Revere Capital announced the appointment of John Barker as Managing Director, Head of Institutional Bridge Lending. In this role, Barker will lead Revere’s new institutional bridge lending program, offering loans ranging from $10 million to $50 million in primary and secondary markets, with a focus on multifamily, industrial, retail, and self-storage assets.

Savills welcomes Houston native Alecia Schneider, SIOR, back to Houston as she relocates from Austin to raise her son. A highly regarded and accomplished broker with over a decade at the firm, she specializes in office tenant representation, bringing deep expertise in M&A and growth/exit strategies from her work with the tech and finance industry. Leveraging Savills’ network and Global Occupier Platform, she continues to support clients both locally in Houston and nationwide.

Brandi Dees is a trailblazer with over 23 years of experience in commercial real estate, retail services, land acquisition, fuel services, and EV infrastructure. As Senior Director at Lee & Associates – Houston, she is one of the region’s most influential professionals, known for her leadership in managing complex transactions and driving innovation.

Brandi’s career has been marked by her work with Shell Oil Company, where she oversaw nearly 9,000 petrol stations and led the charge into the electric vehicle (EV) market. Her strategic vision has positioned her as a leader in the EV sector.

Brandi’s leadership is characterized by collaboration, strategic insight, and mentorship, as she continues to drive innovation in the commercial real estate and retail services industries. Recognized for her excellence, Brandi’s career is a testament to her relentless pursuit of success, making her a powerful role model for future leaders, especially women in real estate and energy.

Dallas-based Westmount Realty Capital added Deuce Robertson II as senior legal counsel and managing director – transactions.

With more than a decade of experience in real estate law, corporate structuring, and contract negotiation, Robertson brings a wealth of expertise that will support Westmount’s opportunistic investment strategy and asset management, adding to the firm’s strong track record of nationwide growth over the past 40 years.

Prior to joining Westmount, Robertson served as senior vice president – real estate and contract law at Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits, LLC, where he led a legal team managing the acquisition, development, leasing, and financing of industrial and office properties across the U.S. and Canada. His extensive background also includes advising on corporate transactions, tax incentive negotiations, and compliance matters for large-scale real estate portfolios.

Before his tenure at Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits, LLC, Robertson practiced law at McGuire, Craddock & Strother, PC, representing clients in a broad range of real estate transactions, both domestically and internationally. He worked closely with developers on multifamily and commercial developments, negotiating key documents related to land acquisition, financing, and joint ventures.

A graduate of Emory University School of Law, where he earned his Juris Doctor, Robertson also holds a Bachelor of Science in economics and history from Vanderbilt University. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas and has been actively involved in community service organizations, including Habitat for Humanity and the North Texas Food Bank.

StreetLights Residential, a Dallas-based developer of luxury multifamily and mixed-use communities, promoted Rachel Koonsman to Chief People Officer.

In this role, Koonsman leads the company’s culture team, overseeing training, hiring, HR and benefits, team building, internal communication, and office environment.

Over the past eight years, Koonsman has helped shape and amplify the company’s unique culture, which prioritizes transparency, collaboration, and a commitment to every team member’s success. She previously served as Senior Vice President of Engagement and under her leadership, StreetLights has implemented initiatives that set the company apart as an exceptional workplace.

Koonsman has streamlined the company’s unique approach to hiring, with the first round of interviews focused on ensuring candidates resonate with the organization’s core values and culture, and the second round focused on functional proficiency.

She was instrumental in developing the firm’s onboarding program called “Becoming StreetLights,” a two-day session for new hires which introduces them to the company’s purpose and values. She also supports each employee’s personal growth with the firm’s extensive training programs, including “SLR Way,” ensuring professional development is supported at all levels.

JLL appointed Travis McCready as the Head of Industries, Leasing Advisory.

In this new role, McCready now oversees brokerage and advisory for JLL’s key global industry verticals, including Aerospace and Defense, Data Centers, Energy, Financial Services, Healthcare, Higher Education, Life Sciences and Technology.

McCready has amassed more than 25 years of experience leading public, private and non-profit organizations. His expertise in science and technology-based real estate and innovation infrastructure supports pharmaceutical and biotech clients in their mission to deliver groundbreaking medicines and therapies to patients around the world. Based in Boston, he joined JLL in 2020 as Head of Life Sciences, Americas Markets. He also chairs JLL’s Global Life Sciences Advisory Board and is a member of the firm’s Innovation Districts Practice that provides strategic advisory services across the world.

McCready seeks to ensure JLL’s platform delivers the highest level of expertise, service and strategic engagement to industries that rely on real estate and infrastructure to deliver value. He’s focused on deepening relationships with clients across various sectors to provide innovative real estate strategies and services tailored to each core global industry’s unique business model.

Outside of JLL, he is active in the global innovation community, serving as board director of global business accelerator MassChallenge; global life sciences business enabler Nucleate; Canadian life sciences ecosystem builder adMare BioInnovations and Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston. He also serves in advisory capacities at numerous R1 research universities, including Johns Hopkins University, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, University of Massachusetts and the University of Toronto.

McCready succeeds Executive Managing Director David Houck, who has spent more than 30 years in a variety of leadership roles at JLL and is stepping back from day-to-day management responsibilities to focus on other initiatives within the company.