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CONTACT THE BOARD MEMBERS

This area summarizes the Board of Directors, their responsibilities and the firms at which they work. It also provides direct links to their e-mail addresses.

Mark Hamilton - President

Jim Kerrigan - Vice President

Jim Javorcic - Treasurer

Brian Eby - Secretary/Website Chair

Gregory Cazel - Immediate Past President

Michael Hoadley - Endowment Chairman

David J. Burden

William T. Barry

Jeanne Peck

Mark Ladd

Mike Rose

Eric Johnson




BOARD MEMBER AND CHAIRPERSON BIOS



Gregory Cazel
JP Morgan Mortgage Capital
gregory.m.cazel@jpmchase.com

Prior to joining JP Morgan, Greg Cazel worked for as the Regional Vice President for Washington Capital Associates as well as with GMAC Commercial Mortgage.

Greg graduated with a degree in Finance from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Greg is also a former President of Rho Epsilon, Professional Real Estate Fraternity. Greg lives with his wife and 5 children in Lake-in-the Hills.

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Mark F. Hamilton
Hamilton Partners
Mark_Hamilton@hamiltonpartners.com
630.250.4878

Mark is a partner with Hamilton Partners and is responsible for development, leasing and marketing of various office projects in the Northwest suburban market of Chicago.  Prior to joining Hamilton Partners, Mark was a leasing/marketing broker with CB Richard Ellis.

Marks is involved with the University of Illinois Real Estate Alumni Association Board as well as the Kellogg Real Estate Alumni Board.  Mark has been a member of NAIOP since 1998 and is currently a member of the Office Development IL National Forum and serves as a trustee for the American Development Political Action Committee.  Formerly, Mark has served as the President of the NAIOP Chicago Chapter as well as Vice Chair for the NAIOP National Board.


M.B.A. Kellogg Graduate School of Management (1993)
B.S. University of Illinois (1985)

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James F. Kerrigan
The Staubach Company
jim.kerrigan@staubach.com

312.245.4928

Jim Kerrigan, a Principal of The Staubach Company's Midwest Corporate
Services Division, has specialized in representing tenants throughout
the country since joining Tanguay-Burke-Stratton (Staubach's predecessor
firm) in 1994.

Since 1991, Jim has worked throughout downtown and suburban Chicago. His clients have run the gamut from Fortune 250 corporations such as Alltel Corporation to a small 3,500 sq ft office for the Chicago Transit Authority's pension fund advisor. Rob Barr, Managing Partner at Lincoln Partners was quoted this year saying that "Jim Kerrigan exemplifies the characteristics we value at Lincoln Partners: INFORMED, INITIATIVE, INTENSITY, INGENUITY, and INTEGRITY."

Jim's approach to strategic real estate planning has been vital to
municipal and not-for-profit entities, including the Chicago Housing
Authority, the University of Illinois and Chicago Transit Authority
Pension Fund Advisors, providing comprehensive results for all board
members to understand.

Jim has also become one of the region's foremost telecommunications/data
center experts. He has helped clients such as Nextel, Williams and
Alltel Communications understand and evaluate properties for a wide
array of issues including redundancy in electricity and fiber optics.
In 2005, he completed a 120,000rsf lease for Equinix saving them over
$27MM from what was otherwise an acceptable transaction to the client.

Jim is a resident of Chicago and holds a Bachelors Degree in Economics
and Finance from the University of Illinois. He is a member of the
Commerical Office Leasing Brokers Association(COLBA) and serves as a director on the University of Illinois Real Estate Forum and is on the
board of directors at Beacon Therapeutic School, a not for profit
corporation organized to promote the welfare of children with sever
emotional problems.

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Jim Javorcic
CBIZ Mayer Hoffman McCann
jjavorcic@cbiz.com
312.602.6800

Jim Javorcic is a Shareholder at CBIZ Mayer Hoffman McCann, a firm providing accounting, consulting, and tax planning services to a variety of clients in real estate and other industries. Jim's real estate clients include developers, investors, and management companies. In addition, he is part of the firm's quality control department, responsible for research of accounting and financial reporting issues as well as ensuring that engagements comply with professional standards. Jim has also developed and taught several in-house seminars on various technical topics.

Jim received a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and is a licensed C.P.A.

Organizations in which Jim is involved include Chicago Real Estate Council, where he has served as President, Vice President and Treasurer, Illinois Real Estate Alumni Forum, the Chicago Council on Foreign Relations, and the Illinois CPA Society Real Estate and Construction Special Interest Group. He is the Treasurer of the Lincoln Park Community Shelter, an organization providing meals, shelter, and social services to homeless men and women, and is a volunteer docent for the Chicago Architecture Foundation.

