Erik Abrahamson

Senior vice president

CBRE

Erik Abrahamson is a senior vice president with CBRE and has been involved in nearly $1 billion of transactions since joining the firm. Abrahamson was instrumental in CBRE’s expansion into Boulder. He brings a technical background in engineering, commercial property development, acquisition and dispositions to his agency brokerage role. Abrahamson is recognized as an expert in life science and office/flex real estate within the Boulder/Northwest Denver commercial real estate community. He has been involved in some of the region’s largest life-science transactions, and his client list includes Beacon Capital Partners, Clarion Partners, TriTower Financial Group, Steelwave, Graham Street and other institutional level owners in the greater Boulder/Denver region. Significant transactions that He has worked on include Agilent Technologies Nucleic Acid-Based Therapeutics land purchase and plant development in Frederick, a $185 million plant covering more than 135,000 square feet and Agilent Technologies’ purchase of 5555 Airport Blvd in Boulder.  Abrahamson advises institutional clients in one of the nation’s most dynamic and accelerating markets, Boulder. His knowledge and understanding of what drives the Boulder economy and what attracts tenants to Boulder makes Erik instrumental in his commercial real estate advising. Collectively, this expertise empowers his clients to effectively mitigate risk while leveraging all real estate opportunities in this evolving market.

Brian Allard

Associate

Lyons Gaddis

Brian Allard represents individuals and businesses in real estate and business transactions. His real estate work includes the leasing, purchase and sale of residential and commercial real estate, the creation of easements, covenants, and license agreements, mechanic’s liens, deeds, and general real estate matters. Allard also advises clients in relation to the formation and operation of liability companies, limited partnerships, and corporations and the business transactions of those entities. Allard’s past litigation experience enhances his value as a transactional attorney and has helped many clients avoid potential pitfalls in their business and real estate deals.

Hilary Barnett

Senior director, Capital Markets

JLL

Hilary Barnett is a senior director in the Denver office of JLL Capital Markets, Americas. Hilary started her career in commercial real estate in May of 2008. At JLL, Hilary is responsible for institutional office and life science investment sales advisory in Denver, the greater Rocky Mountain region, and Kansas City.

Prior to joining JLL in 2021, Hilary specialized in office agency leasing, representing institutional owners. In that role she was one of the market’s top office leasing brokers and worked with owners on redeveloping and repositioning their office assets and provided strategic consulting and deal executions.

Jeff Bosch

CEO

Information and Real Estate Services LLC

Jeff Bosch is the CEO of Information and Real Estate Services LLC, or IRES. He has held numerous leadership roles in real estate and has strong roots in the brokerage community. He advocates for better data and tools while breaking down artificial barriers, costs and complexity for professionals and consumers alike. Bosch seeks to help propel the industry forward with his involvement in the Real Estate Standards Organization, the Council of Multiple Listing Services, NAR’s AE Institute Advisory Board, and various industry think tanks.

Karla Brown

Senior broker/principal

The Colorado Group Inc.

Karla Brown is a commercial real estate broker and principal with The Colorado Group, Inc. in Boulder.  She specializes in sales and leasing throughout northern Colorado, and is involved in all aspects of commercial real estate with a priority on listening, communication, and creative problem-solving. She is an experienced entrepreneur, starting her own construction company, as well as founding a statewide non-profit. Karla also has an extensive background in water rights and management, previously editing the Citizen’s Guide to Colorado Water Law, among other publications. Since joining The Colorado Group, Inc. in 2018, she has been involved in more than $88 million in successful sales and leasing transactions. Karla has an undergraduate degree in Political Science from Cornell University and a Masters of Science from Colorado State University.  Karla enjoys being involved in the business and non-profit communities, building quality relationships, and in particular working with other female entrepreneurs to meet their real estate needs. 

