Jayne Kang Kim, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, MBA Hired at HKS

Global design firm HKS has announced Jayne Kim as a Health Practice Leader. She heads the health team at the firm’s Austin office and has a passion for designing excellent spaces that support patients and caregivers alike. Signature clients of Jayne’s include Mass General Hospital, Duke Health, UNC Health, Adventist Health, UC Davis Health and Kaiser Permanente.

Stuart Walker Hired at Riveron

Stuart, a managing director based in Dallas, is responsible for leading and guiding underperforming companies and advising boards and management teams on strategy and execution. With more than 30 years of experience, he has served in a range of financial advisory roles, including Chief Restructuring Officer and Chief Financial Officer of several middle-market companies, both publicly traded and PE sponsored.

Sarah Gomez Promoted to Project Director at Holt Construction

Sarah Gomez brings over a decades of professional construction experience with proven leadership, creative, and innovative solutions to Holt’s Dallas Business Unit as their new Project Director. With a bachelor’s degree in entrepreneurial studies and an associate degree in construction management, Sarah offers professional construction experience for core and shell projects, interior renovations, and fit outs.

Jim Humphries joins JLL Capital Markets’ SFR team

JLL Capital Markets announced today that Jim Humphries has joined the firm’s single-family rental (SFR) team as a director sitting in the Houston office.

Humphries will focus on SFR and build-to-rent (BTR) investment sales nationally and will work alongside the current SFR team lead, Managing Director Matthew Putterman.

Humphries joins JLL from Colliers in Houston, where he has spent the past eight years. Most recently, he served as senior vice president and began his concentration on middle-market SFR and BTR investment sales in 2019. Prior to his career with Colliers, Humphries worked with HFF (predecessor to JLL) as part of the Houston multi-housing investment sales team.

McCownGordon adds talent in DFW

Travis Walker has joined McCownGordon, one of the nation’s top construction management firms, as a business development manager in its DFW office. He joins the firm after 10 years of professional experience in the DFW area, specifically in the public sector.

In his new role as business development manager, Walker will work closely with McCownGordon business unit leaders to strengthen and build relationships in the DFW region, showcasing the value that McCownGordon brings to its clients. His proven dedication to understanding client needs, fostering collaboration, and delivering tailored solutions will enhance the firm’s mission to provide the best building experience.

Previously, Walker served as a client solutions manager at a top construction firm where he launched a new municipal public sector market. He earned his degree from Texas Tech University.

Newmark hires Chris McColpin and Andrew Porteous

Newmark announced that Chris McColpin and Andrew Porteous have joined the firm as senior managing directors, specializing in debt, equity and structured finance services within the firm’s Capital Markets practice. Based in Austin and Dallas, respectively, McColpin and Porteous will join Josh Francis to lead the commercial debt efforts in Texas while working closely with Newmark’s industrial, office and multifamily capital markets professionals. They will report to Ran Holman, executive vice president and Texas market leader.

Prior to joining Newmark, McColpin served as a managing director of JLL Capital Markets, Americas, in Austin, where he facilitated debt and equity transactions across an array of property types. He previously served as a vice president at Lone Star Funds’ credit affiliate, LStar Capital, and spent time at Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs working on loan origination teams.

Porteous joins Newmark from Morgan Stanley, where he served as the head of the Texas office within the commercial real estate group, originating over $4.8 billion of CMBS and balance sheet loans across all primary commercial real estate product types. Prior, he was a vice president at Deutsche Bank Commercial Real Estate Group, JLL Capital Markets and PBL Capital.