O’Connell Robertson is proud to announce the promotion of Cindy Villarreal to Principal. As Director of the Houston office, Cindy leads with a focus on growth, culture, and excellence aligned with the Firm’s mission-driven values. With 15+ years of architectural design, lab planning and project management experience, she is adept at providing sustainable, resilient solutions.

Cindy’s leadership has been crucial to implementing the Firm’s Gulf Coast expansion, fostering strong team culture, and strengthening relationships with clients.

“Cindy exemplifies the leadership, collaboration, and client focus that our Firm is known for,” said Amy Jones, President & CEO. “Her commitment to people and purpose continues to elevate our Houston office and our Firm.”

As a Principal, Cindy will guide strategic growth, enhance project delivery, and advance client partnerships. O’Connell Robertson is a Texas-based architecture, engineering and interior design firm, celebrating 75 years of business.

MetroNational proudly announces that Dana Morrey has joined the company as Senior Vice President of Human Resources. Dana joins from Davis Development, where she served as Chief Human Resources Officer. Prior to Davis, she spent 17 years with Hines in HR leadership roles across domestic and international markets, advancing people strategy, culture, talent development, and employee relations.

MetroNational looks forward to Dana’s leadership shaping people strategy, culture, and HR operations.

Sheemul Valecha has joined BDO Capital Advisors, a FINRA/SIPC member firm, as Managing Director. As a senior member of BDO Capital’s investment banking team, Sheemul brings over 15 years of investment banking and corporate finance experience advising public, private, and founder-led businesses, as well as private equity firms. She has deep experience across the consumer and retail sectors including beauty, personal care and consumer health, food and beverage, franchising, and specialty retail.

Brennan Investment Group added Steve Wolff to the firm as Senior Vice President on its Texas team. 

He will focus on investment and asset management strategies for properties across the greater Dallas region.

In his new role, Wolff will be responsible for sourcing new investment opportunities and participating in the identification, underwriting, and closing of industrial property acquisitions and developments. Additionally, Wolff will oversee asset management for Brennan’s future investments in Dallas and play a key role in dispositions.

Wolff brings over two decades of experience in commercial real estate with deep expertise in capital markets, net lease, and value-add strategies. Over his career, he has completed transactions exceeding $7 billion of industrial and office properties.

Prior to joining Brennan, Wolff served as Vice President of Acquisitions at Spirit Realty Capital, where he led an industrial acquisition team focused on single- and multi-tenant transactions nationwide ranging from $10 million to $150 million. He also held acquisitions-focused roles with Westmount Realty Capital and Pacific Century Holdings.

Before transitioning to the principal side of the business, Wolff spent 12 years as a broker and investment sales specialist with NAI Global, The Staubach Company/Jones Lang LaSalle, and the Grubb & Ellis Company, where he advised clients on industrial and office transactions across major U.S. markets.

Field Commercial Real Estate has officially launched to serve Southlake, Grapevine, Keller, and the greater East Tarrant County market.

Founded by Phillip Maxwell, an experienced commercial real estate executive and former Global Director of Flexible Workspace, with more than 15 years in leadership, sales, and brokerage, Field CRE is built on a simple conviction: the fundamentals still matter.

Field CRE represents landlords, tenants, investors, and developers across office, industrial, flex, retail, medical, and land assets. The firm blends local presence with modern systems, delivering brokerage that is efficient, grounded, and focused on execution that matters.

Another unique value proposition at Field is its focus on recruiting and mentorship. The firm’s model is designed for professionals who want to build careers defined by accountability and growth. Field CRE offers hands-on development, practical systems, and leadership grounded in experience — built on the idea that the best work doesn’t come from trying to perfect the craft, but from showing up as real people. When there’s honesty and connection, the work naturally has purpose.