Kyle Brown

Representative

Colorado House of Representatives

Representative Kyle Brown represents House District 12, which includes Lafayette, Louisville, Superior, Boulder, and Niwot. Brown was born in Colorado and first moved to House District 12 when he was 1.  He has devoted his career to public service and making life better for Colorado families. He received his Ph.D. in Genetics from Harvard and his bachelor’s in Biology from Georgetown. Brown has served on the Louisville City Council where he fought climate change, passed affordable housing ordinances, and helped our community recover from both the Marshall fire and COVID.  Kyle has also served as Deputy Commissioner for affordability programs at the Colorado Division of Insurance, where he helped design and implement the Colorado Option and other programs to bring high quality affordable health care to Colorado families.

John Covert

Director, Residential Land Services

Cushman & Wakefield

John Covert joined the Cushman & Wakefield Residential Land Services team in January 2023, bringing his unique background working with landowners, residential developers, and the home building industry for the past 25 years. In 2001, Covert launched and directed the Colorado office for Zonda (formerly Metrostudy), one of the nation’s largest and most respected market research and consulting firms for the home building industry. In that capacity, Covert served builder, developer, investor, and lender clients with their market strategy and advisory needs. Covert has extensive experience with market strategy, feasibility studies, and local economic trends that impact land availability, lot demand, and product segmentation that drives successful communities. He continues to regularly meet the region’s top builders and developers and is a seasoned presenter and industry advocate. Covert has a bachelor’s degree in land use and a master of business administration with an emphasis in marketing and is active in industry events hosted by the various home builder associations in Colorado. Covert has served on the Board of Directors for the Home Builders Association of Metro Denver from 2006 to 2014, currently sits on the HomeAid Colorado Board, is a committee member for the Colorado ULI Community Development Council, and a member of the CSU Everitt Real Estate School Advisory Board. 

Duane Duggan

Realtor

RE/MAX of Boulder

Duane Duggan has enjoyed a successful real estate career for more than 40 years, after having graduated from the University of Colorado Business School with a major in real estate. Duggan and his team, The Boulder Property Network at RE/MAX of Boulder, have been consistent top producers in Boulder County residential and investment real estate sales since 1978. He has facilitated thousands of transactions over his career. He is an active supporter of local non-profits and his profession, including involvement with the local and state Boards of Realtors and through his mentoring of his team members and other Realtors. Duane is the author of Realtor for Life, which was written to help Realtors become trusted advisers “for life” to their clients on all matters of real estate. He has received multiple industry awards throughout his career, including the Distinguished Realtor of the Year award from the Boulder Area Realtor Association in 2016.

Andrew Freeman

Realtor

WK Real Estate

Andrew Freeman is a broker with WK Real Estate in Boulder. He graduated from the University of Denver in 1987. Raised in Chicago, he returned from Denver to begin his real estate career with Corporate Realty Advisors, a leading industrial real estate firm specializing in industrial brokerage in the O’Hare Airport Market.  In 1990, Freeman returned to Colorado to join the Denver office of Grubb and Ellis. For the next decade, he honed his skills as a highly successful real estate broker focused on industrial real estate in the Denver/Boulder market. In 2000, Freeman established his own company. Drawing on the expertise he gained from his brokerage career, he has consistently uncovered extraordinary investment opportunities based on his in-depth knowledge of the greater Denver and Chicago markets. Freeman’s first acquisition was a vacant 20,000-square-foot industrial-flex property in Boulder.

Mitch Friedman

Branch manager

CMG Home Loans

Mitch Friedman is a seasoned mortgage professional affiliated with CMG Home Loans, known for his commitment to client satisfaction and extensive industry knowledge. With a background in finance and years of experience in the mortgage lending landscape, Mitch specializes in providing tailored loan solutions to meet the unique needs of his clients. His approach focuses on building lasting relationships and guiding borrowers through the financing process with transparency and integrity. As part of the CMG Home Loans team, he leverages cutting-edge technology and a wide range of loan products to help clients achieve their homeownership dreams. Outside of work, Mitch enjoys spending time with family, tennis, pickleball, running, skiing, and engaging in community activities.

Todd Gooding

President & principal

ScanlanKemperBard Cos.

