CREF Life Company Council

Victor Calanog, PhD, CRE, FRICS
Chair
Manulife Real Estate Finance Group
Short Hills, NJ

Michael Wilson
Vice Chair
AVP Investments
Protective Life Insurance Company
Birmingham, AL

Travis Adams
Director-Commercial Mortgage Loans
Boston Mutual Life Insurance Company
Canton, MA

Catherine Alexander, CRI
VP, Managing Director, Commercial Mortgage Loans
Unum
Portland, ME

Karissa Anderson
Head of Real Estate Credit
Aegon Asset Management
Cedar Rapids, IA

Arjun Arora
Originator
Largo Real Estate Advisors Inc
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Michael Assoue
Senior Associate, Commercial Lending
Protective Life Insurance Company
Birmingham, AL

Sarah Axmann
Vice President
PGIM
Newark, NJ

Zeus Barrio, III
Vice President, Analytics & Reporting
ACORE Capital
SAN FRANCISCO, CA

Eric Becher
Managing Director, Co-Head Commercial Mortgage Production
NYL Real Estate Investors
New York, NY

Robert R Bedwell, III
Managing Director Debt Capital Markets
Lument
New York, NY

Mark D. Bieber
CFA
NYL Real Estate Investors
New York, NY

Robert Boyd
Managing Director
NYL Real Estate Investors
Atlanta, GA

Cristofer Brown, CMB, CRI
Commercial Mortgage Portfolio Manager
American Fidelity Assurance Company
Oklahoma City, OK

Nick Brown
Director
Pacific Life Insurance Company
Oak Park, IL

Adam Bryan
VP - Portfolio Management
Voya Investment Management
Atlanta, GA

Kelli Burke
Vice President, Commercial Real Estate Finance | Policy & Strategic Industry Engagement
Mortgage Bankers Association
Washington, DC

Shannon M. Carmack, CCMS
Director - Commercial Mortgage Analytics and Administration
Ameritas Investment Partners
Cincinnati, OH

Kevin Catlett
Senior Managing Director-Production
Principal Real Estate
Des Moines, IA

Corbin Cleveland
Asset Manager
Northmarq
Bloomington, MN

Stacey Codlin
Lead Closer
Symetra Life Insurance Company
Bellevue, WA

Susan Coen Rowland
Senior Insurance Analyst
BWE
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Kevin M Connolly
Managing Director
Aegon Asset Management
Chicago, IL

Jeffrey T. Deters
SVP, Chief Operating Officer, Global Real Estate Investments
ReCap, An RGA Company
Chesterfield, MO

Nicholas Drohan
Senior Associate
George Smith Partners
Los Angeles, CA

Allison Dunaway, CCMS
Closing and Servicing Manager
American Fidelity Assurance Company
Oklahoma City, OK

Mark Elsaesser
Department Head
American Fidelity Assurance Company
Oklahoma City, OK

Daniel J. Evans
Partner
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
New York, NY

Jim Evans
CEO/President
Strategic Property Associates/Strategic Asset Services
Foothill Ranch, CA

Michael Evers
Associate
BGO
Braintree, MA

Kuwananh Ezulike, CFA
Executive Director, Capital Markets
Affinius Capital
San Antonio, TX

Melissa A. Farrell
Managing Director, Head of U.S. Originations
PGIM
New York, NY

Hamza Fayyaz
VP, Loan Syndication
Arbor Realty Trust
Uniondale, NY

Dennis C. Fisher
Senior Investment Professional
Nationwide Life Insurance Company
Columbus, OH

Matthew Fisher
Senior Director
George Smith Partners
Bellevue, WA

Michael Fisk
Vice President Mortgage Loan Investments
American National Insurance Company
League City, TX

John Foley
Senior Vice President, Head of Mortgage and Real Estate
Lincoln Financial Group
Charlotte, NC

Amy Frazey, CPA
Senior Vice President and Managing Director
StanCorp Mortgage Investors, LLC
Hillsboro, OR

