Closing Super Session (Closed to Media)
Wrap up the conference with a dynamic discussion on the latest trends and challenges in commercial/multifamily finance servicing. Engage with peers, share insights, and ask questions in this interactive and informal forum. Come as you are and join the conversation before heading home. (Focus: All Areas)
Speakers
Moderator

Mr. Harrison is the Chief Operating Officer at Midland Loan Services, a PNC Real Estate business, where he leads strategy and operations to enhance service delivery and operational efficiency. David brings an innovative approach to process improvement and technology integration. He serves on the firm’s executive management team and is a member of the senior leadership group. His background in commercial real estate includes capital markets, workouts, business development and client relations. Before joining PNC, he held positions at Fitch Ratings, Key Bank, and the Archon Group. He is an active member of the MBA and CREFC and holds committee leadership positions in both organizations. He received a BS in Political Science and a Minor in Economics from the University of Houston in 1997.

Katie's practice focuses on commercial mortgaged back securities (CMBS) including conduit and single asset, single borrower securitizations, collateralized loan obligations (CLO), and Freddie Mac securitizations—both the K Series and Small Balance Loan products representing special servicers, master servicers, sub-servicers and investors (B Piece buyers). Her practice is firmly rooted in providing comprehensive legal solutions to clients' regulatory challenges related to securitization, portfolio, and warehouse servicing agreements, including disclosure, compliance, and audit requirements. Katie also handles sale and purchases of securities, the collapse of pool trusts, workout and foreclosure strategies, asset management, transfers of servicing, and facilitating the sale of commercial mortgage servicing rights, cementing her reputation as an indispensable resource in the realm of real estate finance law. Katie chairs the firm’s Servicing and Special Servicing practice group and is an active member of the commercial real estate community. Prior to joining Seyfarth, Katie was senior director of the Commercial Real Estate/Multifamily Finance Department of the Mortgage Bankers Association in Washington, DC from 2003 to 2007. Her key responsibilities included advancing issues, standards, regulations, and legislation to support the commercial real estate industry MBA members in asset administration (including CMBS, portfolio lending, and life company servicing) and loan origination (including lenders, rating agencies, consultants, insurance companies, and attorneys).
Speakers

Michael is the Executive Director, Head of FHA Asset Management for Wells Fargo – Multifamily Capital. In this role he oversees asset management and servicing for construction and permanent FHA-insured loans in Wells Fargo’s portfolio, including Multifamily, Residential Care Facilities, and Hospitals. Previously, he was the Director of HUD's Multifamily Asset & Counterparty Oversight Division. In this role he was responsible for oversight of the MAP lending program, policy, and compliance activities for over 30,000 properties both insured and assisted, along with enforcement for non-compliance. Prior to that, Michael was Vice President at Bank of America and Management Analyst at HUD. He has a B.A. from UC-Davis and a Juris Doctorate degree from Georgetown.

Kelley Griner is Assistant Director - Senior Manager, Loan Servicing of Symetra Investment Management Real Estate Investors. She leads a team responsible for providing loan servicing operations management. During her 21 years in the commercial and multifamily mortgage industry, Griner has gained a deep knowledge of commercial mortgage origination, underwriting, servicing, and asset management. Her experience spans a wide variety of loan types and capital sources including Bank, Life Company, GSE, and CMBS loans. Prior to joining Symetra in April 2022, she held leadership positions at Northpointe Bank in Grand Rapids, MI, and George Elkins Mortgage Banking Company in Los Angeles, CA. Griner holds a B.A. from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, an M.B.A. from University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, a Commercial Certified Mortgage Servicing (CCMS) designation, and is an active member of the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Luke is Manager - Head of CML Closing & Servicing for MEMBERS Capital Advisors. In this role, Luke manages the closing process and all aspects of loan servicing and commercial mortgage asset management. Luke has more than 13 years of experience in the commercial mortgage industry, having started in investment accounting prior to beginning his role in the closing & servicing department. Luke graduated from the University of Wisconsin. He earned his Commercial Certified Mortgage Servicer (CCMS) designation in 2018. He is a member of several industry groups, including the Life Company Servicers Executive Roundtable and the mPact Servicing Advisory Committee.

Jamie Woodwell is Senior Vice President of Commercial/Multifamily Policy and Strategic Industry Engagement at the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), where he oversees the association’s public policy and member engagement efforts across all commercial real estate finance sectors, working closely with member leaders and staff to advance MBA members’ business and policy objectives Jamie and his work are regularly cited in the media, on Capitol Hill and in regulatory settings. He is a regular speaker at industry and corporate events; has appeared on CNBC, Bloomberg and in other popular and trade press; and testified before the Congressional Oversight Panel for TARP. Jamie initiated many of MBA's research activities and created MBA's Peer Business Roundtables. He co-founded MBA’s CREF Careers program. Woodwell joined MBA in 2004, and most recently served as Vice President and Head of Commercial Real Estate Research, where he oversaw the association’s economic research and analysis covering commercial and multifamily real estate finance markets. He has also served as senior director of business development at CapitalThinking in New York, research director at the WMF Group in Virginia, and research manager at the National League of Cities in Washington, D.C. Jamie is a member of the Urban Land Institute, the American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association and other professional and industry groups and a past member of the Counselors of Real Estate. He has served on various advisory groups, particularly around climate change and ESG, including for the National Institute of Building Sciences, Fannie Mae and Bright Power. Jamie received his bachelor's degree in economics and American studies from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. He earned his master's degree in urban and regional planning from the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh.