Developers Diversified Realty Corp., Home Savings of America, Amgen Corp., Stanford University, Sares-Regis Group, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, Walt Disney Concert Hall Inc., The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los PREMIER SPONSOR Angeles, Phillip Morris Capital Corp., The Port of San Diego and Burlington Northern-Santa Fe Railway.
WE CELEBRATE EXTRAORDINARY INDIVIDUALS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTING SO MANY LIVES WITH MS HALL OF CHAMPIONS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA & NEVADA MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY $10,000 BILL LINDSAY Founding Partner / Head of Equity Business
Mr. Lindsay is a founding partner of PCCP. Mr. Lindsay is responsible for the investment and operation of PCCP’s equity investment vehicles.
Prior to forming PCCP, Mr. Lindsay was Co-Head of the real estate department at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. From 1986 to 1987, Mr. Lindsay served as a law clerk to Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Mr. Lindsay received his bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College. Mr. Lindsay received his J.D. from the Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California, Berkeley and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles, California.
He is a member of the Pension Real Estate Association and National Association of Real Estate Investment Managers.
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Edward P. Roski, Jr. is President and Chairman of the Board of Majestic Realty Co. He also is co-owner of the Los Angeles Kings and Los Angeles Lakers. Combining his love of sports with his passion for business, he is recognized for playing a critical role in developing the STAPLES Center, a landmark in downtown Los Angeles.
A generous and well-respected philanthropist, Ed personally commits his time and resources to countless civic organizations throughout Los Angeles.
In addition, in 2002, he initiated the Majestic Realty Foundation whose charitable giving and community outreach focuses on youth, family, education, health, and violence prevention.
Mr. Roski takes an active role in the city’s cultural and educational development, serving as Chairman of the Board of Trustees at the University of Southern California as well as on boards of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), the Bowers Museum, The California Science Center, the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, and the Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission. Additionally, Ed has joined the Board of Trustees of the National Geographic Society, serving on the Executive Committee. PREMIER SPONSOR In 2007, he cofounded the Land of the Free Foundation, where he currently serves as President, to help families of our country’s war veterans.
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Prior to co-founding IDS in 1986, Mr. Siam was ranked as CBRE’s top real estate manager nationwide for three consecutive years.
As CEO of IDS, Mr. Siam oversees its Real Estate Services, Corporate Services and Advisor divisions. Mr. Siam also directs all IDSREG Equities investments and co-investments, evaluates all acquisitions, approves and monitors asset management and development plans and develops and implements strategic initiatives.
A graduate of California State University, Northridge, Mr. Siam is a licensed California real estate broker and an active member of the American Industrial Real Estate Association, (AIR), the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) and the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC).
An active member of his community, Mr. Siam is the Founder and Chairperson of the Valley Sports Foundation, which serves over 1,000 high school age athletes annually in the Greater San Fernando Valley, an Advisory Board Member of UMMA Community Clinic South Los Angeles, and a Board Member of American Near East Refugee Aid.
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Stephen R. Silk specializes in representing institutional real estate owners in the disposition of their assets. He is currently a Senior Managing Director of Eastdil Secured (“ES”) as a result of the merger of Secured Capital Corp (“SCC”) with Eastdil Realty in January 2006.
Steve Silk joined Secured Capital Corp as a partner in April of 2000. Steve helped, thru Lusk, orchestrate the largest sale ever $39b EOP to Blackstone in 2007.
2010 transactions included: $1b sale of Panattoni to CalSTRS; $1b sale of Prologis Industrial to Blackstone; $550m sale for Hillwood Ross Perot Jr to JPM. 2011 transactions so far include the sale of the FOX building for $200m/$600psf to JPM.
Professional & Community Associations: • Urban Land Institute, Full Member • USC Lusk Center for Real Estate, Board Member • Berkeley\Fisher Center for Real Estate and Urban Economics, Policy Advisory Board Member • Junior Achievement of Los Angeles, Board Member PREMIER SPONSOR • YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles, Board Member
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Jeffrey Worthe is the President of Worthe Real Estate Group, and was formerly the principal of M. David Paul Ventures and co-founder of Centurion Real Estate Partners.
The firm's main focus was the acquisition and development of Class A office projects in California.
Mr. Worthe is a graduate of the University of California in Santa Barbara.
He is active with many charities here in Los Angeles, including Children's Hospital of Los Angeles where he is a member of the Board of Trustees.
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Mr. Ziman serves as Rexford Industrial's Chairman and on our Board of Directors since July 2013.
Mr. Ziman has served as the Co-Founder, Chairman and Director of our predecessor business since its inception in December 2001.
Mr. Ziman’s industrial real estate experience comprises over forty years of industrial real estate investment experience overseeing his personal, family and foundation- related investments in Southern California as well as having co-founded and served as Chairman of the management companies that we will acquire as part of the formation transactions.
