Wednesday, October 29, 2008

MBA Announces 2009 Commercial Real Estate/Multifamily Finance Board of Governors (COMBOG) Leadership and New Members

SAN FRANCISCO, CA- - The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) today announced the election of Daryl J. Carter, (top right photo) Chairman and CEO, Avanath Capital Partners, as the new Chair of the Commercial Real Estate/Multifamily Finance Board of Governors (COMBOG) at the association's 95th Annual Convention & Expo held in San Francisco.

David A. Roberts, (top left photo) CMB, President and Chief Executive Officer of Collateral Real Estate Capital, LLC, and E.J. Burke, Executive Vice President and Group Head, KeyBank Real Estate Capital, have been elected as COMBOG's new Vice Chairs.

COMBOG is comprised of 30 MBA member executives representing all aspects of the commercial/ multifamily finance industry. COMBOG leads the strategic development of MBA's commercial/multifamily policy, industry technology, as well as best practices and standards. COMBOG represents the diverse interests of MBA's member companies through standing committees which are led by industry leaders and expert staff, and subject matter specific work groups and task forces.

"The Mortgage Bankers Association's commitment to promoting commercial/multifamily real estate finance is critical to shaping the future of this dynamic component of our industry," expressed MBA Chairman David G. Kittle, (middle right photo) CMB.
"Under the leadership of incoming Chair, Daryl Carter, and with the support of Vice Chairs Dave Roberts and E.J. Burke, MBA's COMBOG will continue to make material industry contributions during these challenging and unpredictable times."

In addition to his service on COMBOG, Daryl Carter has also served on MBA's Board of Directors and continues to serve as chairman of MBA's Diversity Task Force.

Serving in his second term as Vice Chair, Dave Roberts is a long-standing supporter of MBA's multifamily initiatives and has chaired both the DUS Advisory Council and the Multifamily Committee. In his first term as Vice Chair, E.J. Burke is currently active on MBA's Commercial Real Estate Board of Governors and Board of Directors, and has served on the Portfolio Investors Committee.

MBA's new COMBOG members are:

M. W. Sam Davis, Allstate Insurance, Northbrook, IL
Keith A. Dunsmore, Esq., Washington, DC
Timothy J. Forrester, Deloitte, Princeton, NJ
Anthony Frook, Americo Life, Kansas City, MO
Guy K. Johnson, Johnson Capital, Irvine, CA
Jeffrey S. Juster, Churchill Capital Co., Dallas, TX

MBA's returning members of COMBOG are:

E.J. Burke, KeyBank Real Estate Capital, Kansas City, MO
Michael D. Berman, CMB, CWCapital, Needham, MA
Daryl J. Carter, Avanath Capital Partners, LLC, Irvine, CA
Kim S. Diamond, Standard & Poor's, New York, NY
Ernest Fair, Jr., TIAA-CREF, New York, NY
Tari L. Flannery, CMB, M & T Realty Capital Corporation, Baltimore, MD
Steven K. Graves, Principal Real Estate Investors, Des Moines, IA
J. Christopher Hoeffel, JP Morgan, New York, NY
Thomas C. Jensen, MEMBERS Capital Advisors, Madison, WI
Brian Lancaster, Wachovia Securities, Charlotte, NC
Scott L. Moore, RED Mortgage Capital, Inc., Columbus, OH
Stephanie Petosa, Fitch Ratings, New York, NY
Diana W. Reid, PNC Real Estate Finance, New York, NY
Bob Ricci, CFA, Wachovia Securities, New York, NY
David A. Roberts, CMB, Grandbridge Real Estate Capital, LLC, Birmingham, AL
Patrick C. Sargent, Esq., Andrews Kurth, LLP, Dallas, TX
Henry J. Schwendiman, CMB, Q10¦Bonneville Mortgage Company, Salt Lake City, UT
Howard W. Smith, III, Green Park Financial, Bethesda, MD
Brian F. Stoffers, CMB, CB Richard Ellis¦Capital Markets, Houston, TX
Thomas C. Szydlowski, Wells Fargo Multifamily Capital, McLean, VA
H. Treak Tasker, CMB, Holliday American Mortgage, LLC, Tulsa, OK
Robert P. Vestewig, GEMSA Loan Services, LP, Houston, TX
Eric Von Berg, CMB, Newmark Realty Capital, Inc., San Francisco, CA
David M. Zachar, PPM Finance, Inc., Chicago, IL




CONTACT: Jason Vasquez
(202) 557-2950
jvasquez@mortgagebankers.org

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