Paul Freese
Assistant Vice President, Loan Operations
StanCorp Mortgage Investors, LLC
Hillsboro, OR

Jack Gay
Senior Managing Director, Global Head of Commercial Real Estate Debt
JDG Insights
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Anthony Genna
Vice President, Underwriting & Commercial Mortgage Loans
Boston Mutual Life Insurance Company
Canton, MA

Kristi Glawe
Accounting Manager
Aegon Asset Management
Cedar Rapids, IA

Christine A. Hansen
Vice President - RE Asset Management
Voya Investment Management
Atlanta, GA

Jeannette Harry
Director, SMI Operations and Loan Closing
StanCorp Mortgage Investors, LLC
Hillsboro, OR

Dawna Havnar
Senior Commercial Loan Closer
StanCorp Mortgage Investors, LLC
Hillsboro, OR

Geoff Hazard
Executive Director
PGIM
Newark, NJ

Jason Hernandez
Managing Director - Head of Commercial Mortgage Investments
Nuveen Real Estate
New York, NY

Nydia Hernandez
Senior Director
NYL Real Estate Investors
New York, NY

Eric Hillison
Head of Origination
ArrowMark Partners
Denver, CO

Michael Huang
Senior Associate
Pacific Life Insurance Company
Newport Beach, CA

Chantel Hutchinson, CCMS
Investment Analyst
Manulife Real Estate Finance Group
Toronto, ON

Brett Jackson
Voya Investment Management
Atlanta, GA

Julie Jacobs
Director, Debt Strategies Group
MetLife Investment Management
Whippany, NJ

Jodi Jenkins
Loan Portfolio Analyst II
Ameritas Investment Partners
Cincinnati, OH

Christopher H. Johns, Jr. , CRI
Regional Vice President, Commercial Mortgage Loans
OneAmerica Financial Partners
Indianapolis, IN

Steven R. Johnson
Managing Director of Closing and Servicing
Principal Real Estate
Des Moines, IA

Frankie T. Jones, Jr. , CCMS
Vice President & Managing Director
Lincoln Financial Group
Greensboro, NC

Mark Kramer
Managing Director
PGIM
Chicago, IL

Julie Lange, CCMS
Sr. Mortgage Portfolio Advisor
Securian Financial
Saint Paul, MN

Colleen Larkin, CRI
Managing Director
NYL Real Estate Investors
New York, NY

Michael Lavipour
Affinius Capital
San Antonio, TX

Virginia Lee
Real Estate Analyst
Genworth Financial
Glen Allen, VA

Jared Lerdal
Aegon Asset Management
Irvine, CA

Daniel Lester
Analyst
Largo Real Estate Advisors Inc
Buffalo, NY

Jesse Levin
StanCorp Mortgage Investors, LLC
Hillsboro, OR

Adam Losey
Director Valuation and Research
Aegon Asset Management
Cedar Rapids, IA

Jack M. Maher, Jr.
Executive Managing Director, Head of Alternatives
Hartford Investment Management Co.
Hartford, CT

Jake Marvelli
Analyst
Aegon Asset Management
Cedar Rapids, IA

Jen McAhren
Director, Debt Asset Management
Aegon Asset Management
Cedar Rapids, IA

Stacy McAtee
Commercial Mortgage Portfolio Analyst II
OneAmerica Financial Partners
Indianapolis, IN

Megan McConville, CCMS
Senior Director - CMS Asset Management
Principal Real Estate
Des Moines, IA

Ronald McKenna
Vice President
Cigna Realty Investors
Bloomfield, CT

Mark Mentzer
Aegon Asset Management
Cedar Rapids, IA

Janet Mercer
Manager, Commercial Mortgage Investments
Securian Financial
Saint Paul, MN

Rhonda Miles-Crump, CCMS
Director of Real Estate - Loan Closing and Servicing
Genworth Financial
Richmond, VA

Stephanie T. Milner
Associate General Counsel | Legal Division
Freddie Mac Multifamily
McLean, VA

