Michael E. Johnson founded his company in the Bay Area in 1990 to focus on public-private, mixed-income residential infill development projects. Over the last 30 years, his companies have been one of the largest African American businesses in the Bay Area. This is because of the recent completion or current undertaking of over $1.0 Billion in project development activity, representing over 3,300 housing units and several mixed-use projects. Mr. Johnson has two degrees - a Bachelor of Science in Architecture and Urban Planning in 1976, and a Master of Architecture with a concentration in Real Estate Development in 1979, from the University of Maryland and the Georgia Institute of Technology respectively. Michael was a student-athlete while at Maryland, and an Atlantic Coast Conference Champion in Track & Field. Currently he serves on the University of Maryland Foundation Board of Trustees and is also on the Board of the Terrapin Development Company.

Mr. Kenneth N. Jones is an urban real estate developer and development and management consulting professional and an expert in real finance and public/private partnerships. He most recently served as a Principal and Chief Development Officer for Liberty Atlantic Development Partners, a Charlotte, NC based construction and real estate development company, and as a Principal at Landis Development, LLC. As a guest lecturer at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill MBA Program, Mr. Jones is a recognized leader in sustainability and urban development. His leadership in several important initiatives surrounding affordable housing, urban infill, and transit-oriented and mixed-development has literally impacted the lives of thousands of families, individuals, and seniors. To date, Mr. Jones has been involved in several community wide-master plans and has either planned or developed over 3,000 units of housing. He graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in Business Administration with a Finance and Real Estate emphases and has a Master’s Degree in Real Estate and the Built Environment from the University of Denver.

15 years of project management experience in development, OSHPD, Education and Facilities, and public works projects. Approximately $200 million in total construction costs and is a proven leader in talent development and team expansion. He is a graduate of the USD Ross School of Real Estate Development and is also a graduate of the Cordoba Corporation Pathway to Success in 2018. He is a candidate for Certified Construction Management, 2023.

Reese A. Jarrett has directed the design, financing, development and construction management of over $200 million in real estate projects totaling over 1,000 market rate and affordable housing residential and commercial properties. This has included arranging equity, interim and permanent financing on projects with conventional and public financing structures including redevelopment tax increment financing, tax credits, bond financing, Homes funds and other government financing programs.

David Slavin Gazek serves as a Development Executive for UrbanCore. He has over 30 years’ experience in the development of over 20 million SF of residential, commercial, mixed-use, and corporate facilities for The Irvine Company, AIMCO, Stanford University, Federal Development, University of California, SunMicrosystems, The Ratkovich Company, Transpacific Development, and the San Jose Redevelopment Agency, where he negotiated public-private partnerships for over $1.0 billion (2024$) in Downtown redevelopment. Mr. Gazek has also served as a real estate and organizational advisor to AECOM, JS Sullivan Development, DCI Engineers, Polaris Pacific, and Equity Community Builders. He has an MBA and an MA in Architecture and Planning from UCLA and a BA from Vassar College.

Ron Mellon led a team in the purchase of what became Township Nine, one of the largest urban infill development sites in the United States that included the redevelopment of a decommissioned cannery on 65 acres into a high value urban master planned community complete with high-end amenities and a transit station.