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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.
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.
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 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.
DALLAS – Westmount Realty Capital, a private national real estate investment firm with offices throughout the country, is pleased to announce the appointment of Gina Morrison as the new director of recruiting and team development. Morrison has over a decade of extensive experience in human resources, working in a broad range of industries with a proven track record of success in recruiting top-tier talent. She will be responsible for sustaining the firm’s culture, enhancing employee engagement and driving team development.
“Finding and nurturing top talent is inherent in everything we do – Gina brings a wealth of experience in the recruiting industry and her expertise in identifying and attracting qualified professionals will be instrumental in helping Westmount build a strong and diverse workforce,” said Brant Brown at Westmount Realty Capital. “As we continue to strengthen our presence nationally, Gina will help pave the way for building out an improved best-in-class team.”
Prior to joining Westmount, Morrison was the director of recruiting at MCS where she was responsible for building teams within property preservation, single-family rental maintenance and commercial property maintenance nationwide.
Morrison also served as the director of people and culture for Five Star Global LLC, a national trade association supporting the U.S. residential mortgage and real estate market. While there she rebuilt the event planning, marketing and editorial teams in a post- COVID environment and partnered with leadership to reinvigorate the culture. Her innovation and forward-thinking approach to talent enabled her to build consultative, collaborative, and coaching relationships with senior leadership.
“I am honored to be part of a company like Westmount with strong leadership committed to a relationship-driven approach to growth and excellence,” said Morrison. “I am passionate about recruiting and retaining exceptional talent, which I believe will help further fortify our path to success as we continue expanding in new markets.” Morrison received her Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from the University of West Florida.
MYCON General Contractors, Inc. (MYCON) has welcomed Bill McDonnell as Vice President of Operations. Bill is a seasoned leader with over 29 years of experience in the commercial construction industry. In this role, Bill will oversee efforts to improve operational performance by fostering personnel development, enhancing training and mentoring programs, streamlining operations from office to field, and maximizing efficiencies, quality, and uncompromising safety.