Mike Morey
EVP, Debt Capital Markets
Peachtree Group
Atlanta, GA

Dan O'Shaughnessy, CCMS
Senior Vice President - Director of Life Company Asset Management
BWE
Cleveland, OH

Jana Ott
Director, Senior Counsel
Thrivent Financial
Minneapolis, MN

Reena Pally
Managing Director, Portfolio Manager
MetLife Investment Management
Whippany, NJ

Jonathan C. Perea, MBA
Senior Associate
NYL Real Estate Investors
New York, NY

Steve Pierangeli
Managing Director
BGO
Wellesley Hills, MA

David V. Politano
SVP & Managing Director, Real Estate
MetLife Investment Management
Whippany, NJ

Angela Pomeroy
Commercial Closing Manager
ArrowMark Partners
Denver, CO

Judith Ricks, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President, Commercial Real Estate Research
Mortgage Bankers Association
Washington, DC

Matthew Rocco
Real Estate Associate
Voya Investment Management
Atlanta, GA

James Ross
Senior Associate
Fannie Mae Multifamily
Washington, DC

Blake Rudolph
Executive Director, Servicing
PGIM
Dallas, TX

David Ruiz
Managing Director, Operations
ACORE Capital
Larkspur, CA

James Ryan
Head of Commercial Real Estate
Genworth Financial
Stamford, CT

Eric Schmit
Senior Director, Commercial Mortgage Loan Production
Aegon Asset Management
Cedar Rapids, IA

Mark Sedziol, CRI Associate
2nd VP, Mortgages and Real Estate
Constellation Insurance
Cincinnati, OH

Chris Sengenberger
Managing Director
PPM America
Chicago, IL

Zachary Shavolian
Originator
Largo Real Estate Advisors Inc
Buffalo, NY

Michelle Shaw, CCMS
Senior Director - Product Development
SS&C Technologies, Inc.
Kansas City, MO

Aaron Lloyd Shickell, II
Investment Loan Closer
American Fidelity Assurance Company
Oklahoma City, OK

Robert L. Slatt
Principal
Gantry
San Francisco, CA

Timothy E. Steward
Director Commercial Mortgage Loans
Symetra Life Insurance Company
Bellevue, WA

Tim L. Stoner
Senior Managing Director, Head of Capital Markets
Affinius Capital
San Antonio, TX

Sarah E. Swartzendruber
Managing Director, US Real Estate Asset Management
Aegon Asset Management
Cedar Rapids, IA

Alison Taylor
Vice President
PGIM
New York, NY

Donna Teague, CCMS
DIrector
Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company
Omaha, NE

Natalia Todorov
Managing Director
NYL Real Estate Investors
San Francisco, CA

Thomas Treacy
Manulife Real Estate Finance Group
Boston, MA

Daron Tubian
Head of Affordable Housing Investments
Barings
New York, NY

Tara L. Uebelhor Bayse, CCMS, CRI
Director, Commercial Mortgage Portfolio Management
OneAmerica Financial Partners
Indianapolis, IN

David Upbin
Vice President, Education and Strategy
Mortgage Bankers Association
Edgewater, MD

Kelli Vetter, CCMS
Manager, Commercial Mortgage Loan Servicing
Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company
Omaha, NE

Layton Vitanza
Senior Vice President
Citco Loan Services (USA) Inc.
New York, NY

John M. Waldeck, CMB, CRI
Head of Real Estate Debt Portfolio
Pacific Life Insurance Company
Newport Beach, CA

Paula Warren
Director
NYL Real Estate Investors
New York, NY

Sean Whitlock
Managing Principal
Whitlock Capital Group, LLC
Minneapolis, MN

Christopher Wood, CRI Associate
Senior Associate
NYL Real Estate Investors
New York, NY

Jamie Woodwell
Senior Vice President of Commercial/Multifamily Policy and Strategic Industry Engagement
Mortgage Bankers Association
Washington, DC