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Brian Eby
Henderson Global Investors (North America), Inc.
brian_eby@hendersonna.com

Brian Eby is an Associate Director in the Transaction group of Henderson Global Investors (North America), Inc. He has been with HGI since April 2000. He is currently responsible for acquisitions and dispositions throughout the Midwest metropolitan markets. Prior to joining HGI, Brian worked within the Real Estate Services Group at Arthur Andersen.

Brian graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1998 with a B.A. in Urban Planning/Real Estate Finance. He is currently a Level II candidate for the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and holds his IL Real Estate Brokerage license. In addition to being involved with UIRE, Brian also participates in the Young Real Estate Professionals organization (YREP).

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David J. Burden
Cushman & Wakefield of Illinois, Inc.
david.burden@cushwake.com

Mr. Burden is a Senior Director in the Chicago office of Cushman & Wakefield, Inc. specializing in the sale and leasing of office buildings. Mr. Burden holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Illinois and a Master of Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. He is a Licensed Real Estate Salesman in the State of Illinois. In 2003, 2004, and 2006, Mr. Burden was ranked among Chicago's Top 20 Brokers by CoStar Group and Real Estate Forum based on annual office leasing transaction volume. In 2003, he was also awarded the Chicago area Deal of the Year by Duke Realty Corporation."

Cushman & Wakefield of Illinois, Inc.
455 Cityfront Plaza Drive, Suite 2800
Chicago, IL 60611

T 312-470-1867 | F 312-896-9379
david_burden@cushwake.com

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William T. Barry
Draper and Kramer
barryb@draperandkramer.com
312.580.6553

Bill Barry joined Draper and Kramer, Incorporated in 1989 and currently heads the Commercial Mortgage and Investment Property Services Groups. Mr. Barry has over 17 years of experience in financing all types of commercial real estate. Prior to joining Draper and Kramer, he was Vice President of Finance at Lincoln Property Company in Chicago. Mr. Barry has financed over $5.0 billion in real estate during his career.

Mr. Barry graduated from the University of Illinois with highest honors, receiving a BS degree in Accounting. He was awarded a Bronze Tablet for graduating in the top three percent of his class. Mr. Barry is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He currently is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the March of Dimes.

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Jeanne Peck
Fifield Companies
jpeck@fifieldco.com
312.424.6204

Jeanne Darrow Peck joined Fifield Companies in 2005 as Vice President of Finance. Jeanne is responsible for investor relations with project partners and lenders, the closing process on all project financings and leading due diligence. She has over twelve years experience in commercial real estate and was formerly an investment professional with Prudential Real Estate Investors’ Chicago office where she was involved in the acquisitions and closing of $600 million in commercial real estate acquisitions. She began her career in 1994 as a real estate analyst with GMAC Commercial Mortgage.

An alumnus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Jeanne earned a B.A. in Real Estate Finance and French Commercial Studies. Jeanne completed her M.B.A. with a concentration in Finance from DePaul University’s Kellstadt Business School in June 2002. Jeanne is on the Board of Directors and Past President of the Illinois Real Estate Alumni Forum, is a current member of CREW (Women in Commercial Real Estate) and is a full current member of Urban Land Institute.

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Michael Hoadley
Spinnaker Real Estate Ventures, LLC
mhoadley@spinnakerventures.biz
773.294.5868

Michael has worked in the commercial real estate industry as a salesperson and broker for 14 years for Cushman & Wakefield, Tanguay Burke Stratton, and The Staubach Company, achieving Top Producer Status for the 2003-2004 fiscal period.  Michael has represented The Archdiocese of Chicago, General Motors, AT&T, Bombardier, and the United States Federal Government in significantly valued transactions over the past decade.

 

While with Staubach, Michael was the point person on handling the single largest Enhanced Use Lease of its kind on behalf of The United States Department of Veterans Affairs in the Streeterville neighborhood in Chicago. The project was the first of its kind by the VA, and it is considered the single largest public private partnership of its kind in Illinois involving a Federal Agency. Michael also drafted the land acquisition strategy for The United States General Services Administration’s Chicago Federal Courthouse expansion program prior to starting his own firm, Spinnaker Real Estate Ventures, LLC.

 

As current board member and Former President of The University of Illinois Real Estate Alumni Forum, Michael has been active in working towards funding a Real Estate Department Chair at the University of Illinois, and led the Forum’s early support of a Chicago 2016 Olympic Bid.

 

In 2002, Michael founded The Adamantinoma Research Fund at RUSH University Medical Center after recovering from a cancer diagnosis of the same type the prior year. Since that time, he has worked with other organizations to raise money for the research fund, including raising over $25,000 through the Supernova event in 2003.