Todd Gooding has 29 years of commercial real estate experience, 23 of them with SKB where he is credited with developing the firm’s “value-add/opportunistic” acquisition platform. He was named a principal in 2002 and president and chief investment officer in 2006. During his tenure at SKB, Mr. Gooding has initiated some $4.36 billion of acquisitions, and concomitant debt placements and restructuring, and he serves as a member of the SKB Investment Committee. He was also responsible for initially sourcing and maintaining SKB’s institutional capital partner relationships. He began his real estate career as a licensed real estate appraiser with then CB Commercial Inc. Prior to joining SKB in 1996, he served as vice president of acquisitions for G.E. Capital Investment Advisors and senior real estate analyst with CB Commercial, Inc. in San Francisco. In these capacities, he underwrote over $500 million of commercial real estate investments for clients such as General Motors retirement funds, CalPers and the AT&T Master Pension Trust. Mr. Gooding is a member of ULI, ICSC, and an Advisory Board member for The Center of Securities Analysis at the University of Oregon. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in finance from the University of Oregon.

Jon Goodman

Attorney

Frascona, Joiner, Goodman & Greenstein PC

Jon Goodman has been a real estate attorney in Colorado since 1985, He is currently of counsel at Frascona, Joiner, Goodman and Greenstein PC, and was a shareholder from 1994 through 2021.  Jon served as president of the law firm for 19 of those 25 years.  Jon has published hundreds of real estate articles and webcasts.  He is a frequent speaker on dozens of topics for the real estate industry.  Clients include mortgage lenders, real estate brokers, real estate companies, developers, property management companies, builders, subcontractors, suppliers, buyers and sellers. Jon has been quoted in various publications including, the Wall Street Journal, and the Denver Post. Jon serves as a member of the Advisory Board for the University of Colorado Program on Jewish Studies.

Todd Gullette

Managing Broker

RE/MAX of Boulder

Todd Gullette, a native of Boulder, has worked professionally in real estate for more than 20 years and is now the managing broker at Re/Max of Boulder. His career has been completely focused on everything real estate. He attended Bear Creek Elementary School, Baseline Junior High and Fairview High School, and graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder.

Geoffrey Keys

Managing broker

Keys Commercial Real Estate

After obtaining a BA in Journalism from the University of Northern Colorado, Geoffrey E. Keys returned to his hometown of Boulder to pursue a career in real estate. The son of accomplished residential Boulder realtor, Warren “Sam” Keys, Geoffrey joined his father at Lashley-Persons Investment Co. in 1977. The experience and knowledge he gained during his employment there later served him well when he established Keys Commercial Real Estate in 1984. As one of the area’s top producers, Keys has consistently been listed among the Top 25 Commercial Real Estate Brokerages in Colorado.

Juliana Massaro

Partner

Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti LLP

Juliana Massaro represents small and mid-size businesses in all aspects of commercial real estate transactions, including multi-million-dollar transactions. She has extensive experience in drafting and reviewing commercial leases and ground leases. Massaro also assists her clients with commercial real estate purchase and sale transactions; negotiates, drafts and reviews loan documents and other financing arrangements; negotiates and drafts construction agreements; provides title and survey analysis; and counsels her clients on 1031 exchanges (including reverse exchanges, drop and swaps, and membership interest exchanges). Massaro is experienced in the creation of common interest communities for commercial and residential development projects. She is adept in preparing condominium maps and subdivision plats, drafting restrictive covenants, organizing condominium and homeowner associations, and assisting clients with the creation of ground lease arrangements.

Jill Mendoza

Economic development manager

Town of Superior

Jill is an urban innovator who is passionate about building communities that enhance the quality of life and quality of place for their residents through community-based economic development strategies. A strategic-thinker with a keen interest in entrepreneurship, she facilitates public/private partnerships to leverage investment and improve the economic vitality of the communities in which she works. A Certified Economic Developer (CEcD), Jill has nearly a decade of experience in engaging with businesses, developers, and residents to drive local economic growth.

