Mr. Russell serves as a Managing Director that lead’s JLL's Government Investor Services (GIS) Practice Group. Under his leadership, Mr. Russell is responsible for driving growth and strategic direction for the firm’s national platform that services government-focused landlord clients. Arthur Russell is a seasoned executive with over 25 years of experience in corporate and government real estate and public finance. Art has been successful in delivering solutions to operations, cost management, leasing, marketing and risk reduction issues. He also demonstrates proficiency in client management, staffing, business development, budgeting, financial analysis, strategic planning and program management. Prior to joining JLL, during his most recent stint with GSA, Mr. Russell served as a senior lease contracting specialist for the General Services Administration. On behalf of GSA, he oversaw the National Capital Region (NCR) lease acquisitions for the National Institutes for Health, Health and Human Services, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Veterans Administration. As a tenant and landlord representative on federal lease transactions since 1995, Art played a direct role in the completion of over 200 government lease transaction exceeding 20 million square feet servicing approximately 40 GSA client agencies. Art received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Banking and Finance from Morehouse College. He resides in Potomac, Maryland and has five children.

Robert A. Peck is a Principal, senior workplace strategist and firmwide Government + Defense practice co-leader at Gensler, a global architecture and design firm. Bob helps public and private sector clients get the maximum performance out of their workplaces, whether leased or owned buildings or an entire real estate portfolio. An experienced commercial real estate, nonprofit and public sector executive, he is a nationally recognized advocate for high-quality design, active work environments, smart growth and sustainable building. Bob’s expertise includes leading complex real estate portfolio strategy and public-private development projects. For five years in the Clinton Administration and nearly three in the Obama Administration, Bob was Commissioner of GSA’s Public Buildings Service. With an annual budget of more than $9 billion and a workforce of 7,000, PBS conducts nationwide asset and property management, design and construction, leasing, and disposals for 375 million square feet of space accommodating more than 1.1 million federal workers. As PBS Commissioner, Bob was known for launching the Design Excellence program, instituting real estate metrics and contemporary workplace design and creating a Green Proving Ground sustainability program. In the Federal government, Bob also worked at the Office of Management and Budget, the National Endowment for the Arts, the White House and the Federal Communications Commission. On Capitol Hill, he was associate counsel to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and chief of staff to the late U.S. Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D-NY). He was a Special Forces officer in the U.S. Army Reserve. He received his B.A. cum laude with distinction in economics from the University of Pennsylvania, and his J.D. from Yale Law School. He was a visiting Loeb Fellow at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design and a visiting lecturer at Yale College. The American Institute of Architects and American Society o

Ebony Stocks, CEcD, is Interim President and CEO of Prince George’s County Economic Development Corporation. With over 11 years of dedicated service to PGCEDC, Ebony brings a wealth of experience, strategic vision, and a deep commitment to advancing economic growth and prosperity in Prince George's County. As Executive Vice President for the past six years, Ebony has been instrumental in driving PGCEDC's mission and initiatives. Her leadership has shaped programs like Grow Prince George's, Step Forward Initiative, and the Pathways Series, empowering local businesses and fostering inclusive economic development. She also played a pivotal role in the distribution of ARPA funds to strengthen the local business community during challenging times. Ebony's expertise extends beyond local initiatives. She has spearheaded international efforts, including a successful trade mission to Nairobi, Kenya, and hosting the EmpowerHer Global Business Summit, which celebrated and supported women entrepreneurs. Her experience managing the County's $50 million Economic Development Incentive Fund and various tax credit programs further underscores her ability to deliver impactful results. A Certified Economic Developer (CEcD), Ebony holds a Master of Real Estate Development from the University of Maryland and a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Strayer University. She is also an Economic Development Finance Professional and an active Maryland Economic Development Association (MEDA) member.

Evan is Executive Vice President of Acquisition and Development at EYA, LLC. He brings a decade of mixed-use and multi-family experience to the EYA development team and works on sourcing new deals as well as shepherding projects through the development process. Prior to joining EYA, Evan was Vice President of Development at Federal Realty Investment Trust, where he was primarily responsible for managing the development of Pike & Rose a 3 million square foot mixed use project in North Bethesda, Maryland. Evan regularly guest lectures about real estate, planning, and development at local universities. He currently serves on the Advisory Board of the Urban Land Institute Washington and is a Trustee of the Milton Gottesman Jewish Day School of the Nation’s Capital. In 2012, Evan received the Livable Communities Leadership Award from the Washington, DC based Coalition for Smarter Growth. Evan earned a BS in Design and Environmental Analysis from Cornell University and a MBA in Real Estate and Finance from the Wharton Business School. He lives in Washington, DC with his wife and three young children.

