As Executive Vice President I am part of an occupier services team that represents corporate users throughout Southern California. After over twenty-five years in the commercial real estate industry, I can still say I truly enjoy what I do. I love the competitive nature of trying to put a deal together, but what is really rewarding is when all parties involved come to a compromise that works for everyone. Should there be a stalemate, I don’t pound my fists and scream; I introduce logic to what can become an emotional process, allowing me to excel in finding solutions for some of the more difficult and complicated transactions in the industry. I am proud to be a part of Colliers, a global leader in commercial real estate services with more than 15,000 professionals operating out of 396 offices in 68 countries.

Brooke Birtcher Gustafson is the fifth-generation co-owner & President of Birtcher Development LLC, a leading U.S. industrial development company inspired by her great-great-grandfather in 1939. Brooke began working for the family firm in 2007. She is experienced in Development, Entitlement, Sourcing Acquisitions, Financial Underwriting and Structuring, Leasing, Property & Asset Management, Marketing, and Market Research. In 2017, Brooke was a California region recipient of the Next Generation Award, which recognizes young leaders in the commercial real estate industry who are likely to become influential for years to come. Brooke holds a BA from the University of Southern California and a MBA from the University of California, Irvine. While at USC, Brooke was an active member of the Pi Beta Phi sorority and honored as Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (2004). At present, Brooke serves as a committee chair on the NAIOP SoCal Board. In 2019/20 she served as Chair, for NAIOP SoCal Young Professionals Group Alumni Committee. Previous affiliations include YPO Next Generation Orange County Forum, Urban Land Institute, UCI Center for Real Estate, and a board member of the Birtcher Family Foundation. Brooke loves family time with her husband, daughter and twin sons, and is an active member of Harbor Point Church in San Juan Capistrano.

Jeremy is a Director in PwC’s Financial Markets & Real Estate practice with a primary focus on strategic acquisitions and complex real property valuations for all property types, fixed income valuations, financial and commercial due diligence, and strategic consulting. Jeremy helps our clients through a variety of real estate valuation assignments for domestic and international properties. Jeremy assists a wide variety of clients including regional and national investment entities, REITs, financial institutions, Fortune 1000 companies, asset managers, and private equity firms. Assignments include appraisals, appraisal reviews, purchase price allocations, financial reporting, leasehold valuations, due diligence, impairment, FIRPTA, and assisting PwC’s audit teams with assessing fair value measurements. In addition to traditional real estate property types, his experience with niche assets include data centers, specialized manufacturing, power plants, student housing, senior housing, hospitals, life science, and medical offices. Jeremy received a B.S. in Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Master of Accounting from the University of Southern California. He is a contributing member to Emerging Trends in Real Estate publications, a member of the AICPA and the California Society of CPAs, a CPA in the State of California, a Practicing Affiliate of the Appraisal Institute, and a state certified general licensed appraiser in multiple states.

As Sr. Director, Development for Brookfield Residential, Cheryl Casanova brings extensive experience, professional focus, and personal enthusiasm. Her responsibilities include working closely with the Brookfield Residential Southern California Division to manage land acquisitions, community design, entitlements, product development and overall financial performance of the division’s housing business. Cheryl joined the Brookfield Residential team in 2003.

As the Managing Director, Kim Bucklew is responsible for multifamily development across Southern California, including the review, negotiation, coordination and processing of all property transactions. Her background includes acquisitions and due diligence of new development sites, as well as development management for market-rate apartments, student housing and senior living communities. Ms. Bucklew is an active member of ULI, Young Leader Mentorship Program, Urban Development Mixed Use Council – Silver Flight. She received an MBA from the University of North Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler Business School.

Joel leads Lowe’s national retail platform targeting assets that can be developed or redeveloped into mixed use properties. He recently led Rockwood’s retail property investment business including oversight of all strategy, development, acquisitions, leasing, management, and dispositions throughout the country. Prior to joining Rockwood, he served as a Director at BlackRock Realty. Mr. Mayer’s responsibilities included sourcing new acquisitions, identifying and working with joint venture partners. Before joining BlackRock, Mr. Mayer was Senior Vice President of Real Estate and Development for California Pizza Kitchen. In this role he was responsible for managing the national expansion of CPK and its existing real estate throughout the country. Prior to joining CPK in 2003, Mr. Mayer was Senior Vice President of Madison Marquette where he directed leasing and portfolio management of Madison Marquette’s properties in the Western United States. He joined Madison Marquette in 1998 in conjunction with Madison Marquette's acquisition of Farallon Retail Services. He had been a partner at Farallon since 1993 and opened their Southern California office. Mr. Mayer is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and the Urban Land Institute (ULI). At ULI he is Vice Chair of the Commercial Retail Development (Blue) Council. Mr. Mayer earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Michigan.