Board of Advisors

Spring 2008 Board Meeting: April 10-11, 2008, Gleacher, Chicago, IL

Our expert panelists will share their perspectives on "An Assessment of Current Market Conditions: Pitfalls and Opportunities."

If you have any questions regarding the upcoming meeting, please contact Lee Gottschalk at 608-265-2032.

The Board of Advisors is a core advisory and support group for the Graaskamp Center.


Advisory Board Meeting

It is comprised of some of the top real estate executives in the country, including public, corporate, and non-profit sources. Representation on the Board is sought from the array of functional areas related to real estate and urban development such as brokerage, property management, consulting, development, appraisal, investment, asset management, law, mortgage banking, lending, corporate real estate, institutional investment, syndication, planning, regulation, and design.

Board members meet twice a year to network and participate in seminars on important real estate topics.

The Board of Advisors pledges to support the Graaskamp Center's activities financially through an initial contribution and subsequent annual contributions.  Member support is a critical element in the overall structure of the center. Financial support from our Board Members not only helps to keep the Graaskamp Center operating, it provides an important funding source for student support and other educational initiatives.           

Membership Levels

Corporate Members:  Available at $6,000 and $10,000 Levels
Sponsor Members:  $10,000
Sustaining Members: $6,000 
Patron Members: $3,500
Non-Profit Members: $1,000
*Lifetime Members are recognized for their substantial gifts to the Graaskamp Center, exceeding yearly gift contributions

Download a copy of the membership levels and benefits here.

New Members in 2006/07

Steve Bailey, Managing Director-Debt, Heitman, LLC
Karen Case, President, Commercial Real Estate, The PrivateBank
Trish Kelly, Executive Vice President, National REIT and Midwest CRE, Charter One Bank
Robert Chapman, Executive Vice President & CFO, Behringer Harvard Property Trust
Lynn Cherney, Partner, Spencer Stuart
Vince Cozzi, Vice President Acquisitions, Ventas
Andrew Deckas, Chief Investment Officer, Opus Corporation
Larry Freed, President, Joseph Freed and Associates LLC & Barry Kaufman Consultant
George Gialamas, CEO, The Gialamas Company, Inc.
Barry Kaufman, Divisional Vice President of Real Estate, Joseph Freed & Associated LLC
Robert Gifford, Principal, AEW Capital Management, L.P.
David Joseph, Principal, Walton Street
Ray Lewis, Senior Vice President, Ventas
Dave Maki, Head of Capital Markets, RREEF
David Neithercut, President & CEO, Equity Residential
Lee Pollock, Director, Stark Investments
Scott Ransom, President & CEO, Marshall Erdman & Associates
Milda Roszkiewicz, Senior Vice President, Wells Fargo Real Estate
David Rubin, Managing Director, BMO Capital Markets
Steve Semingson, Chief Executive Officer, Civic Partners
Martin Stern, Executive Vice President and Managing Director, US Equities
Dave Stroik, President/CEO, Zimmerman Architectural Studios 

Lifetime Members
Substantial Gifts to the Graaskamp Center

Michael Arneson
Managing Principal, TOLD Development Co.
(Read Mike Arneson's interview about learning under James Graaskamp, in the Milwaukee Business Journal.)

James Curtis
Principal, The Bristol Group

Charles Heath
President & CEO, Horizon Development Group, Inc.
(Chuck Heath is interviewed by the Wisconsin State Journal.)

E.J. Plesko
President, E.J. Plesko & Associates

Fred Petri
President, Housing Capital Co.

Bryant Wangard
Partner, Wangard Properties

Sponsor Members
$10,000 Annual Gift to the Graaskamp Center

E.J. Burke
Executive Vice President, KeyBank

Thomas McCahill & James Mazzarelli
Managing Directors, Transwestern Realty Finance Partners, LLC

Jeff Raymond
President, Raymond Management Company
 

Sustaining Members
$6,000 Annual Gift to the Graaskamp Center

Robert Bond
President, Bond Companies

Karen Case President, Commercial Real Estate, The PrivateBank & Trish Kelly Executive Vice President, National REIT and Midwest CRE, Charter One Bank

Derek Chen
CEO, Chenco Holding Co.

David Clark
Vice President of Real Estate Investment, Northwestern Mutual

Kevin Crummy
Vice President, Eastdil Realty Co.

Larry Duggins
President and COO, ARCap REIT, Inc.

Larry Freed President & Barry Kaufman Consultant, Joseph Freed and Associates LLC

Lynn Gray Senior Vice President & Raymond Mikulich, Managing Director
Lehman Brothers

John Haahr
Managing Principal, Silver Portal Capital, LLC

Joseph Hoesley
Division Head of Real Estate, U.S. Bank National Association

Michael Husman
Managing Principal, Equibase Capital Group, LLC

Bruce Johnson
Managing Director & CFO, Regency Centers Corp.

Barry Kaufman
Divisional Vice President of Real Estate, Joseph Freed & Associated LLC

Stephen Lebovitz
President, CBL & Associates, Inc.

