Category: Spotlight Content

Dominick Casale is a founding principal of  IMC Architecture, a Brooklyn, NY-based architecture, interior design, planning and consulting firm focused on commercial, multi-family, educational, healthcare, retail and worship markets. Since co-founding the studio in 2015 with partners Eugene Mekhtiyev and Jonathan Imani, Dominick has led architectural design work and regulatory and zoning reviews of a multitude of new construction,

Evan Rusinowitz’s 10-year career spans a variety of roles in the real estate industry, including real estate transactions specialist at Guardian Life Insurance, senior manager of workplace experiences at RXR, and Workplace Strategy. He’s been a senior workplace strategist with Vocon for the past two years as part of Vocon’s growing strategy studio.

Jac Zadrima’s firm, Genesis Realty Group, currently manages approximately 2000 multifamily units throughout the NY Metropolitan area with the help of his 15 person operation. He also has holdings throughout the Hudson Valley and capital regions of New York.

Clelia Warburg Peters founded Era Ventures in 2022, as an industry pioneer Peters helped coin the term “proptech” and has been leading investments in the space for roughly a decade. As managing partner, she identifies and evaluates investments and supports Era’s portfolio companies. She manages all fund operations, including fundraising and day-to-day support for the fund itself.

Liz Hart is the president of leasing, North America at Newmark. She serves on the company’s executive committee, the company’s corporate management steering committee, driving overarching strategy of the leasing business. With over 20 years of industry experience, Liz oversees multiple teams and drives Newmark’s talent strategy, leading recruit identification, integration, and development across divisions

Thomas Donovan joined Meridian in 2023 and currently serves as the president of Queens investment sales, where he led a team of four. Donovan specializes in the sale of multifamily, mixed-use, retail, industrial, and development properties throughout New York City.

Robert Ioanna is the chief technical officer and executive principal at Syska Hennessy, where he’s worked since 2000. Starting as an HVAC engineer, he rose through almost every engineering role to now where he co-leads firmwide operations for a team of over 330.

Yaakov Zar is the founder and CEO of Lev. Zar started the company in 2019, and manages a team of more than 50 people across product and technology, sales and marketing, and operations. Zar has built the vision for the company and led the initiatives to get the product to market successfully, as well as the incredible fundraising

Ira Zlotowitz serves as founder and president of GPARENCY, the first and only brokerage in the commercial mortgage industry to offer a transparent, fixed-fee service. In this capacity, he oversees the origination, shopping and closing of loans.

Daniel Evans co-chairs Seyfarth’s 70-lawyer Real Estate Finance practice. He represents lenders and borrowers across all aspects of commercial real estate finance, from loan originations and loan sales, to workouts and restructurings. He has handled a wide range of transactions - from small conduit deals to billion dollar credit facilities.

Jennifer Djurkovic is founder and CEO of Djurkovic Investment Properties, a commercial real estate firm she started in 2019. With over 14 years of experience in the industry, she specializes in brokering high-value deals across New York, Pennsylvania, South Florida, and more. She manages a talented team of analysts, marketing experts, and real estate professionals, working together to drive innovation and ensure operational efficiency.

Michael Mark, AIA is principal of Mark Design Studios Architecture, PC which was founded in 2003. As president of the firm Michael manages a team of 16 employees and is responsible for the day-to-day oversight of projects and overall delivery to the end client. He manages internal operations, fostering a positive and dedicated workforce, while also consistently advancing relationships with new and existing clientele.