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WE CELEBRATE EXTRAORDINARY INDIVIDUALS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTING SO MANY LIVES WITH MS HALL OF CHAMPIONS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA & NEVADA MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY $10,000 CHRIS LUDEMAN CBRE: Global President, Capital Markets
Mr. Ludeman is Global President of Capital Markets for CBRE. CBRE is the world’s leading commercial real estate services firm and the only firm of its kind in the Fortune 500. The firm spans over 60 countries and has more than 70,000 employees.
Mr. Ludeman drives the company’s advisory business for investors, including responsibility for equity sales, debt and structured finance and real estate investment banking. In 2014, the company was the intermediary for more than $220 billion in capital markets engagements. He serves as a member of the Global Operating Committee and the Americas Operations Management Board.
During his 35 years in the industry and with CBRE, Mr. Ludeman has served in several key management roles, including at various times serving as the President of various businesses including Brokerage, Transaction Management and Global Corporate Services. In these roles, Mr. Ludeman was responsible for all transaction units in the Americas as well as corporate outsourcing functions such as facilities management, project management, lease administration, transaction management and research and consulting. PREMIER SPONSOR Prior to his national and international roles Mr. Ludeman served in several regional and local market leadership positions across the United States.
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Cal Frese has direct oversight of the Americas, EMEA and APAC operations. Collectively, these businesses generated more than $10 billion of revenue in 2015 and employ more than 70,000 people. Mr. Frese serves as a member of the company’s Global Operating Committee.
Prior to his current role, Mr. Frese served as Chief Executive Officer, the Americas, with responsibility for all the firm’s business lines within the region. Earlier, he had operating responsibility for several of the company’s global business lines, including Global Corporate Services (now known as Global Workplace Solutions), Asset Services and Valuation.
Mr. Frese previously served as President, Americas; Chief Operating Officer, Americas; and Executive Managing Director of the Central Region. In his earlier Americas leadership roles, Cal was responsible for the integration of CBRE’s acquisitions of Insignia/ESG and Trammell Crow Company.
From 1989 to 1998, he was General Partner and Chief Operating Officer of Whittier Partners, a New England-based-full-service real estate company and joint venture PREMIER SPONSOR partner of CBRE. Mr. Frese also gained considerable financial management and real estate experience in the 1980s as Senior Vice President of Cabot, Cabot & Forbes, a real estate development company, and as certified public accountant for Arthur Andersen & Company.
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STEVEN ALTIERI & TOM HUGHES JEFF KOSCHER STANLEY LEZMAN & NANCY STARK KIRK JOHNSON & CRAIG HALVERSON GREGORY AMES LBA REALTY KEVIN BENDER BRANDAN MCCRACKEN CALIBER PAVING COMPANY INC. JEFFREY MOORE FRANK CAMPBELL ROBERT PEDDICORD WILLIAM CARRILLO ROBERT PEDDICORD/CBRE CCN RLI INSURANCE CHAN SOON-SHIONG FAMILY GREG SCHULTZ FOUNDATION DANNINE SHERIDAN SHARON CHRISTENSEN PAUL STOCKWELL BERT DEZZUTTI STEVE SWERDLOW RONALD FRANTZ UCLA DEPT. OF NEUROLOGY JOHN GIOVANNONE JAMES “WATTY” WATSON PAM KEHALY LARRY WINTER & MATT HARGROVE GERALD YAHR
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ON THE ROAD TO HAPPINESS EVERY NOW AND THEN WE’RE BLESSED BY THE WAY THE WINDS OF FORTUNE BLOW SO I KEEP ON GOING WHERE I’VE NEVER GONE BEFORE I’VE GOTTA HOPE THE CHANCES MAY COME KNOCKING ON MY DOOR IF I TAKE THE FIRST STEP I CAN TAKE… ONE MORE
IF I DARE TO DREAM A FUTURE’S MINE TO SEE CALLING ME FROM WHERE I AM TO WHERE I WANT TO BE IN MY HEART OF HEARTS THE TRUTH WAS ALWAYS THERE… IF I DARE TO DREAM
THERE’S NO WALL TOO HIGH TO SCALE THERE’S NO SEA TOO ROUGH TO SAIL FOLLOWING THE COMPASS OF MY HEART MAYBE THERE’S A CALLING THAT ONLY I CAN HEAR EVEN THOUGH I MAY NOT KNOW THE WAY TO THERE FROM HERE BUT I WON’T MAKE HAPPEN WHAT I FEAR… TO START
IF I DARE TO DREAM A FUTURE’S MINE TO SEE CALLING ME FROM WHERE I AM TO WHERE I WANT TO BE IN MY HEART OF HEARTS THE TRUTH WAS ALWAYS THERE… IF I DARE TO DREAM
Music and Lyrics by Jimmy Dunne and Pamela Oland
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