Ben Molk

Senior vice president

Crescent Real Estate LLC

Ben Molk serves as Senior Vice President, Investments for Crescent Real Estate LLC and is based in Denver. Molk’s responsibilities include oversight of the office vertical. In this role, he is responsible for acquisitions, dispositions and asset management, as well as working jointly with the leasing and property management teams in Crescent markets. Previously at Crescent he oversaw over 1 billion dollars in acquisitions, management and dispositions and directly managed all phases of the firms Boulder assets. Molk joined Goff Capital Partners as vice president in February 2007 prior to its conversion to Crescent Real Estate LLC in 2016. While at GCP, he was involved in the acquisition of more than 1 million square feet of office. Prior to joining GCP, he worked at Chotin Asset Management where he developed the bond surveillance software and acquisitions models utilized in the re-securitization of over 6 billion dollars of mortgage-backed securities. Molk graduated from the University of Montana in 2004 with a bachelor of science degree in computer science.

Brad Mueller

Director of planning & development services

City of Boulder

Brad Mueller joined the city of Boulder in June 2022 as director of Planning & Development Services. He joined the city after serving as the community development director for the city of Greeley. Prior to joining the city of Greeley — first as planning manager —  he served in planning capacities for Douglas County and Weld counties. Brad is skilled in policy and executive leadership, strategic development and project management, both in local government and hospitality/entertainment. A Licensed Certified Land Use Planner, Brad enjoys opportunities to use his skills within local governments and private companies (particularly in the arts), and in people management, project management or as a consultant. He is an experienced professional working with people and organizations from a broad range of backgrounds to achieve organizational goals in creative and challenging settings.

Stephanie Pitts-Nagus

Economic Development Manager

Town of Erie

With eight years of experience supporting small businesses and entrepreneurs, Stephanie Pitts-Nagus leads Erie’s business retention and expansion efforts, management of major economic development projects, and entrepreneurial programming and services. Prior to diving into economic development work in 2020, she was the Business Specialist Librarian at Champaign Public Library. She holds an M.S. in Library and Information Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Jeff Schreier

Business Development Manager

City and County of Broomfield

With more than a decade of public administration and economic development experience, Jeff Schreier leads initiatives that foster business growth and community engagement. Currently serving the City and County of Broomfield, he has created and restructured local incentive and assistance programs, enhanced business outreach, and developed strategic partnerships to drive economic vitality. His past roles include the town administrator for Eaton, where he managed community development, the local Housing Authority, and infrastructure planning. Jeff holds an M.A. in Political Science from CU Denver.

Dan Sorrells

Director of research

Real Capital Solutions

As director of desearch, Dan’s focus is helping guide the strategic planning and decision-making for RCS through deep and rigorous analysis of the macroeconomic and real estate trends and cycles. His insights helped the company foresee the depth and severity of the 2007 housing crash. His 30+ years of experience encompasses nearly all aspects of commercial real estate, including acquisitions and valuation. Dan joined Real Capital Solutions in 2004 and has recently rejoined the team to help guide the company’s ambitious acquisitions mandate in the coming decade.

Stephen Tebo

Founder & owner

Tebo Properties

Stephen Tebo is founder and owner of Tebo Properties and owns more than 225 properties comprising more than 3,500,000 square feet and leasing to more than 600 commercial tenants. Tebo was born in 1944 in Hill City, Kansas, the son of Lorene and John Tebo. He began his career shining shoes at a nearby barber shop at just 8 years old. At age 11, he discovered his passion for collecting coins, which led to him to launch a coin-collecting business. That led to the founding of Tebo Coin and Tebo Store Fixtures, which sold display fixtures throughout Colorado. The enormous success and growth of both Tebo Coin and Tebo Store Fixtures forced Tebo to find more space for his businesses. Needing 4,000 square feet for his two businesses, Tebo began looking for available space in Boulder. He decided to build a 10,000-square-foot building, Tebo Square. Tebo leased the remaining 6,000 square feet to other tenants. That’s when Tebo realized that he enjoyed the idea of investing in commercial property. Tebo continues to pursue his passion for commercial real estate and establishing quality relationships with the local business community.