David Lenz
Chairman & CEO, The North Central Group

James Martell
President & CEO, Ridge Realty Trust

Robert Michaels
President & COO, General Growth Properties, Inc.

Daniel J. Minahan
President, Continental Properties Co., Inc.

James MuirExecutive Vice President & Milda Roszkiewicz Senior Vice President, Wells Fargo Real Estate

D. Devon Osborn
Senior Vice President, M&I Bank

Arthur Pasquarella
Executive Vice President & COO, BPG Properties, Ltd.

John Petrovski Managing Director & Rob Kukulka Director, Merrill Lynch & Co. 

Tim Pire Managing Director & Steve Bailey Co-Managing Director of Real Estate Debt, Heitman Real Estate Securities, LLC

David Wall
President, GLL Properties, Inc.

Patron Members
$3,500 Annual Gift to the Graaskamp Center

Claude Ballard

Jean Barden
Head of New York Representative Office, DG HYP

David R. Brown
President & CEO, ORIX Real Estate Capital, Inc.

Michael Cantwell
President, Johnson Capital Group of Colorado

Brian Carey
Vice President of Development, United Properties

Lynn Cherney
Partner, Spencer Stuart

Richard Cline
Chief Executive Officer, Hometown America

Gerald Cohen
COO, The Ackman-Ziff Real Estate Group, LLC

Andrew Deckas
 Chief Investment Officer, Opus Corporation

Steven Disse
Senior Vice President, Colliers, Bennett & Kahnweiler, Inc.

Michael Feiner
President, Feiner Enterprises

David Friedman
Executive VP, Fund Management, Wrightwood Capital

John Gates, Jr.
Chairman & CEO, PortaeCo LLC

George Gialamas
CEO, The Gialamas Company, Inc.

Robert Gifford
Principal, AEW Capital Management, L.P.

Mark Goodman
President, Mark Goodman and Associates, Inc.

James Grusecki
Northern Builders, Inc.

James Haft
Counsel, Holland & Knight

Patrick Halter
Chief Executive Officer, Principal Capital Real Estate Investors LLC

Jon Hammes
Managing Partner, Hammes Company

Peter Hitch
Partner, Urban Associates

David Joseph
Principal, Walton Street Capital

Robert Karner
Executive Director, Morgan Stanley

Daniel Larson
Senior Investment Officer, CUNA Mutual Group

David Lentz
Vice President, Green Courte Partners, LLC

Aron Levine
Regional Executive- Midwest, Bank of America

Michael Luecht
President & CEO, ML Realty Partners LLC

Duane Lund
Managing Partner, The Geneva Organization

David Maki
Head of Capital Markets, RREEF

Craig Manske
President, Development Solutions

Steven Myers
Senior VP, AEGON USA Realty Advisors, Inc.

David Neithercut
President & CEO, Equity Residential

Lee Pollack
Director, Stark Investments

Quintin Primo III
Co-Chairman, CAPRI Capital Limited Partnership

Scott Ransom
President & CEO, Marshall Erdman & Associates

Kim Redding
CEO, K.G. Redding & Associates

James Ring
President, Park Towne Development Corp.

David Rubin
Managing Director, BMO Capital Markets

Steve Semingson
CEO, Civic Partners

Timothy Sherry
Principal and Head of the Real Estate Consulting Group, Suby, Von Haden & Associates SC

James Smith
Managing Principal, Kensington Realty Advisors, Inc.

Richard Sokolov
President & COO, Simon Property Group

Martin Stern
Executive Vice President and Managing Director, US Equities

Dave Stroik
President/CEO, Zimmerman Architectural Studios, Inc.

David Tomfohrde
Senior Vice President, Draper and Kramer, Inc.

Terrence Wall
President, T. Wall Properties

Hugh Zwieg
President and CEO, Wind Realty Partners
 

Honorary Members

Chuck Carpenter
Assistant Investment Director, State of Wisconsin Investment Board

Christine Dicks
Director, Wisconsin Real Estate Alumni Association

Norman Flynn
President, Norman D. Flynn Associates, Inc.

James Imhoff
Chairman & CEO, First Weber Group, Inc.

Michael Komppa
President, Wisconsin Real Estate Alumni Association

Dan Lee
Vice President, First Weber Group, Inc.

William Malkasian
President, Wisconsin Realtors Association

Fred Prassas
President and Co-Founder, Property Management Concepts, Ltd.

 

Emeritus Members

Frank MacDougal

Eugene Skaggs
Formerly- Managing Director, Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co.
 

Student Representatives

Michael Scotti
Co-President, University of Wisconsin-Madison Real Estate Club

Ashley Jenkins
Co-President, University of Wisconsin-Madison Real Estate Club
 


Are you interested in becoming a member of the James A. Graaskamp Center for Real Estate?

If you are interested in learning more about membership and its benefits, please contact Tim Riddiough at triddiough@bus.wisc.edu or call (608) 262-3531.  Also, you can download a member application form using Adobe Acrobat.  Please contact Lee Gottschalk at lgottschalk@bus.wisc.edu or (608) 265-2032 to receive an application packet in the mail.