 

After graduating from The University of Illinois with a BS in Finance, Michael was employed as a chapter consultant for The Pi Kappa Alpha International Fraternity traveling to fifty college campuses throughout the Southeast United States assisting with housing and real estate issues during 1993-1994. Michael was very involved at the undergraduate level as a vice president and Midwest Regional Vice President, and subsequently as Vice President of his undergraduate Chapter Alumni Housing Corporation Board of Directors, and President of The Chicago Alumni Association.

 

He holds a State of Illinois Real Estate Brokerage License, and is a Certified Commercial Investment Member of The Commercial Real Estate Investment Institute. He is a member of The Chicago, Illinois, and National Association of Realtors, has chaired The Mid Day Club Associate Board, as well as The Chicago Community Trust Young Leaders Fund Committee on Neighborhoods. Michael currently serves The Mid Day Club as part of the membership committee, and the Chicago Yacht Club as part of the Membership, Sponsorship, and Education Committees, as a Director of The Illinois Fatherhood Initiative (www.4fathers.org), and was recently invited to membership in The Economic Club of Chicago.

 

Recreationally, Michael is an avid sailor, having competed four times in The Chicago Race to Mackinac, the oldest and longest freshwater sailing race in the world, twice as skipper and finishing 95th of a field of 299 yachts in 2006.



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Mark Ladd
Millennium Development Group
mladd@milldevgroup.com
312.456.7026

Mark J. Ladd has been a member of the Chicago real estate community in various capacities for over 15 years. Currently, Mark is the Managing Director of Millennium Development Group, LLC which is a national real estate company that specializes in government build-to-suit leaseback projects and the development of publicly-owned real estate. Millennium works with the public sector in the markets of commercial office, military, health care, transit and urban redevelopment to create new real estate development opportunities across the country through public/private ventures.

Millennium is comprised of two major companies in the real estate and construction fields today – U.S. Equities based in Chicago, IL and Walbridge Aldinger based in Detroit, MI. Through the combined resources of both companies, Millennium provides Asset Management, Construction, Development, Leasing, Property Management and Real Estate Consulting services to its public sector clients. Millennium also specializes in working with various public sector clients for Enhanced Use Lease developments across the United States to optimize available land uses.

Prior to joining Millennium Development Group, Mark was a Senior Project Manager with the architectural and engineering firm of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, LLP where he oversaw the planning and design of many domestic and international large scale projects, with a specialization in the government market. Mark was SOM’s Project Manager for the new NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium with a construction budget of over $500 million; it will serve as the new headquarters for the multi-national organization. He also managed the Renovation of the E. M. Dirksen Federal Courthouse building in Chicago, originally designed by Mies van der Rohe, and received a Certificate of Achievement from the General Services Administration for his work. Mark was also a part of the management team for the new U.S. Patent Trademark Offices in Alexandria, Virginia, which is the fifth largest federal complex in the United States and one of the largest build-to-suit leases the General Services has ever completed.

He received his Bachelor of Arts in English Literature with a minor in medieval history at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. During his undergraduate tenure, he attended Corpus Christi College at Oxford University, Oxford England as a study abroad program. He later received his Masters in Architecture at the University of Illinois at Chicago, receiving a number of awards for his design abilities.

In 2002, Mark was appointed by Governor George Ryan to the seven-member board of the Capital Development Board (CDB) for the State of Illinois and continues to serve as one of its seven board members. The CDB is responsible for administering the State of Illinois construction funds and oversees more than 1,200 active projects every year. Mark is also a Member of the American Institute of Architects; National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) registered; as well as a Committee Member on the Membership Committee of The Economic Club of Chicago; and he is a board member of the University of Illinois Real Estate Alumni Board.

Mark and his wife Christiane, with their daughter Alexandra and son Maximilian, currently reside in Chicago.


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Mike Rose

Chairman and CEO, was formerly the Acting Executive Director (CEO) of the Illinois Housing Development Authority. Mr. Rose served previously as the Authority's Staff Attorney, Legislative Liaison, General Counsel, Chief Development Officer, and Deputy Executive Director. Subsequently, Mr. Rose was a Principal in, and helped to found, the Lexecon Strategy Group, a strategic consulting firm established under Lexecon, an economic and litigation consulting firm founded by a group of professors at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business and School of Law. At the Lexecon Strategy Group, Mr. Rose led the firm's financial services practice and focused primarily upon the cross-selling of financial services. Mr. Rose received a B.S. in Economics with Highest Distinction from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law.

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