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Jason Signor
Chairman
Big Sky Funds, LLC
Founder/CEO
Mr. Signor is the Founder and CEO of Big Sky Asset Management where he leads Big Sky’s strategic vision and chairs the investment committees. In his career, he has developed 45 medical projects and acquired nearly 100 assets in 26 states.
Fred Balda
Event Chair
Hillwood Communities
President
President of Hillwood Communities since 1992, Fred Balda provides strategic leadership and oversight of operations and performance, including acquisitions, design and development. Fred has played an active role in the development of more than 100 singlefamily masterplanned communities across 13 states and two countries.
He joined Hillwood Communities after a successful stint at ClubCorp. His leadership and accomplishments have been recognized by D Magazine, Dallas Business Journal and with a Distinguished Graduate Award from the Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Texas A&M.
Cydney Donnell
Gifting Chair
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
Director/Board of Trustees
Most recently was a Professor at Mays with a role as Director of MRE program. Prior was in finance in New York and Texas as real estate investor and lender. Retired from Mays and now focused on investments and board service.
Alfredo Gutierrez
Scholarship Chair
SparrowHawk, LLC
Founder/CEO
Alfredo L. Gutierrez is the founder and CEO of SparrowHawk, with over 30 years of experience in real estate, accounting, and tax law. He has played key roles in major transactions, including Camden Property Trust’s $245 million IPO, and has led SparrowHawk in managing nearly $1 billion in assets. Alfredo is dedicated to education and philanthropy, supporting Texas A&M’s real estate programs, establishing scholarships, and serving on multiple boards while balancing family life with his wife, Laurie, and their two sons.
Payton Mayes
Engagement Chair
JPI
Chief Executive Officer
Payton Mayes ‘98 is the Chief Executive Officer of JPI. He started his career in New York working in the real estate private equity space before moving back to Texas in 2009. He was raised on a small ranch in Coleman, Texas and is happily married to Andrea with three children (Merritt – 2006, Channing – 2008, Stella – 2010).
Barry Moore
Aggie Real Estate Network 2025 President
AREN Representative
SAGO Capital
Principal/Co-founder
Barry Moore is Principal and Co-Founder of Sago Capital. He leads commercial property sales and leasing and holds the CCIM and SIOR professional designations.
An alumnus of Texas A&M University (Class of 2005), he is also active civically, having served on the College Station Planning & Zoning Commission, City Council, and currently presiding over the Brazos County Regional Mobility Authority. Barry lives in College Station with his wife Morgan and their four children.
Wally Reid
Membership Chair
JLL
Senior Managing Director
Leads debt and loan sales platform at JLL
Laurie Baker
Camden Property Trust
Chief Operating Officer
Laurie Baker is Chief Operating Officer for Camden, an S&P 500 company and public REIT with approximately 60,000 apartment homes across the U.S. Laurie is responsible for the oversight and strategy of Camden’s portfolio operations.
Fred Caldwell
Caldwell Companies
President and CEO
Fred, a Texas A&M alumnus with degrees in accounting and finance and a three-year football letterman, is deeply engaged in charitable and ministry work, serving on boards including JH Ranch and Texas A&M.
As CEO of Caldwell Companies, a fully integrated residential and commercial real estate firm, he leads with a focus on creating extraordinary communities that enrich lives for all residents. Married to his wife Susan for over 40 years, Fred treasures time with their daughters and grandchildren.
Pamela Canon
Executive Director
Texas Real Estate Research Center
Pamela joined the Center in 2012 with a business background and experience leading teams. After advancing to Executive Director in November 2023, her focus is to broaden the Center’s outreach to the industry by listening to constituents and identifying the best ways to serve them.
She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Aggie Real Estate Program at Texas A&M University and the Texas Realtors Strategic Planning Committee. Pam believes the Center is uniquely suited to be a resource to the people of Texas through objective, relevant research that informs decision-makers across our state.
Brad Freels
Midway
Chairman/CEO
Midway Chairman + CEO. BBA, – Mays ‘81, MBA – Mays ‘83
Hunter Goodwin
Oldham Goodwin Group, LLC
President
Hunter is President and Chief Operating Officer of Oldham Goodwin Group. He implements business strategy, new ventures, company operations, and cooperative initiatives in management and development of commercial, multifamily, and hospitality assets.
Prior to real estate, Hunter was a 9-year professional athlete in the National Football League. He lives in College Station, Texas with his wife, Amber, and two children.
Casey Oldham
Oldham Goodwin Group, LLC
CEO
Casey M. Oldham, Class of 2002, is the founder, CEO and CIO of Oldham Goodwin Group, LLC. He founded the company in early 2004 and then partnered with R. Hunter Goodwin, Class of 1996, in 2006. Hunter serves as the President and COO of Oldham Goodwin Group. Both Casey and Hunter reside in Bryan/College Station.
Bruce Peterson
Affinius Capital
Executive Managing Director/Co-Chief Operating Officer
Bruce Petersen is currently the Co-COO of Affinius Capital, primarily focused on the investment transactions and capital markets side of the business. Bruce has been with Affinius Capital (formerly USAA Real Estate Company) for 38 years and has handled asset management, acquisitions, dispositions, horizontal land development and capital markets activities for the firm.
Todd Routh
Routh Capital
Founding Partner
Joined Army out of high-school, Graduate of Texas A&M, Real Estate investor, bank investor, golf course investor and cremation business.
Danny Signorelli
The Signorelli Company
Founder/CEO
Danny Signorelli, Founder and CEO of The Signorelli Company, with over 30 years of experience in all facets of real estate development and entrepreneurship. Driven by innovation and a passion for community-focused growth, he exemplifies the company’s mission of “Creating better places to enrich lives and lifestyles.”
Dan Sparks
Shelter Growth Capital Partners
CEO
Dan is the Founder, CEO, and CIO of Shelter Growth Capital Partners. Previously, he ran DLS Advisors and spent 19 years at Goldman Sachs, where he became a Partner and led the Mortgage Department, overseeing trading, capital commitment, and risk management for mortgage activities. He also served on Goldman’s Firmwide Risk Committee and chaired the Commercial Mortgage Capital Board.
Jim Stark
CBRE
Senior Vice President
Jim Stark has been in the Houston Galleria Office of CBRE as a broker since 1988. He specializes in a total to over $1 billion in sales and leases of commercial and industrial properties in the greater Houston area and the Bryan/College Station area. Mr. Stark has completed sale and lease transactions totaling over $400 million. Mr. Stark received his BBA and MBA in 1984 and 1986, respectively from Texas A&M University.
Preston Young
Stream Realty Partners, L.P.
National Head – Investor Services
Preston Young serves as National Head of Stream’s Investor Services Platform. In this role, he oversees the strategy and advancement of all disciplines – leasing, property management and project management – serving the firm’s office and industrial portfolios, nationwide. Stream’s portfolio is ranked among one of the largest in the United States with nearly 500.0 million square feet across 17 markets.
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