Angela Topel

Vice president, brokerage

Gibbons-White Inc.

Angela Topel is a top producer and experienced veteran at Gibbons-White focusing in acquisition/disposition, landlord and tenant representation, leasing, and asset management in the Denver metro area with a focus on Boulder County. Since starting her commercial real estate career in 2005, Angela has mastered the creative thinking, analytical skills, and communication required to excel in this field. Prior to real estate, Angela gained extensive management and service experience in the restaurant industry. Angela has a Molecular Cellular Developmental Biology Degree with honors from the University of Colorado Boulder.

Lisa Wade

Realtor

Re/Max of Boulder

High-energy, personal commitment and top-quality service with a smile make Lisa Wade one of Boulders’ Realtors of our time. Having lived in the area most of her life, she can help you find exactly what you’re looking for, and/or knows your neighborhood well. Averaging $9 million in sales each year with approx 25 sides, ½ listing and ½ buyers, Lisa maintains a busy Real Estate business. But never too busy to give personal attention to her clientele or their referrals. Serving areas from Boulder south to Thornton, north to Loveland, east to Erie and west to Estes Park.

Todd Walsh

Managing broker

Market Real Estate

Todd Walsh is a commercial real estate broker in Boulder, specializing in office, industrial and retail leasing and sales. As a Boulder native, he offers in-depth, personal knowledge of the Boulder County market. He has earned his Certified Commercial Investment Member designation, a recognition held by only 3% of commercial real estate agents in the nation. Since 2003, Todd has closed more than 1,000 commercial transaction totaling more than $500 million in volume across 7 million square feet. Staying connected and involved with the Boulder community is important to Todd; he is a member of numerous nonprofit and professional organizations.

Christopher Wood

Editor & Publisher

BizWest

Christopher Wood is editor and publisher of BizWest, a regional business journal covering Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer and Weld counties. Wood co-founded the Northern Colorado Business Report in 1995 and served as publisher of the Boulder County Business Report until the two publications were merged to form BizWest in 2014. From 1990 to 1995, Wood served as reporter and managing editor of the Denver Business Journal. He is a Marine Corps veteran and a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder. He has won numerous awards from the Colorado Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and the Alliance of Area Business Publishers.

Lawrence Yun

Chief Economist

National Association of Realtors

Lawrence Yun is chief economist and oversees the Research group at the National Association of Realtors. He supervises and is responsible for a wide range of research activity for the association, including NAR’s Existing Home Sales statistics, Affordability Index, and Home Buyers and Sellers Profile Report. He regularly provides commentary on real estate market trends for its 1.4 million Realtors. Yun creates NAR’s forecasts and participates in many economic forecasting panels, among them the Blue Chip Council and the Wall Street Journal Forecasting Survey. He also participates in the Industrial Economists Discussion Group at the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University. He appears regularly on financial news outlets, is a frequent speaker at real estate conferences throughout the United States, and has testified before Congress. Dr. Yun has also appeared as a guest on CSPAN’s Washington Journal. Yun received his undergraduate degree from Purdue University and earned his Ph.D. from the University of Maryland at College Park.

Vanessa Zarate

Economic Vitality Manager

City of Louisville

Vanessa Zarate serves as economic-vitality manager for the City of Louisville. As an experienced economic developer, Zarate works  closely with private and public-sector partners to create strong, diverse and sustainable communities. She  has a bachelor’s degree in International Business from the University of Denver and is a Certified Economic Developer through the International Economic Development Council. She also has a real estate license. Zarate is skilled at analytical thinking, problem-solving, public speaking, and social networking. She uses those skills to identify and attract new businesses, facilitate site selection, development and redevelopment, provide incentives and assistance, and foster partnerships and collaboration among stakeholders. She has successfully recruited large employers to my communities as well as supported many local businesses throughout creation, growth and continued success. She works closely with utility operators, workforce development agencies and quality of life businesses to help ensure that people and businesses are not only welcome, but can thrive in my community. She is passionate about making a positive impact on the local economy and the quality of life of the residents.