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
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 BuildersRoger 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.
Principal, Baker Tilly
Emily Mackenzie is a Principal in Baker Tilly’s real estate practice, where she has spent the past 15 years serving private equity and real estate companies.
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.
General Manager and Commercial Property Manager, Jones Lang LaSalle
Real Estate Development Industry Group LeadAmber Moore is the General Manager and Commercial Property Manager at Jones Lang LaSalle, focused on overseeing the management and operations of office and retail assets in the DC market.
Community Outreach Regional Manager, Virginia Housing
Additional Roles: Adjunct Faculty, MS in Real Estate DevelopmentJill Norcross joined Virginia Housing in 2020 as the Community Outreach Regional Manager for Northern Virginia.
CEO, The Peterson Companies
Jon Peterson is the CEO of Peterson Companies and serves as the Chairman of the Company’s Executive Committee.
Founding Principal, Equinox Investments, LLC
Scott Plein is the founding principal of Equinox Investments, LLC, a real estate investment, development, and management firm specializing in community planning and entitlements in Northern Virginia.