Katie Bucklew, Vice President of Mixed Use, joined AvalonBay Communities, Inc in 2019. Katie is responsible for identifying, structuring, entitling and developing ground up Mid-Atlantic multifamily opportunities as well as sourcing portfolio Mixed Use opportunities. She is responsible for overseeing the 10-person Mixed Use platform consisting of approximately 1M sf including all development activities, ongoing operations and portfolio management. Prior to AvalonBay, Katie spent over 13 years with EDENS, a retail owner, operator and developer of retail centers focused on high density, high income markets throughout the East Coast and Texas. She held numerous high-profile roles in EDENS giving her a broad perspective of the retail real estate industry including managing over $300M of (re)development activity, leading an $861M public company acquisition, directing the daily activities of and executing strategic plans for a 35-center portfolio comprised of more than four million square feet and $1B in asset value as well as leasing 11 retail centers totaling over 1.2 million square feet. Katie holds a Masters of Business Administration from The Wharton School, a Masters of Accounting from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Kenan-Flagler Business School, and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Kenan-Flagler Business School. As a dedicated contributor to the community of real estate professionals, Katie is a member of ICSC, Women in Retail Real Estate and The Urban Land Institute. She is an active leader in the Urban Land Institute (ULI) sitting on the ULI Washington Governance Board (2017-present), ULI Washington Advisory Board (2016-present), ULI Washington Women’s Leadership Initiative committee (2013 – present) and ULI Urban Mixed Use Blue National Product Council (2012-present, Vice Chair 2017-21, Chair- 2021-23). Katie is also a board member of Aubuchon Realty Corporation, a 5th generation retail real estate company with assets predominantly located in the Northeast.

Stan Wall joined HR&A as a Partner in our Washington D.C. office in August 2015 after holding several senior positions in the mid-Atlantic region. In his previous posts, Stan worked across the entire real estate project lifecycle including strategy, planning, finance, development, and construction. Prior to joining HR&A, Stan was the Director of Real Estate and Station Planning at the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), the second busiest transit system in the United States. In this role, he reinvigorated the agency’s transit oriented development (TOD) program by helping them leverage their transit infrastructure to support housing and economic development. In the past three years, Stan helped to secure Board approval to pursue 16 new TOD projects. Eight of the 16 approved locations are now in the negotiation and/or solicitation stages; four more are in the final stages of pre-solicitation planning; and the remaining four are in the early planning stages. As these projects are implemented in the next 3-4 years, they will begin to yield significant financial and ridership benefits for the agency. Stan also helped to enhance WMATA’s relationship with local jurisdictions, which in turn served to ensure a responsiveness to the local communities and to present a consistent, unified message to interested developers. Through these efforts, coupled with a refinement to the agency’s development policies and procedures, WMATA became known as a better business partner to the development community. This extended beyond TOD solicitations to include an increased responsive to developer inquiries in all other aspects of the office such as permits, easements, and other information requests. Stan is also owner and founder of Wall Development Group, a Washington, D.C. based development firm focused on sustainable development, urban infill, and community-oriented projects. With Wall Development, Stan led a multi-disciplinary team to

As Managing Member of GordonDC, Jessie Ponce de Leon, PE, is responsible for all design, entitlement and engineering operations within the District of Columbia. Her consulting and engineering judgment have earned her loyal clients with numerous residential, commercial, mixed-use, adaptive reuse, and redevelopment projects. As a licensed civil engineer in DC, Virginia and Maryland, Ms. Ponce de Leon provides site programming and planning, civil engineering and general client consulting services. GordonDC’s clientele consistently rely on Ms. Ponce de Leon’s DC-specific design and regulatory savvy to keep projects on-schedule and within budget. Jessie presently serves on the Gordon Board. She is a member of ULI Washington and is currently co-chair of the WLI Steering Committee. She is an active alumna of Virginia Tech (VT); a member of the Civil Engineering Alumni and Land Development Executive Boards, and recently awarded the “VT Outstanding Alumni” achievement award. In 2022, Jessie was recognized as one of Washington DC’s “40 Under 40” by the Washington Business Journal.

Ms. Lee is a Development Manager at Jair Lynch Real Estate Partners. She is responsible for providing management services on sponsored investment development and construction projects, including direct interaction with owners, subcontractors and funders. Since joining Jair Lynch in 2003, Ms. Lee has provided essential support on multiple projects, including providing specific expertise on environmental issues and regulation. Ms. Lee has been a USGBC LEED Accredited Professional since 2005. Currently, Ms. Lee is focused on the development of the mixed-use project on Half Street, SE, Washington, DC.

Uwe S. Brandes Brandes is a scholar-practitioner with over 25 years of experience in urban development and applied research, including having formerly served as Senior Vice President of the Urban Land Institute. He is a professor of practice at Georgetown University and the faculty director of the Urban & Regional Planning program and the university-wide Georgetown Global Cities Initiative. He maintains a private practice advising public and private clients on complex urban development challenges. He serves as chair of the District of Columbia Commission on Climate Change Resiliency and the NoMa Parks Foundation. Brandes holds a Master of Architecture from Harvard University and A.B. in Engineering Science from Dartmouth College.